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[wilharris]

Hi folks,

 

Firstly, thanks to everyone on this forum for providing so much information and advice!  It has been a godsend while I have undertaken this project.

 

The first car I ever bought with my own hard-earned cash as a young-un was a Mk6 Fiesta ST - performance blue, aircon, aux socket, folding mirrors - and unfortunately I had to sell it when I decided to start my own business and needed the cash.  I was always gutted to part with it and hoped that one day I would be able to have it back.

 

Well, fast forward 15 years and the idea popped into my head to see if I could find a car in good nick and do all the things I would have wanted to do back in the day.  After several months of hunting I finally found a prestigne 1 owner / 80k miles car at a random dealer and decided to pull the trigger, having established that there was nothing severely wrong with it.

 

First stop: took it to the guys at Mountune for an MOT.  They confirmed what I suspected: this was a solid car that hadn't been messed with.  Until now...

 

Over the last 6 months - and thanks to the amazing guys at SCC Performance - I have managed to add:

 

K&N air filter

Full Milltek exhaust manifold / sports cat / cat back

Upgraded 60mm throttle body

EBC brake discs and pads and new HEL brake lines

SMC alloys

 

Then added the full stripe kit from DMB graphics and a polish / brake calliper pain job courtesy of my local garage, MG Motor Style.

 

Boy does it move!  It's everything the boy racer in me wanted and more.  As I say, thanks to everyone on the boards for the inspiration - it's first proper outing will be (hopefully) to Le Mans in September.

 

Cheers chaps!

 

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[MickyD]

Looks good @wilharris , did you not ask at Mountune about the MP185 package while you were there.....        

[ST3spin]

Great job, looks fabulous

[Sethorion]

Looks great!

[###simon###]

It always amazes me how good the performance blue blue comes up after a good wash

[_jimmy_]

Very nice, is that the MP165 kit?

[PaulG]

Nice looking example that!

[kaxe]

Love it!

Great cars, I will always have a soft spot for the Mk6!

[ST85]

That's ace and also a similar story to me with 12 years after my previous ST150 I went in search for one with a project in mind.
My build can be found here
https://youtube.com/c/DriveWithAndy