Mk4 Rick

What do these way std then with everything in?

Straight_4_N/a

depending on trim and engine any where between 900ks and 1000kgs

Mines 925kgs

Mk4 Rick

I could do with losing some weight out of mine but want to retain the seats and keep as a family looking type car lol

Straight_4_N/a

well you can take the windows out and replace them with poly carbs as thay look the same and you can take the front door cards off and cut alot of the metal away and just refit the door cards and do the same with the boot and cut away the frame from the bonnet and you cand lose the a/c system and heater setup. Which you can do all that and nobody would know after that you need fibre glass/carbon firbe body parts.

Straight_4_N/a

Alittle done today half fitted boot pins drill holes in doors for handles and windows, Fitted 12ft cable for fire setup routed all cables where i want them fitted harness cutter pre fitted harness bolts and plates for welding pas side only at the min and something esle but i cant rember lol.

Im going to do some work tomorrow and get new pictures on here
not much planned just finsh doors/windows boot pins and fix all cables down.

Straight_4_N/a

Well nothing done in ages still havnt finshed fitting half the stuff i started fitting weeks ago even the holes for the boot pins have gone rusty lol.

So this week im going to finsh fitting what started weeks ago and fit the pas seat in and the new harness and remove the last to pannels of sound tar and fit the new discs and pads and some more

SMILER258

Love this type of budget build.

And we need pics

Straight_4_N/a

Its been on a budget of next to 0 since my op cant wait till im back in work but just lucky i bought enough stuff from my xmas bouns to slowly fit over the last few months when ive felt upto it.

Yeah i think i need a new pc its not letting me copy pictures from photobuck, think it mite be cause i bought my pc so long ago windows XP was new lol.

The Underdog

are you using google chrome? i cant copy and paste pics on chrome dont know why so if you are using it maybe same problem

Straight_4_N/a

Nope internet expoler.

before it just used to ket me click the img link and it would copy the link and i could just paste it, Now where i used to click its a different colour and i cant even manually copy the link

Hows the ST coming steve?

Straight_4_N/a

Oh and even on here now when i post something it auto takes me back to edit what ive written and says This forum requires thats you wait 20 seconds between post But it posted what ive written?

The Underdog

going llandow saturday but still got to put pads on then its ready. still want them runners off you too just been to busy to sort it out.

Straight_4_N/a

Hope the sun stays out for you If im not to fucked ill pop down after dinner, Thay are in my lexus boot waiting for you lol and there easyer to fit than aftermarket subframes.

The Underdog

if you do pop down il have the cash on me for them. cheers

Straight_4_N/a

Well in five days ive only done one thing bolt the passengers seat in as a box of my tools have gone missing which i left all the tools i was using last time in that one box so i can't do jack till i find it or remember where i put it or beat somebody whos nicked it.

List of things to do...
REMOVE SOUND TAR FIRST lol
Bolt in front poly windows
Bolt on door handles
Fit passengers harness
fit fixings for cables
Wiring in relocated battery
Wiring in Fuel Pump
Plum in new pump and pot
Finsh Boot pins
Fit new pads and discs front
Down Grade 180mm Discs to 153mm or just fit the okd drums back on
Fit new tyres
Check clearance on front to fit the 25mm spacers
Replace 1 exhaust manifold stud
Cut old system of my 4 2 1 and replace the flange which flexi

Buying stuff
Get new exhaust mounts
Get a new 2,25 exhaust
Pay somebody to fit bais valve and new copper lines for the rear brakes.

Straight_4_N/a

Found my one tool box and had a go at my mate for not telling me then 30 mins later went back and gave him a right mouth full as he doesnt know where half my torx bits have gone to which out of T10 to T55 There only T40/45 left in there which has really fucked me off as i need the T50 to sort out my harness.

So i thought i would just see if i could just force the T45 But gusse what my pas frame tilts foward so i can still get in the back of the car BUT the seat its self hit the roof before the seat goes any where so i have to remove the seat now every time i want to do work in the back of the car now.

So then i thought fuck it ill just get on with fitting the door handles and front windows and a few other things to only find out ive picked up all the wrong sizes, so i rushed down to my local at ten past four to only find out there shut at 4pm now (Lazy Bastards).

So i thought Fuck it ive had enough now ill just grab some pictures Upload them and call it a day before i break somthing, Which as normal i upload them on to facebook on my phone then use my Pc to move them from there to photobucket then to here But no my pc has a heart attack everytime i go on a website and crashes internet expoler.

So to say the lest im really fucked off today and im still wait on parts from demond tweeks and larkspeed that should have been here ages ago......

Steve you could copy over the new ones could you please

Straight_4_N/a

Straight_4_N/a

Yeah i got it to work
Fuck you internet explorer Hello google Chrome...

Straight_4_N/a

Lets do a spec update

Engine
1.7 Zetec-Se (125ps)
4-2-1 Exhaust Manifold (Needs exhaust port 4 studs replacing to stop blowing)
FSE Powerboost Valve
60mm Cold Air Feed
PiperX Cone
Oil Catcher Tank
Magnetic Sump Bolt

Suspension
Powerflex Polybushes Alround
Spax VSX Shocks Front and Rear
Gmax 60mm Springs
Omp Strut Braces Front Upper Lower And Rear
12.5mm Rear Axle Spacers
ZS Anit Roll Bar
ZS Rear Beam
Focus Rear Sub Axles (going back to Drums Most Prob)

Wheels,Tyres And Brakes
Pro Race 15" 7j Alloys
205/50 R888 Front
195/50 R888 Rear
Focus ST170 Front Calipers
DS2500 Brake Pads
300mm Black Dimond Combi Discs
Focus Rear Calipers
Stock Pads
180mm Stock Discs

Interior
Puma Gear Knob
Puma Clock Surround
Custom Dash
Stripped Bare
Hand Held Fire Extinguisher
Zero 2000 Plumed In Fire Extinguisher
Corbeau Bucket Seats and Sub Frames
Sparco 4 Point Harnesses
Omp 300mm Steering Wheel and Steering Wheel Boss
Sytec Out Of Tank Fuel Pump (in box)
1L Fuel Swirl Pot
Alloy Door Handles
Alloy Panel For Cut Offs
Alloy Door Handles
Battery In Boot

Exterior
De-wipered Rear
De-Side Strips
De-baged
Tinted Rear Lights
6000k H7 And H1 Headlight Bulbs
Led Side Lights
Chrome Indercator bulbs
Zs Rear Bumper
Ford Racing Bonnet Spacers
After Market Front Grill
ACW Poly Windows
Ecltrical and fire cut off.
Boot Pins


Future Plans
Cat Back Exhaust
Poly Exhaust Mounts
Heat Windscreen
Black Sun Strip
Smoked Head Lights
Lightened Flywheel
Blue Coolant Hose Kit
Blue HT Leads
Blue Rocket Cover
HD engine Mounts
New Intake Setup
Camshafts
Exhaust Pulley
Buffled Sump
Management
Buy Last Need Items For Oil Cooler Setup

Worked Still needs Doing
REMOVE SOUND TAR FIRST lol
Bolt in front poly windows
Bolt on door handles [Done]
Fit passengers harness
fit fixings for cables
Wiring in relocated battery
Wiring in Fuel Pump
Plum in new pump and pot
Finsh Boot pins
Fit new pads and discs front
Down Grade 180mm Discs to 153mm or just fit the okd drums back on
Fit new tyres
Check clearance on front to fit the 25mm spacers
Replace 1 exhaust manifold stud
Cut old system of my 4 2 1 and replace the flange which flex

Mk4 Rick

That's some spec you have there mate lol whats the ride like on the gmax springs?

gjh

Nice updates!!

Straight_4_N/a

Lol, On stock shocks there shit at 60mm and unsafe on aftermarket shocks couldn't say as ive always done other mods with them making the car much stiffer.

Straight_4_N/a

Thanks. You would be suprized how much all that silly shit cost Then again just for the tyres front discs pads and windows it cost 1k.

gjh

Ye its surprising how quickly it all adds up.

The Underdog

good to see you got the pics sorted out luke. looks good

Straight_4_N/a

Yeah the pro was photobucket didnt like my old version of expoler and i couldn't update it so installed google and perfectly fine now lol.
Thank you.

Straight_4_N/a

Well i thought fuck it its going back to drums so bought new shoes cylinders brake lines and new nuts and bolts also picked up new rear frame shock bolts as thay were the only ones i hadn't replaced.

As for fitting stuff once its cooled down ill fit the front and rear brakes and tyres and fix the exhaust manifold and sort out a cat bk.

Mk4 Rick

Hi mate what bits and pieces have you used to mount the battery in the boot and the wiring.Any pics?

Straight_4_N/a

Front to back.
Metal plate where battery tray used to be.
Two battery posts fitted onto plate to link old terminals to new.
ground straight from battery post to battery in boot
ground from battery in boot to floorpan.
live from battery post to cut-off switch
live from cut-off switch to battery in boot.
few P clips around floorpan for battery cable.
6 foot pull cable for outside the car.
battery tray in boot used std holes with three bolts.

I haven't fitted the wires yet because i dont know what to wire the 4 pins at the back of the cut-off switch.

As for pics thats how it is at the mo everything but new posts and battery cable fitted. Other than the plate for the posts thats all the pics i have at the mo.

Straight_4_N/a

If it cools down enough this week ill trial fit everything and take pictures for you..

Mk4 Rick

Cheers mate

Straight_4_N/a

Thats ok but will be later in the week as im doing brakes first the the boot holes the the sound tar then the battery setup.

All in i think it cost me 150 for everything using stock battery but 60 of that was just cable.

Straight_4_N/a

Well i did it again, Ordering stuff without checking first.
I bought iirc 6m of battery cable thinking it would be enough to do live and ground but it turns out ive only got enough to do one of them and a earth strap in the boot so i need easy 5m more

At the same time i fitted the helmet hammock and drinks delivery system then gave up as it to hot

Just hope i haven't fucked anything else up but lucky im starting back to work on very light dutys on the 1st so ill be able to correct my mistakes then

Straight_4_N/a

Well something done today,
Ive removed the last three sound tar plates bolted my other battery tray in bolted my fuel pump and swirl pot in made the boot pin holes bigger and out of the 6 meters of cable i had i cut it into bits and used it for boot ground enging bay ground and live from jumper post to cut off switch and battery live to fuse and i pre fitted the live and ground jumper posts and i marked up fiesta tail light loom to fit into my puma loom so i can use std fiesta tail light plugs and i did the wiring for the fuel pump and fitted std tail lights and it only toke me 5 hours lol maybe theres something ive fogot lol.

Mk4 Rick

Shit so there not safe on std shocks then?ive got my 60mm springs now lol

bagginsRSturbo

iTrader: (1)

60mm is not safe on std shocks you need updated shocks tbh

Mk4 Rick

oh dear not good lol

bagginsRSturbo

iTrader: (1)

Can't you send them back. How much we're they if you don't mind me asking as I got a full set of gmax for £150

Mk4 Rick

I got the full set of springs brand new from gmax for £70 delivered

bagginsRSturbo

iTrader: (1)

Ok I do advise you get new shocks to be safe