Hello all not going have a long introduction about myself but Im from Holland and Ford passionist . I have two projects at the moment the first one is my daily ride: Ford Ka. The second one is my Fiesta RS Turbo which I have started working on just.

My Ka project started as a very standard d arte edition with collection bumpers and black leather interior:





The first thing was to get rid of the orange indicators at the front and some new rear lights:





Next came the Ford racing arches:



And some lowering:



And last but not least my new wheels:



Already fitted the RS badge I found on one of the donor cars for my future mods:

 

I ve got a few more mods ready to go no but not yet finished like my new booth and spoiler:





When these are fitted everything like the racing arches and mirrors will be color coded to match the car.

But most important my new engine and brake upgrade. The 2.0 Zetec which will have to be trottle bodied and some other changes to get some more revs and power out of it:



My reardisc conversion from the focus RS (will get the 300mm disc upgrade from the ST170 on the front):



Maybe some other mods in the future aswell but first have to see how this works out...

 

nice! rs rear discs and calipers are the same as the 2.0, st170 etc. so i hope u didnt pay the rs 'tax' for them!

Crowds.

 

Calipers and discs are the same as the ST170 but all others are different (calipers might be the same). Hubs differ a bit: wider and stronger.

Did cost me quite a lot but thats the price for wanting something special

 

Brian

 

Ka look's hard as nail's on those new rim's, are they proper mag's?

 

they are the ones from the Monte Carlo Cossie so they should be

 

Had an idea they were Monte wheel's, look's real sweet on the little Ka mate.

 

How cool does that look


Out of interest how much wider are the 'racing' arches than the standard ones ?

 

[quote="B9KOS"]Just wide enough to fit some propper cossie wheels (about 2 inch)

 

[quote="Sjon"]
Wide enough to cover a rear axle then

 

If you're sugesting rear wheel drive? Not sure tho.

My rear axle will be a bit wider when installing the Focus rearhubs to get the reardisc conversion but not sure yet how much wider they can take

 

that exterior is perfect i wouldent change a thing with the outside of that it looks perfect as it is. jsut get the engine in it

 

The rear spoiler and shaved booth will be the finishing touches.

I'm sorting out the bits for the engine right now (that's why I've registered on this forum) so hopefully I can start the conversion before year end.

 

Looks stunning, should be bloody good fun once the engines in.

 

Rear wheel drive No

Hopefully 4wd

This info may help

Focus
Car Wheelbase 103 inches
Front Track 58.8 inches
Rear Track 58.8 inches

Ka

Car Wheelbase 96.4 inches
Front Track 54.9 inches
Rear Track 55.6 inches

 

4wd has been done before so it's always possible but for now I'll stick to fwd.

I'm only using the rear hubs of the Focus RS and they are about 3 inch wide which is a bit wider compared to the rear hubs plus drums of the Ka but not sure how much. Guess it's only 1 inch what will make the wheel fit even better in the arch.

Might get some 5mm spacers on the front as well to gain some width

 

looking ace on the montes

 

looks decent

 

lovin the ka mate keep it up

 

Still looking for the best setup for my 2.0 Zetec before I put it in the Ka. Now I was wondering what the dis-/advantages are for a plenum on a non turbod engine?

This would look great:


...and it will help me get the cold air to the inlet instead of feeding it over the hot engine before. Also saves a bit of room at the top of the engine bay so I could still use the strutbrace.

Ive seen a lot of those plenums on turbod cars but IRCC its nothing more than an aircollector between trottlebody and the inlet. On the racing Puma there is used one which helps the midrange revs. produce more power.

Seen a few DIY job which look pretty easy to do:

 

i dont think there are many disadvantages of having an plenum on a n/a motor except maybe lack of air intake which i doubt will happen,

personally i preffer to to see big trumpets sticking out of a n/a engine

 

big trumpets all the way! look so much cooler!
erm and as for the plenum, design it too big and air may be sitting there in the hot engine bay for longer than it would without the plenum, hot air=bad air, keep that in mind
some reason i cant see the top pics, but lookin cool
u sure u dont want 4wd its fun

 

look what Santa got me:

 

very nice mate

 

Very smart


Get them fitted after your Xmas dinner

 

I had those seats fitted in my ka but only had one

 

love the look of this them wheels really suit the car A***

 

which company is this exhaust manifold from??

 

Focus RS and ST170 rear disks are 100% NOT the same. Both are 280mm but they have different offsets due to the track being 10mm wider each side on the RS.

The calipers are all the same though, only the carrier differs from a 2.0 compared to a ST/RS

 

There was an inlet before on that spot. Pic come from: http://www.qedpower.com/

inlet was this one:

 

thats a nice looking project. Turbo the thing

 

Seen quite a few nice KA projects lately, looking forward to seeing B9KOS's example pretty soon

But custom inlets are pretty cool, and really cheap to do. Here's our example...

 

I have seen your car sprint on EFE this year. Love the button for your doors But the bumpers mate noooo Your engine was a nice looking one. But sounded like he had a few mis fires. How was it built?

 

Its not my car, the owner is a good friend and a lot has been done. I own the black Focus Turbo that was with him on the day, as can be seen below

The styling matches a complete showcar, something for everyone really, that's what it was intended for. Missfires were later sorted after the show, on the way to the Nurburgring

 

Right i have seen the focus to indeed. Think i even got a picture of it. Nice focus.

 

i see your running a cam sensor?
what ecu are you running

 

Looking good

See Ive got something more to do to have mine to look as good as that one

Cutting up some old fiesta sliders to get the seats fitted. Want them to be adjustable.... There will be some welding this weekend

 

Very nice project!

 

For my zetec ka, i've been looking around for an old cvh alternator bracket-can't find one!
Does any one know what the bracket on the photo of the zetec is? Near the top-i don't know how to link it?
If any one can let me know.

Cheers.