Grahamb's Mk1 Fiesta XR2 Duratec HE Hillclimber

[exboyracer]

Re: Grahamb's Mk1 Fiesta XR2 Duratec HE Hillclimber

Nice one!

[Graham]

Re: Grahamb's Mk1 Fiesta XR2 Duratec HE Hillclimber

glad you had a great time

Just need to get my ARDS and get out and do some proper racing now. Bored of hillclimbs and sprints.

Warning! once you do your probably never work up the excitement to sprint again

[CrazyPolak]

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I saw you there I was with the RDC drift demo that Fiesta was flying

[the1theycallthe1]

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Great to meet you Graham & like i said - the car sounded incredible both coming & going!

Even the VW chaps i was with were very impressed! Thanks for the quick rack tip - i'm having one made by them as we speak!

Where did you say you got the loom plug from again?

[team_zi]

Re: Grahamb's Mk1 Fiesta XR2 Duratec HE Hillclimber

Pleasure Rob, glad I could help. And Graham, I'm having difficulty getting the enthusiasm for sprints, even without my ARDS

The connectors Ive used are the 48-way ITT Cannon Neptune range from RSWWW.COM

http://uk.rs-online.com/web/c/?searchTerm=ITT+Cannon+Neptune&sra=oss&r=t

They also do fewer pins in the connectors, and some connectors which are a mixture of high capacity and low capacity pins.

One thing I dont have are any photos of me hooning around on Sunday. If anyone has any pics I'd love to see them.

[team_zi]

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[team_zi]

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[kizzy]

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Great vid

[team_zi]

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My first article is in this months (July) Retro Ford Mag, on pages 92 & 93. Hope you like it
Connecting the ECU to the gearbox pot tonight, getting her wired up for flat shifts.

[team_zi]

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Last months RF article seemed to go down well, on Adding Lightness. Next months magazine article is on Sequential gearboxes.
I've removed the rear wing, and it is now sitting halfway down the rear hatch, to lower it below the height of the roof line (to make it legal in the eyes of the MSA). I've also connected the Gearbox to the ECU so that it now allows for full throttle gearshifts. Just needs setting up.

Was planning on going to FF in August for a track session, and my next event is the Aintree sprint on September 7th, followed by a Forge Motorsport action day at Castle Coombe (my first visit) the following weekend.

I'm buying a new house at the moment, so this has focused my funds this year, but next year when things have settled down, and I've extended the single garage to add a workshop on the side, I'm hoping to do some events in the British Sprint Championship, with some proper slicks and more downforce.

[Pedro Motorsport]

Re: Grahamb's Mk1 Fiesta XR2 Duratec HE Hillclimber

Hi,

Just looking back now and was wondering how hard the hardlines were to fit? did you need a funky tool to bend them?

Thanks

[team_zi]

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Hi,

Just looking back now and was wondering how hard the hardlines were to fit? did you need a funky tool to bend them?

Thanks

I used a brake line hand tool to bend the pipes. It does take some practice, not to kink the aluminium tube.

I was at Castle Combe on Saturday at the Forge Motorsport Action Day, with the Berg Cup cars (Maurive Reeve's Golf and Tony Barbers Hillclimb Golf).

First visit, I had to learn track on my first session

Second session she ran a new top speed of 118MPH (on the hard limiter in fifth at 7600rpm)

She blew the ignition coil fuse at the end of the 2nd session. I've never run her against the hard rev limiter for 3-4 seconds before, and the ECU cuts the power to the ignition coils which is what finally caused the 10A fuse to blow. I'll upgrade to a 15A fuse to prevent it happening again.

[windy]

Re: Grahamb's Mk1 Fiesta XR2 Duratec HE Hillclimber

Hi graham, great video.
I can't help noticing there is a serious amount of lift going on at the front edge of your bonnet foward of the pins. I was a bit concerned it might let go!

[team_zi]

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Ditto. Never noticed it before. I'll reinforce it.

[team_zi]

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Nice drive by clip (3seconds in).