Hi all this is a thread about my ST170 its a slow project as time and money aren't easy to come by but i'm getting there .
here's a picture of my headlights halfway through tinting.
Iv had to restore them as they had those deflector pads burnt in and the lenses were all yellow and marked so when I had restored them I tinted them to protect them and because I think it looks better il add more pictures later.



This picture is one I took after id sanded the lens down with some sand paper not really rough though.



This picture was taken after I had polished the lens back up.


This one is a picture I took just after giving the car a little polish up.


Decided to de-badge the back except for the ford logo while I was polishing the car.



This is what I used to polish the car came up nice.


A mate of mine has been printing these and gave me a couple.




Nice shot of the car after it's polish.


Done some tinting on the rear passenger windows but the rear screen got a big crease in it so didn't fit it waiting on replacement.

 

looks good nice improvement

 

Cheers mate any suggestions are welcome on ideas. Does anyone know how to engage the child locks on my rear doors?

 

do you not use the key in the door latch with the door open, sure there's a little hole for it.

 

cheers mate will have a look after going to snow foam it in a bit pics to follow

 

Nice clean rim.


Got carried away with the cleaning.


Me washing the focus my mates mini getting a clean aswell this bloke is a top mate helped me with every stage so far.



A picture of mine and my mates cars notice the difference in the two.



A close up shot of my new rear lights.



More ott cleaning.



Few more of the snow foam.





Cheers for taking a look guys.

 

Cheers dude found it.

 

Glad to help

 

Quick update took my car into work "I work at a garage not a mechanic more like receptionist" so while on the ramp and after the test drive the mechanic at work has said I need a new clutch kit which aint good so im booking it in to be done asap. I did some diging around and found this which shows how to set up auto windows and door locks as well as other info on the car http://www.fordst170.co.uk/useful.php
will keep the thread updated as and when. on a side note may be purchasing a mk1 xr2 for doing autosolo's and maybe more! exciting times atm.

 

So my car is at work up on the ramp


It's having the clutch done at the moment but depending on what the boss says and funds may drop in a dual mass flywheel interestingly the one that's in mine is made by LUK who we use which is handy may get a stainless steel manifold and down pipe so it tidies up the engine bay and will sound nicer. so here we go






Fair play to the mechanic he got the bolts out without destroying them



I started cleaning the inside of my rims on my lunch done the fronts today so will try do the rears 2moro.
I gave the lads a hand getting the box out of it this morning so thought id take a few pics any comments and opinions are welcome.

Quick update my dual mass is being replaced after all so its going to cost a little more than I had planned but at least doing it now means I save 5hrs labour as everything is all ready out.

 

How long did it take you to do the clutch.

 

Those rims are clean a few winters have taken their toll on ours in a big way!

 

the clutch and dual mass taking a while as im getting it dirty cheap at work getting a brake bleed at the same time and may get the cam and aux belts done aswell. just bought another set of mint rims from over here aswell. Thank you mcst I take pride in how clean my car looks

 

iv seen this thread http://www.audi-sport.net/vb/a3-s3-f...gasflowed.html on porting and polishing the head and skimming it on an st170. Now would this do anything for a standard car or would it be a waste of time? I have a mate that does machining and I could get the lads at work to pull it all apart so wouldn't cost me the earth to do. Also is there anything else anyone recommends for power increase. I need advice on the best sort of tyres. I have decided to use eibach pro springs in black. I need advice on what pads and if needed discs to use aswell all for fast road use. Thanks in advance.

 

nice car mate

 

A p&p'd head aids flow etc. The basics of gases in gases out and ultimately will aid power. Coupled with induction and exhaust mods it would be worthwhile if its inexpensive for you to do. That said, the ST170 engine is regarded as the best zetec ford produced and essentially already in a good state of tune. People have reported losses from changing the exhaust as it is tuned perfectly for the car.

If you've not already use a K&N panel filter in the standard airbox, then get a deflector from an auto focus to go in slam panel that directs air into the snorkel, remove the resonator box from the side of the airbox too for the induction noise.

You could decat it but i'd say you will need to custom map it to make the most of the mods.

An off the shelf obd plug and play remap works well by all accounts, dreamscience being regarded as better than bluefin.

Brakes, i've always liked ferodo, they can be noisy but i've always found they last well and perform as good. Don't be tempted by cheap pattern parts for brakes, i glazed the cheap pads and the discs with good pads still fade far too quickly.

I've found Falken tyres to perform well and aren't stupidly expensive. However.....these are heavy on tyres they wear the inside edge both front and rear, we usually have a pair every year on the front. There are better performing tyres but its a trade off against cost imho. The real pricy brands may perform better but you'll likely still be replacing them as quickly

 

why did you use all the poorboys SS-R mate ?? was your cars paint that bad??
i do detailing for a living don't understand what your doing there

 

Hi all been a while since I was on last couple of things have happened while iv been off the site. Firstly the replies to posts from members. turbo-herman thank you its nice to see people taking notice of my thread although it is a very slow project.
mcst thanks for the info as soon as I have some spare money im going to start getting parts and one of the lads at work said theres a company over here that do mapping on a rolling road so would that be a route to look at or do I stick with the mainstream mapping systems?
minder yes the paint had loads of scratches and was faded im interested in going full on bufty for next year any hints or advice would be great.

So the news isn't great iv had a little accident and im also an engagement ring lighter in the wallet dept lol.
I had just got my car out of work from having the clutch and dual mass replaced and so I went for a little blast car slipped away and mounted a curb so now iv had to replace a tyre and the suspension dampers as I bent the p/s/f.

 

hi mate
i will be more than happy to help you out when your ready as silver is a very hard colour to get a shine out of i will tell you what products to use and how to use them here a a few of my old ST170 after lots and lots of hard work LOL





will find some more for you mate (but this is what it looked like when i finished it and ŁŁŁŁŁŁŁŁŁŁŁŁŁŁspent

 

Hi all long time no see again lol. not really done loads but got pics of bits and bobs got some springs coming from pumaspeed been waiting over a month due to shipping issues grrrrrrrr got some axel spacers and some gel overlays.
Enjoy.

 

Wow! This is a really nice modded version of an st170! Top marks. It doesn't look tacky! Nice brakes conversion too.

 

what are these wheels and where do i get them, really suit your car mate, i like them a lot!!