Unfortunately the biggest engine I've got at the moment is the 1600cvh. But it's been overbored, polished, skimmed, with a double valve springs and a kent 33cam fitted. I've since stripped it all down and rebuilt it all back up just to sit on an engine stand. The fiesta is too big and long a project for my present garage and time commitments so I have to be practical with my ambition.

sillyfezzaMK1 - there'll be a for sale thread sometime this week once I've got across to the garage and taken some photos.

An rs turbo sounds sweet, but I need to be practical with my monies, and my capabilities. I reckon I'd be ok in a year or so to move onto that, so the 1600 is probably the best I can do at the moment and the best way to keep hold of a solid shell until I can afford to do more. Same applies with the mondeo 2L, a great idea, but one that I'll want to hold onto to for when time allows.

Love the idea of RS500 rims, rs16i front spoiler too. Idea is to keep it as stock as possible so looking for something on a 5speed owned by some old giffer who's had it from new, fully serviced up, and garaged all it's days. The sleeper look lends itself to those cars out there that haven't got the same premium on them as the rs's, so should be able to pick something up out there with a good bit of life in it yet.

Please keep the ideas coming though, time and money is meaning I need to move onto this fairly quickly.

Trawling the usual places for a solid shell but would appreciate it if anyone had the heads up on any going for sale. Distance from Bristol not necessarily a problem.

Ta.

morgs