The Little Ecoboost...

[Divszy]

So then... boredom has lead me to do this in prep for painting which will start tomorrow I hope. All that needs to be done is keying and then it all begins.

[Willy]

Stop wasting money on paint and get your grill sorted pronto ;)

[Divszy]

Stop wasting money on paint and get your grill sorted pronto ;)

Need a job for that so I have income... :(

[Divszy]

So from last time, the grill has been finished finally, took a bit longer than planned as kept getting side tracked on errands and job hunting but it got done and the results are:

And then she got a much loved clean out, interior and exterior:

[griffo1997]

What's wrong with your bonnet? The shut lines on the left hand side look like you can get your hand down them compared to the drivers side.

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[Divszy]

Need to get around to adjusting the bonnet again

[griffo1997]

Ah

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[Divszy]

So as an update, much hasn't happened, just adjusting to the new job really, early mornings and long days. But it's all good fun, as an update though, Car went in for it's first service finally, bonnet still needs to be adjusted and the HID issue has been found. Turns out the HID Canceller had blown on the one side. So until this is fixed, new replacement to be ordered, standard lights are back in. Also, upgrading the indicators soon since the de-tango bulbs aren't bright enough, or so i been told.

[Divszy]

So finally got round to fixing my HID Kit and getting the HID cancellers in the post giving me the below circuit:

Which made my headlights go from this:

To this:

Actually really happy I got them back in. I really did miss them. Just shows how much little things can do for you.

[b4zz]

looking good

[Divszy]

Not much of an update really as moving around with jobs has left me money less and after having started work mid july, I'm still awaiting july's pay. But once that finally clears into my account, there are things coming which will be interesting to see how good they are, All I've recently had the chance to do is clean the car weekly since getting the HID's sorted.

[Divszy]

So finally got some stuff ordered to start modding again which will come in due course. But in the mean time, gave the car some much good loving in a 3 hours deep clean using:

Bilberry Wheel Cleaner

Zymol Car Shampoo

Farecla G3 clay Mitt

Dodo Juice Purple Haze Wax

Meguiars Tyre Shine Gel

RainX

And take a look for yourself at the results. FYI, the clay Mitt is awesome, made my time so much easier claying the car.

Before:

Midway (just after clay):

Final Result:

Must admit I'm very happy with the result. Atleast she knows she's loved.

[Divszy]

So finally I can go from Stage 1 Air Induction System (AIS) to Stage 3 AIS. All the parts finally arrived. But weather behold has made me put everything on hold. Hopefully tomorrow will be OK for it all.

Turbo Hose (Mountune Secondary Hose)

Large Bore Cross Over Pipe (AutoSpecialists Cross Over Pipe)

There is one more treat which has arrived but that one is a surprise... It's a well worth while wait

[Willy]

A new grill :p

[Divszy]

Ahh that's shortly, I can't seem to find any ford dealers near me that keep it instock :|

[MarksST]

It's not going to be a stock item, get the to order one, if it's in stock at ford it'll take a couple of days to arrive.

Hoses and pipes will look good, are you getting the charge pipe kit too?

[Divszy]

So since last, all's been fitted including the surprise but I dunno how to tell you guys the surprise yet as there a few minor touches anyway before it is revealed. So first, the induction pipes, so much better. They went in first:

Before:

After

And then came a new front grill. Which has now also been fitted.

Before:

After:

[666Damian666]

Does the induction gear make much difference

[Divszy]

So I just got a little bored and ended up going out to take some photos at night. You may also notice I finally got around to fitting the yellow HID's in the fogs. C&C's welcome:

[Divszy]

Does the induction gear make much difference

Sorry about the late reply, not without a remap but it does add more noise, Ie induction noise and dump noise

[Divszy]

So since the last update, there have been a fair few updates. Firstly, always trying to keep the car clean but with the recent weather, its not happening so much. In terms of actual mods:

1) Rear Zetec S Spoiler

2) Tinted 3rd Brake Light

3) LED Number Plate Panels, Pressed Plates and Plate Holders

4) 2 Red LED Boot Lights

5) Tinted Side Indicators and LED Side Indicators

You may also be able to see in the boot light photos and box. Managed to order some silicon boost pipes for the fiesta which still need to be fitted over the weekend.

[Hg7196]

I like the LED strips in the boot... What did you wire them into? Did you just take the power from the original boot light?

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[Divszy]

OK so this may be a fairly big update but since the last multiple things have happened.

Firstly I had a locking stud nut break on me so I had to try get that removed. Tried metal putty and various other things. In the end all I needed was a torque wrench and something to keep it stable. So managed to get that replaced.

Before:

After:

Then I managed to get a broken wheel stud. Funnily enough happened on the same !Removed! wheel. Managed to get this replaced with slightly longer studs in prep for what comes up later. You can see the difference between a normal size stud and the broken one that I had.

Next came the CP Lower Engine Mount which meant a lot less wheel hopping. Quite possibly the best mod I ever did. It reduced the amount wheel spin dramatically allowing me to get the power down quicker.

Next came a new exhaust custom fabricated by Powerflow with a turn down style tip to keep the OEM look. Unfortunately, this melted the back bumper slightly. Got the exhaust back box replaced and now that runs sweetly. Never did manage to get any photos of this as phone broke and all photos are on there.

And then I had got hold of a pair of rear facelift tinted lights and OFC, they got fitted immediately. Still not sure on these though.

Then the big one. New wheels. RS Replica's in 18" with fresh rubber. Went for Kumho Ecsta 215/35/R18. Looks perfect on the ride. Just need lows (before all you say it). Gave it a protective coating of GTechniq C5 Wheel Armour and gave the tyre's a couple of licks of Meguiar's Tyre Gel.

The Wheels:

GTechniq C5 Wheel Armour:

Before:

Midway:

After:

Then came a small photo shoot after a good full detail of the car including the engine bay.

Before:

After:

Photoshoot:

And then there was FITP (Including Flumpy's Focus):

After FITP, I then managed to get hold of the ecoboost engine cover and that's now been fitted.

Also, after fiddling with the interior light again, managed to lose the middle switch down the pointless handbrake hole. This got replaced and all bulbs swapped over.

Before:

After:

[Divszy]

I like the LED strips in the boot... What did you wire them into? Did you just take the power from the original boot light?

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Wired across to a 501 adapter which just plugs into the original bulb part. That way i could just convert back when I want to.

[Divszy]

And there's more!

So these came today... Wing Mirror Rain Guards....

And they are already fitted!

Before:

After:

And now because of the number of stone chips on them, the fog light covers have come off again for a new lease of life with paint. Not just that, but to go with the yellow HID fogs, I've got some yellow tint to lay over the actual fog light!