Project Bumble Bee- Black with a hint of Yellow
- Thread starter Scotty1.7
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Help Support ProjectPuma:
Quick Update
Running / fuelling issue- Car said it was runnin lean. Code cleared car seem to be running fine now- Update, Car is still giving the error message, but fuel econemy is on the rise, so it seems the injector cleaner stuff i ran through it has done some good :thumbs:
2) Maintence work for this year
Done- Bearings
Done- 3rd Oil change since ownership in Nov
Done- Tracking
3) Mods done this year
Jacko Modded MAF
Parts Bought now
Cambelt
Waterpump
Rocker cover gasket
Aux Belt
Idler pully
Parts Ordered- Need to Pay for
Tax- End April
Get Project Puma Stickers (Going with a crazy set up for the first lot)
FRP rear bushes for wishbones
Get 2nd inlet manifold to modify (Powder coat yellow with P.U.M.A in black on it)
New engine cover's (Both plastic and metal cam cover- refurb Plastic cover in black with yellow writing and the metal cover in yellow)
To-do- prob not in this order
New bushes (Usaual Mix Standard rears, Poly ARB, Poly front wishbone bushes)
Yellow underbonnet hoses
Autospecialist bling
Refurb 300mm brake calipers and paint in yellow
Carbon wrap bonnet + Boot spoiler
Matt black stripes down sides with yellow stripe within
Weitiec coilovers
FRP Splitter (rep)
16 inch Ford Sport/Street Ka wheels- Refurb in Anthracite with yellow centre Badge
15 inch 9 spokes (Need to check mine and get some new ones as needed)- Refurb in Anthracite with yellow Centre Badge
Yellow Ford / Puma badges- DMB garphics maybe?
Stainless steel underfloor skid plates
Upper front strut brace (refurb in yellow)
Set of Weitic Coilovers for the big drop
New CV boots/driveshafts for the big drop.
So we have made some headway- Need to fit a fair bit of this and sort out my wheel wobble when braking from 50mph or faster- especially if i am going to go to the ring next year.
Running / fuelling issue- Car said it was runnin lean. Code cleared car seem to be running fine now- Update, Car is still giving the error message, but fuel econemy is on the rise, so it seems the injector cleaner stuff i ran through it has done some good :thumbs:
2) Maintence work for this year
Done- Bearings
Done- 3rd Oil change since ownership in Nov
Done- Tracking
3) Mods done this year
Jacko Modded MAF
Parts Bought now
Cambelt
Waterpump
Rocker cover gasket
Aux Belt
Idler pully
Parts Ordered- Need to Pay for
Tax- End April
Get Project Puma Stickers (Going with a crazy set up for the first lot)
FRP rear bushes for wishbones
Get 2nd inlet manifold to modify (Powder coat yellow with P.U.M.A in black on it)
New engine cover's (Both plastic and metal cam cover- refurb Plastic cover in black with yellow writing and the metal cover in yellow)
To-do- prob not in this order
New bushes (Usaual Mix Standard rears, Poly ARB, Poly front wishbone bushes)
Yellow underbonnet hoses
Autospecialist bling
Refurb 300mm brake calipers and paint in yellow
Carbon wrap bonnet + Boot spoiler
Matt black stripes down sides with yellow stripe within
Weitiec coilovers
FRP Splitter (rep)
16 inch Ford Sport/Street Ka wheels- Refurb in Anthracite with yellow centre Badge
15 inch 9 spokes (Need to check mine and get some new ones as needed)- Refurb in Anthracite with yellow Centre Badge
Yellow Ford / Puma badges- DMB garphics maybe?
Stainless steel underfloor skid plates
Upper front strut brace (refurb in yellow)
Set of Weitic Coilovers for the big drop
New CV boots/driveshafts for the big drop.
So we have made some headway- Need to fit a fair bit of this and sort out my wheel wobble when braking from 50mph or faster- especially if i am going to go to the ring next year.
TyeBoi
New member
sounds good man! look forward to it!
deff sort any niggles like that out if your heading to the ring.
deff sort any niggles like that out if your heading to the ring.
Chris, My snag list is just Hugggggggggggggggggggggge
1- Fuelling
2- Wheel wobble
3- Creaks and groans from the front and rear
4- Strange buzz at 42mph
5- Radio Doesn't want to play CD's some times- NO FEEDER GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
6- Gearbox feels a little slack between 2nd and 3rd
7- Clutch might be on its way out
8- Wheels- are they trashed
9- Strange Mark on the fron windscreen- Not a chip or a crack but like a flaw in the windscreen laminates itself
10- Poss 4th HCV on its way out.
11- Body work- Dints, rust reapperaing at the rear arches, stone ships, paint flacking off etc etc
12- New front side window glass (The electric ones) Both have scratches in them
13- New rubbers for the doors/boot
14- Now rubber at the top of the doors were the window comes out.
15- New front Bearings
16- New track Rod ends
17- Replace all fluids- steering, colent etc
1- Fuelling
2- Wheel wobble
3- Creaks and groans from the front and rear
4- Strange buzz at 42mph
5- Radio Doesn't want to play CD's some times- NO FEEDER GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
6- Gearbox feels a little slack between 2nd and 3rd
7- Clutch might be on its way out
8- Wheels- are they trashed
9- Strange Mark on the fron windscreen- Not a chip or a crack but like a flaw in the windscreen laminates itself
10- Poss 4th HCV on its way out.
11- Body work- Dints, rust reapperaing at the rear arches, stone ships, paint flacking off etc etc
12- New front side window glass (The electric ones) Both have scratches in them
13- New rubbers for the doors/boot
14- Now rubber at the top of the doors were the window comes out.
15- New front Bearings
16- New track Rod ends
17- Replace all fluids- steering, colent etc
TyeBoi
New member
sounds a lot like mine mate. bad times!
do what im doing and get the mechanics sorted first then sort cosmetics.
ive not had a radio for over 2 weeks or most of my dash for that matter.
do what im doing and get the mechanics sorted first then sort cosmetics.
ive not had a radio for over 2 weeks or most of my dash for that matter.
FlashBastd
New member
Scotty1.7 said:
Don't bother, new one will prob fold over too, get deflectors instead.
Flash- they don't lookin bad nick and the haven't folded over- however they seem to have a large ammount of diort in them and i think they may be causing the scratches
N.B- Just realised were you ment- I ment were the glass gowes down into the door- are they called weather stripes?
N.B- Just realised were you ment- I ment were the glass gowes down into the door- are they called weather stripes?
FlashBastd
New member
Ah yes, my mistake. I meant the top rubbers.
yippeekiay
Well-known member
If your wheels are only wobbling (I suspect juddering) when braking from 50 or so I'd be more inclined to think this was the brakes and not the wheels. My old Omega, or to the point most of my past cars always seemed to develop this trait as I'm very hard on the brakes. I found taking it easy on them for a while sometimes got rid of the problem unless I'd totally goosed them. Since having the upgrade on the Puma I haven't had this problem as the bigger brakes can cope very easily with whatever I throw at them.
My advice would be to fit your new brakes first before changing the wheels as your doing them anyway and you may find everything is ok which will save you buying wheels unnecessarily.
My advice would be to fit your new brakes first before changing the wheels as your doing them anyway and you may find everything is ok which will save you buying wheels unnecessarily.
Cheers Paul, i hope this is the case- its ok round town, but on the motorway it can be a little bit worrying.
Need to sort out powder coating cost for my cam cover and the inlet.
And I'm going to have a go at painting the plastic cover my self- eekkkk
Need to sort out powder coating cost for my cam cover and the inlet.
And I'm going to have a go at painting the plastic cover my self- eekkkk
What a difference a MAF makes.
Finally swaped to the Jacko MAF- Blimey, its like light and day!
No stuttering when you push the go faster pedal all the way down, just a smooth constant pull. Car feels better for this.
Brakes need sorting. though as the wheels have been given a clean=ish bill of health, still have a buckled one
Quick Update
Running / fuelling issue- Car said it was runnin lean. Code cleared car seem to be running fine now- Update, Car is still giving the error message, but fuel econemy is on the rise, so it seems the injector cleaner stuff i ran through it has done some good
2) Maintence work for this year
Done- Bearings
Done- 4th Oil change(Plus flush now) since ownership in Nov
Done- Tracking
Car Taxed for 6 months (Less then i thought as well)
3) Mods done this year
Jacko Modded MAF
Parts Bought now
Cambelt
Waterpump
Rocker cover gasket
Aux Belt
Idler pully
300MM Brakes Kit (Calipers, Pads, Carriers, Bolts, Disks etc)
Parts Ordered- Need to Pay for
Get Project Puma Stickers (Going with a crazy set up for the first lot) FITP
FRP rear bushes for wishbones Ford Fair
Get 2nd inlet manifold to modify (Powder coat yellow with P.U.M.A in black on it) FITP
New engine cover's (Both plastic and metal cam cover- refurb Plastic cover in black with yellow writing and the metal cover in yellow) FITP
To-do- prob not in this order
New bushes (Usaual Mix Standard rears, Poly ARB, Poly front wishbone bushes)
Yellow underbonnet hoses
Autospecialist bling
Refurb 300mm brake calipers and paint in yellow
Carbon wrap bonnet + Boot spoiler
Matt black stripes down sides with yellow stripe within
Weitiec coilovers
FRP Splitter (rep)
17 Inch wheels for Shows- Refurb in Black with yellow centres
16 inch Ford Sport/Street Ka wheels- Refurb in Anthracite with yellow centre Badge
15 inch 9 spokes (Need to check mine and get some new ones as needed)- Refurb in Anthracite with yellow Centre Badge
Yellow Ford / Puma badges- DMB garphics maybe?
Stainless steel underfloor skid plates
Upper front strut brace (refurb in yellow)
Set of Weitic Coilovers for the big drop
New CV boots/driveshafts for the big drop.
Front Fog Lights and switch
Finally swaped to the Jacko MAF- Blimey, its like light and day!
No stuttering when you push the go faster pedal all the way down, just a smooth constant pull. Car feels better for this.
Brakes need sorting. though as the wheels have been given a clean=ish bill of health, still have a buckled one
Quick Update
Running / fuelling issue- Car said it was runnin lean. Code cleared car seem to be running fine now- Update, Car is still giving the error message, but fuel econemy is on the rise, so it seems the injector cleaner stuff i ran through it has done some good
2) Maintence work for this year
Done- Bearings
Done- 4th Oil change(Plus flush now) since ownership in Nov
Done- Tracking
Car Taxed for 6 months (Less then i thought as well)
3) Mods done this year
Jacko Modded MAF
Parts Bought now
Cambelt
Waterpump
Rocker cover gasket
Aux Belt
Idler pully
300MM Brakes Kit (Calipers, Pads, Carriers, Bolts, Disks etc)
Parts Ordered- Need to Pay for
Get Project Puma Stickers (Going with a crazy set up for the first lot) FITP
FRP rear bushes for wishbones Ford Fair
Get 2nd inlet manifold to modify (Powder coat yellow with P.U.M.A in black on it) FITP
New engine cover's (Both plastic and metal cam cover- refurb Plastic cover in black with yellow writing and the metal cover in yellow) FITP
To-do- prob not in this order
New bushes (Usaual Mix Standard rears, Poly ARB, Poly front wishbone bushes)
Yellow underbonnet hoses
Autospecialist bling
Refurb 300mm brake calipers and paint in yellow
Carbon wrap bonnet + Boot spoiler
Matt black stripes down sides with yellow stripe within
Weitiec coilovers
FRP Splitter (rep)
17 Inch wheels for Shows- Refurb in Black with yellow centres
16 inch Ford Sport/Street Ka wheels- Refurb in Anthracite with yellow centre Badge
15 inch 9 spokes (Need to check mine and get some new ones as needed)- Refurb in Anthracite with yellow Centre Badge
Yellow Ford / Puma badges- DMB garphics maybe?
Stainless steel underfloor skid plates
Upper front strut brace (refurb in yellow)
Set of Weitic Coilovers for the big drop
New CV boots/driveshafts for the big drop.
Front Fog Lights and switch
FlashBastd
New member
There is a guy selling some anthracite Sport/StreetKa wheels on zsoc atm.
Why are you refurbing your 9 spokes? They won't fit over the new brakes.
Why are you refurbing your 9 spokes? They won't fit over the new brakes.
FlashBastd
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pumadad2010
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its abit dangerous having them so close why dont you buy 17's
FlashBastd
New member
Sorry, hadn't realised you were shaving them!
Make sure you shave them before painting though!
He hasn't stated a price, open to offers.
Make sure you shave them before painting though!
He hasn't stated a price, open to offers.
pumadad2010
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- Joined
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you should ask all those who have fitted 17's if thats the case if anything the handleing is better much more grip around corners and doesnt wheelspin as easily
if your lowering the car 50mm to 60mm this will alter the handleing from its original setup anyway maybe for track use its adviseable to go that low but arond the streets it will ruin the handleing considering thats what the puma's good at on its original setup
if your lowering the car 50mm to 60mm this will alter the handleing from its original setup anyway maybe for track use its adviseable to go that low but arond the streets it will ruin the handleing considering thats what the puma's good at on its original setup
All valid points.
I may end up agreeing with you, but for now that my veiw
As for ride hight, again for a atrack focused car your right that on the road it would be very un comprimising and possible dangours- However i am taking the time and the effort (not to mention cost) of getting some underfloor skid plates and protection mounted to the car for this, and new drive shafts for the drop as well.
My orginal aim was 100-120mm drop, but i have canned that in foavour of getting the ride height set so the shafts are perfectly level and it is as low as it can go.
Yes i am aware ride and handleing will be effected, but in my view and from owning a hard track focused car before its how i like my cars to be, nervous, twitchy and rock hard
I may end up agreeing with you, but for now that my veiw
As for ride hight, again for a atrack focused car your right that on the road it would be very un comprimising and possible dangours- However i am taking the time and the effort (not to mention cost) of getting some underfloor skid plates and protection mounted to the car for this, and new drive shafts for the drop as well.
My orginal aim was 100-120mm drop, but i have canned that in foavour of getting the ride height set so the shafts are perfectly level and it is as low as it can go.
Yes i am aware ride and handleing will be effected, but in my view and from owning a hard track focused car before its how i like my cars to be, nervous, twitchy and rock hard
