Brettski mk2

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Nice car

WENNY

love the look of these kits nce and wide, what colour you painting it mate

M K

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The whole lot is going frozen white mate, its a nice looking colour, makes it easy to paint individual parts if i have a whack on track etc and its a good clean base for stickers/graphics if i go down that route depending on what i enter the car into.

thanks
Marc

Roosie

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im thinking about putting facelift front lights on my but cant decide if i prefer them or not!

M K

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I was in 2 minds as well mate, as i am not a fan of the lumpy side light on the face lift light but with the clear glass and large round lights for main and indicator it's a much cleaner and newer look so it had to be done i thought and i am happy with it. Also the fact that you will get much better light from the face lift headlight with the option of hid/xenon kits etc if you were to use it enough on the road so its also function over form.

COLEYST200

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looking good mate

Roosie

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Did u buy the front lights new? Also are they straight swap?

M K

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sold my old ones for Ł30 and bought these for Ł80 second hand,

they were a straight swap on mine but not sure on the wiring side as that doesn't matter to me yet lol and my front end will be different to your obviously but im sure they will be

Roosie

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Did you see the fiesta in this months ff? Bodykit is sweet fool knows how he got 8x18 wheels on without any scrubbing

M K

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8x18's under standard arches is pretty good going as even with my large tubs and super wide front arches 8x18 are only comfortable and Andrew said not to push it with 9x18 on the front,

nice car though thats for sure

frayz

Looking awesome mate

TimC

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Are you going for a full new car loom Marc? IIRC the rear lights from pre and face lift have something different wiring wise each side, could be the fog and reverse lights?

UK345

I always thought it was the headlights that had different connectors ?

Loving the car, i cant believe you bought that badboy for Ł900 what was the mileage on the badboy ?? Looks absolutely stunning plus it will be an absolute rocket.

M K

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Cheers guys,

Yeah the car loom will be done pretty much from scratch so not bothered about things being different wiring wise.

The mileage on the fiesta was 157000 when I got it, belonged to a 60yr old traveling sales rep women so had been round the world and was filthy and stinking inside lol but perfect as a base for the project.

TimC

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Nope 100% its rear lights. Dont matter in this case anyway

Nash

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I cannot get over the difference cutting the meshed parts has made, starting to really take shape if you get me.

M K

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thanks mate, yeah its a BIG difference in how it looks from something so simple as cutting out the blanks but it really gives you a sneak peak at the end product

Minirotty

Love those door cards.

M K

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wish i could have got them in carbon but sod paying over Ł500 for 2 bare door cards lol

fordrs2005

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regarding you using loads of paint

what sort of pressure are you spraying at ? as you should be spraying at about 40psi on the water trap/gauge ,

if your spraying at alot more that you,ll be getting alot more bounce back and basically wasting more materials ,

M K

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i was probably just doing it all wrong mate lol but my painting days are over unless its small items now.

thanks for the info though

stevealien

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erjones

Any updates? and Detango the lights, look loads better detangoed

adie_mwell

my mate put the new shape rear light and headlights in his am sure front wer a stright swap but the rears he had to cut and join or fuk about with them

erjones

Yeah rears are a pain, best way is to use lexus style rear light looms

M K

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No major updates mate as money goes elsewhere at xmas so its getting put to one side over crimbo and new year.

Although i had planned a few small things to mess around with over the holidays like trim parts and fitting the door cards properly etc just to keep me tinkering but i smashed my knee up yesterday quite bad so im no good for anything now apart from drinking beer

As for de-tangoing the lights i do want to do that but havent looked how yet? any guides anywhere? i assume il have to heat gun the glass/plastic to remove it from the light unit to get at it all

thanks
Marc

dingla rs

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yer have heat then up takes ages ,i just cut hole in back my unit and did that way an plastic welded piece back in

erjones

best way is to take the units out, take the indicator bulb out and then poke the lense through, next bit is the fiddly bit you need 2 needle nose pliers and put the through the indicator hole and grab the lense and snap it so you can pull the bits through the hole, take bit of time but makes a big difference

hope that makes sense if not ill give you a link of a picture how to lol

EDIT heres the link for you

http://www.ukfiestanetwork.com/index...owtopic=139136

M K

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Thanks for the guide mate

I will definitely be doing that, it looks a lot better.

dobermann1234

lookin amazin m8
wot u planin on doin wiv it? (road or race car)??

jamie

M K

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hoping to use it for some form of sprinting mate or maybe hill climb but thats a long way off yet im afraid

dave_s2_rst

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dude you xr was mental and this the next level!

Well done to you

M K

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Thanks mate,

Yeah this is a big step up over the xr2 in every way.

dingla rs

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i sore a fiesta cosworth at croft yesterday ,they lokk very nice in white with the wide arches mate should be a cracker

marco polo

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awesome project loooks the bollox

M K

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thanks Marco

stuarth

come on updates!!!!!!!

you seem to be into this project as much today as when you started it.

alot of people get board half way through !!!!


cant wait to see it finished

COCHYN

Driveshafts gonna last on this one are they Marc, unlike the MK2 at the Thrash, remember?

M K

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I am not bored mate its just this thing really is eating some cash and everything i need to buy or have built or do is 4 figures and i don't have a lump some anymore like i did to pay for the shell work so bits are getting done monthly with payday but progress is still being made , just very very slowly.

The car was going to go in to be painted end of January but again that's another 2 grand and then it will just sit in the garage and probably get knocked/scratched as i will have no money to do anything else, so instead i am concentrating on the engine at the moment along with a few other bits.

My 200 block has been long studded, had the lug removed below the alternator so i can use a drop bracket and had the oil return drilled and tapped straight into the block rather than back into the filter take off and a couple of other things drilled and tapped.

My crank is off for the full works, polish, lighten and balance and knife edge etc although i found out it is on 0.25 grind already, Ronnie was mistaken when i bought it as he assured me it was standard but that's one of those things so i am still going to use it as it doesn't need further grind and can stay on .25,

My rods are off for shot peening and new little end bushes being fitted to suit new pistons, and when that lot is back the block will go off to be bored to 0.5 for the new pistons.

Also sorted a wrc breather for the engine as i was about to order a new one and another one come up silly cheap and i know its the proper kit so that's another part sorted.

I have also had a load of parts done by Mark at MK MOTORSPORT just waiting for a few more bits then i will show you that little lot.

The plan is to have the engine fully built up with everything bar the turbo itself by the end of march, but time will tell i suppose.



I don't know mate as i may step up a size on the turbo and go for 500-550bhp so the transmission is likely to last 5 seconds

erjones

Any updates?