AJC

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thats cool, i have a 1.8 diesel escort van

Minirotty

Cheers bud

Get one, I think this is gona be a right laugh


Cheers bud

scottyrs

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looking good mate whats happening with the diamond cuts

Minirotty

Will be getting refurbed then on to one of my mates cars, he has a few nice fords scattered about so will suit one of them nicely.

Minirotty

Still budget but got to clean the iner floor pans lol




Not to great at wiring but though **** it, I'll do as much as I can before me mate Martin can get over.<br><br>Scarey loom lol






Got lots of it plumbed into where it should locate in the car...




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Noticed battery tray has had some dodgy repares in the past..









Got all located but noticed I havent got the dash board loom in it? have to go back to lock up and check no RS loom bits left there.


Got this that was in the van but looks different to RS loom as this goes into fuse box and does seem to be space for it to on the RS fuse box, will have to get Martin to look into it for me.

scottyrs

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nice progress once again mate

Minirotty

Cheers Scott, I'll try spend some more time on it this week, I'll plod with the electrics but duno how much further I can get with it tbh untill my mate can come have a look.

Minirotty

Having to change the brake servo also as the deisel one is on the wrong side for servo pipe.

So hard not to get the thing shot blasted and painted before refitting it though

Just bolt it back on as is lol

Minirotty

Ignore my post about fitting the RS servo now lol

I went to swap the resevoir off of the van one onto the van one as van is non ABS and noticed all I had to do with the van one is turn it up side down



Text Ash aswell as he was about to get an RS servo for his van too.

Also noticed more bodge

The matrix pipes -



So removed them and going to get the RS ones before scrap, lucky as was gona scrap it today.






But them benieth all the bodge I found a bodge that gob smacked me lol

Inline fuel pump and filter bolted horrifcly under the van -



Removed -




Then is it just me or have they wired it up backwards???



More soon as it started to rain and its on my drive don't forget lol

Porkie

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Can that Mondeo legally tow that van and trailer?

Minirotty

Duno tbh always thought it could as been on weigh bridges and checked by vosa in the past whilst towing escorts.

But then had a few people on forums say it shouldnt be able to, not to bothered tbh as towed with it for 4 years and never had any bother by plod etc

Audi A4 or A6 next year for me so shouldnt have any questions over the towing capacity laws.

But here is other opinions on the answer to your question -

https://passionford.com/forum/genera...wing-laws.html

Mike C

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How much does the trailer weigh?

I reckon you're alright with 150-200kg to spare to be honest.

Minirotty

Haven't got a clue Mike mate, it's a twin wheel base Woodford tilt bed 14 footer, had a Brian James one @ 16ft but changed to this as 16ft was massive!

Mike C

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As long as it's no more than 600kg I think you're fine.

Minirotty

Lookign on Woodford seems to be 550KG mate.

Minirotty

well, the previous loom pics may have looked scarey, look at this interior loom pmsl

BTW, wifes at work and sons at sleep over and daughters upstairs whaching some vampire crap, that's how I have gotten away with doing this in my living room LOL

To start with full loom with a fooked TOAD alarm fitted into it.



Removed.



All untangled.



I can see in the van there is a rear loom coming forward that I already have plugged strate into the fuse box.

But I don't think the van has correct fuel pump wiring and neither have I seen a fuel cut off switch in the van.

I can get my head around all of the above a bit, but going to wate now for my mate Martin to come and help me plumb it back in.

Also ordered a new battery tray last night because the van one is totaly fooked and leeking through the bulk head, me and Sam will weld that in asap too.

Half the battle is just having the bottle to have a go at the wiring ya self lads lol

Minirotty

New battery tray arrived! great ebayer, Imperial Automotive Ltd, text me non stop since I purchased it with all updates and when they were delivering.

Glenn_

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It looks like this van has just been shot togther.At least its getting looked aftet now.

Minirotty

Cheers Glenn, coincidencde you should say it's getting looked after now lol


Remember the first pics of the van inside, minging.

Went out today to look at wiring in the back lights area and fuel pump etc and couldnt see much due to all the boarding in the van so I ripped it all out.









Which then led to my OCD kicking in a cleaning the van inside







Found some surfacxe rust in area, mainly where the luguage strap bars are on the floor, there are six of them.

But all tiday and loaded back up now with convertion parts.




Also been busy as had to remove front strut off of my ST complete with hub as hub bolt snapped last week when attempting to remove, going to my mates garage tomorrow to drill the bugger out!

mad73

hi m8 good project there was thinking of doing myself as cant take my van into london after 3rd jan so was gona swap over to petrol engine 1.8 xr3i or rs2000 wot ever came up , is the wiring as hard as it looks also wot do i do with the tank as u havent got that far yet so cant read on it , i would of offered to come over and give u a hand and have a nose at wots involved but your quite far so cant do that , any way look forward to more pics .
mick

Minirotty

If your gona go to trouble of engine change pal I myself have chosen RS2000 because I can build um with my eyes shut but would recommend one for any one as theyre great engines out the box,

RST and his dad Rizzla on here has a build thread which is fantastic, what made me decide to make one mate -

https://passionford.com/forum/restor...ew-wheels.html


The tank I think I am leaning towards buying from ebay @ £130

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PETROL-TAN...item4cf04cf062

Wiring is better if you have a donar car to remove from imo as then you know you've got everything you need and you know the ECU and fuse boxes are correct for the car as they vary a lot.

RST is very helpfull and shouldnt think he'd mind you PMing him but if I can help with anything else just ask away bud.

Kev.

Dan j

Them load strapping bits are common areas for rot, mine has had all 6 plated over, plus part of the passenger side wheel well.

Looking good tho kev keep it up.

Minirotty

Cheers Dan, will grind them back at some point and see how they look, probably do as you did and plate around them so theyre still usable.

Dan j

Kev trust me on this do not buy from them I paid for the tank i needed i got a phone call a day later saying there's a problem with my order. They said that the roof collapsed and squashed the fuel tank I needed. I said ok when can you get them in and the reply i got was they cant and refunded my money there and then.

I bought this
http://secure.fueltanksdirect.co.uk/...-388-125-p.asp

Good quality and fast delivery i paid £130 for mine though so looks like they have had a price drop.

In the end I didn't use it but my mate did on his rs2k van hes reported no problems

COCHYN

Cool project, my brother had a nice one in red a few years back and we swapped over to a 2.0 Zetec in it. Went so well

COLEYST200

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looking good mate did the wife get to no about the loom being inside the house . I all so had the same problem on on of old mondeos its a fucking pane in the ass

Minirotty

Cheers for that info bud, I also got a quote yesterday for £70 from local parts shop but got to go back and check it this week, if no good I'll get the one in that link

I can't find on the web the weight of the van compared to an escort but I don't think it would be much heavier and buy looking at mine now I'd guess it was probably lighter at the back end than an escort so they should go well with any convertion away from a deisel I think.

Well hoping

I had them all put away and cleaned up before she got home from work mate

The hub I got drilled yesterday and replaced the drop links also, bottom arms on it replaced last week and tbh it's a joy to drive again now, like having a new car.

COLEYST200

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I do some times think to my self that i should of not sold my st200 there such a nice drive and it only had 64000 on the clock

Minirotty

No one expects it to be such a good car but when people have been in it they are really surprised.

I wanted to get rid for an Audi next year but now it's on form again I may keep another 12 months and have few holidays insted

Minirotty

update lol

Rot and seam seal, lots of it!



One mate named Sam with a grinder and a welder lol



After a little work, new battery tray ready to weld in and hole chopped in car for new one.





New one in and all welded up!




Hopefully no more water now will be fouind in the footwell, like a pool in there this morning!

Thanks to me mate Sam!

Minirotty

This'll upset the purests lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNVeK0xPvfs

Mk4 Lew

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bye bye 2000 updates looking good kev

r.s.2000 ginger

Cant wait to see it when its finished it will look really nice.

Minirotty

I updated yesterday mate with the new battery tray

Cheers bud

Mk4 Lew

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ive not checked it in a while buddy

Minirotty

After a lad on RS2K forum offered to sell a set of suitable door cards but then got greedy and decided to keep them so they'd go up in value pmsl

I decided I needed to find a set, so I did!

4 door Si door cards with matching raven flow to RS interior, rare as rocking horse shit but I managed to find a set.

Sorry pics are crap.







Will look mint inside now!

Minirotty

Fuckin photobucket

Minirotty

Me and Sam fitted lowered frunt struts and springs today, fronts dropped loads!!!

RichieST

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How much more do you have to do before it's all up and running then?

Rab

Looks kinds cool that! Love the video!