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[AndyRS1800]

Thought i would let you see what my mate is building, its a 1.6 si (for now) the wheels are 7.5x17in RS 7's Diamond cut, they wont be on the car when its fin because he has a brand new set in his room these are just to get the arches right, the car is sat on the bumpstops in the pics, car wont be quite that low but will be low enough when he gets his coilys, as you can see the rear handles will be smooth and also the locks will be off, the rear boot is gonna be smooth and thats a si rear with mk4 recess, gonna see how the smooth boot looks when its done, if it looks no good then its going,
not sure on the brake setup, its gonna be corvette calipers but not sure of what disks, think cossie rears and eather cossie fronts or sum big ones with bells on...
Him and his dad are doing all the work, he hopes to get it ready for FITP and Ford Fair...





Will try and keep you posted as much as poss,

Ps, car is that rare dark purple, gonna be re sprayed that colour when its done

[~Tony~]

1 question who's brad???


other than that looks to be good so far. keep us updated

[AndyRS1800]

Brad... my Random mate...

project maroon was abandoned for project si...

[~Tony~]

he need more lessons on parking. smiling might help aswell.

nah project is looking good. never seen a 1.6 zetec si with 5 doors though

[AndyRS1800]

You been walking around with your eyes closed dude? look on autotrader or sumthin, loads on there,
Got to park away from the curb to save the mondys...

[Swanick]

thats brad the one with 11 mondeo rims i seen the calipers last time i was up there, gonna be a sweet car when its done

[AndyRS1800]

and now he has 7 17in 7 spokes and 4 16in 7 spokes... and 7 or 8 fiesta's...

[DaveMCMkIII]

did he have to do any unusual mods to get the rear 17's to fit?just heard that cuz the rear door, 17's would mean you'd have to do sumit that results in the door not opening (neva seen why though) 5 doors in nouveau red, cant beat it, good to see i got competition

[AdrianFRST]

He's got 7 or 8 and he picked the one with 5 doors..?

[xrsi]

He's got 7 or 8 and he picked the one with 5 doors..?

i was thinking he had a thing about 5dr cars from the last 2 cars hes done!

each to their own!

[TOMMY]

although there a 5dr i still like them

[RS_Rawli]

trust me who cares if its got 5 doors, this thing is gonna be sweet

the whole cars been shot blasted adn is completely rust free, propper job this

[andyhardy]

trust me who cares if its got 5 doors, this thing is gonna be sweet

the whole cars been shot blasted adn is completely rust free, propper job this

Sweet - is it gonna be silver/grey?

(the best colour IMO)

[RS_Rawli]

aubergine

[andyhardy]

aubergine

Ahh - second best

[mike_wall15]

I think its ashame it has 5 doors, IMO they never look as nice as a 3dr. If a car is available with 3 doors, then thats the one to have!

If he doesn't like his smooth boot, I'll have it off him as I'm the same colour

[AndyRS1800]

I think its funny how every1 calls 5-doors, i think its gonna really stand out being the only modded 5 door at the shows...
Mega mod's done to the rear end, back arches are anout 1 inch wider now, maybe more, proper job,

[Smo]

Think it's just a taste thing - that a majority of people simply prefer the look of a 3 door over a 5 door. I definitely like the look of a 3 door a lot more than a 5 door.

Saying that, if it's done right, then a 5 door can be just as good as any 3 door, to me. Look at festajon's or phatboy's, they're both awesome looking cars, but it's because they've been done right.

I'm sure Brad's is going to look great from seeing those initial shots

[AndyRS1800]

My car is a 3-door, but what i'm sayin is how people just call 5-doors...

Eg, i was talkin to some random lad once and a seat leon cupra-r went past, i said its pawn, he sad shame its a 5-door... whats all that about? Bender... its like a sad little idia that little maxpower boys get in their head that 5-doors are s**t, then they w@nk over standard 5-door evo's with stickers on... odd...

[RS_Rawli]

evos have 4 doors though

[phatboy]

if it's done right, then a 5 door can be just as good as any 3 door, to me. Look at festajon's or phatboy's, they're both awesome looking cars, but it's because they've been done right.

appreciated glad people like it!

[Ollybee]

never seen a 1.6 zetec si with 5 doors though

WHAT!!??

[AndyRS1800]

Thats how low the car is gonna sit, he may go lower (i know he wants to but his dad dont think its a good idia) you can see that everythin has been stripped out, every little tiny effort of rust has been sorted, wont take long to fin now...

While we are on the subject of 3 doors... he has a 3-door sierra 1.6 with no engine... thats all i'm sayin...

[RS_Rawli]

and my kit

[mike_wall15]

My car is a 3-door, but what i'm sayin is how people just call 5-doors...

Eg, i was talkin to some random lad once and a seat leon cupra-r went past, i said its pawn, he sad shame its a 5-door... whats all that about? Bender... its like a sad little idia that little maxpower boys get in their head that 5-doors are poo, then they w@nk over standard 5-door evo's with stickers on... odd...

To be honest mate its just taste, you may hate aftermarket bumpers, tiny wheels, big wheels whatever.... a 5 door fiesta is just like that to me.

The reason I don't think they look as good is because the doors are too small and the rear pillars are very wide. It'd be like have a 7 Series BMW with 3 doors either side, they'd look too cramped together.

[rich_frst]

looking good mate!!!!

[Max M4X WW]

I love it, Dont get what your saying bout the Sierra though.

Theres no deniying that if you do the right things to a 5dr they look sweet.

Those wheels look sweet with a drop like that.

[AndyRS1800]

Just had the tyres fitted to the brand new 7's...









And the runabout...

[RS_Rawli]

[Ruishy1]

Man that is soooo sweet I really like that. who cares what ny1 says bout 5 doors that'l make them eat their words.

But lookin at it i want seven spokes on mine fo sure.Id lower it a little mo if i was him, but i like it low

[MADMATT]

i personally dont give a jolly flip whether it has 3,5,35 doors the amount of effort and time that is gunna go in to that deserves respect whether or not you like it.

i personally dont really like 5 doors but that looks good now and is gunna look amazing when finished.

gunna have to have a chat with him at FITP05

tell him to keep up the good work and keep us posted.

and how much do rs7's suit that car i might have to rethink my plans.

Matt

[AndyRS1800]

They tell me the 17's dont fit a mk3 fez... I'll show em...

[andyhardy]

They tell me the 17's dont fit a mk3 fez... I'll show em...

The O.D. of the rim won't cause the problem - it's the width.

The thing that put me off 17" RS 7 spokes is the fact they only do them in 7.5" so be really careful with tyre choice (which it looks like you have judging by the look of the tyre walls in the pics).

Good luck with it - keep the angle grinder handy

Cheers,

Andy

[AndyRS1800]

Just a little pic to show progress on n/s front wing...



Not v-clear buy it shows how the arch has been cut, then pulled, then a bit of another arch welded in to bridge the gap keeping origional mounting holes for arch spats, Gonna be 1 wide ass fez.

Also a spy shot of trial engine fitting to another random fez he has,



Easy enough to see its a maxda v6, nice lightweight alloy engine, probz lighter than the 1.6 zetec, and a lot more powerfull.

[RS_Rawli]