Thought it was about time I took some more pics of the old girl as it's coming up
to 20 years old now




Interior has been stripped and the cage went in





Bought some Cobra Imola 2's and some proper Luke Harnesses too,
the door bars wouldn't go in so the door cards were removed
and replaced with ally ones. After Rich Pon said that I
would be better with the switches for the lecky windows in
the dash I have decided that is what is going to happen as the windows
clip the switches if you push them in fully. Cheers Rich for the
Advice.




Bonnet Pins and Blocks have been added , obviously not to everyones taste but
they do serve their purpose and it's my car!






Not much changed here but will do in the future, Bodywork bits gonna
come first though.




The M.O.T runs out in July and the car will be getting restored and the
engine out to be finished off after the deposit for a house has been saved.
If it takes a year or 2 then sor be it as it's mine for the long run.

Apparently there are only about 500 left so I feel very lucky.

Got an SECS Monitor coming to fill the gap where the stereo used to be

 

looking good cliff

can i have a ride before it comes off the road

 

I have an i WAS very impressed



AWESOME CAR

 

Mint

 

Love that mate, very nice indeed

So you should feel very lucky too, Im looking forward to the summer now to see them all out on the roads

One of my fav cars

 

Looks great mate, all the mods suit the car very well IMO!

 

looks good

 

Looks fantastic mate

 

very nice

 

very nice i like it alot

 

every time i see this S1 makes me smile ever since i seen it one of the bedford
meets i love it!!!! well done cliff

 

Stunning

 

Thanks for all your kind words, nearly 3 years in my ownership

Thought I'd put the spec list up too

Modifications

Engine
1.9 litre bottom end by Specialised Engines ,K&N Filter with bespoke mounting, Stage 3 head ,Piper T2 Cam,Kent Vernier pulley,2.3 litre DOHC engine camshaft position sensor on bespoke adjustable mount, Grp A Coil, T34 turbo with 6 degree cut back blades , 360 degree thrust bearing, maram shaft for antilag retaining the .63 cossie housing with a one off down pipe, -31 Actuator, GRS Evolution 3 Intercooler, GRS Radiator, Samco Boost & Coolant Hoses, Modified Charge Carrier, Uprated cossie fuel pump & custom fuel lines, Fiesta RST fuel rail and pressure regulator, Bosch 803 green injectors, Modified Fiesta RST inlet manifold, Sierra Cos throttle body with bespoke linkage and cable bracket, electronic fuel injection, Bailey Motorsport oil separator and swirl pot, Sierra 1.8 crankshaft position sensor, pulley ring modified for EFI management, Sierra Cos idle speed control valve, ignition amplifiers, air temperature sensor and coolant temperature sensor, kenlowe fan, chromed rocker cover, charge pipe, battery cover, bonnet stay, suspension strut tops, fuse boxcover and oil filler cap, Mirage alloy header tank, Weber-Marelli level six ECU piggybacked by Pectel chip,3 bar map sensor, thermostat removed from housing to allow higher water flow. Mapped by Paul Hills at Engine Advantages.


Transmission
Stage 2 Gearbox from Gearboxman with the gate in the box , Quaife ATB diff ,Series 2 ratios, Vibratechnics engine mounts, AP Racing Clutch

Suspension
Avo front coilovers, Bilstein rear coilovers, Adjustable track control arms, Alloy uprated anti roll bar clamps , Full corner weighting by Field Motorsport ( 960 kg )

Brakes
Front:Jaguar Calipers, ST170 300mm discs
Rear: Ford Focus rear discs, calipers and pads, RS2000 handbrake cable

Wheels & Tyres
7.5 x 17" Wolfrace Voodoo alloys ,205/40 Yokohama A539 Rubber

Body
Clear front Indicators, chromed exhaust heat shield, alloy fuel filler cap

Interior
RS four spoke steering wheel, turbo boost and oil pressure auxilary gauges in carbon fibre pod in A pillar, ACT gauge, manual fan switch, interior stripped out ( dash left in ) , Safety Devices 6 Point cage with door bars , Cobra Imola 2 Seats , Luke 5 Point Harnesses



That'll do for now

 

No words,just

 

nice motor think I see at the last passionford meet down southend

 

 

It was indeed even though it was freezing

 

Just gotta love this car As Andy said..... wouldn't mind a little go in it either Where does the end of the queue start Dave ?

 

I was waiting for the "Big Thanks to SCC for all there hard work.... )


As Always looks Awesome mate........

Look forward to whoopin ya up on track again soon

 

yes you was dave, didnt like that seat much tho did you

 

i love that

 

Looks like she's 5 mate!

 

You know it goes without saying Rob as that's why the stickers for SCC are still on it

As for the track thing , slicks are obviously the way forward or is that just a bit more practise

Like Pon said to me " If you don't spin on a track day then you aren't trying hard enough"



Cliff S1 wrote:
RS2000_Daz wrote:
nice motor think I see at the last passionford meet down southend


It was indeed even though it was freezing



yes you was dave, didnt like that seat much tho did you
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Mate those seats are a damn tight squeeze
Don't think I'll be doing a Nigel Mansell and not be able to get in them though

 

Nice one Dave!
Can't wait to see it in the flesh

 

Looks fookin stunning

 

Very nice car

 

very clean
nice car
shame there isnt more left on road

 

nice s1 mate

 

 

looks good in the pics
even better in the flesh

 

Am gonna take it easy now as I am stashing to get myself on the property market so the car is taking a side step. I am always away and the M.o.t runs out in July so I think that would be a good excuse to strip it and get it restored.

I really am in 2 minds as to what to do with the engine as I have the 1.9 specialised engines in there but the rods and pistons are standard ones.

So I see it as my options are:

1) Stick with the lump I have and put steel rods and forged pistons in.
2) Go back to a 1.6 and do the same as above ( not to keen on this idea)
3) Go the full zetec route with the steel rods and pistons.

I wouldn't bother with going zvh as it just seems like half a job and I would just regret not going the full zetec.

I really am stuck on what to do management wise as I was talking to Nigel B about his Series One and he runs Autronic which got me thinking.

I have a Level 6 ecu in there now with the wiring loom and sensors which has to be worth atleast Ł250, I have a P8 ecu which was or is planned to go in mine and that is worth Ł300, mapping for the P8 is going to cost around Ł600 plus the bits for antilag as I have the maram shaft in my T34

So all in all that's probably about Ł1400 already when say for example Autronic is about 2 grand mapped.

The Question is " How hard would it be to go full zetec and is all the extra money on adapting brackets and spacers etc worth it? "

Oh What to do

Gonna be a while till it's done anyway and like Rudey said I will take my own time as I feel no need to prove anything else on the car to anyone but me as it will be a track car mainly as I had so much fun at The Beds Track Day

 

Well mate you know i'm going 16v with cossie management but I quess it depends what you require from your engine, I did plenty of events with the Fiesta ZT and I always drove to and from the event with no problems, but then if you look after any engine and play it safe if will last.. for me it would be a choice between 2.0l 16v or 1600cvh.
From the pics your car looks pretty solid would it not just need a respray??
Good luck with all the plans

 

Fooking love this car, proper clean and always a pleassure to work on.
Dave, i want first dibs on the management stuff for ( hopefully ) a new project, i'm moving shortly and will have a garage so if you need a hand stripping it let me know!! Plus you won't get lost as it'll be 2 roads down from my old house!!

 

Very nice Dave

So we gonna battle it out on the track at somepoint ?

How have you mounted your seats ?

 

Dave, go for a mental 1600 DONT GO zvh, keep with theme of car and stay cvh



Autronic tho



would be wicked mate, then sell me your P8

 

love it!

 

Gary you are a star
The car has been faultless since your fettling
May have to take you up on that offer of stripping it, may not be for a while as I want to do it in my time as when I first got the car there's always that pressure to get to a good standard of performance and I am quite sure that you have helped me achieve that

Adam,
After doing The Beds Track Day the bug really has kicked in but I must resist as the purchase of a house is being taken seriously this time. We shall do battle. Perhaps next year sometime

I got SCC to mount the seats but you get the rough idea from this pic


Really not sure what to do engine wise and with the management either.
If I decide to go aftermarket management then it goes without saying that you get first dibs on it Gary

The car is staying with me for the long term and the price of restoration compared to what I have already spent is just a small percentage

 

Bloody hell, It's gonna get restored? It looks mint. I love these cars

 

Looks greate M8!!!