Diamond White 1986 Ford Fiesta XR2
13-03-2011, 08:01 PM
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Diamond White 1986 Ford Fiesta XR2
When I first got it, it looked like this bit sorry for its self but not too bad shape.
but if you go looking for trouble your gonna find it.
and so i took the car off the road and starting making headway on restoring it to the best of my abilities.
The original idea was to leave the n/a cvh engine with a couple of changing to make it bit of power full.
The carb plus ported and polished head, a rs1600i cam and a 4 branch but once i took the head of the engine i discovered a very worn bottom end the lip to the bore was massive. After i had drop the bottom end out of the car i left it outside in the rain and only 1 or the bores managed to hold any water.
So engine is slightly forgotten about for the moment as i dont have the shell sorted yet.
and i think that pretty much bring it up to date. Still working on it as much as i can. Hoping to have it finished by august at the lastest so i can drive it during the summer before taking it off the road next winter to get a decent turbo lump of some sort. The only thing that can really hold me up at the moment is money.
but if you go looking for trouble your gonna find it.
and so i took the car off the road and starting making headway on restoring it to the best of my abilities.
The original idea was to leave the n/a cvh engine with a couple of changing to make it bit of power full.
The carb plus ported and polished head, a rs1600i cam and a 4 branch but once i took the head of the engine i discovered a very worn bottom end the lip to the bore was massive. After i had drop the bottom end out of the car i left it outside in the rain and only 1 or the bores managed to hold any water.
So engine is slightly forgotten about for the moment as i dont have the shell sorted yet.
and i think that pretty much bring it up to date. Still working on it as much as i can. Hoping to have it finished by august at the lastest so i can drive it during the summer before taking it off the road next winter to get a decent turbo lump of some sort. The only thing that can really hold me up at the moment is money.
13-03-2011, 08:07 PM
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Look's a nice project 
Do your self a favour though and get rid of the gasless wire and start running gas through the welder it will transform your weld's
It did with my clarke welder
Do your self a favour though and get rid of the gasless wire and start running gas through the welder it will transform your weld's
It did with my clarke welder
13-03-2011, 08:11 PM
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Yer i have got the gas now. Is a massive difference! The gas doesnt last that long tho.
13-03-2011, 08:50 PM
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No your right there most of my m8's run a midi co2 bottle from ocal paint suppliers probably set you back Ł40 first then Ł15 for a change over bottle
Do you have a jaywell's paints near you?
Do you have a jaywell's paints near you?
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