Mk2 Fiesta

[Matt97]

Thanks for all the comments, glad to see there is some appreciation for it.
No plans for a cherry bomb at the moment!

[Matt97]

I picked up a pair of rear arms cheap at Beaulieu a couple of weeks back so as the weather was nice i fitted them today. Also gave the inner arch a quick clean, needs tidying up properly though.











Regards,
Matt

Edited by Matt97 on Saturday 16th May 15:55

[Matt97]

Thanks for all the comments.
I did see a set of steel wheels, trims and centre caps off an XR2, but they were up for sale for £500 without tyres! Although they were like new. I've always liked the pepperpots so when I found a set with good tyres and fairly close by I bought them while I could, although the steel wheels are still in the garage if I want to swap them back.

Regards,
Matt

[Matt97]

thanks for the positive comments, I'm sure an xr2 did feel quick at 5yrs old!
My dad told me a story of his best friend being involved in a fatal accident years ago when he had an xr2. He pulled out in front of another car at a crossroads which sadly killed the other driver, the drivers seat in the xr2 was pushed into the centre of the cabin but amazingly he survived with only minor injuries!

[Matt97]

Cheers guys, glad it brings back some memories!

[Matt97]

Thanks for all the comments . It seems to bring back alot of memories then . My idea is to keep it standard as alot of them have been lowered, engines changed etc... so you rarely see a standard car unless its an xr2 and even standard xr2's are becoming rarer. It's good to be different!
Thanks Sc0tt, it'll be for sale when i see another retro/classic car that i can afford and like

Regards,
Matt

[Matt97]

Well a new month which means more money to spend save !
What great weather to start the month, hopefully it continues into the weekend as i'm off to Castle Combe on saturday for their annual ford show. So a clean on friday evening and it'll be ready to go.
Some pics from the show on saturday to follow for now i'll put these couple up to make this thread a little less boring.





A couple of general maintenance jobs to get done this month as well:
-New front tyres
-Service
Other than that i'll just keep making small improvements where i can.

Regards,
Matt

[Matt97]

Really appreciate the comments
Glad you like it, got the new tyres on today at work and whilst it was on axle stands waiting for the tyres to be delivered i got the usual abuse from colleagues such as "whats broken now" etc... they don't understand not every old Ford is bad
As Matt said i have been to a couple of Sunday Services, hoping to get to some more in the future as the venues are normally great and so are the people.

Regards,
Matt

[Matt97]

Great weekend, Castle Combe on saturday was really good with the parade laps i was entered in to being paced more like a track session... all kinds of cars overtook me rs2000s, cosworths to name a couple although i did overtake one car but it was breaking down as i went past . A few of my favourites from the day and a couple of mine below...











Next to my brothers mk1 frs


On the "parade" laps


Then today i went to Prospect Park for the car show there, only stayed a few hours but spotted a couple of fellow PHer's (Gallardo & a TVR 400 wedge).
So as said a great weekend and the car was great, back to daily driver duties tomorrow.

Regards,
Matt

[Matt97]

Had the afternoon off work so i serviced the fiesta today.
I replaced the rotor arm, distributor cap, oil & filter, air filter and the rocker cover gasket. I only replaced the spark plugs a few thousand miles ago so they are fine for now. Every thing is so easy to change which makes servicing very painless.



Everything still looks in good condition considering the age.



Not sure what i'm doing next, have to wait and see...

Regards,
Matt

[Matt97]

After cleaning the fiesta yesterday i had a nice long run down to Farnborough for a breakfast meet today and although the weather couldn't make up its mind it was a nice morning all in all
A couple more pics from yesterday after cleaning...





Regards,
Matt

[Matt97]

^ Thanks ^
Well the last couple of days have been busy! 120 mile round trip to the Silverstone classic on Friday followed by another 50 mile journey to the Lydiard Park show. Silverstone was a great day despite the weather! Yesterday was also good with various cars on display. Both journeys covered with no problems... which is always good.

Silverstone...








Lydiard Park...




Will be going down to the essential pub club meet on Tuesday if it stays dry as well

Next month i'm hoping to get a new exhaust on (due to corrosion) as well as possibly replacing the carburettor for a more efficient/reliable version.

Cheers,
Matt

[Matt97]

Thanks guys, personally i like preventative maintenance so that way you minimise the risk of problems/breakdowns... however it is an 80s Ford
Most people i speak to had or knew someone who had one, so it seems crazy to think how few are actually left on the road.

Cheers,
Matt

[Matt97]

sc0tt said:

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Recieved, sent you details

[Matt97]

outnumbered said:

Hadn't seen this thread before... Lovely to see an unmolested example in great nick.

Thanks!

[Matt97]

Thought i would post a small update although not much has changed! The last month has been very busy so i haven't had much time to do anything to the fiesta. I nearly put the car up for sale a few weeks ago but i've decided i want to keep it for now so i'll be spending more time on the car and updates should be more frequent . I still haven't replaced the carburettor which i've been wanting to do for quite a while so this is next on then list, i'm also going to repaint the pepperpots (the colour will be a little marmite though! ) there's a few other little jobs i want to do also....

I noticed i was losing a small amount of coolant, i had a quick look and found the radiator had started to leak around one of bottom corners so i fitted a new one a couple of evenings ago. A nice painless job to do as it is so accessible like most parts of the engine bay! Other than this i haven't changed anything else, i stripped and cleaned the front brakes but that's really all i've done.

I've been lucky to attended a lot of shows and race meetings in the past month, most being really good and the fact the fiesta completed the journeys smoothly made them even better.
So for now i'll finish with some pics...

A leaking old radiator




The nice new one installed

A few pics from a couple of events i've attended










Regards,
Matt

Edited by Matt97 on Wednesday 30th December 20:19

[Matt97]

Neil_L322 said:

I saw the fiesta on the M4 Westbound last Friday night - looked tidy!, well done.

Thanks!
What were you in?

Regards,
Matt

[Matt97]

My nice new Weber turned up today





Should be fun to fit!

Regards,
Matt

[Matt97]

So i got the inlet manifold gasket replaced and started to fit the new carburettor today. Only issue i had was one of the manifold bolts snapped off which meant a trip to my local town to get an extractor and a pack of bolts. A small cost and only a little issue to resolve. Once sorted i cleaned up the manifold and cylinder head ready for the new gasket. Fitting was issue free and i started fitting the new carburettor, as i've got a free weekend i didn't feel the need to rush so once it was fitted in place with new studs/bolts i re-connected the throttle cable and called it a day.

Also chose my new wheel colour so i shall be picking the paint up next week!

Something wrong there


Manifold removed (this is before cleaning anything)


Nice new gasket


New gasket and manifold re-fitted


Old vs New


Current state


Should be running again tomorrow morning!

Regards,
Matt

[Matt97]

Thanks for the comments, makes the effort worth while . A few pics from my first run out with the new carburettor...








Regards,
Matt