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General Car Related Discussion.To discuss anything that is related to cars and automotive technology that doesnt naturally fit into another forum catagory.
I hated them and can't believe I'm fighting it's corner but for £1500 and ford it's a fiesta or a focus St170 or puma. Couple of cheap mods and they are are a match for caged clios and civic ep3's round knockhill. That was a puma one.
I think a mk6 you would be scrapping the barrel at that price. Don't know if anyone has mentioned bmw compact yet or 106gti/Saxo but obviously not fords.
Are these any good? I never even thought about one untill I saw this and gjh's post.
Theres quite a few for sale on the net for under £1k
Handle well but ultimately under powered (perhaps they should of come with the pumas lump from the factory), lots of bodged puma conversions mind, and they rust like any old ford (so a lot) but a good one is a good little car, not sure if you'd match the pace of clio's mind unless you can really drive.
how are they terrible? Rust on any car made from metal are bad if you don't look after them correctly and maintain the car.
Fiesta RS1800 are a good car, granted things need up grading but have a strong engine that pulls well, a great ratio gearbox and can easily keep up with a clio cup 172.
I think he mean mk3 Fiesta's rot just for fun lol.
I think with the RS1800 i got last year i need to take welding classes
rx8 heres mine and a freinds £450 for 1 with a slight miss fire 4 new coils and plugs and take some oil out and it drives like a dream mot till September 1st track day booked for 24th got the coils and plugs for free as 3 friends have them as track cars
spare parts are cheap just make sure u get a good 1 u will get a good 1 with 1500
I had a fiesta mk5 zetec s with a puma engine and a few other mods - it certainly went very well on track. A little under powered down the straights but it was scalping far superior cars through the corners. I was all over the back of an Evo in the wet and he could only get away from me down the straight and for the rest of the lap i was trying to get past him - would love another
Old thread, I went out and got a Mk5 fiesta around the time I started this thread and did a 1.7 conversion myself.
I will put up a new thread soon as I would like to document what's been done
Old thread, I went out and got a Mk5 fiesta around the time I started this thread and did a 1.7 conversion myself.
I will put up a new thread soon as I would like to document what's been done
Nice one matey. When I had my 1.7 puma. It was quick in the corners but on the straights cars were pulling away from me.
Nice one matey. When I had my 1.7 puma. It was quick in the corners but on the straights cars were pulling away from me.
I am helping my Son to get his 2001 Subaru Impreza WRX STI ready for track action next year. We have done a lot of suspension upgrades, engine mods which we hope when its mapped will give it around 360bhp, We have fitted a 6 speed gearbox and an uprated clutch from a later model, AP big brakes up front and a roll cage. I have been busy cleaning and painting parts for it so when we put it all back together it will be looking good. He does'nt use it as a daily and I am pleased that he has decided to use it for track day fun.I know it's not a Ford but it will be a pretty quick car once we finish it.
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what about a xr4i seamed welled rolling shell this was a track car running Nissan s14 engine she'll is solid with welding cage also lgot a ls2 engine was going to use that can be bought separately no gearbox
Will defo be fun on track. It wasnt that long ago you could buy imprezas for 1500 quid. I used to see loads on the roads but now there isn't many about.
07-03-2017, 07:44 PM
