Innehållsförteckning för August 2017 från Fast Ford

WELCOME TO THE AUGUST ISSUE! The summer show season is finally upon us! After what seems like an age of wet weekends and dark nights, the skies are clearing and the sun is starting to show its face again. And that can only mean one thing - it’s time to get the polishing rag out, buff up the Blue Oval in the garage, and head to some of the fantastic shows and events the fast Ford scene hosts over the summer. As such, it’s about this time of the year that many of the big builds from the winter months finally break cover, and we catch the first glimpses of the cars that are going to be big news for the weeks ahead. One car that everyone is sure to…

ARROWS ESCORT COSWORTH RARE BREED Built to celebrate a Formula One car with a Ford engine, is this limited edition Arrows Escort the rarest Cosworth of them all? Words: Dan Goodyer Photos: Ade Brannan “The chances of you coming across another one are so slim, you may as well regard this one as unique” What you’re looking at is one of the rarest Fords on the planet. When you consider all the special editions that Ford have produced in limited numbers over the years, that’s a bold statement. In fact, the chances of you coming across another one are so slim, you may as well regard this one as unique. It’s widely accepted that Ford sold just over 7,000 Escort Cosworths between 1992 and 1996. The first 2,500 sales were…

FOCUS RS THE BLUE PILL…OR THE RED PILL? After years of dreaming about rally cars and RS Fords, Richard Scott surrendered to fate and set about bringing to life his own unique vision… Words: Dan Bevis Photos: Tom Harrison When Morpheus presented Neo with a choice of pills back in 1999, he neatly encapsulated the fundamental binary decisions we occasionally find ourselves facing: ‘You take the blue pill, the story ends. You wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill, you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.’ The car you see here, Richard Scott’s monstrously aggressive Mk2 Focus RS, is very much a red pill car. “I’d spent many years modifying motorbikes and cars…

fastford FAST FLEET Check out what’s been going on with our projects this month… JAMIE FOCUS RS It may only be a year old but the RS has already been treated to some seriously cool upgrades, and there’s plenty more to come…! JAMIE MONDEO ST220 Relegated to daily hack and dog carrying duties, the old faithful ST220 is still in service but Jamie plans to show it some love very soon… JAMIE FIESTA 1.0 With a full Stage 2 upgrade kicking out an impressive 178bhp Jamie’s little 1.0-litre is a real hoot to drive…! MOTORBASE FOCUS BTCC CARS The Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Duo Focuses built and run by Motorbase Performance tackle the 2017 British Touring Car Championship… WENNY MK3 ESCORT The insane Cossie-powered 4x4 Mk3 Escort is currently…

BUYER’S GUIDE FIESTA RS TURBO Words: Dan Williamson Photos: Matt Woods VITAL STATS MADE Between 1990 and 1992 PRICE WHEN NEW £11,950 PRICE NOW £1,500 to £12,000 TOP SPEED 129mph POWER 133bhp @ 5,500rpm TORQUE 135lb.ft @ 2,400rpm 0-60 7.9 seconds Right now, the fast Ford world is crying out for a turbocharged Rallye Sport Fiesta – yet it’s 25 years since Ford actually built one! Launched in April 1990, the aptly-named Fiesta RS Turbo aimed to spice up the Ford’s image after criticism of XR2i, meanwhile replacing the outgoing Escort Series Two RS Turbo. Ford’s Special Vehicle Engineering (SVE) division took charge of blending both machines, focusing on driver enjoyment to produce something special. Admittedly, the new Fiesta didn’t exactly deserve its RS name (in overseas markets it was…

NEW STUFF LATEST GEAR ON THE BLUE OVAL SCENE P3 GAUGES MK7 FIESTA OBD GAUGE FROM £220.00 (BOOST GAUGE) This neat little gauge from P3 UK fits perfectly into the factory vent aperture of the Mk7 Fiesta (including both 1.0-litre and ST variants) to display all kinds of useful info to the driver. Two versions of the gauge are available, and both use the car’s OBD port to connect the gauge to the car’s ECU. The boost gauge version shows boost pressure and battery voltage, while the multi-gauge adds digital speed readout, coolant temperature, throttle position, EGTs, and intake temperature to the mix. It can even be used as a performance timer, fault code reader, and RPM/shift light too! For more details head to the website. www.p3gauges.co.uk/ford MOUNTUNE OIL FILLER…

HOW TO FIT... STEEDA MUSTANG CHASSIS BRACES This month we team up with Muscleworks and Steeda to show you how to stiffen up the handling of your S550 Mustang GT… Words Jamie Photos Matt Dear BEFORE STARTING… Working on cars can and should be a fun experience, but it can easily go wrong so always remember – safety first! That means wearing appropriate protective equipment and taking care when using power tools. Never work under a car without supporting it on axle stands first, and always have a fire extinguisher to hand. If you’re not confident about doing something, leave it to the professionals. The advice and guidelines given by Fast Ford are given in good faith and neither Fast Ford nor Kelsey Media can be held responsible for injuries…

fastford LOCAL HEROES ST170 OWNERS CLUB MEET Fans of the Focus ST170 descended on London’s Ace Café for the owners club’s annual meet WHO ST170 Owners.com WHERE Ace Café, London CONTACT www.facebook.com/ groups/st170owners WORDS AND PHOTOS Dan Sherwood For Ford fans, when it comes to the subject of hot hatches, the Focus is always going to be a model on peoples’ lips. From the original Mk1 RS, which has become a modern classic, to the generations of increasingly potent RS models that have followed, the Focus has always been at the forefront of the fast Ford community. But that’s not to say that only cars adorned with the legendary Rallye Sport badges are worthy of your attention, as there is another moniker that’s also well worth a look. The…

NEXT MONTH COMING UP IN fastford COSSIE KILLER! Stage 4 Focus RS is a match for anything! BROWN PANTS! It’s brown. It’s pants. But it’s got a 550bhp Cossie YB under the bonnet! ON SALE 14TH JULY Grab yours from the Kelsey Shop: shop.kelsey.co.uk/issue/list/publication/FTF SHOW GUIDE Packed full of essential info on Europe’s biggest Blue Oval festival PLUS • 510BHP SAPPHIRE COSWORTH! • 2.3-LITRE FIESTA ON BIKE CARBS! • IOW FORD TAKEOVER • PURE FORD SHOW REPORT • ST170 BUYER GUIDE…

SHOW UPDATE FAST FORD AWARDS AT FORD FAIR 2017! There’s loads of new and exciting things going on at Ford Fair this year, but one of the most exciting new features at the 2017 event will be the brand new Fast Ford Awards. Yep, that’s right, we’re teaming up with the Europe’s biggest Ford festival to bring you the first ever Fast Ford Awards. This special display will form part of our magazine stand at the show, and will include winners of various categories, such as ‘Best Modern’, ‘Best Retro’, ‘Best Sleeper’ and many more! This epic display of the UK’s finest fast Fords will coincide with the very latest issue of the magazine – which will be available to buy at Ford Fair a week before it hits the…

MR265 FIESTA ST DRIVEN MR265 FIESTA ST WE GET BEHIND THE WHEEL OF MOUNTUNE’S HYBRID TURBO’D FIESTA ST, AND IT’S A REAL HOOT…! If you own a Mk7 Fiesta ST and want to make it that little bit better, mountune have got you well covered. First up is their fully warrantied MP215 upgrade, comprising a revised airbox with performance filter and recalibrated software, it increases power to 215PS, lifts torque to 320Nm, and really gives the stock ST a good kick up the backside in the performance stakes – all while retaining the full factory Ford warranty. As great as the MP215 kit is, it’s only the first step when it comes to tuning the ST, with many owners suggesting this is how the car should have left the factory in…

MONDEO ST220 WHY SO SERIOUS? Po-faced and sensible, this Mondeo ST220 needed shaking up. Enter the agent of chaos... Words: Emma Woodcock Photos: Matt Richardson “He ordered a brand new 3.0-litre Duratec directly from Ford and set about fitting it himself” Have you ever looked at a car and wanted to smile? Well, this ST220 smiles back: a frozen, unstoppable rictus grin. It drips down the badges, shouts out of the engine bay and rolls around the wheels. Maddening and unwavering, it just keeps on grinning. Mondeo man has turned into a growling, prowling super villain and Darren Down is the man responsible. Do you want to know how he got this car? Like so many in the community, Darren is a Ford man through and through. Growing up, his…

ARCH NEMESIS For his first full-on project car, Scott Robertson wanted to build his own interpretation of the classic homologation formula. And with this wide-arched, big-power ST, it’s safe to say he’s achieved that with gusto… Words: Dan Bevis Photos: Ade Brannan The cult of the hot hatch is something that’s been inspiring enthusiasts and spurring them on for generations. Ever since the genre first broke through into the mainstream in the 1970s, the idea of having a sensible shopping hatchback that can also dominate a B-road and embarrass your posh neighbour’s wide-hipped sports car has held a perennial appeal. Hot hatches democratised performance, they meant that the ability to go fast and enjoy yourself in a car wasn’t just limited to the moneyed classes – these perky little hatchbacks…

ALL ABOUT… WASTEGATES AND BOVS Following on from turbochargers last month, this issue we take a closer look at wastegates and blow-off valves, and see what they’re all about… Last month we looked in detail at the inner workings of a turbocharger, and how the various component parts all work together to produce positive boost pressure. Well, this month we’re going to take a closer look at the components that keep that boost pressure under control; wastegates and blow-off valves. The world of high performance and modified cars can all too easily get hung up on the spec of the turbo fitted to a car; ‘How much power can it make?’ ‘Has it got a billet compressor wheel?’ And so on. But in reality, even the best specification turbo in…