1.1 Singlepoint to 1400cvh carb

Cheers Dave

Im 23, But I also have 6 pts for IN10 (no insurance) Witch resulted in me having to re take the test and everything, I was with virgin money, and on a 1.1 fez, I was paying £1795.

When I got My engine changed, they said i have to be over 25 to be insured with this kind of swap,

So i switched to tesco, 6 pts, and engine change all in for £1369

I have not changed My log book yet, but will have to do it soon.

I was looking at a zetec s, but I drank my money down, And Had to settle for far less lol.

There was also a 1.6 si cfi for sale around My way. £450, But it had 100k plus on the clock, It kinda put me off,

Its a good job I dont know how many miles my 1.4 has done, What I dont know wont hurt Me

The air box was a standard ford one like yours, but i cut away the sides and sprayed it blue. It still filtered the air, and was still tight around the filter. I had a spare air box, so i had a play.
The air box is restrictive, it only allows air to easily enter about 1/3 of the filter, so taking the sides off allowed air to be drawn in easier. but in cold weather it was rubbish.

Davespages wrote:Ah, well i'm 25.
2 years ago (in april) i wrote of my old escort and an 17k merc at the same time.
So insurance is always a pain.
I too have 3 points, tho i got them in 2002 and no longer have to declare them.

My GTi is group 13.

At the time of the accident i had 3 years no claims, i lost 2 due to claiming.
I currently have 2 years no claims and will have 3 in november.

I'm paying £530 fully comp.

Jaysus Dave, Thats a bit of bad luck mate,

I used to drive a 1.8 Diesel fiesta, I wraped that round a fence aswel, I loved that car, bought me over to Ireland, And done 1500 miles while I was there, plus bringin it back to London.

Your Insurance sounds cheap, Well, I suppose thats what You get with a good few driving years under Your belt.

Cheers

when you get older it's better, and nothing exciting happens at 25 with insurance, it justs you get more places to get quotes from.

Dave mate, Sounds like Your lucky to be still here!

Sounds like a nasty old smash mate

We all make Mistakes, And At least You have it behind You, And thats a nice looking excort You have now, You live and learn mate, The Hard way is allways the best way,

Im gonna order a set of speakers from ebay, Is It a case of just conecting up the present wire i have riged up to my factory fitted speakers

Dave, Mg, Anyone know about this?

here is the link to the speakers Im looking to Get
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SONY-XS-F6925-2Way-280w-6x9-6x9-6x9s-Car-Speakers_W0QQitemZ140202520363QQihZ004QQcategoryZ14942QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

yea thats about it, just make sure the wire's are the right way around it hink the white stripe goes to the smallest connections.. im not sure though

mg_evolution wrote:yea thats about it, just make sure the wire's are the right way around it hink the white stripe goes to the smallest connections.. im not sure though

Cheers Mg

Maybe Ill have a look were they go on the other speakers, Do You recon these new ones will fit in the door were the old ones were?

Cheers For Your Help Mate

Rob

Do you mean fit 6x9s into a fiesta door? They won't go in the original position easily, 6" are a struggle. Best really would be a set of components for the front. I probably wouldn't go for that range of sonys either. I had a set of 5" that were old but quite good, but my mate had a set of speakers in one of the newer range and the sound quality was pretty bad

mb7201 wrote:Do you mean fit 6x9s into a fiesta door? They won't go in the original position easily, 6" are a struggle. Best really would be a set of components for the front. I probably wouldn't go for that range of sonys either. I had a set of 5" that were old but quite good, but my mate had a set of speakers in one of the newer range and the sound quality was pretty bad

Cheers For the Advice Mate,

I might have to parcel shelf them, Or modify the door a little, Were theres a will theres a way

I'll race ya in my 1300

Your On Sean!

Cheers For the Advice Dave, I may have to parcel shelf those speakers,

Sean, It sounds like You have a few mods on that 1300 mate!

Do You wanna fill us In, Is It a Fez?

Lol, MK I Fiesta 1300GL, 1340cc, 7500rpm if you dare, headwork, cam, XR2 carb, tubular manifold, stainless exhaust, piperx filter, aftermarket complete replacement ignition, just needs setting up really - 89 BHP last time it went on the rollers.... which isn't bad in a car that weighs 750kg or so (nearly 900 with a full tank and me in it mind...)

and thats only 15kg of fuel....

Sadly sean weighs a bit more than 15kgs tho.

Mind you, that 1.3 took me by supprise with my red 135hp SI...had to drop a cog to catch up...

SeanT wrote:Lol, MK I Fiesta 1300GL, 1340cc, 7500rpm if you dare, headwork, cam, XR2 carb, tubular manifold, stainless exhaust, piperx filter, aftermarket complete replacement ignition, just needs setting up really - 89 BHP last time it went on the rollers.... which isn't bad in a car that weighs 750kg or so (nearly 900 with a full tank and me in it mind...)

Fair play for reaching those kind of figures for a 1300, I think Ill leave You well alone for the time being,

I wonder what can be done to My 1400 block to gain more hp, I bought some bosh preformance plugs 2day, stuck em in, and the car runs a whole lot smoother,

Like dave said, No point doing too mutch with My Lump, Just tidy her apperance up alittle, Just won a set of alloys on ebay, Kinda half regreting it now, They look quite plane, What You recon Lads
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=300195449618&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=020