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by **Mikee_RS** on Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:55 pm

i bought myself a 1991 fiesta rs turbo almost 3 yrs ago.

standard engine apart from exhaust, air filter and bleed valve

was fookin good fun and i enjoyed driving it and the attention it got. planned to leave it standard bodywise because they are too good to touch.

then 11.30 at nite and over 80 miles away my gearbox decided to sieze up due to the reverse switch ball bearing falling out into the gearbox and completely munching it up. so time to pull it off the road i thought

FAMOUS LAST WORDS

i saw excursion selling his 1.8 zetec turbo engine so i decided to have it as my 1.6 was on 99k and i thought it wud b good to go for zetec power again as i had a si 16v and liked it alot

i needed a new gearbox so i bought a berrnie from CTS

aswell as some focus st170 brakes to bring the car to a nice stop

but the more i stripped the car the more rust i found. and although i work ina bodyshop i didnt want to b welding bits on all over the car

so i cut my losses and bought a minter N reg 1.1 from some old biddy down the road with only 27k on the clock and began to swap everything over

enter excursion with his help on the wiring loom

1.1 engine out

1.8 zetec turbo in (sorry s**t pic)

dustbin lid on

then me being me i was speaking to moondust on msn and he was talking about breaking his car and i dont no why but i wanted his engine so......... i bought it. now i had 2 zetec turbo but i knew deep down i wanted the 2 litre and i was speaking alot to heeman so i asked him if he wanted and he basically snatched my hand off to have it. but fair play to him hes fookin well and its good to see up and running
good on u mate

so i sold it and put in the 2 litre

basically this car has had 2 shells, 2 engines and the gearbox had to b taken out again because it was damaged in transit and i didnt no until i fitted it

fun fun fun

so i had the 2 litre in and i knew i wasnt going to keep the car lookin standard anymore because it wasnt a genuine rs turbo so i thought i wud do some subtle mods because bodykits arent my thing

i have debadged the bonnet sand smoothed over the swage line. delocked and de-wipered the tailgate and smoothed over the rubbing strips in the bumper, like i said not a big change but enough to give it a smoother apperance

I painted the whole car at work apart from the roof and then flatted asnd polished the whole car

then as u do wen you are half way through a build i left the country for 7 months of fun in the sun

but now im back its time to get it sorted

taken from my other post:

ive spent my week off work in the garage and it was fcuking freezing so no doubt ill b ill wen i have to go back to work

basically put on my vibratech engine mounts and the side skirts and arches.

i still need to put on the frst spoiler but i want to give that a lick of paint b4 it goes on.

all thats left to do is sort out a new alarm and a few wiring gremlins but then its good to go (at last :rolleyes:

)

i really want some new wheels too but its more important to get it on the road 1st

they are 15inch leauge tantrums with 2 brand new tyres and the other 2 have loads of tread left
all tyres are avon and are 195 45 15s

they are for sale for £200

its red not pink

by **FezzR** on Thu Dec 29, 2005 10:05 pm

you have great look car mate, good to finally know the full story.
so what happened to the old shell? scrap?

by **Mikee_RS** on Thu Dec 29, 2005 10:14 pm

FezzR :you have great look car mate, good to finally know the full story.
so what happened to the old shell? scrap?

i sold it on ebay

it was obvious that it wasnt going to be re-used cos the bloke just slung it on his low lowder without a care

by **TIL13R** on Thu Dec 29, 2005 10:44 pm

Stunning Car would just love to have the space to do this to mine!

Please please please do not do what most people do @ this point and think of selling it!

Tiller

by **chris-fiesta** on Fri Dec 30, 2005 9:50 am

lovely m8 very nice indeed!!

noticed your sig for quite some time now so knew it wudnt be long before a post was up

great stuff

chris

by **MAD_Adamski** on Fri Dec 30, 2005 12:43 pm

top stuff bro nice to hear the story just wish mine was running now

by **rs-wannabe** on Fri Dec 30, 2005 12:58 pm

stunning mate!love a mint red fez

by **paradox** on Fri Dec 30, 2005 1:22 pm

very nice indeed

by **XRMike** on Fri Dec 30, 2005 2:13 pm

lots of hard work and effort paid off there mate

by **MarkRS2K** on Fri Dec 30, 2005 3:47 pm

good job mate, what cage is that?

Is it up and running/drivable?

by **The Modfather** on Fri Dec 30, 2005 3:53 pm

really like it mate looks lovely and smooth and nice to see it without a spoiler think it looks really smart

by **heeman10** on Fri Dec 30, 2005 4:08 pm

Your bonnet really is something else, whole thing's just a great advertisement for what good bodywork can look like! Love it, very jealous

by **chumkila** on Fri Dec 30, 2005 4:11 pm

fantastic storyboard. as above its awesome to see the progression from past to present. I remember it all.

I think i've been on the site too long. :lol:

by **AGAR** on Fri Dec 30, 2005 7:38 pm

Love it - do you work as a sprayer? Or is this just a first DIY job?! The colour really does standout well. IMO the alloys go really well too

Any tips of filling, smoothin and painting the bumpers - i plan to do the same myself.

by **VinnieBoy** on Fri Dec 30, 2005 7:41 pm

Positively a beautiful beast! nice job, looks well nice mate, keep up the hard work [ERRR] its definitely paying off

by **Mikee_RS** on Fri Dec 30, 2005 8:13 pm

m4frd :good job mate, what cage is that?

Is it up and running/drivable?

its a dimma half cage

it was originally in sunny's green machine and then he sold it to sunil who never used it and i had it from him

it runs and drives but had no mot or tax so it wouldnt be the smartest thing to take it onto the road, even thou it was tempting for a blat down my road.

i need to sort out a new alarm and a couple of electical gremlins then ill get it mot, i dont really wanna use it until the worst of the winter is over and spring is appearing

by **Mikee_RS** on Fri Dec 30, 2005 8:17 pm

AGAR :Love it - do you work as a sprayer? Or is this just a first DIY job?! The colour really does standout well. IMO the alloys go really well too

Any tips of filling, smoothin and painting the bumpers - i plan to do the same myself.

yeah im a prepper/painter

pm me what u plan to do and ill reply to it for u mate

by **Superal** on Fri Dec 30, 2005 8:34 pm

and to top off the story the 1.1 engine lives on also :lol:

looking good :wink:

by **Captain Tightpants** on Sat Dec 31, 2005 2:42 am

Wow!

Top work. Good to see people actually doing things to their cars. All credit to you mate, absoloutely spot on! Will I be seeing this car at any shows in the new year?

Steve

by **Excursion** on Sat Dec 31, 2005 2:08 pm

Looks mint mate, remember how good the finish was last time I saw it and it looks even better now its complete. You are definitely pretty handy with a spray gun!

by **Mikee_RS** on Sat Dec 31, 2005 2:49 pm

cheers people yeah i intend to go to all the shows possible

by **AGAR** on Sun Jan 01, 2006 3:15 pm

Mikee_RS :
AGAR :Love it - do you work as a sprayer? Or is this just a first DIY job?! The colour really does standout well. IMO the alloys go really well too

Any tips of filling, smoothin and painting the bumpers - i plan to do the same myself.

yeah im a prepper/painter

pm me what u plan to do and ill reply to it for u mate

Sent a PM the other day but its dissappeared

Will re-write it all again now :-?

by **jdfiesta** on Thu Jan 05, 2006 9:41 am

looks fantastic!
love the engine bay.
What management are you using?
Thanks
JJ

by **niracka** on Fri Apr 21, 2006 11:43 am

so erm missing the point bout it being for sale there...... how much u after m8??????

ollie

by **heeman10** on Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:08 pm

Ollie - This thread is in Member's Gallery, and is a story of the car's evolution. The thread is from December 2005 and isn't the For Sale thread, just a link Mikee put up to remind people just what the car is like. A For Sale thread will be appearing in Cars for Sale when he's thought through it all. A car like this, utterly mint, the stronger, more modern Mk3.5 shell with 270bhp, yet not an RS, is a tricky thing to price so give him a chance

by **fiesta_mk4_project3** on Fri Apr 21, 2006 2:00 pm

thats nice as fook

by **2iKRIS** on Fri Apr 21, 2006 2:48 pm

Very very nice indeed.
Great story to show how you have brought the car up to how it is now.
You should be very proud

by **rich_frst** on Fri Aug 18, 2006 9:50 pm

nice car fella

by **Mikee_RS** on Sat Aug 19, 2006 11:18 am

cheers mate

its having a few changes done at the moment, back for spring 2007 :aviator:

by **ant pittaway** on Sat Aug 19, 2006 11:28 am

nice read mate, wicked car

by **Xr_Dub** on Sat Aug 19, 2006 4:00 pm

Very nice Mike

what power are u making?
have you taken your car on the 1/4mile yet?

by **doggpk** on Sat Aug 19, 2006 6:35 pm

luving it man

by **RS rob** on Sat Aug 19, 2006 7:35 pm

looking good mikee, real good story

i'm ready for bed now lol :lol:

any chance of more interior pics of cage etc

by **Mikee_RS** on Sat Oct 21, 2006 6:57 pm

sneak preview for what i got planned for 2007.

took a picture on my mobile so sorry for the bad quality

did plan to fit my new intercooler but it was damaged in the post so have to send it back to be repaired

by **georob** on Sat Oct 21, 2006 7:14 pm

Love the new wheels, nothing better as well than a proper red car

Good work bud!!

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