hey guys

jus though i would share some pictures of my new enigne i will be fitting to my ka!

i picked the enigne up from caerphilly and managed to shoe horn it into my boot of my car not great but has some comedy value



picked up the engine and loom ecu , box etc etc for £350 which i thouht was good!

these are wip pics of me stripping the engine excuse the mess first time i ve done this and i am a bit un organised tools every where lol





thought i have come across one problem and thought i 'd ask before i broke anything, there is an oil return pip from the turbo coming ino tthe sump its bolted to the main bearing casing, i removed the bolt, then tried to move it and it wont budge any ideas or hoe to move it so i can changed the main bearing shells?



pistons out



pistons a bit more organised awaiting new big end bearings and piston rings

i have sinmce fittednew rigns and big ends, currently gotta fit mains, then get my sump gasket kit from fords been waiting a week for it. as they said they didnt have a kit any where in ford uk

so its been delayed a bit

but so far i have bought

a recon t2 turbo
new high tensile head bolts
new water pump and gasket
new oil pump
new head gasket
new big end bearings
new main bearings
headgasket set
mild head work and head skim
new piston rings
new cam belt
new alternator
new alternator belt
and a few more thigns i forgotten!

i bought 90% of the stuff from fords there prices were very high considering the motro factors equivalent but i was advised to get all ford bits when rebuilding it as it would pay off in the long term.... i hope so

i am on the hunt for either a non pas rack and colum from an early ka or maybe looking at an elctric pump from a car to run the pas not shore which to do , the non pas option would be easier ut the pas option would be good! we'll see if i can find out what parts i need first then see if i am capable of fitting them!

i will keep this post updated as i progress slowly but shorely!

i have contacted a few people on here bout a 2wd saph intercooler jus waiting on replys that should keep the charge temps down sufficently! also been in contact with radtec about a possible radiator same size as the ka item but increase the thickness!

thanks for looking and what ya all think?