Fiesta RS 1800 Project - UPDATED 27/08/2017
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Fiesta RS 1800 Project - UPDATED 27/08/2017
Hi have had the car coming up to 2 weeks or just over.
Drove the car back from Essex (250 miles) and it did not miss a beat.
The bodywork on the car is horrible but it seems a good solid car.
Will be being resprayed and all nasty parts either removed and cleaned or replaced for cleaner or new.
I just hope it does not turn into a full blown restoration (which I think it will haha.)
I have built a little website for the progress of the car and have also started a youtube channel which will document the start to finish of the car.
Thanks for looking,
Danny
Drove the car back from Essex (250 miles) and it did not miss a beat.
The bodywork on the car is horrible but it seems a good solid car.
Will be being resprayed and all nasty parts either removed and cleaned or replaced for cleaner or new.
I just hope it does not turn into a full blown restoration (which I think it will haha.)
I have built a little website for the progress of the car and have also started a youtube channel which will document the start to finish of the car.
Thanks for looking,
Danny
Last edited by the1da; 27-08-2017 at 12:44 PM.
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Did you get this off Mike on Facebook? Looks a clean motor. Im Coming to the end of getting mine finished been a long long road. Had it nearly a year. Parts are a nightmare. Good luck with it!!!
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The car is solid and pretty mechanically sound so only parts I will be needing are trim pieces etc.
Went to the breakers yesterday and managed to pick pretty much everything up I need.
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Had the car up on the ramps the other night.
Everything is spot on apart from a leaky fuel hose, the way some brake pipes have been run and diff seals.
Everything is spot on apart from a leaky fuel hose, the way some brake pipes have been run and diff seals.
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I went to the breakers yesterday with my big list.
While they went off getting the parts I was allowed to run riot with my camera.
I also got alot of footage to will post the link to the video once I upload it.
While they went off getting the parts I was allowed to run riot with my camera.
I also got alot of footage to will post the link to the video once I upload it.
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A rare car indeed. I'm sure they were the least common out of the lot of them. Be worth getting it as close to standard as you can imo. The breakers yard looks a gold mine have you got the contact details please ?
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I was gob smacked with the amount of stuff they had.
Graeme is the chap that owns it. Even offered me a brew ha
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Your silver fiesta looks really cool, love it on those wheels and it will look even better with the fresh paint
The breakers is a thing of wonder, many an hour could be passed wandering about looking at all the cool bits.
The breakers is a thing of wonder, many an hour could be passed wandering about looking at all the cool bits.
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I was there a good few hours and could easily of spent all day there.
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Cool project, certainly a rare sight nowadays and that scrapyard is like going back to the 90's love it
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Just watched your videos,some good cars in the breakers,I own a early rs1800 so if you need some advice or pics just let me know,them front seats are definitely the wrong ones they should have a blue stripe. Definitely needs a paint job tho but will be mint when it's done
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Just watched your videos,some good cars in the breakers,I own a early rs1800 so if you need some advice or pics just let me know,them front seats are definitely the wrong ones they should have a blue stripe. Definitely needs a paint job tho but will be mint when it's done
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Managed to track down a set of the original 14 inch wheels for the Fiesta RS 1800.
They are in need of a refurb but really happy that I have found a set especially with the centre caps.
A few more parts have arrived too.
They are in need of a refurb but really happy that I have found a set especially with the centre caps.
A few more parts have arrived too.
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I have managed to get hold of a full Fiesta RS 1800 Recaro interior. I traveled down to Solihull to pick it up.
It is in really great shape but does need a repair.
It is in really great shape but does need a repair.