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[jimmyesh]

Yeah no probs mate, will do. They're all locked up in work at the moment but i'll get em measured tomorrow aft/eve and let you know.

[jayrs]

nice one mate cheers

[jimmyesh]

Here's a tiny vid clip of my car driving, it's only a quick blast in first gear across the vehicle park, its cramped full of big trucks & landrovers and stuff so couldn't go too mental, The car is due its MOT as soon as that's done I'll get footage of it in ALL 6 gears

Hopefully this little clip shows how sweet and civilised the engine sounds and revs...

Tomorrow I'll try and get some footage of me bazzing it about properly with someone videoing from outside the car so you can hear how it sounds in the real world.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viYKRv4VM3g

And yes I know my airbag light is on Got to wire the fiesta airbag module to the focus dash still, lazy sod i am!

[heeman10]

bazzing it about properly

Trez-dodge

Sounds good though

[jayrs]

sounds good mate.

[jimmyesh]

bazzing it about properly

Trez-dodge

Sounds good though

(cheeky northern monkey eh "marra"?! )

[heeman10]

Hahahaha! Marra cracks me up! That's more west coast though, they don't say that just here. Did you hear about the dolphin they found at Barrow? They named the bloody thing Marra!! What a name!!

[jimmyesh]

Yeah I heard about the poor thing, wildlife experts from all over the gaff went up there to help out but the local "great unwashed" chives got there first and started lobbing bricks it!!

I got some mates from Whitehaven (cellfield nuclear freaks ), workington , cockermouth (that name was created as joke i'm sure ), and barrow-in-furnace so i'm used to the old "marra" and getting my nose bitten if i have a brawl with any of them!

[jimmyesh]

Hey everyone! Just been to the scrappy today (see my pic of what i saw in general car discussion )

Got myself some ST170 front calipers today while i was there, well chuffed! Gonna fit them afta xmas with some new 300mm discs and pads

The car I got them off STILL HAS THE 280MM REAR DISCS, CALIPERS AND HUBS ON!!! if anyone's interested please PM me and I'll get back to you with details! The bloke takes card payments too so will send them anywhere.
Make sure you haggle with him though he is a tight fucker, but not unbreakable!

HAS ANYONE DONE A GUIDE ON DOING THE ST170 FRONT BRAKE CONVERSION TO MK3 FEZ?

Also I'm selling my wilwood 4 pots and 280mm discs conversion for mk3 fiesta if anyone's interested please PM me...

[Xr_Dub]

I fitted the ST170 front calipers with discs and pads
easy to fit just need abit of work in drilling a bolt cant remmber thinking mmm, but it wasnt hard.
You might aswell get some Braided brake hoses while your changing the front brake setup...

[jimmyesh]

Cheers mate , Already got the goodridge's on there

[wakeboardtom]

Bit late here but what an amazing car! Fair play mate - wish i had the knowledge,skills etc to do something like this! Thumbs up!

[jimmyesh]

Cheers mate! (Like your username too, makes me wish it was summer again! )

[jimmyesh]

Hello everyone! Here's how i spent this afternoon, I fitted my nice new ST170 300mm front brakes at last!

I've chucked a couple of pics in to show you all how the "MANJ" is looking now with the new front and rear brakes on. I REALLY love how the new brakes fill the escy 16" rims can't stop looking at them

The brakes on the car are amazing now, the contrast to how they were before is like night and day

I recommend anyone who hasn't upgraded their front brakes yet and has at least 16" rims to do this conversion as it's SO easy and SO effective, especially as all-in it only cost me about £200!!

Just need a bigger spare wheel now D'OH!!

Caliper mounting holes drilled out to 12mm:





F'ing size of that!







Couple of pics of "the MANJ" just to show how the car's looking - needs a clean!





A little pic of my Getrag MT285 6-speed 'Box, OH YEAH!



Got the car booked in for a bit of a tidy- up and a respray in Radiant Red very soon too so It'll look it's best for the coming year

Also a BIG thanks to all the people who answered my advice queries about fitting these brakes, Chumkila, cheers mate.

[mike_wall15]

Nothing like some brakes to fill out the insides of the wheels, they look good, and a decent price too

[jayrs]

looks nice mate, one of my pet hates is big wheels and tiny brakes, sorry for anyone reading but it does look a bit pants you must admit.

big brakes behine big wheel
just thought, my cossy brakes are gunna look a little small behind my 16's when i fit them

[heeman10]

Ah now they DO look good Quality car all round, it reminds me of mine :lol: Nothing to flashy on the outside really, just fairly clean and standard looking Go MANJ!

[jimmyesh]

Ah now they DO look good Quality car all round, it reminds me of mine :lol: Nothing to flashy on the outside really, just fairly clean and standard looking Go MANJ!

Cheers mate! I'm flattered, or should i say the "manj" is?!

[Max M4X WW]

looks nice mate, one of my pet hates is big wheels and tiny brakes, sorry for anyone reading but it does look a bit pants you must admit.

big brakes behine big wheel
just thought, my cossy brakes are gunna look a little small behind my 16's when i fit them

Too right, I was gonna upgrade to the ST's after i got 16's

Car is looking good.

[wakeboardtom]

Bit late here but what an amazing car! Fair play mate - wish i had the knowledge,skills etc to do something like this! Thumbs up!

Tell me about it - bloody hate the winter, come May ill be blowing the dust off my wakeboard

Oh and im loving those breaks, im debating wheather to get some escos wheels and some bigger breaks. Have 17" alloys with standard discs at the moment

[jimmyesh]

Oh and im loving those breaks, im debating wheather to get some escos wheels and some bigger breaks. Have 17" alloys with standard discs at the moment

Do it, DO IT!!

I think the ST front set-up is amazing value for money, yeah people may want 4/6/8! pots for serious track tools but for a really powerful civilised brake set-up perfect for our crazy-arsed roads you really can't go wrong with The ST170 bits.

I only used mintex discs/pads 'cos I'm not really tempted by spending twich as much for some discs with holes in them Yeah I know all the stuff about pad glazing (blah blah blah) but I don't think I need them for mine.

[jayrs]

pad glazing is more common on the cheap ass pads.

i use mintex all the time and think there great.
get a little fade when i go across brading downs as the end is real steap but apart from that there great, and i got drilled and grooved disc.

will be have some standard when the currernt ones are due to be replaced though im thinking

how thick are the focus disc though btw mate?

[wakeboardtom]

Get the drill out, bit of DIY drillage!!

[jayrs]

Get the drill out, bit of DIY drillage!!

been there, done that, got the disc to prove it

[wakeboardtom]

lol and how did it go?

[jimmyesh]

how thick are the focus disc though btw mate?

24mm mate.

[heeman10]

Cheers mate! I'm flattered, or should i say the "manj" is?!

MANJ makes me laugh. A nameless teacher at my school had a wife who was SUPER efficient..like...military style efficient, and mega fit and quite tough. She was called Ange...but was a little mannish, so that changed to Mange Then...since she was so robotic, she was then known as "Mangedroid" :lol::bonkers:

[jayrs]

lol and how did it go?

went fine mate, if you read back a page or so i think i put a pick up for jimmyesh.

jimmyesh, cheers mate.
dont spose ya get the messurement form the rear hub yet have ya

[jimmyesh]

Cheers mate! I'm flattered, or should i say the "manj" is?!

MANJ makes me laugh. A nameless teacher at my school had a wife who was SUPER efficient..like...military style efficient, and mega fit and quite tough. She was called Ange...but was a little mannish, so that changed to Mange Then...since she was so robotic, she was then known as "Mangedroid" :lol::bonkers:

I'll never see my poor little "Manj" in the same light now

Jayrs: Sorry mate the other hubs are locked in an Iso container (with a load of my other car bits/ junk ) at work and some "special" bloke has f**cked off on leave with the key 'till 8th jan

[garyhurn77]

they look awesome, so all you had to do was enlarge ther bolt holes on the hub to 12mm???


no need for spacers like the cossie discs? or do you still need the spacers?

gary

[jayrs]

thats ok mate, no worries.

i take it there spare then.......hmmm

[jimmyesh]

they look awesome, so all you had to do was enlarge ther bolt holes on the hub to 12mm???


no need for spacers like the cossie discs? or do you still need the spacers?

gary

NO spacers required whatsoever! Literally just drill those 2 holes out from 10mm to 12mm and there you have it MUCH better brakes!

[wakeboardtom]

Im most definetely doing this!!! Im off for the weekend! Have a good new years Eve chaps!

[xr2imetalhead]

stunning mate

[jimmyesh]

Hi all

The MANJ has been on its first major journey at the weekend, down to kent and I've totally fallen in love with driving it! It seems so revvy and fast after driving my Focus TDCI for the last year!

Just invested in some decent security as you can see in the pic - a nice Clifford Concept G5 650. (After having 2 other RS fiestas stolen by lowlifes I didn't want this one going the same way )

Also treated the Car to new tyres all round and now have a big enough spare wheel to fit over my brakes

Just getting a quote from my mate who runs a bodyshop this week for a nice respray in Radiant Red and some tidying here and there.