[Kizza]

hi all, going to be picking up an (engine less) 1.4 melina in the next couple of weeks to turn into a bit of a project / work car thing.

up to date my plan are:

300mm brakes up front
5 stud conversion
raising the ride height
fitting and painting a complete frp body kit
making it wider so it fills the frp arches
mk3 mondeo steel wheels with higher profile tyres
a full 1.8 diesel conversion from a mk4/5 fiesta
panel the back out and limo tint the rear windows
fit a small sound system (I like the boom boom sounds...sorry /> )

that's the current list, I will most likely have more things to add when my brain isn't full of alcohol

and I think some of you know the car that im getting and also know who im getting it from />

laters for now Kieran

[CartMan]

Lol, wil be interesting

Keep it up Kieran

[A Puma]

How can it be a 1.4 if it's engine less?

[Kizza]

its registered as a 1.4 so engine or no engine its a 1.4... for now

[Kizza]

well here is the new member of the family, some of you know this car very well and all its been put through by the previous owner. its engineless right now but that should change in the up coming months.

there wont be any real progress for at least a couple of weeks but once I have a couple of things out of the way work will commence and real progress will be made.







I will upload some better pictures tomorow

[Kizza]

where she will be staying for a week or two.





going to be getting hold of a fiesta 1.8 diesel hopefully soon so will be doing the conversion some time in the near future.

[Kizza]

collecting doner today.

[CartMan]

Loving those rear lights

[happy-kat]

are they led bulbs?
do look quite good

[Kizza]

yeah they are led and I would love to keep them but along with the spoiler (im making a mould of it first) ginger tom wants them back and surprisingly I looked in the boot today and found a set of arch repair panels and yes he wants them back two.

on another note I picked up a 2001 ford fiesta 1.8 turbo diesel this evening and because I have the most un reliable camera in the word I don't have any pics of it right now but with any look I should have some tomorrow.

[Kizza]

here is the fiesta I picked up yesterday for 250 notes. it wont be long until the thing is ripped to pieces and the shell scrapped.









here is the little beaut ready to be worked on over the next couple of days



more to come over the next couple of days.

[Kizza]

so far the fiesta is stripped and the puma is stripped so all I need to do if put all the fiesta parts onto the puma and get it on the road />

[Kizza]

got a shed load more done last night, the diesel tank is in the puma with the diesel lines and the engine, gearbox, sub frames ect ect the only thing it needs to be running now is the fiesta wiring loom and the coolant system installing again.

the fiesta has the puma sub frame on for now just so I could get it out of my workshop.

not going to be working on them for a couple of days as ive now got to get cracking with making 2 full kits to deliver this weekend.

[Kizza]

it runs now on the first flick of the key but still needs the exhaust, rear mount, shifter, new windscreen (being donated by my other puma), body putting back together and a final check before the mot ready to be running at the end of September

[CartMan]

Making progress cool

[Kizza]

small update

bled the clutch
fitted the fiesta gear linkage (I recon my custom short shifters a shorter throw by about 25% over the fiesta shifter)
fitted the exhaust
started bleeding the brakes but now I need to change the calipers as someone in the past had snapped a nipple then glued it back on

so now the car drive but doesn't stop yet
to do list!!!

cut, chop and solder the looms into the car.
change the windscreen
change the brakes
adapt the fiesta filler neck to fit the puma.
get the electric windows and electric mirrors working again.
fit the fiesta boot popper button
clean up the interior and make sure everything works as it should
change the wheels over
bleed the brakes
re fit the body work and lights.

specs of finished car (if it ever will be finished)

50mm raise in suspension height.
50mm extension on the overall width of running gear.
full ford racing puma body kit.
5 stud conversion
16 inch steel wheels with bit tires
tow bar

more to come

[PumaD23]

Really cool project... had this in mind when going to my "winter' car options... puma with 1.8 90HP diesel

[Kizza]

well its been well over due so here is a couple of pictures of the puma TD.











and now for the looking sorry for itself fiesta









and finally the progress made today

the petrol/puma filler neck



the diesel/fiesta filler neck.



I thought I may of been able to just swap over the pipes but once I removed them a saw it wouldn't be possible



so I decided to do some cutting and bodging using a section of truck hose and a couple of jubilee clips.





the new collaboration.



I didn't take any pictures of the filler neck completed and in place do ask me why lol. I need to change a few things and finish off a hand full of others and it should be ready for its mot in a couple of weeks.

cheers Kieran

[Kizza]

going to be working on her this weekend again :grin:

and more good news it that she will be on the road on the 1st of jan. ive decided to take the mondingo off the road for a little while to put it through a minor rebuild (more to come on the mondingo thread)

list of things that need to get her on the road by the first:

swap over the windscreen from my other puma to this puma

swap over the 240 brakes

put longer studs into the hubs to allow for spacers (a little fix until I manage to do the suspension properly)

get it mot'd (no problems there )

put the rest of the frp kit on

[Kizza]

here are some progression pictures of the relocation of the top mount.





























more to come over the next couple of days.