Project Panther - MK5 Zetec S

[ZS_Tom]

How she looks now: Current Spec: Engine Milltek Sport FRP EVO 4-2-1 Manifold Milltek Sport 100 Cell Sports Cat Milltek Sport Race Cat-back (Oval Tip) K&N Panel Filter Chassis: GMax -40mm lowering springs/shocks Panther Black 15" Phase 2 alloys Exterior: Colour coded bump strips Smoked headlights OSRAM NightBreaker bulbs Removed fogs Panther Black upper/lower grilles. Plans for 2010: GREEN = DONE, ORANGE = BOUGHT BUT NOT FITTED, RED = NOT BOUGHT YET. Strip Car Fit DMB Overlays 12.5mm Axle spacers H&R Coilovers Decat Pipe Standard Headlamps Michelin Pilot Exaltos ST150 Brakes OMP Lower Strut brace

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[ZS_Tom]

This is when I bought her in May '09. £1920 79k Panther Black Ph1.




Came with full Milltek system inc. manifold. -40mm GMAX shocks + springs, K&N panel filter, 16" OZ SuperTurismos and colour coded bump strips.

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First wash, new lights + new boot badge.

[ZS_Tom]

Got some LEGAL plates and gave her the waxing of her life. Took 3.5 hours. :P




Fitted some OSRAM NightBreakers.

Not overly impressed. They seem to point the light in funny places. Might just be the aftermarket headlamps though.

[ZS_Tom]

I sprayed the front grilles black and removed the foglamps.

And yes. The bumper is on the piss a bit and one of the bonnet bump stops was set higher than the other for some reason.

I also fixed the common idling problem by replacing the connector on the power steering circuit. Bye bye sounding like a t*** at 2k rpm at the traffic lights!

[ZS_Tom]

Met up with nickZS to swap my old wheels for these!
Much better IMO.

[ZS_Tom]

Got a bit done on the car today while I had some spare time between sleeping and playing COD.
Partially stripped it with help from Frodow and I'll continue with it next week whenever I'm not working.

Have a pic:

[ZS_Tom]

Few photos I found on my phone from summer:

Clean on the outside:

Filthy underneath :

Reading '09 (Scared ****less that a cracked my sump on the way into the carpark):

My ****ED pads, thanks to some monkey fitting the wrong discs. (Wouldn't even lock up under hard braking on gravel.)


Black enough to anger your grandparents:

[cossiejsy]

very nice motor

[duncansharp76]

looks like a nimble daily driver

[Paulzs]

Nice zs you got there Tom

[ZS_Tom]

Cheers fellas.
Paul, I've seen your car on the A10 once. Looks really good

[Brian]

Looks nice


Brian

[JohnnyP]

nice zs fella

[Paulzs]

Originally Posted by ZS_Tom

Cheers fellas.
Paul, I've seen your car on the A10 once. Looks really good

Thanks Tom

[ZS_Tom]

Will hopefully be ordering my GAZ Coilovers this week. Unsure on spring poundage for fast road use though. Any ideas, Paul?

[ZS_Tom]

Just seen your Fez in Fast Ford, Paul. Nice one!

[Paulzs]

Originally Posted by ZS_Tom

Will hopefully be ordering my GAZ Coilovers this week. Unsure on spring poundage for fast road use though. Any ideas, Paul?

Gaz GGA kit is fast road use iv pm'd you Tom

FastFord

[ZS_Tom]

Went home from uni for the weekend just gone. Got some more stripped. Door and boot handle colour coded.
No real big updates just yet. Still waiting for the right time

Thought of a unique idea too. Keep your eyes peeled.

P.s. I'll have pictures next time

[ZS_Tom]

Big update! Got a set of H&R's for £270. Fookin bargain!
This box turned up:

I **** myself because they were meant to be H&R's :S

Then this was found so I changed my undies:


Waited about a month and a half to get some spring seats. Finally turned up a day before I was due back to uni so I've not fitted them yet!

Took the opportunity to get the very few aesthetic things sorted.

First on the list was the spoiler:

Not mint, but it's way better than what was on it before. Managed to drop one of the nuts inside the boot skin.... That's gonna come back to haunt me.
Then the boot handle:

Door handle:

General filth:



Removed ZS badge:

Bot more strippage, rear cards still to come out:

Where she's been sitting for the last 6 months:

Full set of DMB's on:


Cleaned up the coilies, no leaks, dents or anything so that's looking good. Only the springs are a little corroded on the surface but that's nothing. May get them epoxy coated at some point.

Centre caps went from this:

To this:






and I have a huge amount to get done before my MOT:

Brake Drums,
Brake Shoes,
Lower Arms,
Fuel Filter,
Oil filter,
Oil,
Spark plugs,
New wipers all round,
H&R coilovers,
Alllllllllll the fluids,
New earth strap,
Axle spacers,
Exhaust wrap the sports cat and flexi to see if it'll get me through MOT legally :shhh:
Degrease and clean engine bay,
Clean whole car and remove swirl marks.

Busy busy busy!

[clarke5700]

why would the sports cat not get you through an mot???

[ZS_Tom]

It has a small hole in it. I'm hoping that if I wrap enough of that halfords exhaust wrap around it that it might stop the air leak.

[focusjames]

nice car mate

[ZS_Tom]

Cheers James

[ZS_Tom]

Day 1:
-Front Coilovers fitted,
-Front Arches undersealed,
-Mirrors removed

Pre underseal:


Underseal:


Undersealed:


Dropped:

[ZS_Tom]

Day 2:

-Rear coilies fitted,
-Arches Hammerited,
-Charged battery although I may have to get a new one
-Started removing side strips,
-Started taking apart headlights,
-Masked up the mirrors,
-Got filthy, swore a lot, bled a little.



A taste of things to come!:

ELECTRIC ORANGE

Also noticed that the front coilies are twisting when the wheel is turned so I need to sort that out.
More updates shortly.

[ZS_Tom]

Past couple of days have been pretty uneventful.

Headlights are looking good. Mirrors are looking gold rather than orange and my car is being a pig and I can't get 2 of the bolts off each lower arm. DAMMIT!

Anyway, I didn't have enough time to do shoes or drums so I made an exhaust video with some lovely condensation and soot being thrown at my phone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRTeUGn7x_E

[ZS_Tom]

Oh and this is the underseal I used:

Aaaand a few that Joe took:




I'm the pedo in the background :thumbsup:

[ZS_Tom]

Some pics from tonight:

[ZS_Tom]

Massive thanks to the two Jacks. You've totally transformed the car!

[ZS_Tom]

Nice clean bay!


ORANGE MIRRORS finally!

[Glenn.]

Looks well mate.Is there much difference with the puma engine in then.I would like a ride in one to dee how well they go.

[ZS_Tom]

Yeah it pulls a lot harder than the 1.6, I also find myself a lot less worried about blowing it up as the old 1.6 SE isn't particularly strong!

[ZS_Tom]

And a (**** quality) video. POP POP!

YouTube- Poppopbangbang

[Paulzs]

Lookin good Tom..... mines Puma power too now

[ZS_Tom]

Cheers Paul!

How do you like the Puma power? Mine feels much more willing to go now!

[Brian]

Looks smart


Brian

[wess-rs]

Nice looking zetec-s mate!!

[Paulzs]

Originally Posted by ZS_Tom

Cheers Paul!

How do you like the Puma power? Mine feels much more willing to go now!

Much stronger engine bangs & pops and just wants to go , alot more responsive than the 1.6 ever was even chipped....

Racing Puma Cams next and Map......

Pf mag this month full feature on conversion took me and ollie 14hours drive in drive out..

[ZS_Tom]

Ah very nice. I had Jack on ZSOC do mine. Well happy with it. I take it yours has the tape Ecu ready for the Puma map?

I'm not sure what my plans are at the moment. I can't really afford anything for the time being lol.

I shall have to get PF. ZS's have had a lot of features this year, It's awesome!

[Paulzs]

Originally Posted by ZS_Tom

Ah very nice. I had Jack on ZSOC do mine. Well happy with it. I take it yours has the tape Ecu ready for the Puma map?

I'm not sure what my plans are at the moment. I can't really afford anything for the time being lol.

I shall have to get PF. ZS's have had a lot of features this year, It's awesome!

We got it running with a Dive Ecu.... then swapped it for a Tape Ecu (Ollie knew he had one but had to find it)

Just got to find time and Ollie will fit the Cams for me - then its off to Tremona garage for the map...