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Old Jan 3, 2013 | 03:25 PM
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Default The home brew MK2 Fiesta build :-)

Well as a lot of you know I had my Scooby for sale. Well she has now gone and as part ex I took this MK2 pop+

It has full XR2 running gear and is partly stripped out.




Its fairly solid so will be fully stripped out and used as a track day car. I'll start a new thread for this car when the one below is finished.....

.....which leads me on to the project car in question. Its a 1986 Fiesta L shell that cost me next to nothing. Its pretty solid for a 26 year old car. The previous owner has done a few jobs already, front arches grafted onto the rear, battery tray removed from engine bay for relocation in the boot and lots of other little bits. I intend to stamp my mark on it with lots of little subtle changes, engine transplant (unsure what as yet) and a full respray



Tucked up in her new home



Progress will be slow but I'm looking forward to getting stuck in as soon as everything gets back to normal after the festivities!
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Old Jan 3, 2013 | 03:28 PM
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Ooooh nice, love old fords especially the fiesta after having a Mk 1 for my first car
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Old Jan 3, 2013 | 03:39 PM
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Ooooh nice, love old fords especially the Fiesta after having a Mk 1 for my first car
My first car was a MK1 Fiesta too It had a whopping 40-something bhp from its 950cc engine

I've owned around 20 Mk1 and 2s over the years so know them like the back of my hand
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Old Jan 3, 2013 | 03:51 PM
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My first car was a MK1 Fiesta too It had a whopping 40-something bhp from its 950cc engine

I've owned around 20 Mk1 and 2s over the years so know them like the back of my hand
Mine was a 950 pop plus, with a peco power master system and a 4-branch manifold plus a weber twin down-draught carb, running probably nearer 41bhp
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Old Jan 3, 2013 | 04:28 PM
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Looking forward to seeing this develop mate.
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Why did you sell up?
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Why did you sell up?
I've always loved old Fiestas but they're not getting any cheaper and I didn't want to leave it until they became overpriced like MK1/2 Escorts have become. As the Scoob wasn't getting used much she went to fund these two projects.
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Old Jan 3, 2013 | 05:26 PM
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2 litre zetec on throttle bodies or bike carbs be mint in that slammed on a set of wellers and painted white
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This belongs to a mate of mine.

http://www.zetecinside.com/xr2/index.shtml

I can really recommend checking out what he's done as to be fair to him he's a bloody perfectionist and the car really is spot on.

All built by himself.
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Originally Posted by BLU
I've always loved old Fiestas but they're not getting any cheaper and I didn't want to leave it until they became overpriced like MK1/2 Escorts have become. As the Scoob wasn't getting used much she went to fund these two projects.
Interesting, I don't see the appeal myself but good luck with it Trev
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Love it
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Old Jan 5, 2013 | 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Rescue Dude
This belongs to a mate of mine.

http://www.zetecinside.com/xr2/index.shtml

I can really recommend checking out what he's done as to be fair to him he's a bloody perfectionist and the car really is spot on.

All built by himself.
Yeah I've watched that progress from when he first built it in the early 00's.
He's a very talented fella and I love that car.


Originally Posted by bioforger
Interesting, I don't see the appeal myself but good luck with it Trev
Each to their own eh Cheers though

Originally Posted by frayz
Love it
A comment like that from the man with the best ever bugeye makes me

Anyhoos a bit boring but......

.......let the parts collection commence

Just popped out and picked these up
Bare rear axle (may do rear disc conversion on this) and a steering rack from an XR2.




I've got so much more to collect

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Makings for my single wiper conversion c/w integrated washer jet



I need to machine a groove in the new spindle to take the circlip, braise on the little cog and weld the ball from the old spindle to the new allowing me to use the original linkage. Small mod to the motor arm will be required.
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