Jimmyc

Impressed, starting to look sweet

bubs_rsturbo

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lookin good, all it needs now is a good polish and an rst lump

Ryan_3

looks loads better mate

leedsrhinos126

i would put a new engine in but wouldnt know where to start wiv it like new mountings and wiring

Jimmyc

Learn to walk before you can run.

No point having a big engined car for your first car, your likely to end up with either a hefty number of points on your licence, or your motor in a ditch because as much as you think you know how to drive, it's all too easy to run out of talent & also much faster with a quick car!

But deffinitely save some cash and get a 2.0l zetec or something in a few years time, I'll even come help you fit it!...If i can have a go in it aswell of course

Zetecfiesta

it looks lower on the drivers side compared to the passenger side or is that just the way the pic looks? its deffo looking better than when you started so well done!

chris m1

give the springs time to settle down, fiestas/escorts also sit slightly lower on the drivers side due to the weight distribution of the engine so aslong as its not hugely out then don't worry about it.

Next id turn attentions to the inside, fit a tidy pair if recaros and make it a nicer place to be as after all 90% of the time when your gonna be with the car your gonna be driving it not looking at it lol

MikeyRobbo

getting there at last mate, that will rub with your mates in the back though

TheBaldOne

Thank you for seriously brightening up my morning at work. Read this from start to finish and what a massive transformation. Less is (in a lot of cases) more. This started off looking soooooo bad i wouldnt have been seen looking at it let alone owning it but now you have a nice first car. 3mm clearance on the back will scrub with all your scooter mates in. Still need to lose the exhaust though. Well done for listening to the comments in the end.

Also this thread has some of the funniest comments ever!

leedsrhinos126

had to make a little modification to the exhaust so just welded in a flexi pipe and it works perfectly with no leaks so looks like mi welding is getting better, just needs a nice tip now. any suggestions ??????


just bought these Ford wheels today (probily off a ka or summat) set of 4 with decent tyres all for a bargain Ł40. only bought them just to use 2 tyres from them because the xr3i wheels need 2 replacing.

they dont look to bad so might keep these wheels as spares as they are mint or sell em with no tyres and get my money back

Jimmyc

Interesting place to fit a flexi pipe, can i ask why you've had to weld it there, just interested.

Wheels look ok.

leedsrhinos126

ye i couldnt find a bit of pipe anywhere with the curve needed as if it was straight it would hit the tyre so the flexi seemed to be the best thing to do

RichieST

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Why have you used the cherry bomb back box as a middle box?

leedsrhinos126

this one isnt a back box its made to go in middle with a pipe on each end.
if there's not a pipe on the exit part it is mega BORRRRRRRRRE
so with a pipe on its just perfect

tom9876

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ka wheels look good id leave them i had them fitted to my mk1 fiesta finally got there after a ruff start looks good now

whizzisat114

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Looking better seems you have so listened to peoples comments

give it some stick

keep the ka wheels they look spot on imo! scrap the exhaust tho!!

stevenhayley

sorry the ka wheels look gay get sum capri peperpots nice and wide will fill archs nicely

steve

give it some stick

yeah wide enough to scrub the arches out being that low at the back!

Rikochet

Like the Ka ones better than the XR ones mate. Pretty impressed with everything so far. I just bought a MK2 with a 1.6 EFi engine in it

yogurtey

cant berlive i sat eya and read it all lol. it looks good wiv the 3i wheels if you ask me. get a zetec in it now, cheep insurance and piss sum saxos off.

leedsrhinos126

i wouldnt know how to put a zetec init, whats on the list of needed parts from an escort or mondeo 1.8 zetec?? drive shafts, ecu what else

yogurtey

Id go for an 1800 escort zetec lil easyer 2 use than a mondeo engine, u wud need a 5 speed fiesta gearbox say from an xr2 or a 1.4, u wud have 2 mod the engine mount. U wud need the water pipes and loom. They aint 2 bad 2 wire in, about half a dozen wires. And the ecu. There not hard 2 do realy.

leedsrhinos126

is there anyway i can still use my 4 speed gearbox so there is no messing with linkages

give it some stick

waste of time using a 4 speed box the five speed box is virtually identical anyway

stevenhayley

you could use ya 4 speed box but wouldnt last long lol could always help ya do a engine swap mate if ya wanted done bout 6 now last 1 was a mk2 zetec turbo


oh and yeah wide enough to scrub the arches out being that low at the back!
funny my escoz rims didnt n capri ones are nowhere near the same ofset as cos ones


steve

leedsrhinos126

l00k. Amazing how good the paint has come up with a marathon polish.
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along with a plastic polish, also i took the arches back off and and ground abit of plastic on the back now they are completely flush with the body. (the sills are not flush but ill sort that soon)

E447 UUK love it

nice little sticker to let the people behind know what the awesome sound is lol



shame about the ding on the wing



Only polished the o/s of the car and the full bonnet today

Pics of little bits of damages (bin on the car from when i bought it)

The ariel is mounted on the wing and works fine so goint to leave it, there is no rust just peeled of paint

again just peeled/flakey paint, get this rubbed down and painted then bond on this part of the spoiler. JOB DONE after these 3 imperfections, ready for the MOT already though (end of June)

These are the polishes i used to get the shine. Great result for not alot of money

leedsrhinos126

oh and got my driving test in the morning at 8.20, dreading it because its this early

jamesst24

good look with that mate... and keep going with the fiesta mate... looks good now

leedsrhinos126

PASSED my driving test ooooooooooo0000000000000yer
Need to sell my scooter now asap to put a deposit down on the insurance, its gone up now, gonna have to pay around Ł2000 help

any decent young driver insurers ???

macdoodle

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Well done mate for passing your driving test

chris m1

Congrats on passing ya test fella..

Fezza is starting to look tidy, just don't rush to get it finished now you've passed your test.

give it some stick

looking tidy now mate keep at it!

one_nineRS

Good work...

whizzisat114

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Well done for passing your test.
Cars looking loads better.
Nows the time your gonna learn to drive now you have not got anyone sitting next to you, so just take it easy .

Good luck

scottyrs

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congrats on passing ya test matey!

stevenhayley

well dun for passin ya test m8

steve

ezz168

well done m8 cars looking good as said take your time with the rest of the car n your driving

fiestamad

footman james for classic insurance mate

leedsrhinos126

already got insurance now