esh

As per title, after a couple of years of on-off graft and nearly giving up on it altogether, it's running and I drove it for the first time the other day!

Over the moon with it,

Here's a couple of vids - only running it gently right now as a lot of new parts have been fitted etc.







Bit of a shonky vid this one as I'd not bled the brakes yet here and had only just got it running, so was trying to steer, stop with the handbrake and video at the same time! (Don't worry - I was on private property)
Note the FRS clocks - nice feature in a MK3 fiesta Just need to investigate why the boost gauge isn't doing much at the moment.



A few other pics;















It's all running on a MK1 Focus RS loom and ECU, that made running the dash quite simple too.

It's also got an MTX75 'Box and the obligatory Quaife ATB Diff.

Hope you like it!

frsjon

well done jimmy,another awesome car youve built !!! can wait to see it in the flesh

esh

Cheers mate Thought I'd spread the love and show it on PF too - I'm back from the 'stan in April sometime so should be at FITP in it after that

Brian

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Looks stunning mate

Whats the spec?


Brian

esh

Cheers Brian

Spec as follows:

Engine

2.3 US Ford Focus 2.3 Duratec HE from 2005 model
Fidanza Flywheel
Eagle Forged Rods
88mm 8.5:1 CR Forged CP Pistons
Cosworth mains & big end bearings
Cosworth head gasket
ARP Mains & Head studs
Garrett GT28R Ball bearing turbo
440cc injectors with sytec FPR
Walbro 255 LPH pump
Focus RS MK1 ECU/Loom
Coil-On-Plug ignition
Custom (home made!) inlet plenum
Mongoose FRST exhaust modified to fit Duratec
S2 Escort Radtec intercooler
Pro-Alloy full-width radiator & twin Spal fans

Transmission

Fiesta MK5 Pedal box with hydraulic clutch
SPEC stage 3 paddle clutch
Mondeo MK3 2.0 Duratec Gear shift cables
Mondeo MK3 2.0 Duratec MTX75 Gearbox with FRS internals fitted
Focus RS Quaife ATB
Shortened Focus 2.0 Driveshafts (equal length)
Fiesta MK3.5 Hubs+carriers
Focus RS gearknob

Suspension

Spax PSX adjsutable front dampers
Koni adjustable rear dampers
Spax -35 springs all round

Steering

Converted to MK3.5 Fiesta PAS
Fiesta MK3.5 PAS Rack + column
Fiesta MK6 ST PAS Pump
Hybrid Mondy MK3/Fiesta MK3.5 Pas pipe
Volvo PAS tank (nice and small suprisingly!)

Brakes

Escort Cosworth front calipers & discs
RS2000 MK5 rear calipers & discs
Escort MK5/6 RS2000 Master cylinder/Servo

Interior

Focus MK1 RS instrument cluster fitted into MK3 fiesta dash
Stack wideband & water temp gauges

onslack

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been watching this on FT! top notch work

chaffe

Looks very good mate, sounds like a proper job with the correct box for a change! be good to see some more pics of the build

RS Grant

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Good spec list there, be good to see more pics as said.


Cheers,
Grant

esh

Thanks for the kind words guys, much appreciated

As promised, some more pics - Here's how it all began in Jan 2008! The stereotypical "Chav-Charriot"













All pics and complete build are in my (jimmyesh) thread in the member's gallery on Fiestaturbo.com. They're also on the following link in my Photobucket album (400+ of them);

http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o...Duratec-Turbo/

-beefy-

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cracking car mate,

im wondering how difficult it is to run frs clocks in say a rst ?

whats invlolved in wiring them ?

beef

jonny s2

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been watching the progress on fiesta turbo.com,

real credit to you,build colour the lot spot on

esh

Hi Beef, cheers for the kind words

Yeah fitting the FRS clocks into an earlier Ford eg S1/S2 FRST is quite involved It's perfectly possible though, with some money, time and patience



1. Firstly you need an electronic vehicle speed sensor (VSS) to send out a 26 pulse/driveshaft revolution - The FRS has an MTX75 which my car also uses so that part was simple as the Focus/Mondeo MTX75's came with that sensor fitted as standard.

2. The FRS dash gets the Speedo, Tacho & Boost gauge data from the SCP data bus that is basically 2 wires that go from the ECU to the dash (via the OBD II port). So doing what I did and using a Focus RS loom/Ecu is the best, most starightforward way.

3. If you're using wheels much smaller than the FRS 18" rims (I'm using RS2000 15") than you need to interrupt the signal wire from the VSS and connect it to a fequency modulating device or "speedo healer" (I'm using a Dakota Digital SGI-5) -they cost about Ł50 and let you program in whatever calibration factor you need.

4. You need to make the Fuel gauge read the correct way around - if you just connect a MK3 Fez (and probably an Escort S2) sender straight to the FRS dash then the Fuel gauge will read "full" when empty and will read "empty" with the warning lamp on, when full! I inverted the sender on the pump shaft so that the resistor arm moves the opposite way - now works perfectly

5. Finally, you need to remove whatever warning lamps you don't need (eg airbag, seatbelt ABS etc) or they will always be lit and irritate the hell out of you!

Hope that answers your question mate

SiST

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I love it!! I have been watching it also progress for a long time on FT and am chuffed for you now its running as it is going to be a really fun car.

ROADWARS

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very well done

esh

Cheers guys - got all the brakes bled today and working properly. Had some fun in it and can't wait until show season next year

Off to Afghanistan in a few days unfortunately but will be back around April to enjoy my Silver beast!

wirralphil

Seen the build thread on FT aswell.

Awsome build tbh, even the old Rs1800 was quality.

Hope you have a safe trip.

fezzajsy

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graham c

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wot power you hoping for as that should go like fook

esh

I can already confirm that it does go rather well!

At the moment it's running on a standard Focus MK1 RS map, just for running-in. Once i get back from Afghanistan next April I'll get Motorsport Developments to live map it for a reliable and useable 290-300BHP. On my 2.3 engine that's only the same as a 1.6 making 210 or so BHP so shouldn't be too stressed.

Headline-grabbing power figures were never the aim here, I just wanted to tread a different path and planned for the end result to be a reliable, useable (but also fast! ) car


Cheers mate I need to do the 6 month tour to save sponds, my Mrs wants a new kitchen!

Yeah the ST170/6-Speed RS1800 ("The Manj") is still going strong - "frsjon" owns it now and has done lots more to it, he has replied to this thread a few posts back

Red16

Nice to see something different, looks a good engine spec and those Focus RS clocks are a great improvement over the standard mk3 Fiesta ones

bigryrs

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Nice project mate always liked mk3 fiestas!

adie_mwell

love it mate followed the full post on ft glad you finally got it finished alot of work and crazy wiring went into this

dns2491

Love this car, read through your threads on FT loads of times, gave me a lot of inspiration for my conversion.

atm

how hard was the peddle box/ hydraulic clutch/ mtx75 box to get in??

esh

Cheers again for the kind words - always nice to see some good feedback after so much graft!

The MK5 Fiesta pedal box had to be modified to fit the MK3 Fiesta, it did take a couple of hours to do as I had to add some new metal to the back to allow me to bolt it to the original MK3 mounting holes in the bulkhead. Also, holes had to be neatly made in the bulkhead where the clutch master cylinder inlet/outlet pipes go. It wasn't really difficult, just time-consuming! - there's a full build pics on fiestaturbo.com member's gallery.

I did get a local hydraulic hose specialist to swage the gearbox-end of a MK1 Focus 2.0 clutch pipe to the clutch master cylinder-end pipe from a MK5 fiesta as the Fiesta clutch slave cylinder has a smaller fitting than the Focus one. He only charged me a fiver to make it and it works a treat!

Fitting the MTX75 involved chopping some of the inner wing out then re-welding some 5mm thick steel back in where it wouldn't foul the gearbox. Everything was seam-sealed afterwards before the bay was resprayed. Again, full build pics on fiestaturbo.com.

I had some custom driveshafts made which are basically shortened 2.0 Focus MK1 items. To allow the Focus outer CV joints to fit my Fiesta, I fitted the later MK3.5 (1994>) fiesta front hubs/carriers which Focus MK1 outer CV's fit perfectly.