i think the gas shocks help a far bit, not to mention the ARB's



anyway got the timing spot on, made my own cam tool and its very snug in the cams so i got them bang on

drives perfectly, got one lap of the village then it run out of petrol lmao

and its insurance has run out so its staying put for now, insurance apon pay on the 25th

so a few more upgrades to come in the meantime

rear tints
big servo
puma linkage
might even add another rear arb if i find my other clamps

my 8v si has got a puny 16mm arb on the front. with polybushes, and it was lower on spax springs with falken tyres and i thought it handles awesome at the time. it wasnt quite as stable on the road as my newer arosa sport or ignis sport but you could really throw it into corners at speed and the steering was much sharper than any of my other cars. i loved it. and it will be bak soon

the second one however had avo coilys, polybushes all round lower 's' brace upper strut brace, rose jointed wishbones but cheap tyres let it all down, proves theres no point wasting all that money unless you got something good between you and the road, i should know, i fit em everyday. the coilovers wernt set up properly either though..

i have to admit i didnt notice the lower brace do anything, but i did fit it with the coilovers all at once.. its painted red now anyway so that itself will make it better

im hoping my fiesta will handle superbly one its all done.
the spec will be:
Avo coilovers
Fully polybushed
upper strut brace
lower s brace
rear strut brace
double arb on the back
ST24 Front brakes with goodridge hoses and i will upgrade the pads and discs sometime as well
rs2000 rear disc conversion and i will upgrade the hoses pads and maybe discs.
rs200 mk6 wheels with toyo t1rs or maybe r888s all round.
i want to get a s2 erst lsd as well, i just need to find one...

all strupped out as well with a cage and some lightweight buckets

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Suzuki Ignis Sport - ITG Maxogen - Japspeed 4-1 - Decat - 2" custom single box Scorpion exhaust 3" tip - Magnecor leads - Air con Removed - Apex 35mm springs - OMP Strut brace - Whiteline rear arb - EBC Greenstuff front pads - MTEC grooved/drilled discs - Team Dynamics Pro rally 15X6J ET28 - Toyo tyres - Rallyflapz - Black lamps - Smoked repeaters - Sparco pedals - Stripped 40kgs rear interior
125.4BHP 126.6LBFT

that would be awesome on track

i actually have a rear brace lieing around i wanna fit, but i like my boot space

i hope so mate.

ill take it off your hands if you dont want it. i dont need boot space lol

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Suzuki Ignis Sport - ITG Maxogen - Japspeed 4-1 - Decat - 2" custom single box Scorpion exhaust 3" tip - Magnecor leads - Air con Removed - Apex 35mm springs - OMP Strut brace - Whiteline rear arb - EBC Greenstuff front pads - MTEC grooved/drilled discs - Team Dynamics Pro rally 15X6J ET28 - Toyo tyres - Rallyflapz - Black lamps - Smoked repeaters - Sparco pedals - Stripped 40kgs rear interior
125.4BHP 126.6LBFT

lol maybe

its actually a mk4 one im gonna adapt it to bolt to a mk3 first, OMP one

ill let you know how it gets on
might make one too ad theyre piss easy to make

so where you at with the 8valver then? if you want a hand taking the engine out/dropping the zetec in my offer still stands

Would the mk4 brace fit the mk3? because they have different turrets dont they. I have a spare mk3 omp strut brace sutting in my garage, but one of the tabs have broken off it lol.

Strut braces make a big difference, you'd be surprised how well they work. Plus if you have a polybushed car then it works even better, and when you whack coilovers on it, oooooo its like a dream, decent tyres and you have a good combination to fly round corners at silly speeds lol.

As for the 2nd rear arb, i might be doing this today so if i do, ill let you know how it is afterwards

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yea its a bit different, it gets bolted to the turret wall where the mk3 one gets bolted down on the standard bolts ont he top, its only a bit of fabrication and its sorted

New tyres and rebuild the rear axle is the next thing to do jony. gota get it down work to cut the front end off it and take the engine out. in the meantime i need to build the new engine.

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Suzuki Ignis Sport - ITG Maxogen - Japspeed 4-1 - Decat - 2" custom single box Scorpion exhaust 3" tip - Magnecor leads - Air con Removed - Apex 35mm springs - OMP Strut brace - Whiteline rear arb - EBC Greenstuff front pads - MTEC grooved/drilled discs - Team Dynamics Pro rally 15X6J ET28 - Toyo tyres - Rallyflapz - Black lamps - Smoked repeaters - Sparco pedals - Stripped 40kgs rear interior
125.4BHP 126.6LBFT

get cracking san!

get it ready for RS combe spring action day next year

ok finish this up as its droning on lol

heres the last of the cam updates, this was all done nights ago but heres it being retimed and sorted






home made aligning tool, which i painted so i dont lose it



both bang on


going back together

NICE WORK!

how quick is it now then? did they make much difference?

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Suzuki Ignis Sport - ITG Maxogen - Japspeed 4-1 - Decat - 2" custom single box Scorpion exhaust 3" tip - Magnecor leads - Air con Removed - Apex 35mm springs - OMP Strut brace - Whiteline rear arb - EBC Greenstuff front pads - MTEC grooved/drilled discs - Team Dynamics Pro rally 15X6J ET28 - Toyo tyres - Rallyflapz - Black lamps - Smoked repeaters - Sparco pedals - Stripped 40kgs rear interior
125.4BHP 126.6LBFT

looking good mate keep up the good work

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havent been able to drive it mate, its out of insurance

taken a rear quarter out to tint it, what a bloody nightmare, worse because it has the hinges and lock thing attached and cutting aroudn it is so hard lol


anyway the servo is off and im prepping the escort one atm so new brakes soon


OO dan nick is got the new rolling road plan underway, sometimes mid-end of sept you in? he wants some numbers for attending

I don't know its it the case with kent, but with my pipers I set them up like that and then had to do further adjustments (as per instructions).

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Suzuki Ignis Sport - ITG Maxogen - Japspeed 4-1 - Decat - 2" custom single box Scorpion exhaust 3" tip - Magnecor leads - Air con Removed - Apex 35mm springs - OMP Strut brace - Whiteline rear arb - EBC Greenstuff front pads - MTEC grooved/drilled discs - Team Dynamics Pro rally 15X6J ET28 - Toyo tyres - Rallyflapz - Black lamps - Smoked repeaters - Sparco pedals - Stripped 40kgs rear interior
125.4BHP 126.6LBFT

the instructions didnt say anything special about timing percy, so i dont think so
plus i did ask when i rung Kent up after i set the timing wrong by mistake and he said they time as standard

i will dan

fitted the bigger mk5 escort servo today, yet to bleed the system though


standard one removed




new one getting some paint (first coat)



Blanks (welded up standard male brake nut/flanges)


filing the servo bracket to take the wider apart studs the escort servo has


brake barre connected, spring and grommet on, and all bolted up with brake pipes reconnected






will bleed it tomorrow

Good stuff Jony

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Good work.

Good job the cams don't need more timing was a pain for me, thought it was worth mentioning.

I will say I am impressed with your problem solving at times, you clearly have the tools and skills to make things fit, I just hit things with a hammer and hope.

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