FRS MK1 #2309

[Muskycf14]

Not had it long, promised myself one of these a few years back, thought it about time I made good on the promise, wish I'd done it sooner...

[Muskycf14]

previous owner gave it a complete underside restoration...

[LanceRS]

Very nice, always liked these. I did quite a few miles in them when they were new, they are very underrated. Hope you enjoy your's.

[northandy]

Blimey that's in good nick!

[Muskycf14]

only thing which lets it down now is the road rash, hopefully get a quality respray when I got lots and lots of these ££££££££££

[johnfm]

What do people do with cars that are so tidy underneath?

Do you drive them and then clean Them again - or just garage them?

[Muskycf14]

speaking for myself, I drive them....

Edited by Muskycf14 on Saturday 22 March 12:00

[r1ch]

What are your first impressions? Would love one of these, looks great.

[jezhumphrey75]

as an st170 owner, im very jealous, want want want

[bishbash]

I see from your profile that your in south wales, one of these has just turned up down the rd from me, your not in Pontyclun are you?

[Muskycf14]

r1ch said:

What are your first impressions? Would love one of these, looks great.

First Impression -- Love it, should have got one much much sooner, I can't compare it to a standard one though as this has had quite a few bits added,
PD spec Turbo Dynamics roller bearing hybrid Turbo
PD manifold
PD full exhaust including de-cat and flexi
KW V3 RS edition coilovers
Fully Pollybushed
Forge 007p + Actuator
AP 2 piece front/rear discs
AP paddle clutch
DW65 fuel pump
Siemens 650 injectors (not fitted YET)
I'm told its running approx 320bhp, gotta say its not the quickest off the line but in 2nd/3rd and 4th, its epic.
handling wise??? pretty darn good ;-)

Edited by Muskycf14 on Saturday 22 March 12:01

Edited by Muskycf14 on Saturday 22 March 19:42

[Muskycf14]

bishbash said:

I see from your profile that your in south wales, one of these has just turned up down the rd from me, your not in Pontyclun are you?

Not me fella, I'm in Cardiff but often work Pontyclun area so I'll be looking out for that one...

[ellipsis]

I really like the most recent FRS, but strangely I find the older FRS a more contemporary design

I think what I'm trying to say is; Nice car!

[ManOpener]

I still think these are just about the best looking hot hatch in the world.

[Muskycf14]

ellipsis said:

I really like the most recent FRS, but strangely I find the older FRS a more contemporary design

I think what I'm trying to say is; Nice car!

lol, another strange thing and I don't know if this applies to other cars(probably does) but photos don't do em justice, so much nicer in the flesh..

[anonymous-user]

Tidy! Like it ;-)

[anonymous-user]

Good skill in the first photo - you've managed to totally disguise the width of the arches!

Really like these though. I think in another 10 years they'll look as good as the whale-tail era Fords. Lovely car OP and the underside is awesome.

[ST150HB]

Very nice car OP, would love to have one of these!

[AlexRS2782]

Congratulations on the purchase Glad to see you're enjoying it & driving it Quite a few of us owners (myself included) have turned them into garage Ornaments

Not sure if you've also joined the RS Owners Club forum, but if not I thought you'd be interested to know that your car used to be owned by a Member on there so you should be able to have a look back through their old threads / posts if you wanted more history on the car

Here's a link to the thread started by the former owner regarding the underside restoration work, etc

http://bbs.rsownersclub.co.uk/showthread.php?t=383...

If you ever run into any issues with the car, the guys on the RSOC forum will easily be able to help you out with advice, etc

ETA - Just seen you're already on there & you bought it from John directly earlier in the year - definitely a cracking purchase & a fair bit spent on the existing modifications with the potential for more in the future if you decided to

Edited by AlexRS2782 on Saturday 22 March 18:07

[Biker's Nemesis]

Terrible, terrible cars.