My fiesta

Well here it is as it currently stands

Thats how it currently is. The bumper is in yellow primmer because when I bought it the previous owner managed to hit it in the snow back in january, so it was all scratched. I have repaired the scratches (or dad did) but now I'm just waiting for the right weather to paint it. The immidiate next plan though is to fit new rear wheel cylinders, then get the painting done, and clean the bloody thing. More pics on the way.

Found one of under the bonnet (probably the cleanest bit of the whole car)

Looks alright, front bumper deffo needs spraying though lol!

I had a mk3 fiesta which was really quite modified. If you are after any bits let me know, install (well boot build), bodykit which should fit, rs seats etc.

Are you planning to modify it a fair bit or keep it quite standard?

Modify it, a little bit (can't do much cause of insurance premiums), a few simple bits like de badging, etc but we'll see how it goes, just get all the maintanance stuff sorted first. The bumper will be done as soon as the weather gets better.

looks pretty tidy tho dude, bay looks really clean, on to a winrar

Thankyou, tried cleaning it today but it started to rain

Also I have ordered the wheel cylinders and new shoes Picking them up tomorrow and hopefully get them done on the weekend.

Who are you insured with? I had an Frst replica when I was 18 and it barely cost more to insure than the standard car.

quinn direct

that was also a few years ago luke remember, insurance for young drivers has gone up shit loads

...dont get me sukin started tom..

sorry asbo but il never get you to start suckin...

I heard its gone up over 50% for young drivers

Ye insurance takes the piss, Ilm paying 700 on a provisional but when I pass it wikk go up to over 2.5 grand! I cant afford that sort of money

use my special way get a realy cheap 2 insure car insure it with drive and other car policy and get an older family member to register the car in their name and insure it i got a quote fr my dad on my mk4 with all the mods listed including the power ones and its £350 so i get to drive my mk4 for about £600 winrar

Quick update. My new wheel cylinders and shoes. Hopefully will be able to get them fitted tomorrow.

tidy!
you doing them in coleg?
check your break lines while ur at it too

sean wrote:

use my special way get a realy cheap 2 insure car insure it with drive and other car policy and get an older family member to register the car in their name and insure it i got a quote fr my dad on my mk4 with all the mods listed including the power ones and its £350 so i get to drive my mk4 for about £600 winrar

Most insurance policies only do drive another vehicle for when you are over 25, and some are now saying 'only in an emergency'. If you crash the insurance company might question why your farther has such a modified vehicle - remember, insurance companies arnt stupid!

At 17 I was paying £1,400 on a £400 1 liter fiesta mk3, has it really gone up loads since then? Its worth asking your insurance company what different extras would cost to insure. I was always on the phone doing this and its a good way to find out what you can/ cant do without getting rapped for more insurance monies.

Anyway, back to topic, when you do the cylinders and shoes you probibly want to repaint the backing disks (the bit they all attach to) as these can rust quite bad. When I did mine I took off the whole beam and repainted it. You can also check for warn bushes ect as this will have a big impact on your cars handling but not cost much to replace nor effect your insurance premium.

Brake lines are a good call, but dont bother with braided hoses, at this level they are more hastle than they are worth.

meh mines 700 with all mods declaired, and I can drive any insured car and im 22

and ye all good ponts about the backing plate bushes and hoses, get it all done while your in there! Il be doing similar when i change my pads soon, new bottom arms, bushes, ball joints etc so its all nice and new under there

No, being done on the driveway with the help of my dad. The rear lines were replaced for the last MOT but I will give them a look over, as with all the other bits so thanks for the advice people. More pics soon hopefully.

Well we are part done and its turned into a right nightmare of a job! The 2 nuts you have to undo on the backplate are that rounded you cant get a spanner on them, and there is no room for a socket either, so on one side dad just hammered the shit out of it and it came off, and now he cant get the new one back on! The joys of motoring!

typical ford

Update time

Started off ok, off comes the wheels

I can't get more than one pic on here at a time properly so I'm going to have to do it one at a time

So off comes the drum (which needs painting)