mk2 orion zetec
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mk2 orion zetec
right you all know i bought a new mk2 to replace my old rotten one
so i thought i would start a thread on it
so ive been doing a few bits ...loads more to do though.
fitted my recaros and decided i wanted them to match the rest of the interior so this happened.
fitted my cossie steering wheel
fitted jag front brakes
fitted my gauge pod
saph spoiler painted then fitted
bonnet has got to be painted but looks good
decided i wasnt happy with paint
rear wing moped
starting to look good
then the camera went wrong
de-badged
Right ive been a been a busy bunny
90 spec front bumper replaced with stock
rear rs skirt removed
found a standard fuel cap (CHEERS MARK)
AND THEN THIS
I bouht carls old mfi cvh setup , I then stripped it down to check everything over cleaned and painted various
Bits very chuffed wiith the rocker cover
started striping bits off the ole girl
then cracked on... got engine out and one very dirty looking bay
gave it a quick once over clean 8)
then took the old tank off and replaced with mfi tank and pump
ready for engine etc to go in
pic of the boss's project
so saturday night it was left like this
the manifold is now fully wrapped
its finished now and have done 600 mile in two weeks with it lol
realy impressed with it
hope you all like
will add more pics soon
decided to crack on with the onion
bottoms of my wings and sills were getting very scabby so decided to do something about it !
i wire wheeled the scabby bits first then rust treated the bear metal then zinc primed
ive done same the other side and the whole sill
stone chip protection
then ready for paint etc
decided it would be rude not to fit my goodridge hoses
some pics of modded stainless exhaust
all done ...bonnet and mirrors have now been painted (and look lush)
thought i would chuck some pics of one of my mates onion on here (no sunroof) 8O
and MR G'S OLD EQUIPE still being loved by kenny :mrgreen:
sorting scabby arch on it
and finally some pics of my old orion being stipped (pm me if you need anything )
thought i would tackle the "little" rust scab in the wheel arch
then filled and filler primed
flatted that back and primed
then added lots of top coat
not a bad finish for a rattle can
next up is annoying rust on passenger door,which looks like someone has bodged before
also treated the old girl to some new wheelsand rear lights which came off B19 JUB on here (cheers bud)
bit close to calipers 8O
and also made up my own suede head lining
and a pic of some the orions i look after round here
Hi all ...hope everyone had a good Christmas
Update time
Ive been doing a few bits and bobs
Custom shelf
Bought some wind deflectors ,though im not sure if I like them
I then bought full leather cosworth seats : ) and believe me ,these are a absolute twunt to get in
then fitted new clifford alarm
fitted winter wheels because my orion has to work all year round
also had to fanny about with a mates wheels just for giggles
then about a month ago the head gasket had enough and left
so time came for that to be replaced
a couple of the bores had slight scores ...they may look bad but cnt feel anything with tip of finger nail
head gasket looking pretty rough
cylinder head striped and cleaned then sent off for skimming
valves cleaned up
head rebuilt and vernier pulley fitted
cleaned block face and new head gasket
head back on and tourqed down
starting to look a bit better
and here she is done running complete with noisy lifters waitng to pump up
missed driving her for a whole week
and finally last pics of my old orion
i was amazed by just how much rust it had in it
new bumpers and parked with some of the other orions and escorts i look after
Just some pics of where mines been hiding for few months
2 squeezed in : )
Also been given a zetec setup as a temporary engine to use till new engine is built late next year meaning I should be attending some shows next year
finally found time to bring my car back home , started to strip it down earlier today
Got lots of new bits for her too
Also been making a couple of bits
Ive always hated the way the tow eye sticks out the front , so came up with this
tow tube point of jag x-type with some triangular uprights for a bit of strenght
also needed some where to mount a standard zetec ecu So made up a bracket for that , with fuse box for lamba, fuel pump, ecu power etc and relays for fuel pump etc
Remade mamy gauge pod
more soon hopefully
mike
Done some more :mrgreen:
Engine out and very dirty looking bay
started to give bay a clean up
Dirty dirty
Much better :mrgreen:
One very mint batterytray
best advise on a way to protect this ?
and one of the very few bits of rust shes got :mrgreen:
gonna have to really crack on with this if I want it at ford fair
got loads of new bits for it, .. koni suspension kit , full power flex
bush kit, new tank, fuel pump , fuel lines, all the brake pipes getting done (dont actually need doing lol ) , new steering rack, tcas,4x wheel bearings,new brakes all round ....... you get the idea
more soon
Been at it again all this week To take the whole boot floor down to bare metal, to get rid of all the rust blisters
Some mid way progress pictures
Then started finding more and more of the dreaded tin worm
someone elses "repair" of drivers seat mount
Offside rear inner sill
Offside rear outer sill
Bottom or rear wings still in very good condition
so today I made a start on the rust
so thats one bit done and you can also see in the last pic , the boot floor all primed up
Also been other little bits in the evening like cleaning my exhaust up
Will be doing some more tomorrow so will try upload some more pics then
mike
Done a bit more sunday
drivers seat mount , someone's idea of a repair
So this happened
much better
Sorted surface rust out in both front inner archs
More soon hopefully
mike
Still going over here
Pic of drivers seat mount how ive done it ( does this look right ? )
boot floor all painted up
Both front archs are now painted
Front panel has been cleaned and painted
n/s rear floor pan Welded up
Also tackled the last major bit of rust on o/s/r sill
didnt realise just how bad this bit was
Then I emptied the inside of crud and had a good hoover out to get rid or all the grinding dust etc
today I masked her for schutzing
Now have a week off away from these sort of jobs ^^^
So I am hoping to get a lot done on the orion
more soon mike
More done
Underside all shultzed last weekend
Clutch release fork top bush was fubar , so turned up a new one on the lathe out of brass
Rubbish photo but here it is fitted to gearbox
And as it was raining that day , I also made up all my brake pipes
Next day I took one look at this ..... and thought f that
so fitted up a load of other bits , new rack,new poly rack mounts most of brake pipes fitted,refurbished mymaster cylinder , painted my servo and fitted to car
Fuel pips and front to rear brake pipes fitted
Rear tower bushs on
rear shocks fitted , originally I wanted coilovers but didnt see the need for road so Ive gone for konis instead
Rear anti roll bar bushs and new genuine drop links went on then fitted it to car
Built up new fuel tank put that on too and new handbrake cable on too
stub axles fitted
Hope to get some more done this weekend , just the wiring side of things is bugging me
Cheers bud
Done some more throughout the week
My fuel pump hanger was rotten so made a new one out of sheet aluminium
and sytec bracket
Hung engine in last weekend
Fitted up both front shocks and put rebuilt hubs on
Wondering about making some caps for the top of the shocks
Also bought one of them chepo manifolds off ebay and to be fair it isn't that badly made , probaly made of some rubbish grade of metal and will most likely crack
Been cleaning up drive shafts and cv joints on my lunch breaks at work
shafts looking smart and new boots
Fitted up inlet tonight
Also got given these , wont end up fitting them but I think they look bloody cool
More bits done
Determined not to get beaten by the rain , I whiped a temporary tent up
Fitted radiator and fan
Got few bits bk from the powder coaters today
So promptly fitted the gearbox and got the cross member fitted tonight
also bought some brand new genuine cosworth calipers and carriers off ebay which also came with some ebc pads too, result ...just need the discs now
Dummy fitted front brakes just to check all fits well
Rear wishbones and springs fitted
Exhaust fitted and rear end back on its wheels
Front end bolted back together
And on all fours
Front brakes on and system all bled up
Headlights where looking a bit sad , so bare metaled them and etch primed still need to finish these
De-tangoed my indicators
turned out my old radiator was fubar so luckily sourced a brand new ford item
I have had the car running but having a few issues with wiring still
Still ticking along
Plan on having the bodywork sorted and had a respray by the time ford fair next comes around
Also really want some new wheels ,thinking team dynamics pro race 1.2 or 3.0 or compomotive mo5 8) any suggestions?
So I've ordered wheel arches, full sills ,wings and I've got to order a front panel ,also made a start on my other 90 spec as the one fitted at the minute is hideous haha
I've always disliked the cut out in the front bumper for the tow hook ,so made a removable cover for that 8) and opened up the lower opening ready for some later power increases though I haven't finished it yet
Currently working on getting my brembo front calipers sorted , brackets have been made my engineer
Only logical place to mount them was here in this position
So had my engineer make me some brackets up
Look bloody massive
Just need to get the calipers powder coated and fit new seals now
Then I can get my new wheels and tyres on 8)
Then on to the rear brakes and carry on getting ready for some body work action :mrgreen:
and there we are up to date , will upload some more recent pics of it soon
so i thought i would start a thread on it
so ive been doing a few bits ...loads more to do though.
fitted my recaros and decided i wanted them to match the rest of the interior so this happened.
fitted my cossie steering wheel
fitted jag front brakes
fitted my gauge pod
saph spoiler painted then fitted
bonnet has got to be painted but looks good
decided i wasnt happy with paint
rear wing moped
starting to look good
then the camera went wrong
de-badged
Right ive been a been a busy bunny
90 spec front bumper replaced with stock
rear rs skirt removed
found a standard fuel cap (CHEERS MARK)
AND THEN THIS
I bouht carls old mfi cvh setup , I then stripped it down to check everything over cleaned and painted various
Bits very chuffed wiith the rocker cover
started striping bits off the ole girl
then cracked on... got engine out and one very dirty looking bay
gave it a quick once over clean 8)
then took the old tank off and replaced with mfi tank and pump
ready for engine etc to go in
pic of the boss's project
so saturday night it was left like this
the manifold is now fully wrapped
its finished now and have done 600 mile in two weeks with it lol
realy impressed with it
hope you all like
will add more pics soon
decided to crack on with the onion
bottoms of my wings and sills were getting very scabby so decided to do something about it !
i wire wheeled the scabby bits first then rust treated the bear metal then zinc primed
ive done same the other side and the whole sill
stone chip protection
then ready for paint etc
decided it would be rude not to fit my goodridge hoses
some pics of modded stainless exhaust
all done ...bonnet and mirrors have now been painted (and look lush)
thought i would chuck some pics of one of my mates onion on here (no sunroof) 8O
and MR G'S OLD EQUIPE still being loved by kenny :mrgreen:
sorting scabby arch on it
and finally some pics of my old orion being stipped (pm me if you need anything )
thought i would tackle the "little" rust scab in the wheel arch
then filled and filler primed
flatted that back and primed
then added lots of top coat
not a bad finish for a rattle can
next up is annoying rust on passenger door,which looks like someone has bodged before
also treated the old girl to some new wheelsand rear lights which came off B19 JUB on here (cheers bud)
bit close to calipers 8O
and also made up my own suede head lining
and a pic of some the orions i look after round here
Hi all ...hope everyone had a good Christmas
Update time
Ive been doing a few bits and bobs
Custom shelf
Bought some wind deflectors ,though im not sure if I like them
I then bought full leather cosworth seats : ) and believe me ,these are a absolute twunt to get in
then fitted new clifford alarm
fitted winter wheels because my orion has to work all year round
also had to fanny about with a mates wheels just for giggles
then about a month ago the head gasket had enough and left
so time came for that to be replaced
a couple of the bores had slight scores ...they may look bad but cnt feel anything with tip of finger nail
head gasket looking pretty rough
cylinder head striped and cleaned then sent off for skimming
valves cleaned up
head rebuilt and vernier pulley fitted
cleaned block face and new head gasket
head back on and tourqed down
starting to look a bit better
and here she is done running complete with noisy lifters waitng to pump up
missed driving her for a whole week
and finally last pics of my old orion
i was amazed by just how much rust it had in it
new bumpers and parked with some of the other orions and escorts i look after
Just some pics of where mines been hiding for few months
2 squeezed in : )
Also been given a zetec setup as a temporary engine to use till new engine is built late next year meaning I should be attending some shows next year
finally found time to bring my car back home , started to strip it down earlier today
Got lots of new bits for her too
Also been making a couple of bits
Ive always hated the way the tow eye sticks out the front , so came up with this
tow tube point of jag x-type with some triangular uprights for a bit of strenght
also needed some where to mount a standard zetec ecu So made up a bracket for that , with fuse box for lamba, fuel pump, ecu power etc and relays for fuel pump etc
Remade mamy gauge pod
more soon hopefully
mike
Done some more :mrgreen:
Engine out and very dirty looking bay
started to give bay a clean up
Dirty dirty
Much better :mrgreen:
One very mint batterytray
best advise on a way to protect this ?
and one of the very few bits of rust shes got :mrgreen:
gonna have to really crack on with this if I want it at ford fair
got loads of new bits for it, .. koni suspension kit , full power flex
bush kit, new tank, fuel pump , fuel lines, all the brake pipes getting done (dont actually need doing lol ) , new steering rack, tcas,4x wheel bearings,new brakes all round ....... you get the idea
more soon
Been at it again all this week To take the whole boot floor down to bare metal, to get rid of all the rust blisters
Some mid way progress pictures
Then started finding more and more of the dreaded tin worm
someone elses "repair" of drivers seat mount
Offside rear inner sill
Offside rear outer sill
Bottom or rear wings still in very good condition
so today I made a start on the rust
so thats one bit done and you can also see in the last pic , the boot floor all primed up
Also been other little bits in the evening like cleaning my exhaust up
Will be doing some more tomorrow so will try upload some more pics then
mike
Done a bit more sunday
drivers seat mount , someone's idea of a repair
So this happened
much better
Sorted surface rust out in both front inner archs
More soon hopefully
mike
Still going over here
Pic of drivers seat mount how ive done it ( does this look right ? )
boot floor all painted up
Both front archs are now painted
Front panel has been cleaned and painted
n/s rear floor pan Welded up
Also tackled the last major bit of rust on o/s/r sill
didnt realise just how bad this bit was
Then I emptied the inside of crud and had a good hoover out to get rid or all the grinding dust etc
today I masked her for schutzing
Now have a week off away from these sort of jobs ^^^
So I am hoping to get a lot done on the orion
more soon mike
More done
Underside all shultzed last weekend
Clutch release fork top bush was fubar , so turned up a new one on the lathe out of brass
Rubbish photo but here it is fitted to gearbox
And as it was raining that day , I also made up all my brake pipes
Next day I took one look at this ..... and thought f that
so fitted up a load of other bits , new rack,new poly rack mounts most of brake pipes fitted,refurbished mymaster cylinder , painted my servo and fitted to car
Fuel pips and front to rear brake pipes fitted
Rear tower bushs on
rear shocks fitted , originally I wanted coilovers but didnt see the need for road so Ive gone for konis instead
Rear anti roll bar bushs and new genuine drop links went on then fitted it to car
Built up new fuel tank put that on too and new handbrake cable on too
stub axles fitted
Hope to get some more done this weekend , just the wiring side of things is bugging me
Cheers bud
Done some more throughout the week
My fuel pump hanger was rotten so made a new one out of sheet aluminium
and sytec bracket
Hung engine in last weekend
Fitted up both front shocks and put rebuilt hubs on
Wondering about making some caps for the top of the shocks
Also bought one of them chepo manifolds off ebay and to be fair it isn't that badly made , probaly made of some rubbish grade of metal and will most likely crack
Been cleaning up drive shafts and cv joints on my lunch breaks at work
shafts looking smart and new boots
Fitted up inlet tonight
Also got given these , wont end up fitting them but I think they look bloody cool
More bits done
Determined not to get beaten by the rain , I whiped a temporary tent up
Fitted radiator and fan
Got few bits bk from the powder coaters today
So promptly fitted the gearbox and got the cross member fitted tonight
also bought some brand new genuine cosworth calipers and carriers off ebay which also came with some ebc pads too, result ...just need the discs now
Dummy fitted front brakes just to check all fits well
Rear wishbones and springs fitted
Exhaust fitted and rear end back on its wheels
Front end bolted back together
And on all fours
Front brakes on and system all bled up
Headlights where looking a bit sad , so bare metaled them and etch primed still need to finish these
De-tangoed my indicators
turned out my old radiator was fubar so luckily sourced a brand new ford item
I have had the car running but having a few issues with wiring still
Still ticking along
Plan on having the bodywork sorted and had a respray by the time ford fair next comes around
Also really want some new wheels ,thinking team dynamics pro race 1.2 or 3.0 or compomotive mo5 8) any suggestions?
So I've ordered wheel arches, full sills ,wings and I've got to order a front panel ,also made a start on my other 90 spec as the one fitted at the minute is hideous haha
I've always disliked the cut out in the front bumper for the tow hook ,so made a removable cover for that 8) and opened up the lower opening ready for some later power increases though I haven't finished it yet
Currently working on getting my brembo front calipers sorted , brackets have been made my engineer
Only logical place to mount them was here in this position
So had my engineer make me some brackets up
Look bloody massive
Just need to get the calipers powder coated and fit new seals now
Then I can get my new wheels and tyres on 8)
Then on to the rear brakes and carry on getting ready for some body work action :mrgreen:
and there we are up to date , will upload some more recent pics of it soon
Last edited by Mikeyorion90; 22-09-2016 at 11:07 PM.
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Pictures sorted
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When you copy and paste off Orion Register... don't just copy and paste your posts, go into edit post and copy that version with the image links...
Once you get it I'll edit my above post and you'll be back on track
Ps nice to see you on here too..
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Nice
17's? Looks a different car with them on, needs a coil cutting off the front
17's? Looks a different car with them on, needs a coil cutting off the front
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Looks well, as said, definitely needs to come lower at the front!
Could I be a pain and ask a question about the exhaust, how much did you extend the tailpipe for the exhaust to fit your car? a friend has an ERST exhaust for me but he said he may as well extend it for me while he has it but we are unsure how much to extend by
Thanks for any help!
Could I be a pain and ask a question about the exhaust, how much did you extend the tailpipe for the exhaust to fit your car? a friend has an ERST exhaust for me but he said he may as well extend it for me while he has it but we are unsure how much to extend by
Thanks for any help!
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Looks well, as said, definitely needs to come lower at the front!
Could I be a pain and ask a question about the exhaust, how much did you extend the tailpipe for the exhaust to fit your car? a friend has an ERST exhaust for me but he said he may as well extend it for me while he has it but we are unsure how much to extend by
Thanks for any help!
Could I be a pain and ask a question about the exhaust, how much did you extend the tailpipe for the exhaust to fit your car? a friend has an ERST exhaust for me but he said he may as well extend it for me while he has it but we are unsure how much to extend by
Thanks for any help!
Some extend the tail pipe which imo looks s!!t...
Looks better if you extend on the join from the middle section to back box
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