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Old 08-05-2010, 11:00 PM
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Dan j
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Default My mk6 escort 1.8 n/a van

Heres my van



I bought it not long ago with it being modded from the outset, i got it looking like this


It had fitted a new jvc cd player, escort gti alloys and a rs2k steering wheel, soon as i got it home it got modded.

Good bye rubber floor and deck chair seats and hello car carpet and mk6 rs2k recaros no pics as of yet.

Ford strut brace
Front has been lowered by 40mm on gmax shocks and springs,

Wrc bumper and morrettes


Air trumpets and van skirts

17" mille miglia spyders

Yep im a learner lol,pretty much after that photo i decided it was far too slow so a td engine was on the cards.
The TD engine is not in yet as i changed the turbo from a one thats cast into the exhaust manifold to a tdi unit which is separate from the manifold.
So with that there is a difference between the oil feeds from the oil pump


As you can see the bolt is a different size so i need a tdi oil pump and oil feed, heres some more pictures of the engine with turbo differences




Im also fitting a fmic from a saab 9000 cs


Looks like a good fit so far just need the pipe work to connect up, the down pipe from the new turbo fits perfectly my magnex exhaust system so that will be fitted. The fuel and boost will be turned up and the egr blanked off as its crap.



The only rust problems on the van and the rest is pretty clean, I got bored of waiting so i decided the asthmatic n/a engine need to come out




Tools used, trolly jack, spanners tow rope and a 3x2 levering lump of wood, didnt have a engine crane but the engine came out with a bit of persuasion.

Thats where i am up to so far but has had various bits fitted and a fair bit more to be fitted. Thanks for looking Dan