[Mercury_66Comet_07Milan]

...... a 1978 Ford Fiesta!!! okey:

We pulled it from inside a barn where the goats used it as a mattress. haha :lol:

It's a 1.6L four cylinder with a 4 speed.

Get this, it cranked right up. The last inspection sticker says 1986.

My brother and I are going to get it road worthy, repair the rust, give it a paint job..and sell it for 100% profit since we got it for FREE...or maybe drive it around since gas is $3.50 a gallon!!

 

[ckenaan]

Pic is bad. (Red X for me at least)

 

[Mercury_66Comet_07Milan]

how about now?

 

[ckenaan]

Perfect!



except... you missed a spot! :wink:

 

[acedeuce802]

Haha that's awesome!

 

[Canadian_LX]

How do you plan on getting the goat smell out!? :shock:

 

[koreySE]

Free is good. Have fun. Should be a nice project.

 

[HALOREALM]

That is actually considered to be a classic automobile. Fix her up a bit and make a few coins. :icspot:

 

[Mercury_66Comet_07Milan]

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How do you plan on getting the goat smell out!? :shock:
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They were only on the outside of the car, they couldn't get to the interior. And we just sprayed the whole car with Purple Power and used brushes to get all the "ick" off....

 

[fatabbot]

Awesome pick up.


Bet the chicks dig it! :lol:

 

[Mercury_66Comet_07Milan]

So wow, dug into the Fiesta over the weekend. The weirdest Ford ever....this is basically a VW Rabbit in Ford clothing.

We were trying to get the brakes to work. No pressure on the pedal but the rod engages in the master cylinder. Wouldn't there be pressure if the lines were clogged???? By the way, this thing has front discs that are like 6 inches in diameter!!!! so small. It also uses lug bolts as there is no "stud" to put a lug nut on. It's all one piece.

It has air conditioning too haha. Doubt we can get some C-2 refrigerant which is what it calls for, wow outlawed long time ago I am sure. Besides the rust (plenty of it), no brakes and no refrigerant....it runs and works beautifully!

12 inch dubs on it too!

 

[Gravey]

Awesome find! Can't wait for updates on this..

 

[seasonalskier]

Nice! Or even better, drop a cosworth crate engine in there, gut the interior and have a crap ton of fun.

 

[Mercury_66Comet_07Milan]

funny you should say that. we do have a 302 V8, C4 trans and 8 inch rear laying around that came out of the "Old Mercury parts car" in my signature. The Fiesta needs all new floors so why not incorporated a drive shaft hump???? haha.

 

[seasonalskier]

DO IT!!!! :shock:

 

[The Only MTS]

With everything that used to get done to Chevette's why the hell not?

 

[seasonalskier]

Ugh, I wish I could find the footage of Ken Block at his house or his buddys house rallying the shit outta an old blue Fiesta. The car has surprising potential as a fun little rally car if you can manage to get a decent engine in there.

 

[Mercury_66Comet_07Milan]

the only problem I see with a v8 swap is that well, gas ain't so cheap. The car was advertised back in the day to get 46 mpg hwy...that sounds more appealing than 12 mpg...

 

[seasonalskier]

Ok now think of the HP vs weight if you do it. That car will be a motor on wheels.

 

[Mercury_66Comet_07Milan]

Ok, worked all day Friday on the Fiesta. Got the Front pads to semi-engage. Took the rear drums off. Driver rear has a busted wheel cylinder so there was the no brake pressure culprit. The bolts on the backing plate holding the wheel cylinder were basically a part of the backing plate they were so rusted. Got them out finally in tact too, but the brake line nut was destroyed, but thats an easy fix.

The real problem is that a drum return spring was broken and the brakes shoes were laying in the drum. The shoes are available, but the drum spring kit is OBSOLETE. None of the parts stores have them, zip zilch N/A.....this is a problem. Local junkyards have NO Fiesta's either. We even looked up parts for a 78 Rabbit and 81 Escort, the springs are different lengths!!

I know that there a lot of Fiesta's still on the road/being fixed up in Europe, so where are they getting their parts????? I need help fellow FFC'ers cause this will put a serious kink in getting it on the road so we can enjoy the 47 mpg's that were advertised for this car back in the day....