fezh513

Just thought id share with you my 1991 Mk3 Fiesta 1.4i LX

bought it completely standard with just 20,000 miles on the clock!

Before:



After:









Modifications include:

14" Ford alloys
60mm Spax kit
K&N Induction kit
Clear indicators
Red detailing
11" Steering wheel
Pioneer usb/cd player
Twin 12" Sony Xplod Subs
4 Channel JBL Amp
5" JBL Components in the front and back

Future stuff includes:

Polished alloys/7" wide banded steels
Underbody rustproofing/detailing
Stainless exhaust
Recaros
Xr2i Boot spoiler

Want to get more power out of the 1.4i but not sure how any ideas?

One day il get an Xr2i lump in or rs turbo when funds allow but its a shame to ditch the original engine as its still only got 30k on it now.

Cheers

TOMMY_RS

looks nice that mate
liking the ideas on banded steels love em me lol, only trouble is im not sure how safe they are?

fezh513

cheers man, heard their pretty safe but can leak sometimes. maybe some lotus cortina wheels would be a better idea?

Xr2iTurbo

looks nice

massivewangers

iTrader: (1)

Not too into the red stripe bits, think I would have left the wheels silver too.

Looks mega clean though!

I wouldn't bother messing with the 1.4. Maybe stick a 4 branch on, but that's about it. Least that might suit the 1.6 lump if you fitted one. Otherwise I'd just save your money for an engine swap later

fezh513

yea i wanted to keep the wheels silver but they were in very rough condition so sprayed them black through laziness. their going OEM silver or polished in the summer unless i can afford some sexier wheels

chose the red stripe as the inserts in the front and rear bumpers were faded. i love the look of the peugeot 205 gti with its red bumper inserts so thought i'd copy the look.

recently noticed the car makes a creaking noise when i turn the steering wheel mainly at slow speeds or going over a bump. think its coming from the suspension. any ideas why? could it be the aging spax springs?

fezh513

haven't updated in a while,

some of you will remember this photoshop:



well now the car looks like this





next on the cards is a smoothed front bumper like the photoshop and then a 2.0i zetec

carlfiesta999

Thats fookin sweet as mate.. i get really pissed off when people hype up about future plans then dont back it up and follow through with it. Thats mint, id just get a nice engine in there. 2.0 zetec.

massivewangers

iTrader: (1)

Fair play mate, you've made it look exactly as it does in the photoshop! It must drive like shite though

fezh513

why would it drive like shite?

its on gaz coilovers lol

Ryan_3

looks mint mate loving it

massivewangers

iTrader: (1)

Because it's on the floor The geometry is probably all to cock. A lot more to vehicle handling than ride height. Coilovers mean nothing if the car isn't set up properly, and unless you're running adjustable top mounts, TCAs etc etc, then I very much doubt it's set up properly.

Each to their own but, in my experience, extremely low cars generally drive and handle like crap on the road.

Zetecfiesta

looks really good! very low though.

fezh513

well it handles better than it used to on 60mm gmax shocks and springs so im happy

xr2imetalhead

gotta admit that does look sweet i would consider camber adjustable arms!