[CartMan]

So, I finaly got around to geting a Puma again />/> now I can finaly do all the tings I wanted to with the last one, but couldn't afford.

Car is a Jewel green 98 1.7 done 217.000 KM kost me 12.400 Nok, aprox £1300. Ok shape, little rust, good engien, and good running gear. all the shox are busted, clutch is on its last tread, front lights are faded, and the rear lights hawe smal craks, so they leak. front right wing has one medium dent, and some rust at the bottom. and a smal dent in the profile of the tailgate spoiler.

the people who had it before had tryed to fix som rust in the wheel arches, not only had they done a piss pour job, but they had also used the wrong color to paint it after, not only the wrong shade of green, but they had used blue />/> looked like shit. luckaly they were idiots, so it was easy to wash off again />/>

my plan is to build an FRP replica as close to the original as possible, but improwe where possible. Ie. Ice, weight reduction, power if possible.

Pats list

(X/F) = bought / Fitted

Performance:,

Original FRP suspension (X/F)
Focus rear brakes (X/F)
Focus rear spindels and hubs (X/F)
Fiesta ST150 parkingbrake wire (X/F)
Focus ST170 300mm front brakes (X/F)
FRP knuckles (RH X/F LH X/F)
FRP Whisbones (X/F)
FRP driveshafts (X/F)
Focus tierods (X/F)
FRP 20.5mm rear aksel spacers (X/F)
FRP ecu (X/F) nr421
4-2-1 Manifoil (X/F)
Custom 2,5 eksaust (X/F)
Race cat (X)
FRP cams (X/F)
FRP innlet nr 138 (X/F)
FRP bodykit (X/F) (Original front wings)
7.5x17 et 15 Rial rims whit 215 40 17 Fedderal 595 EVO tyers (X/F)
Carbon fiber cold air induction kit (X/F)
Powerflex bushes rear (X)
2000 - 2002 spec rear cros beam (X/F)

Interior:

Recaro front seats, black leather, blue alcantara (X/F)
FRP Rear seat (X/F)
FRP Dorcards F + R (X/F)
FRP Stearing wheel (had a go at retrimming innalcantara myselfe. Failed misserably, but wil trye again)
Alcantara gear and handbrake gaiter hand made in black (X/F)

ICE:

Clarion dubble din DvD player (X/F)
6.5" JVC fronts, whit extra tweeters (X/F)
6X9" JVCs in the rear boxes (X/F)
8" Polk audio subs in rear boxes (X/F)
JBL GTO 2000 (X/F)
Rockford Fossgate A400 (X/F)

Service parts:

New radiator (X/F)
Waterpump (X/F)
Termostat housing (X/F)
Timing belt kit (X/F)
Front wind screen (X/F)
New front lights (yet to be orderd)
New rear lights (yet to be orderd)
New sparkplugs and leads (X/F)
All new brakelines (Rear X/F rest to come)
New clutch ST 150 (X/F)
New gas tank (yet to be orderd)

More pics wil follow />/> (also plenty of pics in the later pages />/>)

This post has been edited by CartMan: 09 July 2013 - 11:37 AM

[SPARTAN196]

I dont want to put a downer on it, but is it wise to put alot of effort into building an FRP on a car with over 130 thousand miles?

[CartMan]

SPARTAN196, on 27 May 2011 - 11:57 AM, said:

I dont want to put a downer on it, but is it wise to put alot of effort into building an FRP on a car with over 130 thousand miles?

No, not realy but over hear pumas don't grow on tres if memory serves, there were sold ca 380 - 400 pumas total in norway. A good speciment with low miles kost round 50 - 70.000 Nok or 5 - 7000 £ and up, and that pretty mutch destroys my budget

This post has been edited by CartMan: 30 May 2011 - 03:11 PM

[warrenpenalver]

for £5-7k you could buy a tidy FRP in the UK. Do you have some stupid import rules in norway then???

[CartMan]

extreme import taxes, a standard 1.7 kosting £600 has a import tax of about £5000. an FRP would be incane


Edit : just did the math, an frp kosting £8000 would when registerd kost aprox £16700 travle and transport not included

This post has been edited by CartMan: 27 May 2011 - 03:57 PM

[SPARTAN196]

That is absolutly mad!

[Nomak1]

Isn't Norway in the EU? I thought there were no import taxes between EU members.

[CartMan]

no, we are about the only country in europe that keeps woting no

[warrenpenalver]

why such frankly pathetic import taxes?? thats even worse than the eco-freak green moron irish!!

[CartMan]

Wish i knew, its extreme. the new focus rs starts at almost £75.000 a volvo s60 t6 costs almost £100.000 thats twice the price in sweeden. its incane, and noone seems to know why, and the politicians want even more taxes.

This post has been edited by CartMan: 28 May 2011 - 03:18 PM

[Dave2302]

So now you have your registered Puma, come over here and buy a sensible mileage FRP, drive it home and "ring" the ID, thus shafting the petty government and their stoopid taxes

Everyones a winner..........."Petit de journais" as they say in Peckham Rodney

Cheers Dave

This post has been edited by Dave2302: 28 May 2011 - 05:23 PM

[CartMan]

Dave2302, on 28 May 2011 - 05:22 PM, said:

So now you have your registered Puma, come over here and buy a sensible mileage FRP, drive it home and "ring" the ID, thus shafting the petty government and their stoopid taxes

Everyones a winner..........."Petit de journais" as they say in Peckham Rodney

Cheers Dave

good idea :)to bad the stering is on the wrong side, if it wasn't it would hardly be any work at all lol

[SPARTAN196]

Dave2302, on 28 May 2011 - 05:22 PM, said:

So now you have your registered Puma, come over here and buy a sensible mileage FRP, drive it home and "ring" the ID, thus shafting the petty government and their stoopid taxes

Everyones a winner..........."Petit de journais" as they say in Peckham Rodney

Cheers Dave

Hahaha, like your thinking.

[CartMan]

SPARTAN196, on 27 May 2011 - 09:06 PM, said:

That is absolutly mad!

you think that is mad, chek this, as I understand, the puma cost £14.500 back in 97 right?? Here in norway it actualy cost just over £30.000

there is something siriously wrong with that.

This post has been edited by CartMan: 30 May 2011 - 02:26 PM

[FRP9]

i have front bumper, rear bumper and rear wings if you want to come collect from the UK? Dont know how your going to get the panels shipped otherwise.

[CartMan]

FRP9, on 30 May 2011 - 12:50 AM, said:

i have front bumper, rear bumper and rear wings if you want to come collect from the UK? Dont know how your going to get the panels shipped otherwise.

yes, I am interested, but I can not collect I have cheked, and pumaspeed wil ship theyr kit overseeas, at 70 kg, the rate was £295 thats front and rear bumper, and all 4 wings.
I dont know what company he uses, but dhl or ups would be my guess

What are you asking for them??

Adrian

[Bentleya]

Thats Expensive, cost me £29.99 to send the FRP suspension to you at there was 25KG.

[CartMan]

Bentleya, on 30 May 2011 - 03:22 PM, said:

Thats Expensive, cost me £29.99 to send the FRP suspension to you at there was 25KG.

hmm, Sounds expensive now yes

what curier did you use??

[Bentleya]

I booked though Parcels 2 Go and used the Parcel Force service.

[CartMan]

Bentleya, on 30 May 2011 - 04:16 PM, said:

I booked though Parcels 2 Go and used the Parcel Force service.

hopefuly FRP9 can do the same

Thnx for the info