My MK3 Fiesta Zetec turbo build....

[Ade]

Looks like a good project....

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[Adam31]

I hear your estate has had a bit more work Ade?Would love to see the mk3 finished though....

Simon is starting the cage etc this week, he is still waiting on some things from tweeks so its causing a delay.

[Adam31]

I am just of the phone to Simon and the boys were busy in the shop fitting my cage so I should have sme pics of it soon enough.

He is still waiting on a master cylinder for the brake setup.

He will put the pics up here, so when you see them it will be the first time I have seen it aswell.

Cheers for reading.

[sas]

Here are a couple of pics.

Here is the cage mounting points fitted. The door crosses are been fabricated at the moment, will put them up when done.




Also here is the pedal box and cylinders.


And a set of seat mounts.


Simon.

[Adam31]

Looks good Si, can't wait to see it finished. Its getting there.

[Autoflock Motorsport]

Looking good Si, but all I got to say is that I hope thats not the corsa in the background??? April is ariving very fast so you and the lad Bez need to sort it out ready mate!!!!

Fingers crossed Mr G will still be making an appearance this year.

Bring on the Ford Gang!!

[Autoflock Motorsport]

Well its been an eventful day working on your dash. Here are a few pics for you mate with a little explanation of what you are looking at. Hope you like them.

Firstly I began to dismantle the whole dash, then used a fine paper to removes all the scuffs and sharp edges from the plastic as flock amplifies imperfections, not hide as so many assume


As this is a p[olypropelene/abs plastic dash, no adhgesive will naturally have a chemical bond to it due to its self releasing properties. We use a special soloution which not only degreases the surface buts help agitate the chemical properties of the plastic encouraging the epoxy to adhere stronger



Immediatly after application the parts are exposed to heat



Now a 3 parts epoxy resin is mixed, a black pigment is added to help give the flock a deeper colour

Now the adhesive is applied to the parts




Now the Adhesive is leveled and smoothed


And now the magic


Relocating the electrode








Now being heat treated via radiant lamps, this stops the air moving and disturbing the finish of the flock

Well its been a bit tiring so I think a well deserved bit of top nosh is in order, left over king prawn curry hmmm


Well thats my work done, hope you like it and its been a pleasure contributing to this project

Raj

P.s. Si, thats corsa dash has defo seen better days mate, can't believe you hacked it up :-(

I will sort out the cracks for you pal, be good as new

[Adam31]

Thanks very much for the pics Raj, the dash looks great! Can't wait til it gets fitted. I might have a few more things coming your way for flocking going by the pics.

Thats all the cage fitted and I should have more pics from Simon next week with it all painted up.

[andy130]

looks great so far mate
simon an the lads no what there at, great place an great to talk too

[Portugal]

this last pictures you have scoored 2 pints more!

It seams perfect

[sas]

Nice Raj, very nice.

[Adam31]

Had a great e-mail from Simon earlier containing these....I have waited so long to see my car anywhere near this state, thanks very much to Simon, Nick and crew up at Sitech.









Can't wait til I get it all painted up and the dash back in. Looks great Simon.

[Danthehat]

Hey m8, this looks a great project. will look gd finished.
what colour is that fez? perfomance blue?

Dan.

[Adam31]

Yes its performance blue, I don't kow of another mk3 this colour. And it should be good once its done.

[sas]

Hi Adam, just painted the inside of my project car "Anthracite" however it has come out a bit lighter than I or expected! my question is are you happy for me to do the same to yours? I guess a photo of mine might be required!

Simon.

[Adam31]

I haven't stalled on this guys, its still being done. I am trying to sort out some funds for the clutch,flywheel and driveshafts plus a few other bits and bobs. Should have this in about 2 weeks and then there will be more progress.

[marky_g]

lookin good mate

[HarleyP]

Originally Posted by Adam31

Ok after a long time in the making(nearly 3 years!) of not doing very much with my project other than removing parts and getting it painted, its finally time to get myself into gear and get it on the road.

The car was originally a 1.1 HCS engined MK3.5 Fiesta, 1995 N registered. Its covered, 54K from new and was in very good condtion when I bought it from my neighbour for Ł80!....the original plan was to replace the engine with a N/A 2.0 silvertop zetec and have it fairly standard looking, however after a while I knew this wasn't really what I wanted.

I really wanted turbo power so thats where we are at the moment...an empty shell awaiting a new engine and everything that goes with it.

Here are some pics of what the car is like at the moment



Pic showing the mk5 Zetec-s rear beam with focus rear disk setup










The 300mm front brakes, without calipers fitted, just squeezed behind the 15" wheels. These will have to be upgraded when the engine is completed.




Empty bay, just showing my newly finished front subframes and anti-roll bar. Battery tray removed also.




The inside has been fully stripped and the dash cut down but not finished. Carbon door cards will be fitted however the rest of the inside hasn't been decided on yet.

I have been contact wih Simon Smail from Sitech Raing, Perth with regards to getting the project finished to a high standard. Hopefully this will be on the cards when I return from holiday next month.

The engine will be based around an ST170 engine and gearbox with all the necessary changes reuquired for a turbo engine. Final output I am looking for will be in the region of 280-320BHP.

Any comments and ideas welcome,

Thanks, Adam.

hey mate what wheels are they ? to me they look like mk5 zetec s wheels am i right

[G950KDT]

phase 1 zetec s alloys by the centre caps on them iirc mate.

[Adam31]

Yes they are phase 1 mk5 zetec-s wheels.

[Adam31]

Thought I'd post a few more pics of the project so far. First of all these arrived in the post earlier today....should be ample stopping power for the little fez.







And a fewmore of the cage fitted, I'll be going up next week at some point and help the boys get it painted up. Simon has been really busy with his own car recently.





Hope you all like.

[Alan2525]

nice brakes will they fit under 15inch wheels

[Adam31]

Alan they won't fit under the zetec-s wheels but I have just bought some Comp TH1570's in gloss black...plenty of clearence unde them.

[Adam31]

I was up at Sitech on monday and made myself useful when I was there. First up was to remove the rest of the wiring loom and all the plastic and metal clips etc so that it is ready for painting. So once that was done I rubbed down the cage with wet'n'dry, hoovered it all out and primed most of it. I have changed my mind on the colour for the inside but Simon doesn't know yet!

I also test fitted my FRP brakes on the front, they will fit with the 16" mondy wheels with a spacer, but those wheels are not staying.

Some pics of the cage...







Its not much but by the end of the week the work on the box etc will have started and I should have a few more parts.

[shalon]

i have a set of i6" compomotive mos if your interested in buying mate

[sas]

So what you thinking colour wise????? Did Smits Pink RST change it for you?

S.

[Adam31]

Si, I really like ford magnum grey I think it is, a bit darker than yours is which would suit the darker colour on the outside.

I'll phone you later.

[sas]

Your fancy clutch has just turned up. Will get pics put up soon.

S.

[H7 CYA]

Great bit of fab work there!

[Adam31]

Oh, my fancy clutch...get the pics up Si.

[scholesyy]

looks like a great project, very similar to wat im wanting to do. how much is the engine build costing you out of interest so i know how much to budget for?

[Zetecfiesta]

really good project!

[Adam31]

Got my new wheels fitted last week....what do you think?I need centre caps,but other than that I think they look great.



It looks high as there is no weight in it at the moment.



My big brother chopped my front lower panel off so my new intercooler can fit. I never got time to test fit with the bumper, as I will need to trim it first.

As for the price of the engine....your better speaking with someone who can build you the engine as everyone has their own spec etc,but its fair to say its expensive. I would budget around Ł3K plus for a good engine, minus the turbo etc.

[isaac james sherwood]

Cars coming along great buddy, nice to see my angle grinder going to some use lol!

[sas]

Originally Posted by isaac james sherwood

Cars coming along great buddy, nice to see my angle grinder going to some use lol!

Good spot there Issac, nice.

[isaac james sherwood]

lol hope your all ok and well, wen is this block being collected simon?

[Simmo]

Will be keeping an eye on this!

[Adam31]

Was up at Sitech yesterday doing some work on the car so I have some pics below....











My first try at welding ater Bezo bullied me into doing it!..all I did was tack the bars into place, my big brother came and finished it.

I had to test fit the seat as I have sold it to my wee brother, its all done though just needs painted.

I also bought my ECU, a Haltech Platinum Sprint 500 & loom.

Cheers for looking.

[mattseries2]

Loving the cage and seat mate! Will keep and eye on this as im doin a zetec turbo in my escort!

[Brian]

Looking good


Brian