Innholdsfortegnelse for January 2019 i Fast Ford

INTRO WELCOME TO THE JANUARY ISSUE! Can you believe this is the last issue of Fast Ford to go on sale before Christmas!? Yikes. I haven't even started getting stuff ready for the holidays yet! But, if anyone's looking for gift ideas for me, the bright red Mustang from the cover of this issue would go down perfectly... pretty please. The supercharged 750bhp monster may even be up for sale soon, as owner Alan Farmer has already got eyes on his next project, and the Mustang has served its purpose as a demo car for Alan's business, renowned Ford tuners Pumabuild. And the reason I've fallen for Alan's Mustang has probably got a lot to do with the V8-powered GT I've been doing donuts and skids in at one of…

PAUL RS500 RESIDENT RS500 RACER! Fast Ford welcomes long-standing friend of the mag, Paul Linfoot, to the Fast Fleet. And he brings his RS500 race car with him too! If, like me, you’ve been reading Fast Ford for a number of years you may well recognise me. My name’s Paul Linfoot, and I’ve been lucky enough to have a couple of magazine features on some of the cars I’ve owned in the past. My most recent was on an ex-Graham Goode RS500 race car from the July 2017 issue, but before that I’ve appeared in the August 2015 issue with a Lui-liveried RS500 race car, or even older readers may remember me from a feature on my Caltexstyle RS500 race car from January 2010. You can see there’s a bit…

IN THE SPOTLIGHT BEN GRIFFITHS S-MAX 2.5 This stealthy S-Max could be the ultimate sleeper, because under the bonnet lies a tuned version of the same 2.5-litre lump from a Focus ST. “I did all of the work myself,” says Ben “it really surprises people.” He isn’t done yet though: “I’m forging the engine, so the next step is to get 500bhp out of it,” he smiles. That should make it one truly mental MPV. Now that will surprise a few people. QUICK SPEC 2.5-litre Focus ST swap, re-map, induction kit, alloy hard pipe, green rocker cover, BBS-style wheels, colour-coded bumpers, skirts, custom rear valance with twin exit tailpipes, de-badged, new Ford ovals, tinted rear lights, Focus RS bonnet vents, tinted windows all round…

IN THE SPOTLIGHT CHRIS HATCH FOCUS RS MK1 The man behind Ford Fanatics South Wales owns a very tidy Focus RS. Another immaculate example, Chris has focused (see what I did there?) on keeping it very OEM, but has added some RS bonnet vents and a smattering of engine dress up goodies, including yellow hoses and polished tanks. Lots of small tweaks add up to a lot, making this FRS stand out for all the right reasons. QUICK SPEC Yellow hoses, polished header and power steering tanks, polished battery cover, yellow ford badges, RS bonnet vents, yellow calipers…

IN THE SPOTLIGHT DAVID HILLS MK3 FOCUS ST With an ostentatious and eye-catching set of custom graphics by Blueprint, there’s no missing David Hills’ Mk3 Focus! The 2013 ST has received a logical fettling with all the key points addressed – a Dreamscience turbo-back exhaust system works hand-in-hand with an Airtec Stage 2 intercooler and Forge induction kit to produce a healthy 280bhp, with the aid of a quality remap. Tein springs get it hunkered down over those boisterous XXR 527 rims, and a set of tinted lights finish it off with an aggressive flourish. Congrats on the yellow wheels David, we don’t see that a lot! QUICK SPEC Blueprint graphics, yellow XXR wheels, Dreamscience exhaust, Airtec FMIC, Turbosmart recirc valve…

IN THE SPOTLIGHT TIM DELBRIDGE MK7 FIESTA ST2 The Fiesta ST has a way of getting under your skin, the combination of ready thrust and poised chassis just makes you drive it harder and faster… so it’s no surprise that most owners quickly want to throw a bit more power into it. Tim Delbridge is a case in point – after three months of ownership, he added the revered mountune MP215 map, and not long after that he was down at the local Revo dealer asking for more! The car now puts out 250bhp thanks to a Revo Stage 2 map, and also sports a Stage 3 Pro Alloy intercooler, mountune airbox with K&N filter, Pro Alloy crossover pipe, Mishimoto catch can, Forge boost pipes and Milltek race system with…

NEXT MONTH IN fast ford THE UK’S NUMBER ONE FORD TUNING MAGAZINE LIVING LEGEND 530bhp Escort Cossie dons iconic warpaint ready for battle! EUROPE’S FASTEST FWD FORD Phil Reeves’ record-breaking Fiesta is officially the quickest front-wheel-drive Ford in Europe! PRISTINE MK1 FOCUS RS The amount of effort that’s gone into making Matt Dinsdale’s Mk1 Focus RS pristine is simply incredible. PLUS • WIDE-ARCH MK3 FOCUS RS • ‘RING-READY FIESTA ST • 2018 YEAR REVIEW • FORDS AT DRIFTLAND • HANTS & BERKS RSOC CLUB MEET • FITTING A MK3 ST/RS OIL COOLER • AND MORE! *Planned editorial content at time of printing. Actual editorial content of the next issue may be subject to change Find your nearest stockist: www.seymour.co.uk/storefinder ON SALE DECEMBER 27TH Grab yours from the Kelsey…

ESCORT COSWORTH DREAM MACHINE While many investors dream about how much their Cossie has increased in value, Chris Wicks dreams about how much fun he can have in his 531bhp track-focused monster… Words and photos JON CASS We’ve mentioned it before and you’ve probably noticed yourselves, modified Escort Cosworths have slowly but surely become an increasingly rare sight on UK roads. With values rising rapidly, many have been returned to standard spec and spend most of their time safely locked away in a garage somewhere. Yet, breaking this depressing current trend is Chris Wicks with this stunning, purpose-built track-focused Escort Cosworth. For the next few pages we can turn the clock back a decade or so, to a time when a 500bhp-plus EsCos packed full of all the right bits…

WHAT'S NEW NEWS See what’s going down in the world of fast Fords... BULLITT MUSTANG ON ISLE OF MAN TT COURSE The Isle of Man’s Mountain Course is perhaps best known to motorcycle fans, with 30-million enthusiasts tuning-in to watch the legendary TT every year. But Ford are keen to prove that you can have just as much fun on four wheels, by taking the Bullitt Mustang out over the Irish Sea to flex its muscles. Now, the Isle of Man couldn’t be further removed from the San Francisco car chase of the iconic movie, but with an absence of speed limits the island certainly makes for an entertaining playground for this agile new muscle car. Journalist Steve Sutcliffe was at the helm for an official video showcasing the Bullitt’s…

WIDE ARCH FOCUS ST MAD SCIENTIST RS looks, RS power… but an ST badge. Andrew Johns has taken a scientific approach to get some astonishing results out of his once-humble ST225… Words DAN BEVIS Photos ADE BRANNAN Here are a couple of facts for you to consider: the average giraffe, living out on the savannah and doing the usual giraffe stuff, will sleep for only twenty minutes a day. The lion, on the other hand, can sleep for up to twenty hours a day. Same environment, and yet a totally different approach. Does this mean that the giraffe is hyperactive and over-engaged, or that the lion is lazy and unadventurous – or both? Or neither? One might argue that the giraffe needs to reconsider its diet, given that it has…

LEARN TO BE A STUNT DRIVER! LEARN TO BE A STUNT DRIVER! Ever seen those crazy stunt displays at shows like Ford Fair, and fancied having a go yourself? Well you can. Jamie shows you how… Words JAMIE Photos MATT RICHARDSON Paul Swift really needs little introduction to Ford fans. He’s the man behind the precision driving you see performed in Ford’s own marketing and promotional videos (including the new Ranger Raptor video – check it out https://youtu.be/U94wDbctu1U), plenty of stunts for TV shows, and, of course, at various shows and events throughout the summer. If you’ve been to Ford Fair in recent years, you’ll no doubt have seen the tyre-smoking shenanigans coming from Fiestas, Focuses, Mustangs, and even the Ford GT supercar. Well, that was Paul. And…

FAST FLEET Check out what’s been going on with our projects this month… DAN FOCUS ST The brakes he fitted last month are well and truly bedded-in now, and Dan says they are utterly brilliant. Next up, it's time for some power from that 2.0 EcoBoost... PAUL RS500 RACE CAR This month we welcome a new face to the Fast Fleet; long-standing friend of the mag, Paul Linfoot, and his mighty RS500 race car. Allow Paul to introduce himself and his car over on page 71... JAMIE FOCUS RS Jamie decides the time is right to treat the RS to some more power, so he takes the Focus on a trip out to see the guys at mountune, and leaves with the best part of 400bhp! MARK ESCORT COSWORTH Since…

MARK ESCORT COSWORTH ON THE RIGHT TRACK Since completing the build earlier this year, Mark’s wasted no time in using the EsCos doing what it was built for, hammering around a track! QUICK SPEC 577bhp and 558lb.ft Cossie YB • DPE big tooth gearbox • Quaife diffs front and rear • Black Art Designs coilovers • six-degree rear beam • AP Racing 380mm 6-pot front brakes • 300mm rear discs • Carbon roof, WRC rear wing, and bonnet vents • Porsche Acid Green • WRC kit Things have been a bit hectic since my last update in the Fast Fleet. It may have been the closing months of the show season, but that hasn’t meant it’s been any less busy; we took the Escort Cossie to Ford Fest at the…

IN THE SPOTLIGHT ROBERT LEWIS ESCORT COSWORTH It’s always great to see a lovingly maintained Escort Cosworth and this one has to be one of the best examples I’ve seen for a while. Under the bonnet there’s a pristine engine that looks like it just came out of the factory in 1995. A true family of Ford fans, Robert has come along with his son, Ryan who owns a Mk3 Focus RS. It’s great to see both cars parked next to each other. QUICK SPEC 1995 Escort RS Cosworth, Imperial blue, full leather Recaro interior…

CLUB MEET FORD PERFORMANCE DAY AT HAYNES FORD Haynes Ford recently hosted their second annual Ford Performance Day, attracting various local clubs and enthusiasts, as well as a display of Haynes’ latest offerings… Words JAMIE/HAYNES Photos JASON DODD WHERE HAYNES FORD, MAIDSTONE WHEN SEPTEMBER 2018 Following on from the successful ‘Steeda Saturday’ in 2016, which launched Haynes and Steeda UK’s joint Mustang venture, came the very first Performance Day in 2017. But for 2018, Haynes decided to plan for an even bigger event, and invited local owners clubs and enthusiasts to bring along their beloved Blue Ovals and be part of the displays on show at the Ford Performance Day 2018. Local, and not-so-local, fans flocked to the Maidstone site, with displays covering classic and retro models through to the…

FASTER FORDS FORDS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN… The GT40 is know all over the world as the Ford that beat Ferrari in the late ’60s, but the GT formula didn’t stop there; Ford built the GT70 with the aim of winning rallies in the early ’70s too… Words GRAHAM ROBSON Photos FORD ARCHIVE On the way back from the 1970 Monte Carlo rally, when Boreham’s team had been thrashed by Alpine-Renault and Porsche, Stuart Turner and Roger Clark invented the GT70. The inspiration was clear; although the other cars which dominated rallying at the time (Porsche 911, Alpine-Renault and Lancia Fulvia) differed in detail, they all shared the same ‘engine-overdriven-wheels’ layout. Turner, ex-BMC rally boss, knew all about that layout and wanted a new Ford rally winner. So, because he…

IN THE SPOTLIGHT IAIN HOLT MK1 FOCUS RS What s cooler than a Mk1 Focus RS? A Mk1 Focus RS that spits massive flames, that s what. This is regular-reader Iain’s fifth RS Ford, following three RS Turbos and an Escort Cossie, and after a few years of displaying it at shows he decided to track-prep it… so now it’s running Sabre Tuning’s Stage 4 420R spec and hybrid turbo along with 6-pot AP Racing brakes, Blueflame exhaust, and H&R springs. It’s putting out 398bhp at the flywheel, which translates to 364 at the wheels. Proper job! QUICK SPEC Sabre Tuning 420R map and hybrid turbo, big injectors, Pro Alloy FMIC, AP Racing 6-pots, ST170 headlights, USDM taillights…

WHAT'S NEW DRIVEN MUSTANG RTR SPEC 2 Jamie gets ready to rock in the latest Mustang RTR Spec 2… Words JAMIE Photos JAMIE & ALEX HOYLE As mountune’s Global Brand Manager tosses me the keys to the shiny new 2018 Mustang RTR Spec 2 parked out front, I can’t help but think today is going to be an alright kind of day! The Mustang has been with us in Britain for a few years now, and I’ve been lucky enough to get behind the wheel of a few. Recent models even gained a facelift with the MY18 updates, becoming even more powerful (now 444bhp in V8 guise), more imposing, and even better through the corners than the first UK version. But the car I’m driving today isn’t an ordinary Mustang; it’s…

PUMABUILD MUSTANG GT MUSTANG SAVVY As demo cars go, a 750bhp, supercharged V8 Mustang is a surefire way to attract attention, and it’s a hell of a lot of fun to drive too… Words and photos DAVY LEWIS When it comes to promoting your business, it pays to stand out from the crowd; it’s the reason that so many tuners build eye-catching demo cars, so they can attract maximum attention. But that doesn’t mean you have to cover your pride and joy in a lairy wrap. Oh no. By choosing wisely, you can have an awesome demo car that gets plenty of attention, but also looks cool too. For Alan Farmer, boss of Ford tuning specialists Pumabuild, it had to be a Mustang, especially as they’d just arrived in the…

FAST FORD TRIO LUCKY NUMBERS We all fantasise about lucking out and building up the car collection of our dreams. But Darrell Hobbs makes his own luck, and he’s got an amazing collection of fast Fords to show for it… Words DAN BEVIS The lottery wishlist. Everyone has one. For some people, the fantasy shopping would centre around all those aspirational models that they’d never otherwise have a hope in hell of affording; the concours RS500s, and GT40s, and RS200 Group B survivors. For others it’d be a case of getting the band back together, tracking down mint versions of all the cars they owned or aspired to when they were younger, or amassing a retrospective showcase of the cool cars their parents had when they were kids. For Darrell…

FOCUS ST 250 PIONEERING FOCUS The Mk3 Focus ST250 was a bit of a slow starter in modifying circles, but thankfully with people like Ian Taylor and his heavily-tweaked ST250 about, it wasn’t long before a path was forged for others to follow… Words and photos JIMBO WALLACE Since its inception in 2007, the Ford-Mania club has grown from strength to strength It’s become a non-stop hive of activity, as Blue Oval fans from across the globe converge in one community (both ‘virtual’ online across the clubs forum and social media pages, and ‘real life’ at one of the many club meets or events the club attends) to discuss the finer points of intercooler cores, chargecooler flow rates, turbo upgrades and what injectors to squeeze into the cylinder head for…

JAMIE FOCUS RS MORE POWER With the RS’s visuals re-vamped, this month Jamie turns his attention to freshening up the performance with an inevitable trip to mountune HQ… QUICK SPEC mountune m400 upgrade • Velgen Classic5 alloys • Toyo R888R tyres • Pumaspeed lowering springs • 3M wrap • mountune axle-back exhaust • Maxton splitters • H&R anti-roll bars • TAROX brakes • Mishimoto intercooler kit • Mishimoto intake kit • Quaife ATB The RS’s reinvention continues this month… with even more power! After the stunning new 3M wrap, stylish new Velgen wheels, and aggressive Toyo R888R tyres, I really needed to take the performance to the next level. The handling and braking have been taken care of already with various chassis upgrades, not to mention those super-sticky tyres, so…

CLUB MEET FORD FANATICS SOUTH WALES BRIDGEND MEET We head to the Bridgend Ford dealership to join the Ford Fanatics South Wales for some Sunday morning Blue Oval appreciation… Words and photos DAVY LEWIS WHERE Bridgend, Wales WHEN July 2018 Heading into south Wales early on a Sunday morning and the wipers are going full chat. It’s a tad wet to say the least, which doesn’t bode well for a car meet. But as I arrive at Bridgend Ford, it’s clear a bit of rain isn’t going to dampen anyone’s spirits today. Founded by Chris Hatch in 2010, Ford Fanatics South Wales are very aptly named – these guys live and breathe Blue Ovals. There’s always a diverse range of cars at their meets and shows, and it’s a very…

IN THE SPOTLIGHT CARL STINGLEY FORD ANGLIA 100E This fully restored and modified 100E was one of the stars of the day. This mean black ’50s Ford attracted many admiring glances and is a real credit to owner Carl. It’s been a labour of love and this is one of the first outings, which made it all the more special. Under the reverse flip bonnet there’s a tuned Silver Top Zetec lump, which sends all its power to the rear wheels making this a very lively little car. It features RS2000 wheels; a host of custom tweaks and even has a pair of Mazda RX-8 seats. Proper job. QUICK SPEC Fully restored late ’50s Anglia 100E, Silver Top Zetec engine conversion, ITBs, half-roll cage, Mountney steering wheel, Mazda RX-8 seats,…

HOW TO FIT MK7 FIESTA ST PRO ALLOY COMPETITION INTERCOOLER We follow the team at SCC Performance as they fit the mighty competition-spec Pro Alloy intercooler to their 330bhp Mk7 Fiesta ST… Words & photos JON HILL The Mk7 Fiesta ST is something of a revelation. While fast Focuses seem to have as many haters as followers, the fiery little Fiesta ST has always won people over. And no wonder; the latest bolt-on tuning kits see the little 1.6-litre EcoBoost jump from 180bhp to a whopping 300bhp-plus! And this can be achieved without having to remove the engine and replace it’s inners. Instead, this crazy performance can be achieved with some clever recalibration of the ECU and well-designed bolt-on performance hardware upgrades. One of the OE components that definitely needs…

BUYER’S GUIDE FOCUS ST The following for the ST250 may have been slow to start with, but buyers are now realising the Mk3 Focus ST is the perfect everyday fast Ford. Here’s why... Words DAN WILLIAMSON Photos FORD ARCHIVE “The Focus ST250 is inarguably the best value all-rounder in the Blue Oval world” Are you looking for the perfect everyday fast Ford? Is a Mk3 Focus RS above your budget? Or do you demand the practicality of a high-performance estate? Right now, the Focus ST250 is inarguably the best value all-rounder in the Blue Oval world; with a few choice mods, a well-pedalled ST will keep pace with an RS, yet an early example can be bagged for a third of the price. The Mk3 ST was unveiled in September…

IN THE SPOTLIGHT PHILLIP STEWART FOCUS TITANIUM SALOON You don’t see a lot of modded Focus saloons, which is a shame because if you do what Phillip’s done, they can have a real Touring Car vibe. Looks great, doesn’t it? The stance is taken care of by 50mm lowering springs over 19in Japan Racing wheels, with the bodykit and Honda Accord Type R boot spoiler providing the #becauseracecar aggression. This is his daily driver and family car which does the school run and supermarket trips, so the 1800 TDCi unit makes sense, although Phillip assures us that a remap is on the cards, and he’s helped it find its voice with a Cherry Bomb exhaust and cone filter. This fella’s a detailer by trade so the car’s always impeccably clean…