Now it’s reaching its final stages, we’ve decided to look back at how our ‘Ultimate Fiesta Build’ project has unfolded over the last few months by bringing you our build articles that were originally featured in Fast Ford magazine. This week, it’s Part 9, where we nip down the road to motorsport preparation specialist,Ìý, for a full geo/alignment setup on our new suspension components.

Remember: you can now sign up to WIN the car in a charity raffle competition, with all proceeds going to the Rays of Sunshine children’s charity.  to enter.

Rewind a couple of weeks and you might remember us fitting some choice suspension upgrades to our ‘Ultimate Fiesta Build’ recently (namely some ,Ìý,ÌýÌý²¹²Ô»åÌý).

With a visual makeover applied directly afterwards () it was finally time to get the Fiesta over to a reputable motorsport preparation outfit where that aforementioned chassis hardware could be professionally fettled for us to get the most out of it on both road and track.

Luckily, we have one such company on our doorstep in the form of  – undoubtedly one of the most-respected motorsport prep firms in the country.

You can tell a lot about a business based on what clientele it attracts, one look inside Northampton Motorsport’s clinical workshops confirmed all we needed to know – with painfully expensive vintage Porsche race cars and countless other stunning machines dotted around as far as the eye could see. Needless to say, we were in safe hands.

The day started out with some in-depth chats with motorsport-mad technician, James Hatfield. Explaining to James how the Ford would remain road legal while also spending plenty of time on track days, he soon got the car up on the ramps for the magic to begin.

First up was some initial fettling with tyre pressures, camber settings and ride height. The Fiesta was then placed on the outfit’s trick corner weighting system for the finer tuning to be carried out.

James explained how equal cross weights relate to optimum cornering on track as he continued to adjust the ride height on the trick ST Suspension coilovers until the perfect 50/50 split was achieved.

It was then time to get the laser alignment gear out and attach it to all four corners of the ST for a full geometry sharpen-up. James opted for a tried and tested occasional-track setup here, with around 2° of negative camber up front and all toe and caster figures dialled-in to ensure optimum driveability.

The car now sits with an incredibly functional stance over its slightly wider  and gives off a look of just wanting to be driven hard on track at all times. This is exactly what we plan on doing next, so keep your eyes peeled for the next update…

Now it’s reaching its final stages, we’ve decided to look back at how our ‘Ultimate Fiesta Build’ project has unfolded over the last few months by bringing you our build articles that were originally featured in Fast Ford magazine. This week, it’s Part 12, where we find ourselves over at  getting one of their finest security systems installed.

Remember: you can now sign up to WIN the car in a charity raffle competition, with all proceeds going to the Rays of Sunshine children’s charity.  to enter.

If you’ve read our last few entries in this series, you’ll know that up until recently we’ve focused almost exclusively on functional, performance-enhancing upgrades for our ‘Ultimate Fiesta Build’ project.

While there’s no doubting the fact these mods have transformed the Mk7 ST from standard road car to complete road and track weapon in a matter of months, we couldn’t help thinking it was probably about time we paid some attention to the way our hot hatch looked.

One of the most effective ways of single-handedly changing the appearance of your motor is with a full-body vinyl wrap, so we soon got to work putting some blueprints together for a bespoke livery design that would make the Fiesta a little more eye-catching while out and about.

Soon settling on a striking red-and-black design that sets off the  brand colours perfectly, our next job was to work out who to entrust with applying the wrap to the car.

It didn’t take long for us to choose London-based  for the job. You might know this much-loved outfit from the recent Dave TV show that revolved around the day-to-day running of the firm – renowned for supplying countless celebs with fully bespoke wrap solutions for their supercars and SUVs and meaning they would be more than qualified for working on our little car.

Following some pre-wrap discussions with the team to finalise colour choices, we left the keys with the talented wrappers at Yiannimize’s North London HQ while they worked their magic.

A week or so later, we were invited back to be presented with the finished product – a stunning wrap job that features three layers of vinyl (satin black, gloss black and gloss red) laid out in the exact style we’d mocked up on the small screen.

Safe to say the car looked infinitely cooler than it did when it drove in – now giving off the aesthetic of something between a top-end race car and a Hot Wheels toy. The attention to detail is incredible and there’s not a spec of the original Frozen White paintwork to be seen inside or out.

To set off the new look, we snapped up some  alloys in gunmetal grey that act as the perfect addition to the new body art – the multi-spoke turbofan-inspired design complementing the darker body colours as well as perfectly framing our Apollo Balanced Big Brake Kit on the front axle.

Next up: a full motorsport geometry alignment before we once again take the Fezza out on track to see how all of the new mods translate behind the wheel. We can’t wait!