Sunflower Ph1 172
I've been sat around all day a bit bored, so thought I'd start a project thread.
To give you a brief history of how I've come to this point, I started with a Mk5 Fiesta Zetec-s. Yes, one of those underpowered, overpriced rusty things. I owned it for roughly 18 months, and it taught me a lot about what to, and what not to do, when making a car your own. Mainly: Don't rush into anything.
....or you end up with something mental, with one seat.
I've been a fan of the RS Clios for a while, but with a 2ltre, I had no chance of insuring one. Also, upon meeting f0xy, AdamAnderton, Jonff to name a few, I've learnt quite a lot about them. Finally one day I took the plunge, broke the ZS, and got myself a phase 1, in exactly the colour I wanted.
PE2s all round, completely standard, CD changer, and alloy bonnet.. loving somethiing a little more 'normal'.
I've decided the way forward is 'fast road', rather than wannabe track car. So, the first thing is the fix all the little niggly bits that are wrong, and attempt to make it a 'mint' example, with some slight improvements, while keeping it (relatively) respectable, and usable on the road.
So, stuff to be sorted:
To give you a brief history of how I've come to this point, I started with a Mk5 Fiesta Zetec-s. Yes, one of those underpowered, overpriced rusty things. I owned it for roughly 18 months, and it taught me a lot about what to, and what not to do, when making a car your own. Mainly: Don't rush into anything.
....or you end up with something mental, with one seat.
I've been a fan of the RS Clios for a while, but with a 2ltre, I had no chance of insuring one. Also, upon meeting f0xy, AdamAnderton, Jonff to name a few, I've learnt quite a lot about them. Finally one day I took the plunge, broke the ZS, and got myself a phase 1, in exactly the colour I wanted.
PE2s all round, completely standard, CD changer, and alloy bonnet.. loving somethiing a little more 'normal'.
I've decided the way forward is 'fast road', rather than wannabe track car. So, the first thing is the fix all the little niggly bits that are wrong, and attempt to make it a 'mint' example, with some slight improvements, while keeping it (relatively) respectable, and usable on the road.
So, stuff to be sorted:
- New front bumper and grille, as these ones have a couple of cracks. (bought, just waiting for winter to pass and get it sprayed and fitted).
- Phase 2 rear bumper (again, bought, just awaiting winter to pass and get it sprayed and fitted)
- Couple of small dings in each door from carparks. (will be sorted when everything else is sprayed etc.)
- Only recently the dephaser decided to give up on me, as it's rattling itself to death. (will be getting sorted, as well as a full service by f0xy when he has time).
- A full professional detail
- Coilovers - Something high quality with adjustable damping.
- Matched Inlets
- RS Tuner - not decided on map
- a set of "show" wheels, so I can drop it on it's arse when I want, and just make it look pretty.
- Cat-Back - undecided, probably BTB if I can be bothered to fork out on one.
- pending money, and whether there is a decent kit available at a sensible price in 12-18months... A Supercharger
