1983 Mk1 Fiesta project pic heavy

[miniflywheel]

this is my mk1 project
I got it for £350 off ebay at the end of march to do up and use as my first car (that i've used on the road)
it was originally a 1983 950 l model in green but nothing like that now its been painted and mostly built up
this is my first proper project had mini's before and done little bits but nothing like this ,i'm 17 and a apprentice panel beater so is a bit of training for me
it has had both front wings, lower front panel , both sills, o/s rear arch, plates to rear floorpan, inner wings and inner sill . so not that much really
it now has some paint
pics aren't in order but there's quite a few
hope you like it




















and how it is now




















































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[davevader]

Well done man. For a first project this is awesome, should be a real head turner when finished

[hairymel]

well done m8

looks great so far

and welcome to rr

[pompeypaul]

looking real good...love the colour

[petetong]

cracking job you done on that bud.. love the colour to..
keep them up date's coming..

[xr2dylan]

Nice one Great stuff, that's gonna be ace
I will get me another Mk1 in the future...

[minipete]

That looks really cool mate,keep up the hard work.

[panelbeaterpeter]

Wow that's looking wicked! Is it olympic blue? same colour I painted my first car, a mini though!

[miniflywheel]

cheers all
and yes its olympic blue

[miniflywheel]

couple more recent pics

[slammedkustom]

very cool! my first ever car was a september 76 mk1 fiesta in baby blue..i had a ton of fun in that car!
it eventually rotted away but I still have fond memories of NCC 503R
maybe I could use another one in my life ;D

[Retro-Revivals]

nice work mate! love the colour + styling!

richie

[scort2]

nice like that ;D

[miniflywheel]

cheers

[hairnet]

excellent - looked a bit sad in the front garden lol but come on well

[gouldygtr]

nice workmanship there buddy, looks like shes coming along nicely!

[luckygti]

That's come together really nicely, always had a soft spot for a Mk1, never had one, but used to borrow a mates SS many years ago. Ah, fond memories Yep, very nice

[miniflywheel]

not updated in a bit so heres most of the updates in one post

got it running xmas eve and got a video its only had the 4 branch fitted so sounds a bit rough and was on the standard xr2 carb


then bought some bike carbs for it
using a pair nos early 90's ninja carbs
made my own manifold as i'm not paying the prices of bogg brothers
bought this off ebay to start the manifold building
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can see why a lot of people just buy a manifold ready made, its a lot of hassle making one, getting the carbs to sit level, clear the dizzy, making sure the float will still work and making the ports match each other etc

i started with the flange plate and drilled it out so i could weld on a bit of pipe so i can keep the heater


got the tubing and cut and shut it to fit the ports and carbs also cut some silicone hosing to fit


then tacked it and tryed it on but was too close to the dizzy cap so had to modify the tubes a bit didn't get any pics

after all welded up and clears everything,tapped it out for the servo
the air line connector isn't staying just make sure it fits



today we got the brakes sorted, gear linkage fitted and the engine running today then took it for a test drive round works yard
bit scarey with no doorss, it does shift though, just doesn't stop as quick
couple of pics while it was out






had few other little issues in between like dizzy packing up, the new rear main oil seal failing, and some curse word denting the front wing while its been at work, also had trouble finding replacement doors but finally got them just repairing a few dents they've got

and thats it up to date

[rodney]

beast,.

[skoda_norman]

What a turn around!