No pics as of yet, gotta get em all re-done but here's me list of mods so far
De badged at the rear
Cruisewirral.com number plate with Chrome surround
Carbon Fibre look M3 mirrors
14" Escort Alloys wrapped in Pirelli P6000's
2 200 watt Kenwood 6x9's on rear shelf
Kenwood flip face headunit
Smoked rear lights
Green footwell neons
Green LED running alongside handbrake
Ford badge re-located to dash
Green neon spot lights lighting up Ford badge on dash
MK6 (i think) rear wiper
Center console, air vents and speedo surround re-sprayed Silver
Si front seats
Clear side repeaters (at time of posting still to be fitted)
Future mods are planned and only a select few know about them, untill they're on I'm keepin shtum though
Doin it large for the ford crew meesh, sounds real nice. Cant wait to see it.]
PS can i be in team ford . pleeeeease
Sounds good meesh
Getting well nice now. Wheels look cool
I know what is planned for this car next and believe me it is sweet, not many fiesta's about with the mods done the same as what Meesh is getting done in the near future
Meesh, if you need pictures doing just give us a shout and i will take them and host them for you mate.
mk4 wiper
hope you get the engine fixed soon, i think the noise is puttin the girl from work off getting in your car <img border="0" alt="[Roll around the floor laffin]" title="" src="graemlins/cwemotions065.gif" />
looking forward to seeing the bumpers and skirts on to
Latest mod!!!
15" Pro Plus sub
800w SPLX amp
both in the boot
Pics will be sorted a.s.a.p.
New secret mod in the final stages of being sorted, should be ready and installed onto/into the car in just over two weeks
Also, want to ad
Thanks to Sanchez for the sub & box, Adam for the amp & AGGY for wiring everything tog ether for me
two 12" subs like Reece's will be on the way later this year, then it'll all be getting built into one big unit
meesh ya best not trying to be a copy cat he he he, if i was you meesh i would keep with the sub youve got it is a good sub for the money Ild just go wild with it housing for it and the amp and the 50bhp shot of nos ya got the other day, are you still thinking or upping it to 100bhp
nos? me lost
aint got nos lol
dunno, still playing around with ideas for the install. Definatly gonna have the 15" upside down in the end product. Just not sure on weather to have a 12" either side of it or just have me 6*9's turned to face the back
Right, NEED ADVICE PEOPLE!
been asking a few opinions recently, gonna put it up on here tho
As some people may know, I'm coming into a bit of money in about 3 or 4 weeks time, just dont know what to spend it on!!
Idea's so far are
12" sub and amp kit
dropped 35mm
flamer kit
Co2 purge
DVD set up
mini moto
by the way this is adam
NO! not gettin a mini moto
wanna concentrate on gettin me car ready for the nationals before buyin one of them!
Had talks today with Scooby bout a flamer kit
I really want one, hopefully when i get this cheque I'll have enough to get one installed and working fully
the sub and amp kit would be the FUSION set up, just to keep the 15" company lol
think the purge valves are out the window till I've sorted a body kit out
DVD setup is still fancyable tho
Go for the flames
Originally posted by Meesh:
Green LED running alongside handbrake
This has now gone by the way, Its in Scoops Escort
lol
***UPDATE***
Twin 40 Webbers will be installed before the nationals
WOW cool man sweet like the thinking
Saw it to day mate at Scooby's its gonna be good!
d'oh! so you know what its in for then :rolleyes:
ah well, everyone will find out soon
yeah, Twin 40s in time for the nationals, then its gonna be High cam & 4-to-1 manifold. If i can get them all in time for the nationals then happy days
if not i'm concentrating on the webbers
how do you plan on stopping the car with knackered brakes
Special thanx goes to......
Oh sorry I thought i was Meesh then
lol was gonna wait till its done and the pics were up daz, but yeah. Big thanks to Daz for the help he's given me.
And Ad of course, both have been great giving me help and ideas for future mods
Was just fishin for complaments matey lol!
Dude what size eng is in ur beast???
when did you do that meesh thats sweet man
thats what its in Autosafe for right now
1.6 from an Escort XR3. Hopefully be runnin around 97BHP
Think Scooby's doing a de-cat on the exhaust too, so that'll bump me over the magic hundred BHP mark
Now the cat has been let out of the bag i can post these pictures......
The story so far !
Escort 1600cc CVH Donor car.
Engine and Box comes out easy enough.
Now where's Dave (Mechanic) got too ??
Meesh's Fiesta hits the operating table for open heart surgery.
Undo several nut's & Bolt's.
Its a Boy.... lol... Out the knackered engine and box comes.
Hmmmmm.... HCS engine out and on the scrap heap now.
Quick coffee and Fag break.........
More pic's to follow soon, Looking good so far matey.
that wasnt a quick coffee and fag break ya liar! thats a "jesus christ what have it let meself in for?!" look
and obviously all the work that you and the guys at Autosafe are doin
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm....
The engine & gearbox is all fitted in complete with driveshafts etc etc. The car is rolling so to speak.
Exhaust has been manufactured to fit also, De-Catted.
Whats left to do then ?
Fuel pipes, Coolant pipes and the wiring
It dosnt sound much left to do but none of the coolant pipes match up and are all different, The fuel is pushed to the engine on the HCS via electric fuel pump, the CVH engine sucks the fuel from the tank so need to cross that problem and finally the electrical wiring.... Dont laugh but its been about 15 years since i left college and i might have to dig into the odd wiring diagram or so to sus the wiring out, failing that it will be a short journey to a local auto-electrician.
More pics coming over the next few days or so as i get time and will keep you up-dated on the progress.
Mesh u sly devil you. Well in man absolutely chuffed for ya. 100BHP in a fezzer is gonna give you muchos speedos to avoid accidents etc....Thats the only reason to put ur foot down.Scooby!!!! We need a word!!!!
How much power does the XR2 have, i believe the RST is 130 innit?
hehe and I had you lot thinkin 'Look crazy Dazza's bought another Escort because he can!'
haha
Cat well and truley out of bag
Originally posted by Scooby:
Quick coffee and Fag break.........
I hope no one from Scotland reads that. lol
I bet you cant wait to hear it ticking over,
and then feel the extra power.
Meesh and his Trojan Horse <img border="0" alt="[cool / shades]" title="" src="graemlins/cwemotions067.gif" />
meesh,
looking good that mate! should go very well.
Phil
PS: next thing you need are some webers.. You know you want to!
haha!!
managed to keep it quiet long enough, but i couldnt resist no more!
Phil, yep! twin webbers are most definatly next
Haha, looking great Meesh, can't wait to see autosafe's handywork. See ya soon mate
<img border="0" alt="[Roll around the floor laffin]" title="" src="graemlins/cwemotions065.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[Roll around the floor laffin]" title="" src="graemlins/cwemotions065.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[Roll around the floor laffin]" title="" src="graemlins/cwemotions065.gif" />
Escort with 1 BDP (brake dave power)
get it sorted jay im sick if giving meesh a lift to work
lokin forward to seeing it going
****UPADTE****
She started today!!! :go: :cheers:
But there was a problem with the fuel pumps, which Scooby has been trying to sort today, so hopefully sometime this week she'll be back out n about
woohoo, cant wait
Soundin very nice m8.Cant wait to se,hear and feel it in axion
The engine is running, however some small problems have developed as expected though.....
The electronic fuel pump primes up nicely when the ignition is switched on but thats it, no more fuel supply therefore the engine will start but only run for approx 20 secs. To eliminate this problem we have tempararily connected the fuel pipes to the manual fuel pump and this has worked for now. The fuel tank will probably have to be changed with a carburettor fuel tank and fuel sender without the electronic fuel pump.
The coolant system is working and the coolant fan is operating correctly, however the hot engine coolant isnt travelling through the heater matrix and coolant pipes to the carburettor to operate the interior heaters and the automatic choke. This means the interior heater isnt working and the choke is staying ON and running very rich and fast idle. We need to connect the coolant pipes differently to allow a better coolant flow to these pipes, easier said than done though.....
Appart from that the project is nearly finished.
Always run unto more problems towards the end of a job
It'll be worth the wait though
Might stick a 1.1 badge on when its back <img border="0" alt="[Roll around the floor laffin]" title="" src="graemlins/cwemotions065.gif" />
Back on the road!
Just a couple of tweaks here and there and it'll be running sweet....Apart from losing me rev counter
That Carburettor of the donor car must be playing up matey, pop in tom and we will have a fiddle with that for you.
Cheers Scooby
am I ok to come in first thing? I'll book it in for the water pump, cam belt & clutch too
no probs, i am in from about 9:15 ish.......
Idle problem now sorted
Booked in next week for a new cam belt, water pump & clutch
Already noticed the power difference lol
0-60 is down to 11.08 and I'm still getting used to the new set up. Should be able to get that time down when the new clutch, etc are on next week
quality meesh loveit. you will be giving dazza a run for his money now
LMAO! nooo
we both did 0-60 runs today, he got in the high eights
Maybe when the webbers, cam & 4-2-1 are on lol
Cough 8.2secs with you in the car - and engine wasnt at correct temperature!
Give me time Meesh and ill smash my 7.9 record I promise!
Your car is sweet fella glad you seen sense after me and Adam convinced you to get the 1.6CVH
But
please please remove your modded parts and turn it sleeper stylee!
Not bad 0-60 times mate
Saw the engine in the garage, looks cool, hope you get more performance out of it.
Originally posted by Dazza:
But [b]please please remove your modded parts and turn it sleeper stylee! [/b]
Mods are stayin as they are!
I'm happy with the way the car is. It looks sleeper enough with the standard exhaust pokin out the back
I reckon it should stay as it is, or meesh should do more, whatever he wants but the main thing is.........The 45BHP novas tryin to blow him at the lights thinkin it is a 1.1(ish) will get the shock of their lives when meesh beats them down with 100 BHP of raw XR3 power.Do it meesh.Do it for ford.Henry would be proud
FINALLY!
Some pics
Sunstrip
New engine up n running
15" Pro Plus Sub (SPLX Amp screwed onto the box), 2 Kenwood 6*9's
Si Interior
Lookin good m8.Those seats are so comfy i love the way they hug you shoulders aswell as ur waist.
I see you have the old "tow rope in the boot look"hehee.i had a tow rope in my boot for about a year and a half and last week i realised "what the f**k is this for" i cant tow my car as both my eyes are covered by mahoosive bumpers lol. Engine bay looks lovely and full. 10/10 mate
Originally posted by scoop2004:
Engine bay looks lovely and full.
Not full enough!
I can see space for the webbers <img border="0" alt="[Roll around the floor laffin]" title="" src="graemlins/cwemotions065.gif" />
Obviously a very good point dude but i cant see much of a bigger engine fittin in there hehee
if only the 1.8 Zetec had of worked out
Originally posted by scoop2004:
Engine bay looks lovely and full.
I'm sure I could fit a tin of sardines in there
Lookin good meesh, I reckon you should turn the interior into some kind of paradise, black out the windows and lower it, then leave it at that
*****New 0-60 Time*****
Managed to get it down again to 10.19, its gone in today for a new clutch, cam belt and water pump. Theres also a slight problem with it starting up from cold which Autosafe are checking out
Hopefully tomorrow it'll be up and running 100% and I can start trying to beat me 0-60 times again
Also hope it'll be ready for the Rolling Road day!!!!
Seein as it was a sunny day today, went out n got the beast washed and took a few new piccies
Rear:
Front:
Close Up:
Lookin soooo small lol
Bit of advertisment:
Wow mate.ive never seen the colour that dark before,i thought it was purple??? sweet pics mate
Its classed as "Aubergene" (sp) so its basically very dark purple. In some light you can see the purple, in other light you can just see the darkness, so it looks black
I like it
not gonna re-spray
I bet that thing moves now Meesh! Keep it looking like that though, it'll give a few people a nice surprise
it already has
Got round to fitting me clear side repeaters today
EVERY LITTLE HELPS!
Now riding on a set of 15" TSW Stealth
Lol
Finally took a close up of my offical Cruisewirral Number plate,
which ive had for months and forgot to take a
picture of
***NO LONGER ON 15's***
Updated pics
Got some done today
New Window Winders bought today from our sponser AUTOFAST AND THE FURIOUS
Clear Side Repeater and M3 Mirror
Clean for once lol
Outside AUTOFAST AND THE FURIOUS
Meesh shes coming along very nicely
And you took the photo's in my fave loacation
You know I love it there. For some unknown reason
looking very sexy meesh! so when do i get a lfit in her again!
Cheers lau & kat
Pickin up a new LED gear knob Weds mornin from the shop too may get some other bits n bobs while i'm there, also gonna enquire about alloys
It's pickin up pace in the lead up to the Nationals!
Heres what I'm pickin up on Weds
you chav
what happened to the stickers idea?
engine running ok now or are you still having problems at all??
Still having a slight problem starting it up from cold, but I can live with it for now. First thought it was the feuling, but starting to think its the choke now
Got a new look rear end
the meesh on the boot is a nice touch mate
heh, lookin good meesh, very personal
That is a nice touch mate, thinkin of a zorst to tidy up the back end?
Got an RSTurbo one sitting here, its gettin done next month
Whole system is getting made a bigger bore and the RST backbox is going on
pity i didn know about your engine problems as iv still got my old 1.6 zetec in the shed
Dont worry bout it mate, should all be sorted next month
Twin 40 Webbers if all goes to plan
Quick midnight mod last night!
now got a 2000w Shark amp powering me 15" Pro Plus sub
its LOOUUUD!
need a nice chrome rocker on there meesh laa,
and a dft carb and k&n, and u'll notice a power gain from them two
Its all in future plannin Whitterz mate
Threw 2 new Pirelli P6000's on the front wheels today
40mm drop could well be next on the cards before the nationals
Watch this space
good man will look tons better lowered
if you want it iv think iv still got a rocker cover for a cvh xr3i you could get it powder coated
nice one mate
same engine as me i think ??
mines an XR2 Lump !! Ashley 421, Full System, DFT carb, K&n, Piper 285c cam next
not to clean its been in the shed for over a year
Gonna be changing my install tonight with the help of ma dawg Aggy lol
Will get pics up either tonight or tomorrow night
Still havn't been to pick up that L.E.D. gearnob, keep forgetting lol
Hopefully before the nationals I'll have some new rims too. and, depending on money, a few more little mods here and there
Right, got a couple of piccy's of the new install today
15" SPLX sub powered by a 500w Legacy amp
Nice 1 meesh looking good just wish you woulda showed me it at the rolling road.
Thats when the pics were taken! lol
Had the boot open twice today
1/8 mile strip at the nationals was run
got a time of 12.15
Not very happy with it, but the surface was appaling, bumpey, un-even and gritty, struggled to get traction
still, its something to aim for next time!
Also a little update, LED gear knob is now in
I'm also gonna keep the number on me rear window from the 1/8 mile strip on as long as possible too lol I like it
Newer pics to come soon
*** UPDATE ***
ICE is to be changed sometime soon, keeping it hush till its done
but it'll be sweet
New floor mats are in, new gear gaitor is in, new interior neons are in and home made short shifter has been made
will get pics up over the weekend
**updated pics**
CW Babes modellin on it
New Interior
Looking good meeshette!
Girls are a top mod!
they get in the way when I'm parkin like...and they dont look to safe when I'm on the motorway
They must'nt do your MPG any good
Guys at the garage must love it when your car goes in for a service
Lol, "where do I lift this bonnet from?"
Nice Meesh, interior's lookin lively
Originally posted by jimbo4x4:
"where do I lift this bonnet from?"
there's 2 small round'ish buttons on each model, push it right and bobs ya uncle
LMAO!
sorry, in a rudey modd tonight
Could possibly be goin under the hood again in the future
me n dazza talked about this last night...definatly staying hush hush tho
need to go n speak to the technicians involved
i may have mentioned it in front of sted and a few others at the "fun" later that night, so if you guys heard, keep shtum
but it'll be schweeeeeet!
lookin tidy mate saw it last night sorry bout the flashing blue lights in ma grill didnt mean to scare you! lol
meesh lookin swet mate got some 17"'s inmy house wont em cheap?
You thinking of getting an RS Turbo engine again?
Good luck keeping it workin for more than 100miles at a time
nooo, not goin near a turbo, too much trouble
tupac, got any pics? do they have tyres?
Need 2 new tyres other or good will send you some pics.
sorted
let me know in ya reply mate
if its a yeah gotta run round bodyshops and get prices of the arch work
think last time i asked it worked out about £15 per arch
I know ur plans "unda da hood" meesh and they sound mint. Although RS turbo motor wud be boss. 700 Pound is all it costs to tune the RST motor to 190BHP. A nice reliable 190 aswell. No melting components or rods shootin out of the bottom end. Good luck meesh. Gonna be mint;)
ay? who told ya bout the plan? aint seen ya to tell ya lol
it wont be for at least 3 months, but when it finally comes
weeeee!
Sted was out with me on friday night as i was passin thru the wirral on the way from cornwall to scotland. Picked up my new car on the way through.Cant wait to get under my hood. My new cars faster but its still not fast enough
Engine work is not bein done now
If all plans out right the car will be either for sale as it is or bein broken to sell parts seperatly pretty soon
had another change of heart, keeping her, she's part of me now, I love her too much...
So I've treated her to a new headunit
Panasonic CQ C1311
50W x 4 High-Power WMA MP3 CD Player/Receiver
5V/60 ohms Dual Preamp Outs
Sound Quality
Mute
Separate Bass, Treble, Balance, Fader
18FM, 6MW(LW) Station Presets
Selectable AF Sensitivity
Auto Preset Memory with Scan
Automatic TA Volume Adjustment
Seek Tuning with DX/Local Switch
CD-R/CD-RW Playback
WMA/MP3 Playback
ID3 Tag
CD Text Display
Removable Faceplate
as a result of replacing me headunit...me systems now louder!
well chuffed with it
an improvement but not a fan of panasonic.Get a new engine
if you want it iv got an 16 zetec
Neovo1 hes not interested, i have a 1.6Zetec and 1.6CVH and still nothing is done
would it be cheaper to
A.Take that XR3 CVH out and bin it and drop an RST motor in or
b.Get all the bits from an RST motor and stick it into the current engine.The only differences (i think) are the pistons,rods,and crank. So get forged pistons,rods and balanced crank.Then get the RST turbo and hosing/exhaust put in,that way you have a reliable motor and you wont have to source and swap a full engine
Or if ya dont do either of them
A.Recon your engine and get it carbed on 45/45s
B.Chuck the 1.6 ZETEC in and get it to 100+BHP on cams and MAF/TB from a bigger lump etc
cleaned up me spark plugs yesterday as they had white deposits all over the end
skint already so gotta wait till next month to buy some new ones lol
but the car is respondin better since cleanin em up a bit
RST engines are unreliable. I think Meeshs car is fine the way it is.
What was the white stuff on them or shouldnt I ask ? lol
aint got a clue lmao!!
but it didnt look good
definatly replacing them next payday
thanks for the comment vik
if you've got a haines manual it tells you what wrong with your car by what your spark plugs look like... mine has it in the back page
Click Me looks like engine overheating?
actually looks like the 2nd one
dirty air filter, replaced it on friday
me old one was completely black LMAO!
hadnt replaced it since the engine swap
all is goin well now tho
good stuff
Little update:
New Spak Plugs fitted
New Sub: JBL GTO 15"
New Amp: SPLX 300w to power 6*9's
New Battery: Bigger and more powerful
Will sort updated pics out tomoro in work