Hey, what's up guys. I've been slowly plugging away at my Fiesta for 3 years now so i figured it's time to start a build thread. I've always been a VW guy and have owned lots of GTIs over the years but when it came time for a new car the Fiesta seemed to be the best choice.
Here's a few pics of my last 1.8t swapped mk1 GTI. I sold her to a friend last summer.
And the Fiesta when i first picked her up
First up was cx racing coilovers. I've had them on for something like 20k now and am still very happy with them
next I removed the Fiesta badge and moved the ST badge over to the passenger side
then installed boomba wing risers
A cat back exhaust was next on the list. I bought 8 feet of 2.5" piping, the U bend, a few v band flanges, the two bolt flange and a vibrant muffler. All made from 304ss.
I came up with this. I don't have a TIG machine so i tacked it together and had a friend weld it up for me.
Also picked up a MTC intercooler, intake tube, and a green drop in filter. The quality of the MTC stuff is great and so is the price. It seems like most of the parts I've bought for this car came over from the UK
I borrowed this ram air intake idea from someone on the forum. I can't remember who but thanks for the idea!
Then she got some love from a few no-pistons pieces
I din't like how low the shifter was so I made this extension out of 316ss
also picked up a cobb ap
here's a RMM insert I turned from 80a polyurethane. It did a good job of taking up the slack of the stock mount without too much added vibration
At this point I wanted some more power. I picked up a x-37, CNT downpipe, and bp racing charge pipe. I'd be weary of ordering from CNT. The quality of the downpipe was good but the flange diameter was off so i had to take it down some and open up the three bolt holes.
bp racing charge pipe fit well
With everything installed the car pulls like a train now. It's been tuned for both 93 and e30.
I then picked up a Rola roof rack so that i can carry my kayak. The quality is decent and it looks good. The bars are thin extruded aluminum and the bases are plastic so it's not the most heavy duty rack. But it works great for what i'm using it for.
And that's about it for now. She's got 35k miles on her now and I haven't really had too many issues other than the blend door going and I had to do the rear brakes around 22k. In the spring I'll install new front pads and rotors, possibly braided hoses and a brake fluid flush as well. I also have 205 40 17 federal 595 evos on order as well as this front splitter from Maxton design.
Here's a few pics of my last 1.8t swapped mk1 GTI. I sold her to a friend last summer.
And the Fiesta when i first picked her up
First up was cx racing coilovers. I've had them on for something like 20k now and am still very happy with them
next I removed the Fiesta badge and moved the ST badge over to the passenger side
then installed boomba wing risers
A cat back exhaust was next on the list. I bought 8 feet of 2.5" piping, the U bend, a few v band flanges, the two bolt flange and a vibrant muffler. All made from 304ss.
I came up with this. I don't have a TIG machine so i tacked it together and had a friend weld it up for me.
Also picked up a MTC intercooler, intake tube, and a green drop in filter. The quality of the MTC stuff is great and so is the price. It seems like most of the parts I've bought for this car came over from the UK
I borrowed this ram air intake idea from someone on the forum. I can't remember who but thanks for the idea!
Then she got some love from a few no-pistons pieces
I din't like how low the shifter was so I made this extension out of 316ss
also picked up a cobb ap
here's a RMM insert I turned from 80a polyurethane. It did a good job of taking up the slack of the stock mount without too much added vibration
At this point I wanted some more power. I picked up a x-37, CNT downpipe, and bp racing charge pipe. I'd be weary of ordering from CNT. The quality of the downpipe was good but the flange diameter was off so i had to take it down some and open up the three bolt holes.
bp racing charge pipe fit well
With everything installed the car pulls like a train now. It's been tuned for both 93 and e30.
I then picked up a Rola roof rack so that i can carry my kayak. The quality is decent and it looks good. The bars are thin extruded aluminum and the bases are plastic so it's not the most heavy duty rack. But it works great for what i'm using it for.
And that's about it for now. She's got 35k miles on her now and I haven't really had too many issues other than the blend door going and I had to do the rear brakes around 22k. In the spring I'll install new front pads and rotors, possibly braided hoses and a brake fluid flush as well. I also have 205 40 17 federal 595 evos on order as well as this front splitter from Maxton design.