Drizz

(Some of this is copied straight from my thread on xrtwo.com so bear this in mind when reading, cheers)

Ive promised myself an OSF for a long time and one has turned up. Some will know im a Vauxhall nutter and have had, and still have many varients of Vauxhalls, but i cant hold off anymore. Ive got myself a Mk1 Fiesta. Ideally id have liked an Escort but im rather excited about my new purchase. Trouble is i know absolutely nothing about these cars. So this post is to gather as much info as you can give me, on engines, brakes suspension, body styling etc etc.
Initially, due to my Vauxhall experience i thought about putting an XE with a Vauxhall F20/F16cr gearbox, but im hampering after an Escort RST lump.
Bodywork wise its definitely going white with maybe some rally arches, but google image is my friend at the moment. What about brakes and suspension etc.
Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks guys...



Well here it is, doesnt look much but strippage begins the weekend:










Its too far gone

Drivers footwell:





Drivers inner arch:






Passenger inner arch was good:






Passenger footwell:






Passenger boot floor:






Also needed rear panel, front panel, wings and inner and outer sills.

Ah well the hunt continues as He wants £250 and wont drop. Im going to look elsewhere. I cant weld myself so would have to pay so it would be a lot of expense. All local guys have told me to steer clear. Just waiting on the availability of another yet



So today, i bought this one for 5th of the price of the blue one:






It looks worse but so far seems structually better than the blue one, and cost less than scrap value so not really anything to worry about.
My plan is a stripped out Mk1, in white, caged, decked, polished rims and a RST/Zetec Turbo engine. Hampered over an old ford for years but not had the funds to buy a Mk1/Mk2 Escort so this is the next best option. and as its not the normal Vauxhall stuff im used to so should be a challange for me instead of mundane. But as its me it could all change LOL If this one is fooked ill keep looking for another....
So feel free to laugh at me LOL




Well todays update. Had a couple of days off due to a family berevement
But back with it today. Gave it a quick wash:







Then started the stripdown and got the doors off:






Bonnet and grille:






Headlights, indicators and bumpers:






Cut the arches off:







Then had a poke around. Whoops lmao:






Where the sills meet the pillar:







And todays pile lmao:






And how it sits tonight:






More tomorrow:





It was worse, but also 5 times the price of the green one!

Any way, today i started on the interior.
Seats out:






Centre console and carpet out:







Drivers side seat mounting is a little scabby:







Drivers side floorpan has little hole, but seing the sill / A pillar rust it was expected:






Passenger side floor has seen some welding before:






Found two jacks in the boot:







Front and rear belts out:







Rear panels out:







My mate from a couple of units down, Nigel, who has a Mk1 XR2, helps with the window removal:







And out:







Nearly done inside:







Roof lining out:







And todays rubbish pile:







Next is dash, engine and screen!




Now undecided on the look, XR2, or clean and standard or aftermarket. Been trying to find the MCR kit but cant see any pics. Quite like these arches:




And so want these wheels in this style!






Today then:










And then i minced a couple of doors down watching Nigel trial fit his Valver into his Mk2:






Tomorrow, more on the Fiesta...




Well got the box and shafts out today but thats all. Got a bit lazy. Dumped all the interior and rubbish i had kicking about. Still got Carpet, front and rear seatbelts and rear speaker brackets incase anyone needs them.
Ill get the dash out soon too as i have an XR2 one to go in!



Today was a little mince on the Fiesta. Got the boot off:








Started threading the loom out:






Then started on the dash:











And the loom all removed:







Felt good working on the old girl again!



John and Scott came round, and Elmo couldnt resist getting involved:





















More tomorrow

Drizz

Scott started to remove the rest of the floor:







Exposed chassis rail, and a bike rack:







We went outside and left him too it:







He got carried away:









And how we left it tonight:

danny_boy699

iTrader: (5)

so whats the plan fella rwd mk1

not a bad car realy looks better than the blue 1

3dr cossie

iTrader: (11)

interesting project, nice to see where this one is going

Drizz

Mid engined, RWD

Fiesta SuperSport

mmmm drizz, I didn't actually think you would have done that already!!!!

I hope you have kept the boot floor ???

Dont bother brink it it out tonight if you have, my bail has been refused for this week!

Drizz

Its here but you wouldnt want it.

alan12112

Looking cool fella!!

Dan F

Keep up the good work

cabrio boy

could be a quality project there mate !!! keep us posted !!

Fiesta SuperSport

No worries mate! Good luck with the rest of it!

Drizz

We got a little trigger happy with an air chisel lol

Drizz

Well today i went to collect my engine mounts, so got back and fitted them all up:









Then got the bottom arms off ready for the old ball joints to be removed and lifted it over the ramp:







And in ready to measure up for more trimming:











Also got a pair of brand new inner sills off a local guy. Dont really need them but while theyre available i thought id get them:







Tomorrow ill get some more done. Slow and steady wins the race lmao

fezzajsy

iTrader: (9)

nice one ..

Drizz

Well John sorted the lights in the unit:







I started grinding the bottom ball joints off the vectra bottom arms:









And fitted the Corsa bottom ball joints. Only loosely as we have a lot of adjustment to do:







Got the hubs on and some wheels on:







Then rolled it all under:









Then pulled it back out and some wierdo poked his head in (Emo my welder):







And started the next stage. Before:







After:









So as you can see its not that much wider. The aftermarket arches will cover that. More tomorrow.

mentalasanything

Now THAT is a cool little project! I like it mate!

Lee

Drizz

Cheers!

cabrio boy

quality!!

Drizz

Well today we started removing the other inner arch:







Then used scissor jacks to lower the car to my ideal ride height:











Looks OK in there:

swettyring

looking good buddy.......keep up the good work and keep the updates coming,should be some mental fun when it's done.

swettyring

how's she looking now buddy?

Drizz

Yes, well theres been more progress over last few days. Firstly Nigels new project arrived:









To go with his other projects:









Then my roll cage turned up. Didnt get the FIA one as it would have needed a lot of chopping to fit round the engine. So got this one so we can add to it instead...













More to come soon....

vroooom ptssssh

Lookin good

lee866

looking good mate. Read about this on mig i saw but nice to see pics

eXeleC

looking real nice m8, keep up the nice work!

Twellsie

iTrader: (1)

my mate is building one similar to what you are doing, but with a cvh turbo engine, seems to have come to a bit of a stop at the moment now though

MrCapriScort

Major project with a difference

rostill2007

i remeber seeing this on fiesta-mk1 gonna be mental when its done