I've refrained from commenting because I was waiting for you to polish it to within an inch of it's life but I can wait no longer.
f**king love it Rod, marvellous motor.
Thanks Robbo! Means a lot mate. Such a fizzy little car.
Was this car based on the floor of a fiesta kev.?
Its a long time ago but back in the day i had a fiesta RS1800 and i wanted bigger brakes without the cost,i found out at a local club meeting that mondeo V6 brakes fitted straight on.Would this be a similar set up???
Based on the Mk5 Fiesta floorpan mate, valance area and front and back inners all changed then obviously upper area and all bodywork.
The MK3 I don't know much about mate in regards to mods but most fit that Mondeo set up to the standard Puma as the standard items are poor.
What's the main things to look for above from the rust on the rear dude and suspension arms?
Bit of rust on the rear arches, doors are always fine and front wing are aluminium. Suspension is good for at least 120k, struts and springs are very very heavy duty items. Rear bushes and other bushes as with any car. Cambelt, passenger water leak through pollen filter can be common.
I can't think of anything really at all. On the Frp brakes are the main thing. My one came with brand new calipers but regular cleaning is a good way to keep them tip top. Don't buy one that doesn't have alcons. The brakes are motorsport items and simply epic on such a small car. Pads are actually used on the Aerial Atom.
Stone chips come with the territory, any without will have been freshly repainted.
On a side note if your like me and want to know all about your car...
Right from the start of EVO they ran a Puma as a long-termer - certainly up to and including Issue 11.
EVO 14 also had a Puma included in a hot hatch group test and in EVO 29 they covered it under the 'Performance Rating' article.
It had already been covered in Performance Car as well back at the launch by much the same guys as wrote in EVO.
Hope that is useful.
As you will have seen from the last car for sale ad mate I have 8 magazines with Frp articles. Evo #16 was by far the best, simply brilliant review from Richard Meaden. Sadly i'm in the process of collecting them all again! Thanks though mate.