my mk1 Fiesta (lots of pics)

[samyboy]

Y reg 1983 mk1, its a 1.1L i bought it with a years MOT for £250

when i bought it


got some alloys, there off an old RS2000 so tires are wrong so don't fit until i can afford fezzy size rubbers

then i got bored of blue

[samyboy]

some extra lights

this was a few weeks ago at shakespear raceway


engine bay, ive actually gone back to the standard air box

[skoda_norman]

is that a full exhaust system or just the backbox?

[samyboy]

this answer your question ? ;D



standard system that comprises of a downpipe a long pipe a muffler and another pipe with a tail trim

[Hirst]

That's a right old skool belter, ace!

[slater]

Love it!

trying to get hold of a nice festa myself

[samyboy]

ive just bought my second one a 1979 1.1L cream with cream leather interior in immaculate condition had been garaged all its life up untill 2000 had plenty of new parts including new wings

i want to use it on the road but for £100 its good for parts

[HytestA]

Cool, personaly I prefered it before it was dressed in black, mainly due to the rust and oxide
now just needs a little help from the lowering pixies

[Lewis]

That's kerrrwaaalliittty!

Loving the paintjob, you do it all outside? How's it holding? What did you do, just blow it over?

Think you need more spots though

[RetroMat]

nice motor ;D

Cool, personaly I prefered it before it was dressed in black, mainly due to the rust and oxide

agreed

[PhoenixC]

It now looks the same as the MK1 fiesta my sister used to have that she painted herself with rattle cans about 15 years ago. ;D ;D Quality

[Reynolds501]

Dude, that is a nice little motor! always kinda had a soft spot for them. Nearly had a lowered mk1 on wide pepperpots in dark blue for my first car, it was very cool asides from the alleged sump full of coolant! Why do your parents/older siblings always talk you out of buying cars that 'need work'? spoilsports!

Still fancy a Mk1 XR2 actually! (Daz, I don't care! )

[samyboy]

thats no rattle can job

thats 10 hours of sanding 4 hours of masking and 40 minutes for 2 coats of paint, its actualy doing amazingly well theres actually a fly imbeded on the passenger side wing

just been upto Derby today for a set of the peppers £20 for 4 rims with useable rubbers

hehehe these things apparently run with no oil so antifreeze in the sump is nothing

[skoda_norman]

when'd you buy the motor?

[Reynolds501]

Pepperpots? good choice! I know they're a fairly stock Ford rim, but I think they always suit mk1s really well, especially when dropped a few inches! £20 quid for 4 useable wheels and tyres ain't bad!

Heh! no oil? sounds about right, my mate's mk2 was rarely treated to any oil and it seemed to carry on regardless, tough little buggers!

[Nathan]

Nice mate,

One thing I ahve always wondered why did ford mate some of its badges with a RED backgroud?

[slater]

They didnt People repaint them. I have a green, white and glow in the dark orange one !

[samyboy]

someone once asked me "when did ford go from red to blue badges" ;D

they didnt.....see it fell off in my hand while i was washing it there was a tin of red hamerite so i scraped the last of the blue off and gave it some red, i think it suits it quite nicely blue just doesnt go with black like the red does

[samyboy]

i bought some peppers £20 and tires are decent (cant complian) need spacers and some better wheel nuts





new one should be home this afternoon so watch this space ;D

[skoda_norman]

It's not a Volvo!!!

Those wheels make all the difference tho.