Incredible 500bhp Fiesta Build

[Janesy B]

Amazing amount of work but since it's a Fiesta base I can't imagine it being good for anything but short trips or events as the noise inside the cabin would drive anyone with working ears mad.

Someone didn't read the thread.

 

[BananaDunka]

I skipped various pages after seeing endless amounts of brake decisions and manifolds and stuff!

 

[Alex_6n2]

He seems to change his mind a lot! I swear he bought about 5 different sets of brakes before finally sticking with some!

 

[Sin_Chase]

Awesome work and all but no AWD = No point with 500BHP.

If it had an AWD conversion in it THEN I would be interesetd!

 

[Meridian]

I stopped halfway through page 1 - are you saying it's still front-wheel drive?


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[~>Dg<~]

still think the granada sleeper on there is best but this looks good also

like someone just said in a mk1 fiesta would have been so good was some guy doing a cossie build in a mk1 but i never saw it finished

 

[G-MAN2004]

Why not

It's a Fiesta.

As said, the work he's put into it is amazing, however I can't help but feel it's wasted on such a car. How much has it cost?

 

[Kenai]

Awesome work and all but no AWD = No point with 500BHP.

If it had an AWD conversion in it THEN I would be interesetd!

It will be probably be AWD then RWD then FWD and AWD again by the time he finishes it

It's a Fiesta.

As said, the work he's put into it is amazing, however I can't help but feel it's wasted on such a car. How much has it cost?

I suppose that depends if you're counting the cost of what's actually in the car or how much he's spent on the masses and masses of stuff that he's then decided not to actually use

 

[Housey]

500bhp through the front wheels is madness and a huge flaw in this if that is the case.

 

[Kenai]

It's ok, it's got a Quaife LSD. It'll barely be noticeable.

 

[Overlag]

I'm missing something but it's just a shell?

 

[MrMeToo]

well done to the guy but not where I would put my time and money. each to their own though.

 

[cm1179]

after reading some other comments here, i'm still of the same mind. massive props to the bloke, the engineering and fabrication is tip top but he mentioned the quattro/r32 project he actually started before this and canned and i believe would've been a much more interesting and practical choice.

but my biggest gripe is the model of fiesta he has chosen, it was always awful and is such a massive labour fest for what is essentially a part box part stream line car which just will not get the power down, LSD or not. the welds he's done will probably be pulled apart!

 

[robj20]

Rather have my mates Cortina.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZoO...DvjVQa1PpcFNsEvK19qdYNz-roB4CguuZQvHct3v4Gps=

 

[Lethagized]

With the amount of work he's done, he could have put the engine in the back and made a really interesting car. Props to him for the amount of engineering, effort, research and knowledge but i can't help but think he would have been better off spending less money on bling and just making it a quick rear engined car. I know he wants both speed and the oem feel, but there are much much better cars for that oem feel than an old fiesta.

 

[~>Dg<~]

how about a cossie powered mini

http://passionford.com/forum/restorations-rebuilds-and-projects/333414-mini-rs-cosworth.html

 

[Eliot]

I personally would have gone for a 150hp less from a smaller lighter engine. Would make for a better overall car I think.

 

[thedoc46]

He'd of been better off buying Gran Turismo and playing with that, instead of upgrading that POS.

What a waste of time, effort and especially MONEY.

 

[MagicBoy]

Erm. He needs help.

Must have bought enough parts to build 3 Fiesta's and a couple of Foci in the process.

 

[SubScape]

There's a 'Janesy B' in the thread, same one?