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Old Mar 18, 2018 | 01:05 PM
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Hello, I present myself Romain ( DrFaust ) , I'm French and I 'm 28 years old . I just acquire a 2000 mk5 it are 172 000 km



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That swap went well and it works pretty well up to photos







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Here are some news from the Fiesta that always rolls very well. So I reviewed the front gear as it was starting in lollipop so change the bearings before complete triangles and silent block bar in powerflex and it is day and night. As a result change of look for her
Before


AFTER


Then I am going to see for the manufacture of the 3 bars anti close in quick disassembly if I need to work on the engine here the cups for the shock absorber heads


Here is the rest of the work




Here are the sequences of the manufacture of the front bar





Here is an engine bay "almost" all clean
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here is the homemade Gas Bonnet Struts creation.






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Old Mar 18, 2018 | 01:11 PM
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Old Mar 18, 2018 | 05:29 PM
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Nice fiesta that mate
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Old Mar 19, 2018 | 10:58 AM
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Thank you, because you are the only one to have answered
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Old Mar 19, 2018 | 11:11 AM
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Welcome! Some nice little bits of fabrication done there.

Always liked 1.7-converted Fiestas, they seem to go quite well for such a cheap conversion.
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Old Mar 19, 2018 | 11:19 AM
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Yes it is an inexpensive change for the gain. And with the gearbox of 1.6 it's a real treat
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Old Mar 19, 2018 | 03:50 PM
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Hi everybody, Small pack in view of the next track days
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Old Mar 19, 2018 | 08:58 PM
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Nice car, I've seen this over on ZSOC. I have a zetec s myself, i will be looking to do an engine conversion this year. Undecided what to do at the moment whether i use the puma engine or something else. The 1.6 is quite expensive to modify.
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Modifying an atmospheric engine is very expensive. After switching to 1.7 is simple and inexpensive. After you can go on a zetec 2l
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Awesome work ..nice car.
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That's a little stunner!
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Sorry but I do not understand I'm french
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Sorry but I do not understand I'm french
It looks really nice
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Hi everybody,
Here are the tires are mounted more case waits the track day

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Old Feb 6, 2019 | 03:15 PM
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Hi everybody, sorry for the delay but little return on my day track Super sensations, a chassis of crazy she holds very well with a top braking but lacks some horsepower.











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Cool car matey and great fab work. Is the shell solid and not rusty like most mk5 fiestas.
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Maybe a turbo charged engine for some more power ?
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Originally Posted by Glenn_
Cool car matey and great fab work. Is the shell solid and not rusty like most mk5 fiestas.
the hull is in good condition has a little on the rear-left wing
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Maybe a turbo charged engine for some more power ?
I prefer to stay in the atmosphere and I will put a full milltek line
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Originally Posted by drfaust²
I prefer to stay in the atmosphere and I will put a full milltek line
not really gain much from a full miltek though ? Possible head work and cams ? If you want to stay NA .
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not really gain much from a full miltek though ? Possible head work and cams ? If you want to stay NA .
If you win not far from 10hp announced by milltek and check the power bench
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Will 10hp be enough for what you want on Top of what you already have mate ? For the track .
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to test and go step by step
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to test and go step by step

thats a good decision .
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Old Sep 24, 2019 | 12:09 PM
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Hi all,
Since the time you are well?
The fiesta has had some novelty








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Old Oct 4, 2019 | 01:11 PM
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Hi all, I installed turismo wheels arches

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Old Oct 23, 2019 | 09:41 AM
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Old Jan 29, 2024 | 06:56 AM
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Here are the news I changed my clutch and the gimbals



I also switched to a led bulb, it's day and night


Then I finally found a milltek manifold with sport cat after 5 years of research 1 hour from my house like what



And in the crowd find a complete ST150 brake kit long live the 280mm and the discs at the back and I will refurbish them with a little paint

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Old Jan 29, 2024 | 06:57 AM
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hello to all here is st150 brake mounted at the front

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ST150

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Old Jan 29, 2024 | 06:58 AM
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hello everyone, here's a little news
I put my rear arches back on with changing my front grille.
Then adding a front spoiler and purchasing a bucket seat.










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