I Drive A Silver Machine

[MikeyPaine]

Project Puma
T reg, 1.7, Moondust, Escort GTI Style 16 inch alloys, Rusty arches!

Week one - Cambelt, Oil, Coolant, Air-con gas, HCV and front tires replaced last saturday

Still to come...

Week two - Fitting 40mm lowering springs ( until coileys can be acquired...), Panel air filter K&N obviously, de-badging front grill, meshing bottom grill.
Update ECU to 99 rate fuel, also see what other bits i can fiddle with in shop.

Week three - Locate full leather interior, fabricate heated seat function (from doner mondeo), Tint rear windows. Tint rear lens'

Any other ideas?!

 

[pumapilot]

Powerflex suspension bushes, turns your Puma into a road legal go-kart but stiffens ride up too, some say harsh, but i grew up in rally cars, so dont mind a harsh ride.

 

[MikeyPaine]

Wheres the best place to get them?

Are they straight press out replacememnts of the lower arm bushes etc?

 

[pumapilot]

As your in Andover, then best to talk to Richard at Tremona garage in Southampton, great garage, looks after my Puma and keps it running great.

Link here: http://www.tremonagarage.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Pumaspeed in Leeds/Wakefield can send bushes to Tremona for fitting, thats what i did with my Milltek exhaust.

 

[MikeyPaine]

I cant see fitting them to be too hard can it?!
I mean i am supposed to be level 3 tech certified with Ford ha!
But i wouldnt wanna f unk something like this up

 

[pumapilot]

As they've probably been on the car since it rolled off the production line, we are talking about a lot of work, unless you have a press handy

 

[MikeyPaine]

Haha yeah, i have a fully functioning workshop at my disposal on saturdays!

 

[FlashBastd]

Regarding heated seats, you are probably better to just get a kit, I have fitted these to my Recaro's;

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WAECO-HEATED-SEAT-KIT-RETRO-FIT-KIT-FOR-2-SEATS_W0QQitemZ260545462539QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item3ca9b8410b" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

not fully wired up yet, but I hope to sort that over the next couple of weeks. There is some info in my project thread.

I would suggest you stick with standard bushes in the rear bush (little benefit in polys here, and they make things quite harsh), anti-roll bar (polys squeek), and lower arm rear postition (fit FRP rubber bushes, much better value).

 

[MikeyPaine]

Cheers for the info, i wont worry about polybushes then!
Im finding it a pain to get hold of lowering springs and exhaust systems round my way!

 

[martinthrapston]

try ebay for them!!

 

[MikeyPaine]

Any advice on the exhuast side, im not keen on the miltek kit mind you!

 

[FlashBastd]

I got my Eibach springs from Ford.