[00fergie]

love it!!

[JCDenton]

Thats the colour i wanted lol, how much did it cost? It looks amazing!

[arcdef]

What wheels are they and what size?

[Pat_T]

What wheels are they and what size?

Speedline Corse Turini in 17" x 7" with 205/40/R17 tyres mate.

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Right, on with the progress as its been a lovely bank holiday weekend down here!

First off fitted pics of rocker cover after I just finished detailing the lettering (although I don't intend to leave it fitted permamently cos I dont want it to get grubby!)





This weekend's target was the tailgate. So next it was off to the scrappy to pick these up for £5 from a Mk4 fezza:



Then the weight removal continued... off came the rear wiper and the motor!



much smoother look I love it! Just put a rubber blanking grommet in the hole for now until I can get a bodyshop to fill and paint it.
Great mod = less aero drag, and the wiper and motor are good weight to remove as they're pretty high up, so lowering the centre of gravity further.

So then I came to fit the new gas struts, knowing that newer fiesta ones are a good upgrade I was looking forward to having my boot pop right up on the button press. So I fitted both, and indeedy it did fly right up! Which got me wondering whether one of the new fiesta struts would be enough to manage the tailgate now the wiper had gone...



...lo and behold it was!


Doesn't struggle to hold up the tailgate at all, it even still rises on its own albeit very slowly.

I then just removed the plastic trim off the tailgate too and tidied it up, 'cos the inside got sprayed a lovely satin black during my respray anyway so I don't need the trim. Total weight saving from tailgate this weekend = 2.6 KG

with the new front seats on the horizon I'll easily be sub 1000kgs now. What's next? not sure! watch this space....

[kayleigh09]

what colour is that?

[pam116]

AMAZING.....

[PumaJay]

more weight saving = a good days work!

[nickk]

I'm looking at taking my rear wiper motor off the car, just wondering hat size bung that is on there?
Cars looking amazingly nice aswell mate!

[Pink Milly]

Are you finding your are getting more miles to the gallon now you have lightened your load?

[jmepamplin]

Very good project you have here. Keep the progress updates coming so i can keep an eye on this.


Regarding this being 'Ultimate Green' im not so sure. Ultimate is a pearlescent colour and in the pics yours appears solid?

[Pat_T]

jmepamplin - cheers mate! Yeah I'm a bit confused about the paint aswell. Two Seperate Ford dealers had confirmed the RS paint name/code to me, and I had it mixed at two different indepentant shops and in both cases it was a flat colour. The RS's I have subsequently seen have got a metallic twinge to them..!? I need to park up next to one to see if the shade is exactly the same and its just mising the pearl...

PinkMilly - I average about 37mpg..?

Nickk - The bung isn't the right size!! It's just a temporary measure till I get the hole filled and blended in. I can measure the size of the hole for you if you like?

Sorry for the lack of updates recently I'm saving £££ for the next few mods!

[Shilly]

for a cheap bung the mk3 fiestas have ones think there about 5 quid from ford with the bracket to hold it in place

i like the work gone into it

[Pat_T]

jmepamplin, on 19 October 2009 - 01:01 PM, said:

Regarding this being 'Ultimate Green' im not so sure. Ultimate is a pearlescent colour and in the pics yours appears solid?

I've cleared this up now. It is Ultimate Green, however when you order your Focus RS in either Performance Blue or Ultimate Green you can have in metallic as an extra-cost option (which obviously 90% of customers are doing).

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On the progress front, I just ordered a Fiesta ST150 clutch plate, and new puma slave cylinder for £200 posted

Next is a flywheel from Shawspeed....

Will get pics when they arrive.

This post has been edited by Pat_T: 19 November 2009 - 08:58 AM

[FlashBastd]

Look forward to hearing about the flywheel, that sounds interesting.

[sonnyp]

if your car is a flat colour then it wont be the new rs green as this colour is a 3stage pearl?
i looked into this colour for my car

but it still looks awesome... very nice car

[R5CPD]

Ultimate Green as used on the Fiesta Celebration. That was a solid colour.

[Pat_T]

sonnyp, on 10 January 2010 - 05:04 PM, said:

if your car is a flat colour then it wont be the new rs green as this colour is a 3stage pearl?
i looked into this colour for my car

but it still looks awesome... very nice car

Indeed as Chris says, However I'm pretty sure the new RS is available in this colour too. The pearls of 'Ultimate Green' and 'Performance Blue' are cost options according to my new RS brochure. I have only seen one in a mag without the pearl though!

The Shawspeed flywheel and ST150 clutch are being fitted as I speak, will give a verdict next week!

[Pat_T]

lighter flywheel and ST150 clutch now fitted but I've decided to get the cambelt and auxillary belts done again (cambelt was last done in 2005, before I bought the car, although only ~25000 miles ago) now at the same time so it will be a few more days before I can tell you what the clutch/flywheel combo is like.

for anyone who's interested:

Shawspeed lighter flywheel (exchange) was £140
Fiesta ST150 clutch kit (genuine Ford) was £99.15
Clutch slave cylinder & bearing hub assy (genuine Ford) was £67.97

Cambelt kit (genuine Ford) £63.05
Auxillary belt was £14

Labour will be ~£300 for all that lot when I get the bill later this week :S

[Pat_T]

Ok all done and impressions after the first 50 miles:

ST150 clutch is "sharper" than the standard puma item (using a puma slave assy), it is slightly harder to modulate than the standard, but does feel like it bites harder

AND despite the actual clutch being harder to modulate than the standard item, the pedal itself quite a bit lighter and easier on the ankle! This is in complete contrast to what I've read about the uprated Helix clutch for the puma, which apparently requires quite a lot more pedal effort?

Anyway the upshot of this is that altogether the new clutch works just as well on the road as the standard one did before, but should be stronger and last longer

The Shawspeed flywheel? well the revs definitely die down faster after a lift or dip of the clutch now, I havn't given it a spirited drive yet, but once I have will report on if I can notice a more inertia-free acceleration!

Overall: I needed a new clutch anyway and very happy with how the car is feeling

[Pat_T]

Updates:

passenger seat is out, and I've laid 280amp cable under the carpet and through the bulkhead so I can fit one of these in the boot:



I also have this ready to fit:



and as the passenger seat is already out, will be a good time to FINALLY get round to fitting new front seats, I just have to find them at the right price.