ok guys been out of the scene for a little while, had a few pap cars since ,my last fast ford but i brought this today for a bargain price due to it needing quite a bit of bodywork and also having no front seats. it does however benefit from having a recent top end rebuild, avo coilovers, full scorpion exhaust system and a few other bits and pieces.

just from having a quick look i can see that it is going to need 2 front wings, poss a new bonnet, 2 new doors and def a new n/s quarter panel and also inner wing aswell. i know it sounds a lot of work but she came with such an extensive history, every mot and tax disc sice 1994 and loads and loads of paperwork.

im gonna hope to have it all done by the middle of the year so i have time to enjoy it for the summer, im quite mechanically minded but not too clued up on the bodywork side of things so ill be leaving that to the pros, i will however be making loads of frequent updates.

i have a couple of pics just to show what kind of condition she is in

 

She is a bit rough isnt she.I hope you do a good lob of looking after her.

 

will probably need a back panel aswll but will have to check when i start to strip it

 

any pics of the engine? what plans you got for her any engine mods?

 

i think i see this forsale on ebay a little while back, good luck

 

dont have any pics atm but its pretty much standard apart from a k&n filter, few samcos and a bailey dump valve. As for plans im going to buy an alloy rad and cooler from auto specialists, fit a hybrid t3 with full complement of black roose hoses, get some beiges in there and then get it set up at totd

 

yeah the guy i got it from said he had sold it on ebay but the buyer turned up at his house, in portsmouth, and wanted to drive it back up to birmingham lol

 

am sure thats the one that was on ebay a few months back buy now £500 . a was going to buy it till a noticed it was 300 odd mile away from me .

 

good luck. look forward to watching the progress

 

cheers guys, gotta go out tonight in this lovely weather and attempt to fit a starter motor as the current one is fooked, have ordered myself a new genuine bonnet to go with the new front panel it came with, then on the hunt for some genuine wings, a genuine quarter panel, some new gen headlights and all amber indicators.cant wait to get stuck right in

 

best of luck fella you really have got your work cut out,

 

tell me about it lol, but to be fair it will be the first one ive actually seen through and hopefully the end result will be worth all the blood sweat and tears im sure will follow

 

Looks like a lot of work involved. Im doing another one atm, with the same amount of work http://www.fiestaturbo.com/forums/ne...ject-vt173371/
What plans have you got for it?

 

i have a project on the go aswell lol yours looks good here is mine have a look https://passionford.com/forum/restorations-rebuilds-and-projects/267312-fiesta-rst-update-22-03-09-a.html

 

Well fiestaturbo1984 im local to you (hello gareth its fletch) if you need a hand i can come hold the torch! lol
Looks like a pretty big job to do. but alot time and effort and should be worth it in the end.

 

will be mint when finished i say good luck mate

 

Good luck with it mate


Brian

 

how you doing carl, good to see you on pf.hows your rs any pics?

thanks for comments guys. well last night was eventful to say the least, fitted a new starter only to find that no fuel was getting through, found that the pump wasnt priming and after an extensive look through the masses of paperwork i have, it turns out there is an immobiliser. damn it.

anyway, i managed to get in contact with previous owner who posted it today,woohoo.

also today, got it booked into a bodyshop in wembley where i work everyday and its having all new panels with exeption of doors boot and roof and then a full repaint in original white. i decided to get it done in wembley as i can pop in any time of the day and get some pics for you to see. all i say is roll on next weekend

 

good times, got the little immobiliser key in the post so went out to see if she would run, battery was flat so hooked it up to my van, turned the key and she started instantly and ran like a dream, didnt overheat,fan kicked in etc so im well happy, although it did show up that the alternator is fubared so that along with a new battery will be happening saturday.

speaking of saturday im hoping to be picking up some of my new panels and also starting to strip it ready for its stay at the bodyshop so will b lots of pics of rust for you to flame at the weekend.cheers

 

nice early start today so expect some pics later

 

nice to hear its running fine, always a relief when you've bought a non runner

just got back early from doing some overtime so got the rest of the day to work on my fez, lovely weather now too, have fun look forward to pics later

 

soz guys no pics till 2moz

 

i restored a black fiesta turbo for a friend last year with the same rust problems as yours but the bulkhead was rotten aswell in the end i ended fitting new inner and outer sills filler neck repair panel floor pan repairs and rear suspension turrets both sides but the bulkhead was hard work getting it to look right lol best of luck with yours