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Spurgeons [RE]Build Thread

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Hi folks! My name is Gabriel, i am from North East PA, and this is my first venture into the Ford Hot Hatch game! I come from a long line of Volvos, as in two 850 T-5Rs, two 850Rs, an S60R, and most recently, a 2007 V70R;





Enjoyed 70,000 miles of ownership till it cracked a cylinder wall. Volvo made a poor design choice with the R's by boring the 2.3L blocks to 2.5, making the cylinder walls ~3mm thick, and running 1 bar of boost stock. So, I ended up selling the car to a friend of mine in Tacoma, WA, who will breathe new(er) life into it with a built and sleeved engine.

So my story of how I got into a FiST:

The R was great, fast, roomy, but 22 mpg sucked. I average 20,000 miles a year, and that is mostly driving alone. I was considering a Focus ST, but didn't want to get into car payments. The FiST fit the bill, but the cheapest one that I found with the ST3 package was over budget.

Enter Auctions.

2016 Kona Blue ST, ST3, 37k miles. Got it for a steal.





I am currently in the process of stripping it, and have most of the mechanical parts ordered. I hope to contribute to this community, and hopefully, i can garner some insight from the FiST community for my rebuild as well!
 


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Enjoyed 70,000 miles of ownership till it cracked a cylinder wall. Volvo made a poor design choice with the R's by boring the 2.3L blocks to 2.5, making the cylinder walls ~3mm thick, and running 1 bar of boost stock. So, I ended up selling the car to a friend of mine in Tacoma, WA, who will breathe new(er) life into it with a built and sleeved engine.
Thats the same Problem and the Same Engine the Focus Mk2 STs have here in Europe, only the RS Mk2 had a modified reinforced Block wich has no Problems with that.
 


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yep! and the RS Mk2 has a bigger Oil Cooler than the R's. Awesome cars they are, but shame about the thin walls [V]

Waiting for parts to get in! Dropped off the fenders for paint earlier today, and installed the new crash bar today!
 


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Old thread but damn I love that Volvo! Anything ever happen with your fiesta?
 


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