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[hot links march/april 2K03]
Our choice of the best sites on the net
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::FiestaTurbo.com
The Ultimate Online Fiesta Modification Resource: With over 3,000 forum members and pages of information, awesome cars and great companies advertising, FiestaTurbo.com should definitely be in your favourites folder
::FiestaProjects.com
Mark Stewart has been there, done that, and got the crappy T-shirt to prove it. Loads of detailed information, loads of pics and one seriously quick Fiesta make this site essential reading if you're doing anything to your car this weekend
::Zetec-Turbo.co.uk
Richard M and Tony Pastie's site with plenty of information on turbocharging a Zetec engine without spending silly money
::TurboTechnics.com
TurboTechnics have been producing turbos for Donkey's. Here's a link to their info pages including a very good guide about hybrid turbos
::Puma Racing.co.uk
Puma Racing is a great website full of mostly Ford-based tuning info and advice, including a very good page detailing how to run a cam in (and how not to...!)
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[ford sites]
Forums and Ford info
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::Fantastic Fiestas
Fraser Massey's seriously clean and quick Fiesta. Proj has spent countless hours trying to break this car by fitting the engine backwards, loosening brakes and messing with the running gear but no joy - it's still looking and sounding gorgeous, even if Fraser does have a thing for red trainers :o)
::fiesta2i.co.uk
Jamie Mixon's XR2i site, home of one of the tidiest blue ovals around
::RSOC online
The Official Ford RS Owner's club website
::Performance Ford Magazine
If you don't know what PF magazine is yet, are you sure you're not from planet Zanussi???
::fiestaturbo.com
The ultimate online fiesta modification resource. Does exactly what it says on the tin. Don't miss the extensive forums
::ZetecTurbo.com
Sunny and Chumkila of fiestaturbo.com fame with some seriously quick motors, including Sunny's silly-quick Cossie muncher
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::FastFords.org.uk
Dodgy Dave spends his weekends hanging around Southend in his XR2 trying to pull young ladies. During the week he spends time on this site harassing the God-fearing members of the message board and convincing people to let him feature their lovely motors. Enter at your peril...
::Ford.co.uk
Big car company with occasionally worrying product styling and cloud-cuckoo-land parts pricing
::FordRacing.net
Much more fun - loads of videos, images, news and goodies from the racing side of Ford
::Puma Racing
Loads of techie and tuning info aimed at Ford engines but worth a read no matter what engine you have
::Zetec-Turbo.co.uk
Tony Pastie and Richard M in the mix with a DIY guide to the Zetec turbo for not a lot of $
::fiestaprojects
Mark Stewart's site with more info about Fords than you can shake a sh*tty stick at. Mark has contributed a load of knowledge to this site and knows every Ford part number off by heart and backwards. Maybe
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[online shopping]
All-round bits and bobs suppliers
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::xFactorMotorSport
The UK's first comprehensive online shopping centre for all makes and models. Full site due April 2K03
::POTN performance
Bringing you the best deals from all the parts suppliers
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::Demon Tweeks
Long-running tuning and styling gurus. The only let down is they're bloody miles from anywhere :o)
::on-line Auto Sport
Suppliers of premium quality Vauxhall, Citroen and Pug kit.
::Burton Power
East London engine tuning specialists
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[styling]
Body and interior kit suppliers across the UK
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::ESP Design
Essex-based manufacturers of quality styling products for most of the Ford range
::Wolfrace wheels
Wolfrace wheels' online website. Wheels, clothing and some semi-naked ladies...!
::Auto XS
Milton Keynes-based styling co with a huuuge shop
::R-Tec Auto Design
Jason Ripp, owner of the bonkers chameleon Mk3/Mk4 hybrid fiesta, sells a couple of bits and bobs here.
::Elite Wheel & Tyre
Essex-based wheel, exhaust, suspension, and braking suppliers
::Momo
Italian leather steering wheel gods
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::SplitFire online
Specialists in gorgeous gauges and high performance ignition leads and plugs
::Speeding.co.uk
Loads of styling stuff here. Spear-a-warden looks interesting.
::L4Leather
Top drawer retrimmers and suppliers of tuning and styling goodies.
::S-Link Design
Shed-loads of Citroen kit here
::Carisma Style
Bodykits to gearknobs. Not to be confused with Carisma Automotive who retrim show quality cars and are too famous to bother finishing off their website ;o)
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[engine and transmission]
Servicing and tuning parts
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::Magnex Exhausts
Lovely sounding stainless kit.
::Superchips
Driveability chips for loads of models - make your car smoother to drive and can increase power
::Mongoose exhausts
Popular exhausts from Collins Performance
::K&N Filters
One of the most recognised tuning brands in the UK - high-flow air filters for almost every car out there
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::Blitz
Japanese purveyors or nutty goods for nutty cars
::Scorpion exhausts
More stainless steel loud-goodies
::Collins Performance
25 years of tuning and tweaking experience
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[running gear and braking]
Servicing and racing parts suppliers
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::powerflex
Poly bump stops and bushes
::Ferodo brakes
High quality standard and uprated kit
::AP Lockheed
Making everything from jet aircraft to brakes, we recommend trying to get hold of a jet engine for some fun
::AP Racing
Suppliers of grippy racing and fast-road spec bits and bobs
::Brembo
Another way of spelling "Quality"
::Bilstein suspension
Suppliers of some of the best suspension kits known to man and his dog
::Apex Suspension
Suspension with a racing pedigree. Make good hammers too
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::EBC brakes
Fast road braking components
::Red Dot braking
Competition brake part supplies
::Black Diamond brakes
High quality uprated brake parts
::Tarox braking
Reknowned brake suppliers. Page takes a while to load because of the flash animation
::Goodridge
Specialist hose and connector manufacturers since the '60s.
::Spax suspension
Spax make bouncy yellow fun-sticks for each corner of pretty much every car. Ever
::H&R suspension
Top-drawer shiny car-holder-uppers. Quality comes at a price, but it's well worth it
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[ICE]
All the audio specialists I could find on Google :o)
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::MCS Direct
ICE specialists. Also some pixellated bird called Vicky....?!
::Sony UK
Not worth writing anything here cos unless you've lived in a cave or a bubble for your entire life, you'll know just how good Sony's products are
::VIBE
Competition-quality audio specialists with a range of products which look as good as they sound
::Pioneer
Like Sony, a long-standing brand name, with some very good kit out this year
::Magnat
High quality and value for money are two reasons to go to this site. Boredom is another
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::Memphis Car Audio
US brand Memphis are making big waves over here with their range of gorgeous sounding and stunning amps
::JVC
Headunits with more buttons than a fighter jet cockpit and a random lady in hotpants on the homepage - JVC's kit performs as well as it looks
::Roadstar
Not everyone's cuppatee, but a good range of portable video kit can be found here - take it out the car when you get home, or install it into the trim - it's all good!
::Veba
Little-known brand name boasting some cool products, including a 10-disk DVD/CD changer - nice!
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[security]
Security specialists
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::GAP security
Security and ICE specialists. Good package deals on loads of kit
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[insurance]
On-line insurance quotes. For the best quote you should always phone the company ;o)
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::Elephant
On-line quotes from the company that brought you some crap TV ads
::CIS
Co-op insurance
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::Adrian Flux
Policies for younger drivers, but like any company, always check the small print
::Liverpool Vic
Liverpool & Victoria car insurance - usually very competitive quotes
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[other stuff]
Probably not car-related in any way. Probably quite random. Enter at your own risk...
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::Royal Navy
Fancy a career change?
::TeamSwat Street and BMX crew
Bonkers kids, some of whom might or might not be related to Proj...!
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::FHM Magazine online
Loadsa semi-naked ladies from the guys who bring you 53 pages of adverts before the first article...
::Something awful dot com
A bunch of inane arse - well worth wasting 38 seconds of your life while you decide whether to have tea or coffee
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