Ollie's 1989 Mk2 Fiesta XR2





Current Spec List:

Engine:

• 1600 CVH Engine running an early XR2 Weber DFT Carb modified with manual choke.
• Modified 1400 manifold.
• K&N air filter and breather kit.
• Blue Magnecore 8mm HT leads and NGK grooved plugs.
• RS1600i Rocker cover.
• Chrome strutt tops & expansion tank lid.
• Polished ally cover's for brake reserviour and coil.
• Polished (well it was once!) ally heat sheild on exhaust.
• RS Supaflex clear ducting for cold air to the K&N (summer only).
• Manual override for the radiator fan.
• All visible hex bolts replaced with stainless torx ones.
• All jubilee clips replaced with Hitorq stainless ones.

Running gear:

• 15" x 6j 15 Spoke Fiesta Zetec S Wheels.
• Goodridge braided brake hoses.
• Ferodo DS2000 pads.
• Red-dot 6 Groove discs on front.
• Lowered 30mm on Avo adjustable rate dampers and springs.
• Polysport bushes all round.
• Powerflex rear strut top mounts.

Exterior:

• Clear front and side indicators.
• Clear rear light clusters.
• Mirror bulbs all round for the indicators and LED clusters for the brake lights.
• Early Clio rear wiper.
• Shorter front wiper arms off some old BMW.
• Silver pin stripe and bumber stripes.
• Boot lock barrel removed, filled and painted to match the bodywork.
• Engine grill bar and fuel cap colour coded.
• Ford Headlight covers.
• New Ford badges (they're smaller and darker!).
• Black tubing between the scuttle pannel and the wings replaced with blue slicone tube.

Interior:

• Lockwood white dials.
• Foot well lights in the kick panel each activated by their respective door.
• Most bulbs replaced with blue LED's (including the interior light!)
• Additional sound deadening using 2 rolls of Dynamat.
• Dash fixing bolts replaced with ally allenbolts and tapered sleeves.
• Sparco harness pads.
• Richbrook Polished Ally Gear knob.
• Richbrook Polished Ally limited edition Fiesta tax-disc holder.
• Remote boot solenoid.
• Remote central locking.
• Flamemaster Fire-extinquisher mounted under drivers seat.

ICE and Security:

• Yep, it's got both.

Still to come:

• Front (& maybe also rear) strut brace.
• Kent CVH22 Cam & vernier pulley.
• Magnex Exhaust.
• Rear disc conversion.

For more information and work in progress pictures see - www.thefiesta.com/project1

 

Thats a big spec list!
The Car its self is looking mint aswell!

 

here here

 

looks sweet. Even the way you've posted it is neat!

 

very nice

 

Thanks for all the comments

 

oliie c the carb ur runnin, is it the round shaped twin choke one, i think thats the dft, or the one with the square barrels?? i dunno if this makes any sense but any words of wisdum appreciated!! am runnin an xr2 lump in an escort with same carb as u i think, but some people reckon the other 'square' one is better, however others say thayre a nightmare to set up and not worth hassle!!!!!

 

Very nice mate

Its good to something different, than just rs turbo's & cossies which we all like

 

 

The round topped one is a TLDM, the DFT is the one people refer to at the "sqare top" carb but it still has round venturi's.

DFT:



The main difference between the DFT and TLDM is that the DFT has bigger venturi's and has a mechanical linkage to open the second V instead of a vacuum operated one. This means it doesn't "back off" when the vacuum gets low - ie. cruising speed.

It wasn't overly difficult to set up, but the proper manifolds for them are quite rare and the carb would no longer fit it after I replaced the auto choke with a manual one. Hence I had to modify a 1400 CVH manifold to fit it instead (the foot print of the DFT is the same as the 1400 DFTM, but the TLDM is different).

Modified manifold:



Basically I've ground out all the holes to be the size required for the 32/34 DFT carb.

Hope this helps.

 

Nice motor mate

 

cheers mate, so u reckon it makes a big difference? u not considered usin the xr3i mfi head, its got bigger valves than normal cvh but u can run the carbs on it no probs. what brake ur fezy puttin out u reckon mate?

 

I'm not sure if the MFi head will fit my engine, I seem to remember the MFi being a proper hemi whereas mine is the later leanburn type... could be wrong though.

I think the carb made a difference yeah, it gives better response, but remember I also ground out the ports in my manifold at the same time as fitting it.

 

yeah think ur right, mfi head wont fit lean burn, think piston tops are different design as far as im aware. u any closer to puttin the cam in?? am really intreaged to c wat a difference that will make. when i first built up my engine i was usin a high lift cam i got from an xr3i i broke, but coudlnt get her to run, fueling probs mainly. also couldnt ID the cam which nvr helped tryin to set up timing either!!! not a big deal to change tho, was worth a shot.

 

As I've told you before Ollie, love the car