MK6 Fiesta Zetec S Project

[Graham88]

My mate took some pictures with his car rig tonight, the results were good! Comments?

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[Rs Adz]

loooks stunning mate really nice car

[Overlag]

love the car! Alittle bit "too low" but thats just me i guess. Personal preference etc...

Whats next?

[RichieST]

Pics look good mate!! Deffo needs bringing up a bit, but if thats how you like it then

[Wellz!!!!]

some nice photos there, cars looking great

[jeans43]

Pics are awesome and the car is too

[Graham88]

Originally Posted by Overlag

love the car! Alittle bit "too low" but thats just me i guess. Personal preference etc...

Whats next?

Indeed, had a few comments that people think it's too low, am curious as to why, is it just because you would find it annoying to drive or for looks? As I think it looks awesome low like it is (obviously I would as it's my car but you know what I mean)

There is a list of things I want to do, I could do them now but I'd soon run out of things to do very quickly so just taking my time. On my last car it was all spend spend spend and I quickly ran out of things to do lol

[Zetecfiesta]

pics look mint!

[ben_zetecs]

fair play mate looks tidy and leave it low mines the same and everyone tells me to raise it lol

also where the axle spacers hard to fit ? thats next on my list off jobs

[Brian]

Brian

[Graham88]

Originally Posted by ben_zetecs

fair play mate looks tidy and leave it low mines the same and everyone tells me to raise it lol

also where the axle spacers hard to fit ? thats next on my list off jobs

Piece of piss mate. Joys of working on new cars I find, no seized bolts lol

[Graham88]

Won these bad boys on eBay earlier 8)

Brand new so gotta get some rubber on there but they should look the nuts

[ultrav87]

Those comps are gonna look great!

[Graham88]

I hope so! My mate did a rough Photoshop of them and I just had to get some. Can't wait to just put them on even without tyres to see how they'll look!

Here's the photoshop:



Darker than the ones I've bought though.

[ultrav87]

Wheels are gonna suit it down to a T! Some ST side skirts/mirrors/mouldings would finish that off. I've mo6's on my Frozen white ST, welcome to the club lol

[Graham88]

I have got some ST sideskirts I am going to have off a mate, and I have facelift mirrors in my garage waiting to be colour coded. Got to cut the plugs off and match wires up though as the plugs are different, which is quite annoying tbh...

Once I have the skirts I will get the bump strips/boot strip/door handles/skirts (they're red atm)/washer jets/mirror caps colour coded

Also wanna spray the front plastics and rear valence in anthracite, but gonna get hold of a second set and have a go at that myself, if I don't like it then I haven't got to worry about ruining my own plastics!

Just lots of ideas and I know what I want to do with the car but I don't want to rush it and run out of things to do

[little_tiny_kev]

lookin good!! The comps are gunna look the nuts!! Ive got a ZetecS TDCi mk6.5
Just started modding! Take a look at my project page fiesta mk6 zs tractor

[Graham88]

MY COMPS ARRIVED Bloody love them!

Obligatory in box shot



Unwrapping...





Awesome



How they'll look when rolling lol



And plain plates arrived but only fitted the rear atm



They look so much better without the GB logo, all about the simple touches

All in all a good progress update I think, just gotta get some tyres ordered when I decide what I want!

[Graham88]

Toyo Proxes T1-R's ordered in 195/40/17 as we decided last night I would almost certainly have issues with scrubbing on 205's and being as low as I am. Can't wait to get them but just missed out on the time where they dispatch them today so won't get them till next week.

[ADT168]

nice car. will look proper with the comps on

[Farmer Giles]

Nice looking car but I'm in the 'too low' camp... looks like the suspension has collapsed with the wheels that for up in the arches .... IMO ...

and sod running it up like that propped up on a trolley jack

get some piccies up when the wheels are fitted

[Graham88]

Well I have had Facelift Mirrors in my garage from my last Fiesta, was going to get them colour coded when I get everything done, but fancied a go at spraying myself. Considering it's my first time spraying anything I'm happy with the result apart from the orange peel, but I couldn't get it out, maybe a T-cut will help.

Started life as Colorado Red



Rubbed down with 800grit wet



Grey primer



Pre-facelift mirrors



Colour coded Facelifts



Both mirrors on and also a shot of my plain front numberplate



Will get better pics when my wheels are on (hopefully tomorrow) and go to a decent location

[RichieST]

Looks nice mate

To get rid of the orange peel, go over them very lightly with some 1500 wet and dry and plenty of water. Do it carefully and dont go through the lacquer!

Wash the residue off them then go over it by hand with some machine polish or a bit of t-cut!

[Graham88]

Thanks mate, I will give that a go when I get the chance!

[Graham88]

Nice cleaning session on it this morning

And on with the pics...











ST brakes getting fitted this Friday!



And one last overall shot



C&C?

[Ed_van_Dijk]

Looks awsome

[ekjim]

Excellent looking car!

[jammerrs]

is it higher with the comps on??

im certainly not in the 'too low camp' low low low

[RichieST]

[Graham88]

Yeah it has to be jammerrs or I'd be scrubbing everywhere lol, had to raise it and take the rear spacers out.

Got my mate to machine some of the hub away so it sits in further as couldn't stop the rubbing and don't wanna keep raising it, but it sits spot on now, drove 80 miles for work around London and didn't scrub one, perfect

Got another rig shot too:

[Graham88]

Got the ST brakes on, but they're utter shite, so much brake fade and also smoke very easily after a small hack through some lanes. Very disappointed.

[Benni]

The photography alone made this thread an absolute pleasure. The car with them wheels, is perfect. Exactly how I would have one.

Benni.

[wirralphil]

Originally Posted by Graham88

Got the ST brakes on, but they're utter shite, so much brake fade and also smoke very easily after a small hack through some lanes. Very disappointed.

Did you clean the discs before fitting?

[Glenn.]

Thats lovely i want your old wheels.

[RichieST]

As above, sounds like there's something wrong there, fiesta st brakes should be a vast improvement over the original ones.

You sure there's no grease on the disc/pad surface? Did you bleed the calipers properly?

[RichieST]

Its looking like a photoshop i did a little while ago!!!

[Graham88]

Originally Posted by Benni

The photography alone made this thread an absolute pleasure. The car with them wheels, is perfect. Exactly how I would have one.

Benni.

Thanks mate

Originally Posted by Rich170

As above, sounds like there's something wrong there, fiesta st brakes should be a vast improvement over the original ones.

You sure there's no grease on the disc/pad surface? Did you bleed the calipers properly?

I know they should, could have been sold them as the previous owner warped them and I've had a dud deal. The sharpness is there and you can tell they are better than ZS brakes, just they fade quickly (could be down to standard pads) and are shaking when braking at speed.
I did wipe them down before putting them on so can't see them being greasy, just annoying if I've been sold a screwed set of brakes.

[RichieST]

To be honest mate sounds like the pad has had some grease or oil soaked into it. I would change them and see how it goes from there.

As seen with your previous modifications you seem quite mechanically competent so I don't wish to insult your fitting skills or anything!! Was the mating surface between the disc and the caliper completely clean? Even the tiniest bit of grit in there will cause a vibration.

[jammerrs]

realy thich question but...are those pics down to camera or user?

or both?

ive always loved taking pics and just wondered how much of it is down to a good camera and how much a good camera such as that one(?) would cost if you dont mind me asking

[Graham88]

Originally Posted by Rich170

To be honest mate sounds like the pad has had some grease or oil soaked into it. I would change them and see how it goes from there.

As seen with your previous modifications you seem quite mechanically competent so I don't wish to insult your fitting skills or anything!! Was the mating surface between the disc and the caliper completely clean? Even the tiniest bit of grit in there will cause a vibration.

Thanks for that, I do like having a go at stuff myself

But it could be a possibility I suppose, would there be anyway of cleaning up the pads myself? Sand them down? Might get rid of the top layer which could be greasy, or would it soak through if it's the case?

Originally Posted by jammerrs

realy thich question but...are those pics down to camera or user?

or both?

ive always loved taking pics and just wondered how much of it is down to a good camera and how much a good camera such as that one(?) would cost if you dont mind me asking

Both I guess. Couldn't take those photos with a phone camera but the camera is also not done on Auto mode so the right settings have been chosen which you need to understand what you're doing!

My camera (Canon 400D) cost me £350 about a year ago, but you can probably get one for like £250 now 2nd hand obviously, bargain price for the camera. Even on Auto Mode will produce shots 10x better than a normal camera.