RWD Fiesta Cosworth, FULL RE-BUILD, **UPDATED 21/7**
28-01-2007, 06:34 PM
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RWD Fiesta Cosworth, FULL RE-BUILD, **UPDATED 21/7**
I bought this back in october, it has been sat in a garage for the past few years.
it was built to group A spec,
-Fully seam welded shell
-atlas axle
-Compression struts
-Fully rose jointed
-5 link axle
-standard 2wd engine and box
-full rollcage
-willwood 315mm four pots
-adjustable TCAs
anway a few pics as i bought it...........
it was built to group A spec,
-Fully seam welded shell
-atlas axle
-Compression struts
-Fully rose jointed
-5 link axle
-standard 2wd engine and box
-full rollcage
-willwood 315mm four pots
-adjustable TCAs
anway a few pics as i bought it...........
28-01-2007, 08:27 PM
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that looks hungry :P
not a fan of the si bumpers and the bonnet looks shite im sure it has a reason for being as it is
nice t watch it be rebuikt tho
not a fan of the si bumpers and the bonnet looks shite im sure it has a reason for being as it is
nice t watch it be rebuikt tho
keep pics coming
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29-01-2007, 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Tonyt1t
that looks hungry :P
not a fan of the si bumpers and the bonnet looks shite im sure it has a reason for being as it is
nice t watch it be rebuikt tho
not a fan of the si bumpers and the bonnet looks shite im sure it has a reason for being as it is
nice t watch it be rebuikt tho
29-01-2007, 06:33 PM
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Man, that's a pretty hideous car, but that's what you get for buying a strictly competition car! Should look a whole lot better once you've gone through all this! 
Any plans to fit sideskirts to it? That'd fill in its "waist" quite nicely I think 
Fair about of camber up front, major track width!! This will be great to watch! Any particular engine/transmission plans? 
Any plans to fit sideskirts to it? That'd fill in its "waist" quite nicely I think Fair about of camber up front, major track width!!
This will be great to watch! Any particular engine/transmission plans?
29-01-2007, 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by heeman10
Man, that's a pretty hideous car, but that's what you get for buying a strictly competition car! Should look a whole lot better once you've gone through all this! Any plans to fit sideskirts to it? That'd fill in its "waist" quite nicely I think
Fair about of camber up front, major track width!! This will be great to watch! Any particular engine/transmission plans?
Any plans to fit sideskirts to it? That'd fill in its "waist" quite nicely I think Fair about of camber up front, major track width!!
This will be great to watch! Any particular engine/transmission plans? yea i know what you mean,, it wont look anything like this when its done....
the excessive camber is due to the bent TCAs.....
the engine is nearly built, Low comp bottom end, T35, greys, P8 antilag, quaife diff, standard t5 box for now......
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Ah that's quite a turnaround on the old spec What do you plan on using the car for? Do you have a colour scheme in mind yet? Quite a lot of weight knocking around on that chassis too!
What do you plan on using the car for? Do you have a colour scheme in mind yet? Quite a lot of weight knocking around on that chassis too!
29-01-2007, 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by heeman10
Ah that's quite a turnaround on the old spec What do you plan on using the car for? Do you have a colour scheme in mind yet? Quite a lot of weight knocking around on that chassis too!
What do you plan on using the car for? Do you have a colour scheme in mind yet? Quite a lot of weight knocking around on that chassis too!
if you mean the chuncky seat frames they are gone.....
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Not so much the seat frames, what are the big rails protruding up into the cabin area, and what's the reason for the boxing around the rear quarters on the inside of the car? What a track car this'll be, I've always said a Fiesta is too short to be a manageable "fun" RWD car...i.e. if it's driven so the back end doesn't have full traction, I believe it'll come round too fast to be a fun car to slide around, so I'd like to be proven wrong, and to see it in action proving me wrong! What an awesome project!
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Originally Posted by heeman10
Not so much the seat frames, what are the big rails protruding up into the cabin area, and what's the reason for the boxing around the rear quarters on the inside of the car? What a track car this'll be, I've always said a Fiesta is too short to be a manageable "fun" RWD car...i.e. if it's driven so the back end doesn't have full traction, I believe it'll come round too fast to be a fun car to slide around, so I'd like to be proven wrong, and to see it in action proving me wrong! What an awesome project!
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Originally Posted by heeman10
Not so much the seat frames, what are the big rails protruding up into the cabin area, and what's the reason for the boxing around the rear quarters on the inside of the car? What a track car this'll be, I've always said a Fiesta is too short to be a manageable "fun" RWD car...i.e. if it's driven so the back end doesn't have full traction, I believe it'll come round too fast to be a fun car to slide around, so I'd like to be proven wrong, and to see it in action proving me wrong! What an awesome project!
the boxed in rear quarters are purely there to make it look neater and weigh next to nothing (thin ally sheet).
ive been told by the 2 previous owners that the wheelbase is the same as a mk2 escort making it perfect for sideways action
, obviously the escort has more overhang with the boot and front end.
30-01-2007, 09:42 PM
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That shell looks to be in mighty fine condition from where I'm sitting! Underside pics would be cool, I'd like to see what's been done on its belly
Underside pics would be cool, I'd like to see what's been done on its belly
31-01-2007, 06:06 PM
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New turbo......
rebuilt T35
heeman10
yea i couldnt beleive it, no rust what so ever!!! result!!! i will take some pics of the underneath this weekend..
smitsturbo
350-400bhp rwd, mainly for track use but will be road legal, will be used for shows when there is no track which is the main reason for the rebuild and all the powdercoating etc
3dr-rally-slag
'lively'..... I hope so.......
rebuilt T35
heeman10
yea i couldnt beleive it, no rust what so ever!!! result!!!
i will take some pics of the underneath this weekend.. smitsturbo
350-400bhp rwd, mainly for track use but will be road legal, will be used for shows when there is no track which is the main reason for the rebuild and all the powdercoating etc
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'lively'..... I hope so.......
31-01-2007, 08:43 PM
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Look at your bling water pipe 
And you're missing a nut 
Can't wait to see underneath, quite a surprise to see it all sitting on such a clean shell...people who make machines such as this one often don't bother with rust treatments etc, but it looks great so far!
And you're missing a nut Can't wait to see underneath, quite a surprise to see it all sitting on such a clean shell...people who make machines such as this one often don't bother with rust treatments etc, but it looks great so far!
