rsfido_1989

elo all names darryl and iv been registered ages but not had a ford for LONG TIME! but yesturday i went to pick up my project.. a mk4 escort.. came with rsturbo kit. xr3i bumper. lowering srpings. 5 spoke 15s and various other bits an bobs! shell is very tidy and the battery tray ect is rust free!! but will look around next week to begin work on it!

plans are rs rep but running a 1600 carbs as i cant insure a turbo!!

need some help now.. i knew wen i got it the water pump had no pully and now its got a blown head gasket.. help needed is how hard and whats gota be done to fit a 1600 cvh in on carbs?? also its got NO fuses in the fuse box so i need some pics so i can get new 1s and also if anybody has the relayz i need them aswell all the insides wiring ect is bit of a mess and no indicator stalks but ill get pics to show! hope every1 can help and here is some pics of my new baby!

rs nutta

looks decent have fun, what engine is it atm

rsfido_1989

cheers
got a 1300 carb'd atm.. if the 1600 is a simple swap it will go in if not 1300 shall stay

COSSIE CAL

yeh the 160 cvh is a easy swap,but make sure its a carb looks good,shame about the coulor

COSSIE CAL

and by th einsurance i take it your young?

rsfido_1989

i kno colour isnt that nice.. will spray white soon as i can!

yup im a baby.. ill only be 17 now 18 (may) when i insure it but even then im named driver.

just so people dont think im doing a scam on insurance i have a company van.. the car is a weekend toy only so during the week my cars are used by my family when needed as im never in and when i am i have the van but i do pay the insurance bill as i asked to have a car that is mine when i need it!

rsfido_1989

but what about wiring as its not a cvh thats fitted atm

749steve

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buy a 1600 mk4 escort/orion and it will have all the parts you need for the swap.
the coil pack wiring just plugs in on the passenger side inner wing and the cvh dizzy wiring plugs straight back in to replace it
if you need any help just message me
check out my project 1.3 bonus
https://passionford.com/forum/viewto...asc&highlight=

COSSIE CAL

the coulor aitn bad just a bastard to mutch up

rsfido_1989

cheers.. by the end of the engine swap ill be ya new best mate lol

rsfido_1989

quick update while im here.. started preppin the bodykit.. skirts need blasting as the paint jus cracks and flakes soon as i move them.. and mate did a quick tester on the wheels and painted 1 of them metallic gloss black and they look GREAT so now we gona have the wheels black get piccy when i pick it up
cheers

zippyobrien

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nice little shell there mate,

if your interior wireing is a mess then its prob easyer to fit a whole 1.6 loom, probly one on ebay for pennys,

with the kit, just rub it down with wet and dry or lightly with an orbital sander, will come up ok

rsfido_1989

cheers.. had carpets out and only a SPEC of rust on the floor so far! as for wiring iv looked and its not a huge mess but there are few strays but yeh i am considering a loom change.. need it asap for pennys as i need it running again!

kit i am rubbing down as i write this (having a break as hands going numb) the skirts have about 20 layers of paint lol i have a grit blaster with fine grit so thats a weekend job to sand from there

cheers

749steve

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nice one

rsfido_1989

rite did some work today on the car.. i cleaned and fitted my xr3i carpet and fitted the front seats back in. went to the scrappy and got a heater. wirper and indicator stalks and few other odds and sods to get closer to the mot also took off the front bumper to find this




nearly no rust!! really happy about that!!
well while that was off i fitted my lowering springs i got with it and then my bumper iv spend few hours everynight working on.. with them on i found my one of my old bike plates which is small and fitted it to guage a size for plate and now i love it so im getting one made up for the car!!

o and i taped a arch on just to see what it looked like as i was getting excited as i liked the bumper and place


let me know what ya think

RichieST

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looks good pal, keep up the good work

rsfido_1989

thanks its gota be on the road by the end of may as thats when my gf is having my car so will try.. not bad work seeing as i only got it last week lol

749steve

iTrader: (1)

keep at it
with a little bit of work is should look good

rs nutta

looks like the stages of sanding and filling my old bumper went through,
looking good

rsfido_1989

thanks for comments. the filling and sanding is driving me mad atm as there seems to be no end to it but when its done it should be worth it get them skirts blasted next weekend hopefully so i can prep and get the whole kit in primer and roughly fitted!

zippyobrien

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im going through the same stages as you,

rubbing down my rs turbo kit to fit to my fiesta si,

only difference is im having to weld new panels in behind firts



that bits all fillered and primered now,

sill to do next

rsfido_1989

gd luck with the welding! looks a lot but it'll all be worth it!!
hopefully ill get to some shows this year so i can meet some people IF my car is all legal

SaqsS2turbo

ooooo mint shell like myns

SaqsS2turbo

engines piss of piss dude if ur going carb just need box engine loom drive shafts vented discs with hubs if u can find a 3i at the breakers get the gear off it as its mostley same as a rst

GazzaG

Love it, Deffo want a mk4 now as i feel left out now lol

gona look for a white one around june, july time.

love the car mate

rsfido_1989

loom?? why will it need a loom? cant it just wire into the 1300 loom as its already a carb engine

rsfido_1989

cheers 1stEscort cant beat the mk4! well maby a mk3 but cant afford them lol gd luck with finding one and dont rush it as its lots of money to fix as iv been looking at new parts

SaqsS2turbo

nope cos ive done lots b4 the engine u have has got a edis and a coil pack the cvh carb wil run on dizzy

SaqsS2turbo

u wud of enjoyed my thread if it never got deleted

rsfido_1989

why it get deleted??

oo so now i need a loom.. do ya know anybody with a loom lol

now my plan has just got harder to do by may!!

SaqsS2turbo

lollll breakers is the best place dude and my thread got deleted because of some cock heads

rsfido_1989

why do ppl piss abt with thread that can be soo helpful!!

the breakers round here havnt got many escorts and the ones they have are WRECKED inside or in balanced on top of a car or 2 and if i sneeze ill fall off the unaccessable heap of cars lol

SaqsS2turbo

LOLLLL come to slough for the weekend LOLLL

heres how myn is now use to be just like urs lol sorry about the wet patchy seaty was cleaning it lol

rsfido_1989

ya gona help me get one if i come to slough

rsfido_1989

btw ur car is WELL NICE!!! i dunno if i should just run it as a turbo at this rate.. a turbo looms so eazy to get compared to any other!

SaqsS2turbo

LOL
u come here u wil hit the jackpot mate LOL

SaqsS2turbo

there the most complicated LOLL done my nut in til i got use to it

SaqsS2turbo

rsfido_1989

i will drive to get parts no problem.. being guarented parts i need is different.. i know rs looms look mental just from seeing them in pics it'd take me ages to sort out

u got msn to talk seeing as you have done everything to your car that i plan on mine lol least then ill get some quicker answers

749steve

iTrader: (1)

here is some pics of my old one it started out as a 1.1 bonus
and was a full turbo when id done with it