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July 2006
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tech spec

BODY
1980 Mkl Fiesta 1.1 Ghia, XR2 grille and headlamps, seam welding to rear sections, polycarb windows with sliders on front, RST window rubbers, RST chrome sill covers, battery tray removed, relocated fuel filler, Rally Design cap, Bailey polished pipe, PTS hose, bonnet pins, XR2 black window surrounds, Solex locks, sunroof retained, Canary Yellow paintwork with glitter.

ENGINE
Standard Fiesta Mklll Turbo 1600 CVH, Kent 35 cam, Garrett T2 Turbo, adjustable actuator, standard Fiesta RST EEC-IV EFI and intercooler, cone free-flow air filter, K&N breather filter, vernier timing pulley. Escort S2 RST radiator, Facet electric fan, Roost Motorsport and Samco silicon hoses, polished inlet manifold, modified Fiesta Turbo exhaust, Scorpion tailpipe.

TRANSMISSION
Escort SI RST five-speed with LSD, custom mounts, Mkl XR2 driveshafts.

SUSPENSION
System 2 dampers all round, -25 mm springs, poly bushed panhard rod and front tie bars, OMP rear strut brace, trailing arms painted orange.

BRAKES
Wilwood four-pot callipers, 278 mm drilled and vented discs, standard Fiesta Mkl drums, Goodrich hoses, XR2 servo and master cylinder.

WHEELS AND TYRES
Compomotive MOs 15x6-inch alloys painted Cosmos Black with multicolour fleck, RS centre caps, Toyo Proxes T15 195/45x15 tyres.

INTERIOR
Sparco Sprint bucket seats, TRS harnesses, Lifeline 2000 plumbed-in extinguisher, OMP handheld extinguisher, Sparco battery box in boot, ally passenger footrest, Sparco alloy pedals, panel with ignition cut-off, fire extinguisher deployment handle, fan, ignition arming, fuel pump switch and start button, remote-mounted hazard warning and foglamp switch, G-Reddy turbo timer, suede sports steering wheel with RS1600i centre, RS gearknob, CNC-machined dash panel with speedo, rev counter, Ford Racing boost gauge and Racetech fuel, volts, oil and water temperature gauges.

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Middle - RST CVH sits well in the Mkl engine bay. Being an RST Fiesta unit it comes with the smaller T2 turbo, helping with lag - still spins up in third though!