Tech Spec
Body
1981 Mk1 Fiesta, original door handles painted black, delocked, late Mk1 bumpers with plastic corners, US-spec grille, all original glass, mirrors. Paint: Frozen White
Engine
1690cc Crossflow, block acid dipped and painted black, forged conrods, Mural machined and pocketed +90 pistons, Kent 244 camshaft with new followers, steel rocker posts and shaft, fully refurbished ported bigvalve head with new exhaust valves and guides, new bearings and bolts throughout, high pressure oil pump, lightened and balanced flywheel, crank, rods and pistons, Cometic head gasket, custom alloy rocker cover, large bore exhaust gaskets, Ashley fourbranch manifold, 3 inch Ashley system, DanST Engineering CBR600TPS bike carb kit and new alloy inlet manifold, silicone flurolined hoses, Ramair filter socks, CBR600 fuel pump, Sytec fuel filter, new fuel tank and hose, custom throttle and choke cable, custom stainless breather tank, Bestek performance ignition kit, race distributor and performance coil, Burton Power ignition leads, NGK spark plugs, Bosch battery and custom leads, high-amp alternator, alloy radiator powdercoated black, David Grey electric fan, Roose Motorsport gloss black hose kit, replaced heater matrix with genuine Ford new old stock
Transmission
RSTurbo Series 2 LSD gearbox fully refurbished with new bearings and gaskets, Mk2 XR2 long driveshaft with new CV joints, Mk1 XR2 short driveshaft with new CV joints, early five-speed linkage, modified gearbox bracket
Suspension
Front: GAZ coil-overs. Rear: -40 mm Outlaw Motorsport springs, Orbital Motorsport rear strut brace
Brakes
Front: XR2 callipers with drilled and grooved discs. Rear: standard drums. Full front to rear braided hoses, custom bias pedal box with Wilwood master cylinders and proportioning valve
Wheels and tyres
Diamond-cut 6x13 inch RS snowflakes with 175/50R13Yokohama A539 tyres
Interior
Escort Mk2 RS fishnet Recaros retrimmed in all black with Recaro badges, Mk1 Fiesta rear bench seat to match, Supersport dashboard in mint condition, Mk1 carpet dyed black, Sparco rally-spec steering with OMP boss, black Supersport centre console with gearlever gaiter, original gearknob, Mk1 XR2 clocks with 1300S facia, custom door cards to match the seats
Thanks
To JR Detailing & Valeting for putting hours into detailing the car ready for all shows and events (07463 133613), GAZ Shocks (01268 724585, www.gazshocks.com)), DanST Engineering (https://danstengineering.co.uk), and Brockwells (01553 764582)