Scottish Trueno rebuild - Nürburgring with pics!

[MIGGZFSU]

Great success bud well done

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[decryphe]

Congratulations on the registered car!

[banpei]

Congratulations!
Sounds you had great fun with your first drive! Can't wait to get mine registered!

[d3nso]

(05-08-2017 06:29 PM)kazi Wrote:  finally had a spare day or so to drive it and it goes like a stabbed rat. holy shit. I'll get a video up in the next week or so when I'm back from work. Its one of the best going cars I've had. For NA i really wasn't expecting it to go as well as it does. I know these aren't the quickest cars in the world but straight line against a fiesta ST which are 150hp iirc, it left it for dust. THAT i wasn't expecting.

Wouldn't expect something else from a 920-1000kg leightweight car. Its all about the power/weight ratio what makes these fast

Anyway congrats for the succesful registration.

[banpei]

(05-09-2017 09:36 AM)d3nso Wrote:  Wouldn't expect something else from a 920-1000kg leightweight car. Its all about the power/weight ratio what makes these fast

In the back of my mind the Fiesta is still a lightweight car, but just looked it up and the current generation ST weighs 1250 kilos!
I must be getting old!

[kazi]

took the car to its first show 2 weekends past. Local vintage/classic show. car got a load of attention as most people had never seen one and then you had the Initial D Fanboys. so yeh wings and roundabouts.

shortly after the car broke down. The return fuel pipe on the rail had collapsed and was like hitting a brick wall. changed the pipe and alls good.




Had to fix the fuel sender also. had 3 bust ones and made 1 good one. only got this pic.



Went up Applecross yesterday for a friends memorial drive. For those that don't know its on the west cost of scotland and make up a part of the NC500 route. if you like back roads, open roads, up hill sections, down hill sections and hair pins alone with some stunning views then this is the road. Car held up great. was only let down by the tyres. had a play around with my friends 545WHP evo on the corners. was very surprised at how well it stuck to his arse. so was he!



Aim of the game now it to prep for Nurburgring in 8 weeks time. starting of with some Compomotive RFX wheels with some Yokohama AD08R tyres to keep me on the correct side of the crash rail....

[MIGGZFSU]

i want that boot spoiler its perfect. Could make such a epic carbon fiber one ahahhaha


Glad you got to enjoy it dude

[decryphe]

That looks like a really fun time! Now that it's cleaned up, the car looks really nice.

[kazi]

(05-23-2017 05:08 PM)MIGGZFSU Wrote:  i want that boot spoiler its perfect. Could make such a epic carbon fiber one ahahhaha


Glad you got to enjoy it dude

OEM boot spoiler. don't like the look of 2 doors with out them.

yeh was really good fun. just tyres that let me down as they didn't arrive in time

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(05-23-2017 08:55 PM)decryphe Wrote:  That looks like a really fun time! Now that it's cleaned up, the car looks really nice.

epic fun. one of the best roads to drive on in scotland

[headrush]

Congrats on the MOT! Great work always pays off

You'll certainly have a blast at the Ring! Looking forward for more pics, impressions, vids...