fiestaturbo.com

[SLEEMAN]

Hey guys right some of you know me, have dealt with me even a couple of people have maybe seen this car.

My original plan was to rebuild it to use as a daily driver but plans have changed and its going full wack track car. the car came with no engine just a box, no interior etc, so i had to start from scratch

Here is what i started off with:







slight rust issue:





so the strip down began:











some dtm mirrors:



rear bumper i bought but i sold later on:



the front end removed including wings:





new wings:



and some new parts:





more later!!!

[SLEEMAN]

now i prepped up the engine bay for a lick of paint:













then protected the inner wings with stonechip and underseal:



the front bumper decided to have a diet because it thought it was too fat and heavy:





poly bush set bought and installed the front strut ones:





rally/race washer bottle, i have placed it here but going to move it later on possibly in the cabin:



donor 1.8 115ps escort gti engine:



fiesta si gearbox as it was alot better than the xr2i one condition wise and it was from a car i stripped:



add a couple of vibratechnics mounts (old mounts above):



add a cradle:



bish bash bosh you get some running gear:





competition mounts these are!! nice and solid:



4 branch manifold i had spare:



spare sump removed from a spare engine and an added bonus it has a magnetic sump plug!!!



new goodies:

momo pedals cheap from a mate:



new delphi wishbones:



more later!!

[SLEEMAN]

engine and box in:







front avo coilovers serviced nice and new with a lick of paint by myself as they wouldnt do it lol!



oh and a slight hub issue:





no worries managed to find another one at a high cost!!

and car back off axle stands and on all fours:









fitted a nice big mondeo servo:



lovely mocal oil cooler setup just need hoses now:



good ridge brake hoses:



got the dashboard flocked:









more in a bit.............

[SLEEMAN]

latest update:

so basically now the front end is pretty much sorted, i'm gonna concentrate my efforts on the rear and rear quarters. so first things first, get the rear beam off:



put the new bushes straight in:



and got cutting away with me angle grinder!!!:







also removed the fuel tank underneath as well:



engine bay of how its looking in may:



the recieved some ultra thin cutting discs then used them against the rotten rear arches:









the offending arch:



then i attacked the shoddy sound deadening:



and i've modified the rear beam to accept st170 rear discs. i know my car hasn't got huuuuge power but then the car is prepped and ready for it plus i've had these hubs lying around for ages so might as well use em!!







and now i'm concentrating on underneath using a cup wire brush on an angle grinder and going to strip the protective coating underneath so i can cut out part of the passenger chassis leg as it was rotting under the tow eye!

thats all for now folks!!

[PMK3]

quality project mate, keep it up

[mikeymikeyp]

nice mate looking good sort the chassis and you dont need huge power
if you dont mind where did you get the coilys refurbed and i dont suppose you have a number for them and how much did the dash cost to get flocked

[SLEEMAN]

nice mate looking good sort the chassis and you dont need huge power
if you dont mind where did you get the coilys refurbed and i dont suppose you have a number for them and how much did the dash cost to get flocked

i sent the coilys to avo themselves. they are only in northampton i was doing some work just nearby so i just dropped the front ones off first as they service them for £50 each. and if you ask nicely they can chuck in a c spanner, top adjuster knob, and even some stickers for free lol! i just sanded down the old paint to bare metal, etch primered then high build primered then just had some gloss black and some 2 pack clear in a rattle can spare and repainted them!

i sent my dashboard and bits to mda motorsport and it cost me £126 inc delivery back to me!! and a very good job they done!!

[jonyb4]

awesome stuff mate, youve done this before


loving the work though ill keep my eyes on this, its inspiring

[mikeymikeyp]

thanks mate you got a phone number for avo

[Fraggle]

Top work fella...An i think we all appreciate u sharing your knowledge an leads on here...i for one want my dash flocked an your thread has jus simplyfied that for me..Cheers fella top work

[SLEEMAN]

no worries fraggle, matt or as known as matman on a few forums is a good man true to his word and when he says his work is quality he means it!! mda motorsports do other stuff as well custom strut braces made to order just need measurements etc, track prep, turbo'd zetec engines, engine rebuilds etc go on there website take a look!

and mikey, avo's number is 01604 708101 or if you wanna travel down there, just head on the m1 get to junction 15 head off on the A45 and get off where its says brackmill industrial estate!!

[Fraggle]

Cheekie one got a web address for Mda Boss cant see wood for trees me sometimes ...If so Cheers Fella Appreciated.

Im a spoon...It'll be MDA motorsport obviously..

[pjdj1989]

Looks good.. a good start anyways!

Could you do me a favour? Would it be possible to get a couple of photos of how the engine mounts.. I'm fitting a 2.0 zetec e into a mk5 zs, so some mounts need welding in!
Thanks..

[SLEEMAN]

Looks good.. a good start anyways!

Could you do me a favour? Would it be possible to get a couple of photos of how the engine mounts.. I'm fitting a 2.0 zetec e into a mk5 zs, so some mounts need welding in!
Thanks..

its a silvertop engine by the way in my fiesta with just a blacktop cam cover, its plastic for added lightness but yeah i can take photos of the mounts, theres one on the rear welded to the driver side the front mount is bolted on the driver side chassis rail.

i think the blacktop one itself will fit yours, just need to get the right engine mount swap it over with your one think its the focus one you need. and it may swap over as both the fiesta zetec s and focus mount designs are on the chassis leg rather than the turret

[pjdj1989]

None of the 1.8/2.0 zetecs will fit straight into a zs shell sadly, that's why I could do with some photo's of how they mount from somewhere..

Just if and when as far as photo's.. I'm in no rush!

[SLEEMAN]

really??? fair enough matey i will show you the mounts later but if you look above in the empty engine bay pics i think you can roughly see where they are