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Guide - How to gift wrap your Fiesta!

Postby heeman10 on Sat Nov 26, 2005 9:23 pm

I went home from uni yesterday for the first time in two months, largely to pick up things I'd left behind, but mainly to put some more anti-freeze in the Fiesta. I did that today (it seemed a healthy mixture beforehand anyway actually), and thought I'd take it for a drive somewhere to blow the cobwebs out, and maybe have some fun!

Sadly, the roads are minging and salty, so I decided to settle for letting it run up to temperature and run for a while. I came to unlock it on the alarm and the central locking seemed slow, so I thought it must've run the battery down. Plugged in the charger and after about 5 secs the "ready" light came on! :D Must've just been cold, as it turned over and fired up without a problem :) So I drove it out of the garage and let things warm up...then just had to drive it :lol: Drove it up and down the drive about four times just to use the gears a bit, then put it away for another month.

My mum heard the chatter echoing off the walls up the drive while she was inside :lol::lol: Ahhhh was very nice to hear again :)

So, without further ado, here is my guide to wrapping up a Fiesta to survive a harsh Cumbrian winter!

1. Lovingly drape a soft cotton blanket over the back half of the car:

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2. Carefully lay another soft blanket over the front end of the car:

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3. Cover entire car in canvas sheet:

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Your car will now be protected from the harsh coldness of winter, and birds will not be able to moonwalk across your roof! :D

P.S. All pics taken on my Sony W800i, not bad I don't think! :D
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Postby beanyfrst on Sat Nov 26, 2005 9:50 pm

some nice tips there chap :lol:

cheeRS for that lol i just need a garage now
Has bought my Fiesta RS Turbo back, Needs a lot of TLC
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Postby mike_wall15 on Sat Nov 26, 2005 9:55 pm

How sweet, all ready for bed! :lol:
I don't blame you for not going for a drive, it's just a bit too dangerous to go fast, you can't be sure you'd be able to stop in time :(

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Postby Rodge on Sat Nov 26, 2005 9:57 pm

You could have cleaned the brake dust off the wheels :rolleyes: :P
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Postby heeman10 on Sat Nov 26, 2005 10:24 pm

The car is as I left it after the last drive I took it for, so it still needs a good clean! Was -1 back home today, so not really car-washing weather. I can deal with it being dirty, provided it goes well :)
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Postby Captain Tightpants on Sat Nov 26, 2005 10:40 pm

Whoo!!

I think I would try and sleep next to it mate! :)

Good to see her all wrapped up in the warm mate! Did you put a teddy under there?

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Postby TomRS1800 on Sat Nov 26, 2005 10:44 pm

What next? Pillows under the wheels?

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Top stuff Jimbo - Keep her from getting chilly
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Postby heeman10 on Sat Nov 26, 2005 10:52 pm

Yeah it has a teddy, and I left Mama's Favourite Nursery Rhymes on the CD player on repeat! :D

Pillows under wheels - I knew I'd forgotten something! :bonkers:
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Postby TomRS1800 on Sat Nov 26, 2005 10:56 pm

heeman10 wrote:Yeah it has a teddy, and I left Mama's Favourite Nursery Rhymes on the CD player on repeat! :D

Pillows under wheels - I knew I'd forgotten something! :bonkers:



:lol: :lol: :lol:


Leave the rear quarters a tad open and fill them with pillow slips so you can ventilate the car and to stop stupid ammounts of condensation too!


Can I borrow that CD please I'm having trouble sleeping on these nights, the Morphine isn't doing the trick anymore
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Postby heeman10 on Sat Nov 26, 2005 11:02 pm

Ventilating rear quarterlights..interesting! Thankfully there wasn't any condensation, mould or nasty smell this time. Have come back before to find mould on the steering wheel and seatbelts! :aaah:

I'll send you the CD when my car's back in everyday use ;)
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Postby TomRS1800 on Sat Nov 26, 2005 11:06 pm

heeman10 wrote:Ventilating rear quarterlights..interesting! Thankfully there wasn't any condensation, mould or nasty smell this time. Have come back before to find mould on the steering wheel and seatbelts! :aaah:

I'll send you the CD when my car's back in everyday use ;)


Spanking you very muchly sir

Good night little Fiesta
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Postby Project_XR2i_Trackcar on Sat Nov 26, 2005 11:14 pm

that looks like a very similar state to mine there james.

Mines got a complete car cover over it though. It will be getting another motor to keep it company soon enough as well :wink: .
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Postby heeman10 on Sat Nov 26, 2005 11:24 pm

They can talk in their sleep then!

Escort: "Hi, how old are you?"

Fiesta: "I'm 16, what about you?

Escort: "Ahhh legal then ;) "


Too much wine for me tonight I think! :lol: Post-Fiesta abandonment depression :cry: :lol:
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Postby ~nomad~ on Sat Nov 26, 2005 11:51 pm

i just wrapped the trackcar as it goes. in a £9.99 cover from Argos, think its made from binbags lol :lol:
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Postby Project_XR2i_Trackcar on Sat Nov 26, 2005 11:53 pm

heeman10 wrote:They can talk in their sleep then!

Escort: "Hi, how old are you?"

Fiesta: "I'm 16, what about you?

Escort: "Ahhh legal then ;) "


Too much wine for me tonight I think! :lol: Post-Fiesta abandonment depression :cry: :lol:


lol, how wrong you are

The Pajero is gonna look after it mate, at 16 the fez will be the daddy as well. Will be more like....

Fiesta - "How old are you"

Pajero - "Hoi, Mushi Mushi, Kon-eech-eewah ?"

Fiesta - "This is gonna be a long 2 years for you sunshine :wink: :devil: "

....that.

The mex wont be in there for a while yet, i'm making the most of it's current habitat whilst i'm away :wink: But when it does, at 27 i'm sure he'll be the main man :D
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Postby ianFRST on Sat Nov 26, 2005 11:57 pm

:lol: :lol: :lol:
No longer a FRST owner, or even a Fiesta owner :(
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Postby TomRS1800 on Sun Nov 27, 2005 12:01 am

Project_XR2i_Trackcar wrote:
heeman10 wrote:They can talk in their sleep then!

Escort: "Hi, how old are you?"

Fiesta: "I'm 16, what about you?

Escort: "Ahhh legal then ;) "


Too much wine for me tonight I think! :lol: Post-Fiesta abandonment depression :cry: :lol:


lol, how wrong you are

The Pajero is gonna look after it mate, at 16 the fez will be the daddy as well. Will be more like....

Fiesta - "How old are you"

Pajero - "Hoi, Mushi Mushi, Kon-eech-eewah ?"

Fiesta - "This is gonna be a long 2 years for you sunshine :wink: :devil: "

....that.

The mex wont be in there for a while yet, i'm making the most of it's current habitat whilst i'm away :wink: But when it does, at 27 i'm sure he'll be the main man :D





5 dollar me love you long time :lol: :lol:
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Postby chris-fiesta on Sun Nov 27, 2005 12:03 am

shudda got some engine pics before you put her to bed :lol:
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Postby Project_XR2i_Trackcar on Sun Nov 27, 2005 12:08 am

i'm hoping with a 2.8 Turbo diesel and a 2.0 N/A petrol i might come back to find a 2.4 Turbo petrol on the engine stand :devil: :bonkers: :D
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Postby heeman10 on Sun Nov 27, 2005 12:18 am

Project_XR2i_Trackcar wrote:i'm hoping with a 2.8 Turbo diesel and a 2.0 N/A petrol i might come back to find a 2.4 Turbo petrol on the engine stand :devil: :bonkers: :D

Welcome to the school of optimistic maths! :lol:

Chris - Why do I need more engine pics? I already have 150 odd!
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Postby Biddy on Sun Nov 27, 2005 12:35 am

how much do i wish i had a garage! would love one just for the car!
are you goin to do anything to it over the winter mate? maybe dirty, but you know it's mint! :D
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Postby heeman10 on Sun Nov 27, 2005 12:52 am

Yep I will be doing some fairly important things over winter actually.

1. RS2000 rear disc conversion
2. Uprated Escort master cylinder/servo
3. Manual clutch pedal/ratchet (should let me get sub 6.5s for 0-60 at last)
4. Fit S-shaped crossmember
5. Get a strut brace made up
6. Possibly fit the dump valve at long last. My air filter is fitted via a big custom made pipe from the large filter diameter to the compressor housing, and that needs a 25mm stub welding on so I can use my dump valve as a recirculating valve rather than a noisy atmospheric valve.

Quite a few things really!
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Postby j7aoc on Sun Nov 27, 2005 1:02 am

:o :o But what are you sleeping in at uni bin bags :lol: :lol: How trick's heeman :wink:
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Postby heeman10 on Sun Nov 27, 2005 1:13 am

I still have my bed down at uni thanks! :lol: I'm good thanks matey, you? Is yours going well at the moment? I don't know how some of you lot keep your FRST as your only car, no bloody wonder Gav isn't using his every day after the hammering I took buying fuel for just a month!!
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Postby j7aoc on Sun Nov 27, 2005 12:38 pm

Im ok thank's using mine most day's :cry: Got so much stuff to fit (cam kit,cossy brakes,clifford matrix alarm) :bonkers: hard to get the time and what with the weather. Need to change my exhaust housing on the turbo the longer bolt at the back snaped :-? must of been the heat :lol:
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Postby RS_Rawli on Sun Nov 27, 2005 1:49 pm

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Postby heeman10 on Sun Nov 27, 2005 3:32 pm

Never seen that place so tidy! :lol: No moonwalking robins for you either eh Rawli? :D

j7aoc - Weather's a bit of an arse around this time of year, makes it much harder to do the work. Fight on! ;)
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Postby Project_XR2i_Trackcar on Sun Nov 27, 2005 4:28 pm

hey rawli

is that the same car cover from lidls that mine is wrapped up in ?
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Postby RS_Rawli on Sun Nov 27, 2005 6:48 pm

:lol: :lol:

yes

saw it in the paper so bobbed down n bought 2

first one was so big it wouldnt stay on in a light breeze

put the 2nd one on the day before the feature and it fit snug as a bug :Q
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Postby j7aoc on Sun Nov 27, 2005 7:32 pm

:lol: pikey's :lol:
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Postby random_dav on Sun Nov 27, 2005 8:09 pm

:lol: random

:lol: lidl bargains
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Postby RS_Rawli on Sun Nov 27, 2005 8:28 pm

£7.99
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had H4 blue and H4+50% osram bulbs for £3.99 too :o
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Postby random_dav on Sun Nov 27, 2005 8:34 pm

rawli and goody discussing lidl tactics :lol:

what time you queuing up in the morning rawli? :P
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Postby Andi on Sun Nov 27, 2005 11:01 pm

Fit that dump valve and I'll come and ram it up your nose.
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Postby nick050 on Sun Nov 27, 2005 11:06 pm

Andi wrote:Fit that dump valve and I'll come and ram it up your nose.


i think somones thoughts are clear on the dumpvalve :lol:
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