Originally Posted by
ben16i
yeah love the 16i specally black, wanted one since i was 14 when my dad had a silver one. I did have a white one a few years ago but done a deal with it for an anglia 105e with a pinto in it, and regretted it ever since. Then my wife bought me this one for christmas.
The engine spec is pretty much as it was when i got it, so i dont have an old flywheel im afraid but there is a bloke who lives up the road from me who has had 16i's for years, i will pop round and ask him if he has one as i know he has broke a couple for spares.
The RS turbo box was already in it, i do want to put a 16i box back in it but see if i can use a LSD with it.
Yeah the spots are cibies, not sure what i prefer these or the standard spots. Not sure what they have done with the exhaust, looks like a universal backbox, with no centre silencer.
I cant wait to see what it will do on the rollers, hopefully find out what the knocking noise is tommorrow, if its bad the burton cataloge will be coming out and the zvh on its way.
I have been watching your thread and the car is coming along very well looks a very good shell, the more i look at your engine bay the more i think about sorting mine out as its not the prettiest.
Your wife bought it, now thats good!!
With the g box im sure you can use the S1 box and put just put the 16i gearing in it. Tho dont quote me on that. Saying that tho the S1 box is pretty livley.
I remember my S1 had the original box and my mates S1 i gave him a XR3 unit was a noticable difference expecially in the 5th top end gearing.
Dont talk to me about burtons I made a worse mistake then opening the catalogue, i actully took a drive over there a few weeks back and ended up with not much change from a grand
I quite like the cibies on yours, theres a 16i on the S1turbo forum with a quadret of cibies (like yours but also replacing the 2 rectangular ones with the round cibies) and it looks so weird that it actually works!
haha, my engine bay really isnt anything to get excited about. I really have only very quickly tidied it up. I think it looks quite ugly now, its always been the escorts (well most 80-90's fords) biggest let downs is the some what ramdon mess od wiring loom and pipes.
I remember finishing my S1 and getting pissed off as id done all that work and the engine bay still looked so untidy.
Yeh gotta love the black 16i
I keep telling myself and everyone (my wife mostly
) that i promise to keep this one. I think i will for alteast the summer, but as much as i swore id never have another cossie after the escos, i just cant shake off the sapp in the back of my mind!
Id really appreciate you asking your contact, im hoping the flywheel on mine is Rsi, but if its not then i will need to buy one or get this one magnatised.
looking foward to some more pics of yours!
