[Traitor Car] Michaels Fiesta ST3 - Dory

[Michael]

The day of collection...

Next to Nemo (Nemo turned out to be cloned)

Obligatory sunset shot

First 'mod' #TeamHeko

First outing at the track with Dory, a soaking wet Oulton Park

She performed pretty damn well!

First and last Curborough experience in Dory... Tracks a bit too small for a turbo car I reckon

Our romantic trip to some Dam in Wales

Black plastic is boring... Blue engine covers are better

See... Much better


This is cos I chop people

Blyton for Franks Charity track day

So much fun... Back there again in July

Dory track experience is showing... Gotta fill up that under bonnet

Lining up for Donington at Fast Car Festival... It was here I discovered my brakes needed replacing

So I replaced them...

MTEC drilled and grooved with Yellowstuff pads

All ready for a run around Silverstone

Much bwarping...

Much ptishooing

Some more Silverstone Action

This...this is what you have to resort to if you own an ST...#oldschool


Some obligatory "scenic shots" feat. Power Station, Street Light and Sunset






I call this, the INSTACOOLER (patent pending)



AND Finally, the day she went in for the new exhaust

[jt999]

Always loved these, really thought they were a lot more money! Does it keep up with RWD/AWD cars on the track?

[Michael]

Always loved these, really thought they were a lot more money! Does it keep up with RWD/AWD cars on the track?

None Cat D are a lot more money, we saved about 3/4 grand on it due to that!

It does surprisingly well keeping up with some of the cars on track, it's got a good turning circle and weighs a lot less than some of them, so can take the corners just as well, giving a nice bit of tripoding

Manages to keep up with the MX5s at Blyton well! Hopefully I'll have the map done by next Blyton, which should see power at around 230ish BHP (I'd be happy with 220!)

The way you can throw it into corners is brilliant, lots of controllable lift-off oversteer!

[jt999]

Sounds good fun, do you insure it for the track day or take the risk?

[Michael]

Sounds good fun, do you insure it for the track day or take the risk?

[jt999]

Fair enough! 150 miles is a bit far for travel for a track day for me - if I do some damage that's a long way to get it back home!

[Michael]

Fair enough! 150 miles is a bit far for travel for a track day for me - if I do some damage that's a long way to get it back home!

Benefit of the midlands I suppose! We're pretty close to everywhere

[jt999]

Benefit of the midlands I suppose! We're pretty close to everywhere

You're all northerners to me

Maybe one day, if I can make a trip out of it whilst I'm up there

[Vegas]

[jt999]

I'm with Mark on the sticker, assuming he's on about the chopped one, are you saying you cut them up?


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[Michael]

I'm with Mark on the sticker, assuming he's on about the chopped one, are you saying you cut them up?


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It's from Mighty Car Mods Chopped = overtaken

And yea, these are so unbelievably common it's difficult to make it your own really!

Aesthetically I'm relatively happy, though I am going to be buying the Triple R Composite Skirt extensions/front splitter, again it's literally been done on every other ST

A lot more of what I'm planning will be track beneficial stuff, like the EP3 before

Future plans are:
-Custom Map, to take full advantage of the new exhaust
-Lower, springs though...after the issues I had with the EP3 and various coilovers I really don't want to go back there again!
-Strut Bracing (Engine Top/Engine Low and Boot)
-Short Shift (found it to be fantastic on the EP3)
-Polybush everything that can be polybushed
-Upgrade engine mounts

Not a lot really as Ford have already done a fantastic job of setting it up!!

I will eventually buy a replacement passenger headlight...I broke it when i went off at Curborough...oops

[jt999]

Ah, never heard of that before. They are common but I do like them, and you got one of the best colours for sure. I see a lot of them about with "Because Fiesta" written up the windscreen, perhaps that's what you need

[Michael]

So...I knew that there was a possibility of this happening...pretty much 200 miles in as someone had told me.

Still annoying mind! Remap being booked for Wednesday

[jt999]

Sports cat Michael ?

[Michael]

Sports cat Michael ?

Yea, but i specifically asked if fitting it would cause anything like this, or if I should wait till I had the remap money and do it all at once.

I've cleared it for now as I need her for tomorrow's meet! Still ran fine with it on, no limp mode