We took the car off the road straight after the Classic Ford Show and set about fitting some new parts in the engine bay ...
Engine as it was:
Out with the old:
In with the new custom manifold:
T2 Turbo from a Fiesta RS Turbo
Bolted onto my new manifold with the water hoses etc.
A view down the back of the engine:
Oil lines running to a small oil cooler behind the front bumper grille:
Oil return welded to the sump
My first turbo turned out to be knackered and blew oil past the seals and through the exhaust
Managed to source another and get it delivered on the Thursday before Ford Fair. Got it all fitted and running on the Friday night, but then my alternator went and that was that. Put an end to me taking the car to the show which I was quite upset about. Other things hadn't gone to plan too, so maybe it was for the best.
Oil pressure sender, hooked up to a gauge in the car:
A view of the bay with the air filter, intercooler, hoses, heatsheild etc. fitted:
Fan on the intercooler:
Big ass dual cone air filter with heatshield:
A couple of other photos of the bay:
Gauges inside the car. Left - Outside air temp, Middle - Boost Gauge, Right - Oil Pressure:
I have also added on the Unichip Boost Module and hope to get the car mapped in a few weeks time. Hopefully it should be running around 160-170bhp
New brakes added - Panther vented, drilled and grooved discs and EBC Greenstuff pads. Stops well
