I purchased this Orion back in 2007 as a standard Mk2 Ford Orion 1400 Equipe
It spent the following 4 years being stripped to a bare shell, modified, rebuilt etc
Since making its debut on the Ford scene in back in 2011 its been a constant labour of love, I’ve tried to update and perfect the spec since ££££ & time depending
Bodywork. . .
Resprayed in Ford Moonstone Blue back in 2009
Delocked all round
S2 RST bonnet and 90's spec front bumper
Saff boot spoiler
clear lights all round
Interior. . .
Custom 90’s spec full retrim (nos), lower door cards done in grey leather
Recaro rear headrests
Flocked dashboard thanks to Raj @ Autoflock
A few racetech gauges, boost, oil pressure/ temperature
Wideband gauge
Retrimmed Saff wheel, gearknob and gear gaitor
ERST RSOC mats
Wheels, suspension, brakes. . .
17 inch Borbet C's refurbed and painted in Tungsten Grey
Fitted with 205/40/17 Nankang NS-2R’s all round
Cossie front and rear brake set up with Goodridge hoses
Polybushed all round
Adjustable TCA's
S2 Front and rear anti roll bars
Gaz coilovers
Rear strut brace
Engine. . .
2 Litre silvertop zetec turbo
uprated pistons, rods, valve springs etc
CDF cam pulleys
GRS fmic
Alloy rad with twin fans
13 row oil cooler
Big Green cone air filter
Focus RS inlet manifold, injectors etc
Crazycage custom exhaust manifold ( ceramic coated by Camcoat ) with Miltek downpipe and standard rebuilt FRS turbo charger
Cossie -31 actuator
Custom exhaust
044 motorsport fuel pump
EcuMaster Black edition ecu
Boost by gear
Boost by throttle position
313.5bhp/ 321 trq
Gearbox. . .
CTS stage 2 box
paddle clutch
hydraulic clutch conversion
quickshift
Vibratec gearbox mounts
Lots of nos nuts, bolts, seals from Ford plus a cleaned/ detailed underside
I’ve had the best friends in the business imo help with the build along the way... 🥰
Engine build/ wiring/ mapping done at Overboost
Final map tweak done at Efi Parts 👌🏼
This was meant to be a budget build to start with that turned out being better than I could have ever expected, it ended up being a dream spec making it the best out there 😍
Featured in FastFord
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It’s made many appearances in readers rides etc
Build thread on Passionford
passionford.com/forum/restorations-rebuilds-and-projects/495371-moonstone-blue-mk2-ford-orion-zetec-turbo-313-5bhp-321-7trq.html
Build thread on RetroRides
forum.retro-rides.org/thread/123683/1990-ford-orion-zetecturbo-5bhp
I’m not interested in px’s, I don’t have time or patience for time wasters
I never expected to be here writing this, I built the car to be a forever project...
The car will be at Ford Fair, RS National Day etc if anyone wants to take a look round the car
It spent the following 4 years being stripped to a bare shell, modified, rebuilt etc
Since making its debut on the Ford scene in back in 2011 its been a constant labour of love, I’ve tried to update and perfect the spec since ££££ & time depending
Bodywork. . .
Resprayed in Ford Moonstone Blue back in 2009
Delocked all round
S2 RST bonnet and 90's spec front bumper
Saff boot spoiler
clear lights all round
Interior. . .
Custom 90’s spec full retrim (nos), lower door cards done in grey leather
Recaro rear headrests
Flocked dashboard thanks to Raj @ Autoflock
A few racetech gauges, boost, oil pressure/ temperature
Wideband gauge
Retrimmed Saff wheel, gearknob and gear gaitor
ERST RSOC mats
Wheels, suspension, brakes. . .
17 inch Borbet C's refurbed and painted in Tungsten Grey
Fitted with 205/40/17 Nankang NS-2R’s all round
Cossie front and rear brake set up with Goodridge hoses
Polybushed all round
Adjustable TCA's
S2 Front and rear anti roll bars
Gaz coilovers
Rear strut brace
Engine. . .
2 Litre silvertop zetec turbo
uprated pistons, rods, valve springs etc
CDF cam pulleys
GRS fmic
Alloy rad with twin fans
13 row oil cooler
Big Green cone air filter
Focus RS inlet manifold, injectors etc
Crazycage custom exhaust manifold ( ceramic coated by Camcoat ) with Miltek downpipe and standard rebuilt FRS turbo charger
Cossie -31 actuator
Custom exhaust
044 motorsport fuel pump
EcuMaster Black edition ecu
Boost by gear
Boost by throttle position
313.5bhp/ 321 trq
Gearbox. . .
CTS stage 2 box
paddle clutch
hydraulic clutch conversion
quickshift
Vibratec gearbox mounts
Lots of nos nuts, bolts, seals from Ford plus a cleaned/ detailed underside
I’ve had the best friends in the business imo help with the build along the way... 🥰
Engine build/ wiring/ mapping done at Overboost
Final map tweak done at Efi Parts 👌🏼
This was meant to be a budget build to start with that turned out being better than I could have ever expected, it ended up being a dream spec making it the best out there 😍
Featured in FastFord
RetroFord
Practical Classics
It’s made many appearances in readers rides etc
Build thread on Passionford
passionford.com/forum/restorations-rebuilds-and-projects/495371-moonstone-blue-mk2-ford-orion-zetec-turbo-313-5bhp-321-7trq.html
Build thread on RetroRides
forum.retro-rides.org/thread/123683/1990-ford-orion-zetecturbo-5bhp
I’m not interested in px’s, I don’t have time or patience for time wasters
I never expected to be here writing this, I built the car to be a forever project...
The car will be at Ford Fair, RS National Day etc if anyone wants to take a look round the car