Muz's Escort RS Turbo TRACK CAR. Got bored, fitted new breather. - Page 3

rst in breaking · 20-01-2009, 11:39 PM

a great read mate, keep up the good efforts

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boothy · 20-01-2009, 11:45 PM

good stuff

MattRS171 · 20-01-2009, 11:52 PM

looks mint mate, great job ive got polished cossie wheels on mine i rekon im gna get a white pinstripe it luks baaaaad!!

Twins · 21-01-2009, 08:25 AM

roro22 · 21-01-2009, 01:53 PM

Think that will defo be worth the hassle

Are you gonna track it/show it?

muz · 21-01-2009, 04:57 PM

Cheers for the comments lads.

Quote:

Originally Posted by roro22

Think that will defo be worth the hassle

Are you gonna track it/show it?

It will be at a fair few shows this year hopefully. Fiesta In The Park, Ford Fair, might go to watch 10 of the Best etc and it will get some abuse round track and the pod as well. Its not going to be wrapped in bubble wrap when its finished thats for sure!

Only had a couple of hours today so got it back on axle stands and made sure everything was tight underneith and fitted my exhaust.

muz · 28-01-2009, 09:24 PM

What a shit day! Boring read but....

Started off at 10am went to build the engine. Degreased and cleaned it all, ready for assembly. Went to fit the head and noticed that the cylinder 4 inlet valve wasn't fully sealing when the valve was closed. So had to run the head down to my brother who thankfully was about to go on lunch and re ground it infor me.

brilliant.

Took the head home, built it all up with the manifolds etc. Put it on the block and the headbolts wouldn't fit through the bolt holes! They are the same re-usable headbolts I took off this enigne so couldn't understand why they didn't fit. Of course it's a new head to the old one but thought alll the holes were the same?

The two bolts together. CVH and 12mm ZVH bolts. You can see just how "beefier" the ZVH bolts are!

I came on here and read up nothing about having to re drill the head, so went down to my local fastners with the CVH headbolts off my old engine and got a set of 10 but in 150 length. Took them up to the yard they fitted the head perfectly but would screw into the Zetec block and if I wriggled then and pulled they would pull out of the threads? The only thing I could think was the engine builder drilled the CVH out to accept a larger/stronger headbolt. So thats what I did. Drilled the headbolt holes out to 12.2mm and I've fitted the head with the original 12mm ZVH bolts.

That also meant I had to completley strip the head bare and clean all the swarf out the re build it!

Then with these little set backs out the way I went about building the engine. Which becuase of all the set backs and running around only took 11 hours

Focus RS Headgasket

And built

Inlet set up.

Jimmyc · 28-01-2009, 09:49 PM

me_again · 28-01-2009, 09:56 PM

looks spot on mate keep up the good work

G420 DEL · 28-01-2009, 11:02 PM

good work....

these are the threads i like reading. like twins escort is the little things that make up the whole thing.

welding in the catches from rs turbo rear seats into cossies so they fit like factory thats the shit right there lol

Twins · 29-01-2009, 05:39 AM

Great stuff

Matt carter · 30-01-2009, 04:12 PM

nice zvh

............building something very similar myself....

muz · 30-01-2009, 04:29 PM

If your going for a 2.1 I'd advise getting your head modified so you can use a zetec headgasket. Felpro gaskets are crap.

purple_fiesta · 30-01-2009, 10:30 PM

To right they are

Matt carter · 30-01-2009, 11:23 PM

felpro gastket in my escort at the mo. dun 3000 miles on it now and still going strong. and the zvh i'am doing this time will have one in it to................................................ .........

muz · 08-02-2009, 07:05 PM

Step closer to getting the engine in the car. Started off by drilling and tapping the inlet for the throttle body.

Then I fitted up the gearbox as the new Ford bearing arrived. 40 bloody quid!

Then I thought well the engine was out of the car I might as well fit a new water pump. What a bodge that turened out to be!

This was the "ZVH water pump plate"

Its was a complete mess. Designed to keep the 1.6 CVH tensioner and use the existing zetec water pump holes

Whoever build this engine needs to be shot.

So got a proper water pump plate, drilled and tapped the block and fitted a new water pump.

You can see why you should use the 1.3 tensioner.

Drilled and tapped the tensioner holes and fitted it.

Now I'm putting the cranck position sensor on I need some help. This was also badly fitted so need to know how everone else has theres fitted.

Thinking about mounting it through the water pump?

Also what sort of distance should the sensor be from the 4 tooth disk?

rst in breaking · 08-02-2009, 09:28 PM

muz · 03-03-2009, 08:32 PM

ENGINES IN!

Just needs everything connecting up now.

Wasn't really happy with my front brakes and these came up cheap. Would have been rude not to.

Looks alot better. But then obviosuly my wheels didn't fit, and "my spare" set of 17's look crap. Cue these which should arrive in the next few days....

wrapped in 205/40/17 Kumho Ecsta KU31's.

Next up the timing. Need abit of help here. I know it would have been easier to do the cambelt out of the car, but the engine hoist had to go back Monday morning and I wont get the chance to use it again for some time.

I rotated the crank untill i piston one was at TDC and marked it...

Then looking at my standard pully I saw that the arrow for Cam TDC was directly opposite the woodruff key so set the cam to this but saw the timing disc lugs dont look right to me. Lugs circled, arrowing marking TDC?

Any advise before I put the belt on?

snozz2004 · 04-03-2009, 12:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by muz

Also I've notced my FPR has had a hole drilled in it???

Any reason for this?

I believe there's a screw under that little bit of alloy, & it adjusts the fuel pressure

Matt carter · 05-03-2009, 05:41 PM

looking good

wess-rs · 05-03-2009, 08:47 PM

good job!

muz · 05-03-2009, 09:01 PM

Timing is all sorted. Thanks to Jano.

Props to Martin at Reyland. I phoned him to see if he could match the price of a leading supplier, (as I'd rather give him the business) on some Stack gauges and he knocked 10% off their price and offered me some great fitting advice. SO thanks to him I'll have an assortment of Stack gauges keeping an eye on the engine sometime next week.

O.K.C · 08-03-2009, 11:25 AM

looks great mate. Although the Throttle body looks like it could do with some oddkidd brackets and its upside down.

muz · 08-03-2009, 12:56 PM

Oddkidd brackets? It has to go on upside down becuase of the fuel pressure regulator. Shouldn't matter though.

O.K.C · 08-03-2009, 09:00 PM

yeh the brackets take into account the throttle cable so you have a tidy looking throttle body..

Shame about the fuel reg fouling the body the other way up. I see now.

muz · 19-03-2009, 10:30 PM

New wheels arrived! Couldn't have come at a better time as now I can move the car around the work shop and get it trailored down to uncle Oddkidd to sort the engine out.

They are 17x8 ET 35. Which means....

I hope they dont need spacing when the 205 tyres go on.

Also sorted out my intercooler piping temporarily.

And got a new bumper I've started to play with.

#

Off to Oddkidd creations in about 2 weeks so fingers crossed it will be ready for Fiesta In The Park

Rab · 19-03-2009, 10:37 PM

Wheels look fantastic!!! Bumper not so much

But hey, your car dude!!

But those wheels!!!

Twins · 20-03-2009, 08:51 AM

wheels look great

Glenn. · 20-03-2009, 09:26 AM

Wow ive just read the full thread.Top work mate i like it alot.

Matt carter · 20-03-2009, 10:37 AM

wheels spot on

Brian · 20-03-2009, 10:56 AM

Brian

Tonyt1t · 20-03-2009, 02:18 PM

looking good mate

danny_boy699 · 20-03-2009, 04:10 PM

nice mate love the wheels

stevenebm · 20-03-2009, 04:23 PM

wheels will be spot on mate.maybe a bit wide tho.car is coming on very well.keep up the good work

Zetecfiesta · 20-03-2009, 05:48 PM

does yours run mate? looking good though.

muz · 20-03-2009, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zetecfiesta

does yours run mate? looking good though.

Not exactly

Thats why I'm taking it down to jano in a few weeks and letting him play around with it.

I need to get the tyres on to see if I'm going to have to use spacers, which I bloody well hope I dont!

mattseries2 · 20-03-2009, 08:36 PM

Looks awesome! Top work!!

Puss2 · 20-03-2009, 08:55 PM

comming along nicley

marky_g · 20-03-2009, 09:11 PM

them wheels look the bollocks

AJC · 20-03-2009, 09:11 PM

good find, only thing id do is fit a semi cut out bumper

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28-01-2009, 09:24 PM	#87
muz Wye Valley Hardcore 1988 Ford Escort Trader Score: (0) Join Date: May 2005 Location: Hereford. West Mids Posts: 3,346 Rep Power: 10	What a shit day! Boring read but.... Started off at 10am went to build the engine. Degreased and cleaned it all, ready for assembly. Went to fit the head and noticed that the cylinder 4 inlet valve wasn't fully sealing when the valve was closed. So had to run the head down to my brother who thankfully was about to go on lunch and re ground it infor me. brilliant. Took the head home, built it all up with the manifolds etc. Put it on the block and the headbolts wouldn't fit through the bolt holes! They are the same re-usable headbolts I took off this enigne so couldn't understand why they didn't fit. Of course it's a new head to the old one but thought alll the holes were the same? The two bolts together. CVH and 12mm ZVH bolts. You can see just how "beefier" the ZVH bolts are! I came on here and read up nothing about having to re drill the head, so went down to my local fastners with the CVH headbolts off my old engine and got a set of 10 but in 150 length. Took them up to the yard they fitted the head perfectly but would screw into the Zetec block and if I wriggled then and pulled they would pull out of the threads? The only thing I could think was the engine builder drilled the CVH out to accept a larger/stronger headbolt. So thats what I did. Drilled the headbolt holes out to 12.2mm and I've fitted the head with the original 12mm ZVH bolts. That also meant I had to completley strip the head bare and clean all the swarf out the re build it! Then with these little set backs out the way I went about building the engine. Which becuase of all the set backs and running around only took 11 hours Focus RS Headgasket And built Inlet set up. __________________ "BRAVERY IS THE CAPACITY TO PERFORM PROPERLY EVEN WHEN SCARED HALF TO DEATH"

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muz Wye Valley Hardcore 1988 Ford Escort Trader Score: (0) Join Date: May 2005 Location: Hereford. West Mids Posts: 3,346 Rep Power: 10	If your going for a 2.1 I'd advise getting your head modified so you can use a zetec headgasket. Felpro gaskets are crap. __________________ "BRAVERY IS THE CAPACITY TO PERFORM PROPERLY EVEN WHEN SCARED HALF TO DEATH"

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Matt carter Too many posts.. I need a life!! Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: kent Posts: 963 Rep Power: 4	felpro gastket in my escort at the mo. dun 3000 miles on it now and still going strong. and the zvh i'am doing this time will have one in it to................................................ ......... __________________ Last edited by Matt carter; 30-01-2009 at 11:33 PM.

08-02-2009, 07:05 PM	#96
muz Wye Valley Hardcore 1988 Ford Escort Trader Score: (0) Join Date: May 2005 Location: Hereford. West Mids Posts: 3,346 Rep Power: 10	Muz's Escort RS Turbo. 8TH FEB MORE BODGES FOUND AND FIXED! Step closer to getting the engine in the car. Started off by drilling and tapping the inlet for the throttle body. Then I fitted up the gearbox as the new Ford bearing arrived. 40 bloody quid! Then I thought well the engine was out of the car I might as well fit a new water pump. What a bodge that turened out to be! This was the "ZVH water pump plate" Its was a complete mess. Designed to keep the 1.6 CVH tensioner and use the existing zetec water pump holes Whoever build this engine needs to be shot. So got a proper water pump plate, drilled and tapped the block and fitted a new water pump. You can see why you should use the 1.3 tensioner. Drilled and tapped the tensioner holes and fitted it. Now I'm putting the cranck position sensor on I need some help. This was also badly fitted so need to know how everone else has theres fitted. Thinking about mounting it through the water pump? Also what sort of distance should the sensor be from the 4 tooth disk? __________________ "BRAVERY IS THE CAPACITY TO PERFORM PROPERLY EVEN WHEN SCARED HALF TO DEATH" Last edited by muz; 08-02-2009 at 07:24 PM.

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03-03-2009, 08:32 PM	#98
muz Wye Valley Hardcore 1988 Ford Escort Trader Score: (0) Join Date: May 2005 Location: Hereford. West Mids Posts: 3,346 Rep Power: 10	ENGINES IN! Just needs everything connecting up now. Wasn't really happy with my front brakes and these came up cheap. Would have been rude not to. Looks alot better. But then obviosuly my wheels didn't fit, and "my spare" set of 17's look crap. Cue these which should arrive in the next few days.... wrapped in 205/40/17 Kumho Ecsta KU31's. Next up the timing. Need abit of help here. I know it would have been easier to do the cambelt out of the car, but the engine hoist had to go back Monday morning and I wont get the chance to use it again for some time. I rotated the crank untill i piston one was at TDC and marked it... Then looking at my standard pully I saw that the arrow for Cam TDC was directly opposite the woodruff key so set the cam to this but saw the timing disc lugs dont look right to me. Lugs circled, arrowing marking TDC? Any advise before I put the belt on? __________________ "BRAVERY IS THE CAPACITY TO PERFORM PROPERLY EVEN WHEN SCARED HALF TO DEATH"

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05-03-2009, 09:01 PM	#102
muz Wye Valley Hardcore 1988 Ford Escort Trader Score: (0) Join Date: May 2005 Location: Hereford. West Mids Posts: 3,346 Rep Power: 10	Timing is all sorted. Thanks to Jano. Props to Martin at Reyland. I phoned him to see if he could match the price of a leading supplier, (as I'd rather give him the business) on some Stack gauges and he knocked 10% off their price and offered me some great fitting advice. SO thanks to him I'll have an assortment of Stack gauges keeping an eye on the engine sometime next week. __________________ "BRAVERY IS THE CAPACITY TO PERFORM PROPERLY EVEN WHEN SCARED HALF TO DEATH"

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08-03-2009, 12:56 PM	#104
muz Wye Valley Hardcore 1988 Ford Escort Trader Score: (0) Join Date: May 2005 Location: Hereford. West Mids Posts: 3,346 Rep Power: 10	Oddkidd brackets? It has to go on upside down becuase of the fuel pressure regulator. Shouldn't matter though. __________________ "BRAVERY IS THE CAPACITY TO PERFORM PROPERLY EVEN WHEN SCARED HALF TO DEATH"

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O.K.C Eruption 101.3fm Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (2) Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Live at the studio... Posts: 251 Rep Power: 5	yeh the brackets take into account the throttle cable so you have a tidy looking throttle body.. Shame about the fuel reg fouling the body the other way up. I see now. __________________ Eruption 101.3fm London. Live stream.. www.eruptionhardcore.com "Dont judge a Fwd car, judge the driver who knows how to build and handle one."

19-03-2009, 10:30 PM	#106
muz Wye Valley Hardcore 1988 Ford Escort Trader Score: (0) Join Date: May 2005 Location: Hereford. West Mids Posts: 3,346 Rep Power: 10	New wheels arrived! Couldn't have come at a better time as now I can move the car around the work shop and get it trailored down to uncle Oddkidd to sort the engine out. They are 17x8 ET 35. Which means.... I hope they dont need spacing when the 205 tyres go on. Also sorted out my intercooler piping temporarily. And got a new bumper I've started to play with. # Off to Oddkidd creations in about 2 weeks so fingers crossed it will be ready for Fiesta In The Park __________________ "BRAVERY IS THE CAPACITY TO PERFORM PROPERLY EVEN WHEN SCARED HALF TO DEATH"

19-03-2009, 10:37 PM	#107
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20-03-2009, 08:55 PM	#118
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