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T1ny

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Chichester, west sussex. between Portsmouth and Br
I got my self a silver ford puma 1.7 on a R plate on May 14th 2009.

it had 95k on it, full service history... in there was the clutch done at 60k and the cambelt done last year. with 12 months mot and 6 months tax, got four great tyres (6-7mm goodyears) new back box, sills are fine.
bad bits- spot of rust on the arch, scuff on bumper and front bumper slightly cracked right at the bottom (high curb damage)

was only one key with it... and it wasn't the red one! but got another one for £45.

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right...first thing i done was new oil filter and fresh oil (5w/30)

Then i felt the brakes were not up to my standards- was reading up on the Mondeo mk3 callipers with st 170 discs... so got my arse down the scrap yard and got some callipers and carriers off an 03 plate mk3 zetec Mondeo for £40.

i fitted the brake upgrade... under the standard propellers! :shock:

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Had to shave about a mm off the calliper carrier and used 3mm spacers... it was still all a bit too tight for my likings (i mean... you could hardly get a rizzla paper in there!!) did look VERY cool but not practical at all. if anyone is thinking of doing this- i would not recommend it if you drive in a "sporty" manner.

so i looked into some alloys- had to be 16" and bigger of course plus wanted to keep a "standard" look.

When i was in tescos car park i see a sport KA parked up and noticed it had 16" rims and 4 stud. so decided to look what the offset was. ET34... result :)

done a photoshop to see what they would look like:

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i was happy with the look so went on the hunt for some. few weeks later stumbled across some on ebay badly advised and got them for a good price.

in the mean time i lowered my car- just on some springs for now.

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Then looked into changing the front seats as i personally found the standard ones very uncomfortable. got some Recaro RS2000 front seats off ebay for pennies... and mounted them on some mk3.5 runners. no modifications required- apart from fitting the seat belt tensioners of course.

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i am going for a silver, black, grey theme and didn't like the blue ford badges so found some puma stickers to cover the badges.

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Thought i would be a bit different and go for black on the grill (very subtle) and silver on the back to go with the silver paint.


I have done the audi light mod... still not sure whether i like it or not! thing is- i wired them up so they turn on with the side lights so are ALWAYS on when the lights are. hopefully some day soon ill bother my arse to wirer them to fiesta ZS front fog light switch.
whilst i done this i fitted some HIDs (waits for someone to tell me off...) went for 6000k. look really blue in some pictures but they are not that bad!!

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i have always liked the mondeo cosworth style wheels... feel the curves suit the puma but could no way afford the genuine cosworth ones and wasn't happy with the offset being 6mm out on the standard mondeo ones (ET40) but stumbled across some with an offset of ET35 and wider (J7) so snapped them up for a VERY good price. later found out these are very rare and was only available from the RS accessories catalogue.

have put them on with the standard tyres (205/50 R16) just so i've got some wheels on to clear my callipers properly and could take the spacers out. Tyres look like BALLOONS!! just waiting on my195/45 R16 Toyo Proxes to be delivered 8)

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also note i fitted a subtle sun strip. does what it says on the tin ;) lol

oh and a "bee sting" aerial

well i think that's it for now. apart from ICE... but thats nothing special. little sub, amp, upgraded front speakers, after-market head unit and a ck3100 bluetooth hands free kit.

thank you for taking your time to read this. any comments are welcome- there is no harm in constructive criticism. :p
 
cool beans mate :D :eek:k:

my sunstrip isnt really subtle.. i dont care lol but it comes in handy alot!! :D
 
lol yeah mine is in line with the fixing of the rear view mirror so it can't be seen from the other side
 
T1ny said:
Then i felt the brakes were not up to my standards- was reading up on the Mondeo mk3 callipers with st 170 discs... so got my arse down the scrap yard and got some callipers and carriers off an 03 plate mk3 zetec Mondeo for £40.

i fitted the brake upgrade... under the standard propellers! :shock:

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Hello!

In this photo are mounted 300mm brakes?

Did you have to make some changes? Is the disc or caliper hits the wheel?

Thank you!!!
 
nice mods, interesting reading about fitting those in!

xabi, he says had to shave calipers, and add spacers to gice some clearence!
 
spike. said:
nice mods, interesting reading about fitting those in!

xabi, he says had to shave calipers, and add spacers to gice some clearence!

yeap thats right- and as i said REALLY wouldn't recommend this!

if you do try this- get yourself a lower strut brace to stiffen everything up in that area...

but remember... once fitted there is no going back! lol

just get some second hand wheels off ebay... if you look hard enough you can get some good wheels and tyres for less then £100. look for mondeo cosworth style.... i see a set of four go for £36 the other day!!
 
Liking that alot. Every time i see HID lights in makes me want some. Legal or not i dont care.
 
DradusContact said:
Liking that alot. Every time i see HID lights in makes me want some. Legal or not i dont care.

ill dig you a link out to where i got mine... only 40 quid delivered... bargain if you ask me as a decent set of bulbs your looking at £20!! :shock:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;? ... tsupported
 
Proxies 4? Any particular reason you get them?
 
Yeah i had the proxies tr-1's on my xr2, they are a very good sticky tyre but far too soft for everyday use imo.

I like your puma and the mods you've done. Subtle is the best way imo. Hate it when people 'chav' them up with neons etc. Loving the recaros too. Ive got a set in my xr2, proper comfy seats!

Do the mk3.5 runners bolt straight into the puma?
 
your choice in alloys is very much similiar to mine. ive bought props/escort Gti's and wish I had the money to buy your KA ones but saldy I dont. I have a nice set of BK 16's though. Nice looking Puma.
 
just got another delivery today :)

fully adjustable WEITEC coilovers.

i got them "second hand" off another forum for a very VERY nice price. Had never left the garage as he had given up on his fiesta project so they are like new :)

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The gentlemen also kindly throw in a as new green cotton filter :O

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as my car has a few miles (100k) on it i felt it would be nice to change all the suspension, not just lower it on springs like i had before.

so if anyone is interested in my old lowering springs (as shown in first post how much them lower them by) let me know.
 
yeap i do already have 10mm spacers for sure (see them when doing my lowering springs- noted there are in poor condition and could do with replacing...)

going to go for the 20.5mm for the reason i have contacts in engineering tool rooms/ milling machines so will just get them machine down if they are too much- that way i can get the perfect stance :)

oh and FlashBastd- don't forget im not lucky enough to have rear discs like you 8)
 
They will fit not probs, no machining down necessary.

Watch this space though as I will be selling a rear disc setup soon. If you have the right contacts to get it machined, it would be ideal for you.
 

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