Cars in the yard (Part 1) Fiesta MK4 LX

 So its not quite as impressive as a Need for Speed garage but here is the first quick run down of the cars I've got / am lumbered with looking after.

Fiesta MK4 1.25 LX - Nouveau Red

My second car, bought brand shiny new in 1998 when I was 18, now with 155K on the clock and still going strong. Touch wood its been very trouble free motoring, I lost a couple of exhaust valves on the M25 in 2010 resulting in the head going away for some tlc and coming back all cleaned up, new valves, shims and a nice skim that resulted in a lovely increase in torque. Finally had its first replacement clutch around 145k

Currently running as follows:

Engine:

Standard bar head work mentioned above.

Exterior:

LED side and number plate lights

H7R HID conversion ( "R" is the important part, designed for reflector lenses so no nasty glare)

Paintwork still mostly good as I've looked after her, however rust badly eating the drivers side arch after being rubbed some years back. Other arch starting to rot, drivers side sill over the winter has gone from some bubbles to just plain nasty. Many car park scars, scratches etc.

Heres some pictures of the damage, those of a sensitive disposition should look away!

Worst part first, OS rear arch, rubbed in work car park circa 2004 and I failed to keep the wet out:

Next up a nasty scratch that runs front to back on the near side:

Bumper corners next, damage courtesy of considerate neighbours:

Now for the bonnet, classic lacquer peel from stone chips gone bad. A hazard of "Enthusiastic" B road driving for 15 years and 160,000 miles.

And finally a shot of the paint, apart from the odd swirly and the above little issues she was holding together quite well

Suspension:

Supersport uprated dampers all round, 40 mm drop at the front / 20 mm at the rear.
Was 40 mm  all round but far too bumpy on our crappy roads so swapper rear springs for Gmax 20mm drops.

Some pics of how the wheels sit:

OMP Front Lower Struct Brace

Rear 12.5mm Axle spacers, Ford item from a street Ka I think.

Zetec S Phase 2 14 Spoke alloys with 195/50/15 Avon ZV3 tyres
(Was steels / Then Momo arrows (Still awaiting refurb) / then Momo Racers now utterly wrecked.)

Competition extended wheel studs +10 mm length over standard.

Heavy duty rear beam bushes

Brakes:

Braided hoses

Interior:

Zetec S Charcoal and Blue seats

Momo gear knob and handbrake handle

Steering wheel cover (A bit Gandad I know but I have big paws and it makes the wheel a touch bigger)

ICE:

Pioneer Single DIN CD / SD / USB head unit

Vibe 4 Channel Class D amp

Alpine Class D Sub amp

Fusion Components in front doors | Infinity reference 6x9 in rear shelf | Vibe Exact 8 Sub

Ixos Gamma Geometry Speaker Cable | Auto leads and Shark power cables and fittings

Stinger 1 Farad power cap

What's next:

Tin worm to be sorted out properly, rust to be cut out with new panels welded in for both sills and both rear arches.

Paint repairs all round. Underside and inner arches all to be rust proofed and painted

[As of  Wednesday 29th May 2013 she is in the care of Steve the restorer. Nice pictures of a mint fezzy in approximately 3 weeks!]

Over Fenders

Brake upgrade from the standards to 260mm from a MK6.5. Paint to callipers and rear drums before fitting. Will do calliper painting post when I finally get time to refurb them.

Oil catch can

Rear upper strut brace

Longer Term - Engine swap to Puma 1.7 or  possibly a rebuild with 1400 bottom end and current head for a high compression engine.