thats my mates on polished pots lowered 50 mm with an ashley system,, didnt cost him no more than £200 to get it looking like that,, an if you ask me i think it looks smart!!

 

That's what you should be aiming for mate. ^^ look's nice and wont get you pulled by the police every 5 mins.
Imagine yours would look even better with the kit on.

 

That looks mint.
Get it done!

Cant believe how much those mondy wheels are going for already, wonder if the bidders know that they're not cosy wheels

Or are you just bidding them up

 

Oh dear, Oh dear, Oh dear!

 

I think he could end up with a lovely little Foosty if he listens to what people have to say. I'll check postage on the other 2 XR wheels when I'm at the Post Office tomorrow. Anyone else have any decent parts around that they could donate/sell cheap to him? Also there must be someone in Leedsrhino's area that could give him a hand with the body work? Would be worth it for the comedy value if nothing else!

 

Finally coughed up for a new caliper, it was only £40 + exchange so good price really. All bled with a decent pedal
No more stuck on front brake

Also got a set of rear shoes, all adjusted up nice with a brilliant handbrake now.

Bonded the rear spoiler on today with propper bodywork bonding stuff, so full xr2 kit now fitted correctly and looks really well.

Found 2 more xr3i wheels on ebay and won so they will be delivered soon so get rid of these shocking pepperpots, they are not sellin on ebay at the moment so will give them a mini refurb and probily just spray them black.

Now bonnet wont blooded close, its decided to drop on one side at the front but the hinges look fine, not bent or anything, i think it looks pretty cool with the bonnet raised like that abit.

just noticed that there is no hole for a door mirror on the n/s, guess this boggo standard pop wasnt blessed with one.


splashed out a weeks wages on this little beauty today, get some practice in at the weekend then tackle the hole in the boot.

came with a reel of wire, new bottle of argon andthe regulator but its faulty, where do i get a cheap 1 from??

 

machine mart or somewhere like that should have one, ie any trade counter

 

Glad you're selling the red Mondy wheels as they looked really shit on a maroon car. XR3i or pepperpots will look infinitely better. Remember, less is more.

 

There is no way that you are interested in anything ford you have ignored every single bit of advice that anybody has given you about any of your 2 fiestas you are infact on here to annoy the genuine ford enthusists on here to no doubt report back to some other wanker club you belong to do everybody a favour and FUCK RIGHT OFF!!!!!! the only thing shocking isnt the pepperpots its your constant bullshit threads!!!!

 

what he said ^

 

come on. although i still not trust him in finishing this in something nice he is going the right way. Let hem be.

 

Mr T with all due respect to you a genuine ford fan there is no way this guy is the same this is a thread just to annoy people to see what reaction he gets he is nothing to do with any model with a ford badge he is just an arsehole

 

i think people have gave up reading this thread now, i have, fiestas fucked and i doubt it will ever be taxed, mot'd and insured by this lad, Waste of time IMO shame but he doesnt listen to peoples advice and Must have learning diffacultys.

 

WTF the car is still tax and mot'd till june and when mot is due its going straight in for it and it'll pass no probs.
Also ive listened to peoples advice just look at the pics to prove, is it just me that thinks it looks ace, all genuine ford parts, so whats the problem.
spent a shit load of money on this mk2 (probily over the odds for the car in the first place £460), will be used everyday when i pass my test so its not like its going to sit and rott forever. cherrished car and love it to pieces, its great looking out upstairs window down at it, muched loved dream car

 

calm down!!!!!!!!!! do u really think id spent this much money just to annoy a bunch of ford lovers
This is a genuine thread and my car is brilliant, proud of the work so far to be honest, its an xr2 look a like whats your problem
xr2 kit
gonna be lowered an acceptable amount
on xr3i wheels
this was basically the advice i have been given and this is how it very nearly is!

 

Im a Genuine Ford lover. The pots do look really naff, cant see it in pics but they sit really far in the arches but the xr's dont

 

Should of put XR2 pepper pots on the front and Capri pepper pots on the rear.

 

Im not relaxing just yet, but it appears that things may be starting to turn, The bodykit dont look to bad, the brakes have been done propperly and the rest is all trial and error.. Crack on with it and have fun, at the end of the day its your car despite the harsh comments

 

im icline to agree here the lads lerning as he goes i think he could do a good job if he keeps taking the advice given on here

crack on lad keep pics coming

 

give it a wash

 

xr3i rims look brill with that kit...plus he's bought a decent welder!
Lord oh lord he has seen the light (or so I hope)
Maybe we'll soon see this with some r1 carbs and forget we were so mean to the lad (wishful thinking but keep hope alive)

 

L00K at this wahooo, looks pretty cool now,(also even better next week as im gonna order a set 50mm lowering springs tomorrow) cant wait for it to be admired on the road and listen to the awesome exhaust note through the enclosed streets
Get driving test booked asap then it will be ready for its MOT late June.
Gonna aim to pass test by the 12th of June but by the latest 25th June

Needs a good wash tomorrow then get the welding in the boot sorted and weld on a hanger for the exhaust.
Then springs, rear trailing arms job done

The wheels are all in pretty good nick so leave as they are for now, got all 4 centre caps aswell

 

That will look ok with a good wash n polish

 

have to admit mate it doesnt look to bad give it a good wash/polish and please dont spoil it now your very nearly there

 

It's certainly improved a little, though I'm not a massive fan of the kit on base models. Need to get those sills sorted properly though!

 

Much better

 

loads better mate your seeing sence now!! wash and polish it will be nearly there!

 

+1

 

come on lad give it a wash n polish n put pic up

 

getting towards the right lines now mate wash and polish in order will look better

 

The before shots with the horrible champion sticker


Its up on the stands as im waiting for the new springs to arrive sometime this week, shock absorbers are in the shed hanging on wire from the roof having a lick of paint,(no point changing them as thay dont look that old)

t-cut the whole car and half way through realized that i should have wiped the white residue off straight away as it would have bin easier to get off that way

whipped an hair dryer out and the stickers came off with ease and simply t-cut the sticky part and now its perfect.

and heres the finished article after a 9 hour+ of cleaning work over the weekend, never again what a bollock ache
pleased with the result though

Painted the rocker cover just to make the engine bay look nice, also jet washed under the bonnet after this pic was taken and every part of the engine looks brand new




also welded in a plate in the boot, by no means does it look perfect but it will do the job of passing its next mot no probs.
And i had to do this with the mig welder with no gas so it wasnt that easy to do asit was spitting like mad, so its not that bad considering ground it down a bit then give it abit of a spray then a brush of undersealer to protect it

 

that weld wont have penetrated properly with no gas so i would get a regulator sorted and use the gas, you will have to cut that plate out and start again tho, glad you are starting to listen to people tho, hopefully you will make this into a nice car

 

Tip m8 when tcuting/polishing do a panel at a time looking better abit mor practice with some scrap metal n that welder

 

getting there! im shocked!!!

 

STOP!!!! Ok thats looking good but please, please don't do anything silly! Lower it, get a nice set of RS recaros for it and then just polish it until you can drive it. No neons, graphics, wubsoofers or b&q filters mate.

 

Cant believe lm gona say this but you just might be about to prove me wrong car is startin to look alright fair play to you

 

Fair play to ya pal after a rather shakey start your doin alright my first road legal car was a mk2 fez bomb back in 1998 when i was 18 it was an A reg 1.3 ghia with a peco big bore 4 lmao what people should be realisin is your only 18 so now a days big exhausts and subwiffle boxes are what tickle your fancy lol and nowt your doin isnt reversable any way. do what you want mate your car your money advice is only advice your choice what advise you take. its startin too look alright now.
And to those of you that got personaly insulting towards this lad you need to take a long hard look at yourselves grow up and get ya selves a life!

 

yeah looking better by the day ,stopped reading this thread as it was shite but now getting there, when you gonna own up to bein a wind up merchant anyway ... well done on making the fez look decent

 

New springs finally arrived and got them fitted straight away

look at these inner arches now, 'not bad eh' with not even a hint of rush any where on the under side

decided just to clean up and paint the old front shocks as they still work as they should so decided against buying new ones

heres the results 50mm lowered all round and dont see any point of having an adjustable panhard rod as the rear wheels are in line with no rubbing or anything

my favorite pic of all, i know it still needs a polish and plastics cleaning will get round to it this weekend

eagle eyed viewers will have noticed that a part of the spoiler isnt on, its just a bit of paint has flaked off so get this bit sanded and painted be4 bonding spoiler on
Is it just me or do you agree that it looks really cool with no door mirror on this side. (like this from standard as its only a POP)

dont know why it sits so low at the back than the front but it looks pretty cool so doesnt bother me as nothing touches (rear wheels dont even touch the lip on the arch theres about 3mm clearance on each side)


ill have to weld another bracket for the exhaust a little higher again after the drop as its looking a little too low.
oh and fixed the bonnet, took the bonnet off and found that the one hinge was bent so had to pry it back and put a little weld on each hinge so it cant bend again, now it sits and closes better than ever.

 

Looking good now mate cnt wait to see it highly polished them wheel will look great polished