I completed my track car in the spring 2006 was great fun but really needed more power,
I found a granada cosworth very cheap near me so I could do the usual swap which should provide enough power to keep me happy for this year

this is my track car



this was the donor granada



started the removing the engine this week,



front panel cut off to make it easier



It's coming out!!





she's out!!!





got the engine out yesterday, next week I will remove the running gear from the sierra, will update with more as I go on

steve

 

Good luck mate. You'll love the 24v. Reliable (touch wood) and loads of smooth power.

 

started to remove the engine/box from the sierra today, I have the benifit of a 4 poster in the unit so it makes working under it very easy!



Exhaust removed



after doing most of the work required underneath (prop removed etc) I started in the engine bay



removed the rad and leccy fan to make more space and reduce the risk of damaging it.



this is how I left it tonight, will remove the engine tommorrow hopefully.



steve

 

Got the engine out today had a couple of problems but it's out



jacked it up as high as I could to make life easier



dropped out to the floor



problem number 1 In my haste I forgot to disconnect the lower heater pipe so as the engine dropped down it snapped the pipe off doh!!!



engine bay is good with no rust does need a bufty clean tho!



removed the engine from the x member and found 1 engine mount knackered I do have a spare tho..



had problem no2 when I removed the front diff yet again in my haste I had forgotton to drain the sump and dropped the full contents of the sump on me and the floor!!



this is how I left it tonight getting there!




steve

 

get it done lazzy git lol

 

good work

 

Finally got the engine into the car today, went in fairly easy in the end, so might see it complete and running in the next few weeks, fitted the new fuel lines under the car first and also ran the new engine harness into the car before the big lift.









how I left it tonight



steve

 

i had an xr 24v in the very same colour only bought it like that...............great car,does it bolt straight in???

 

virtually yes , you fit the sump and pick up pipe off the 12v engine and fit oil return adapters from the heads to the sump, the engine will then bolt to the 4x4 box and in she goes!

steve

 

god stuff ive just bought an x rally 3-door shell,thought there was a lot more in+the wiring i suppose

 

the wiring was sorted by "mark 24v wiring" on here I sent him the loom and he modded it for me, he has done loads of them

steve

 

Dont say too much about me you not tried to start it yet lol

 

It will work Bro (i hope lol)

Steve.

 

hello m8, won't be long now,been working on the car today and got it nearly done in the engine bay, just need to sort the exhausts then sort the wiring inside the car, only a few to wires to connect thanks to you

one question re the rev counter take off, the green wire at the old coil I connect to which is it there is 3!!
one to the coil and then two connect to a small black box not sure which wire it is

hope to have it running at the end of next week when I can get down to the unit to get it finished

steve

 

You should have 2 green wires that join into 1 at some point its the smaller of the wires that you need to cut and join to send me a pic of what you got so i can just make sure were talking about the same thing lol

 

will pm you a pic tomoz m8 cheers

steve

 

well a quick update, over the last couple of weeks I have fitted all the ancillaries to the engine in preparation to start it up.
sorted out the wiring and was ready to give it a go..
turned over on the starter.... and fook all happened

to cut a long story short tonight I finally got it to run

had a few wiring issues but a big thanks to "mark 24v wiring" on here who spent hours on the phone to me working through the wiring.
cheers m8 much apprieciated
just need to sort the exhausts out now and a few bits to tidy up then it's ready for testing..

steve

 

Any time m8 i'm glad we finally got there wasn't looking forward to a 6 hour trip lol

3 weeks to tidy up and get ready loads of time

 

Just a litle update, the engine conversion is complete, so today I removed the rear beam so I could weld the inner sills on both sides at the back and the chassis on the drivers side, the rust wasn't to bad to be honest and was soon done, I fitted a granada 24v rear anti roll bar as this is much thicker than the tiny xr one, I also fitted some lowered uprated rear springs from a 2wd cossie, the car had always looked too high at the back as i couldn't find any rear springs to fit it last year although the front was lowered.
fitted the rear beam back up tonight and then tested the car on my industrial estate where my unit is and it went very well, deffo faster than the old 12v engine

I will test the car at my local kart track next week ready for it's first track day of the year at donno on the 1st july
the pics show the difference between the hight of the rear before and after the springs were fitted.

before


after


btw the spec is
24 valve cosworth engine
magnex ss exhaust
4x4 cosworth front brakes
koni's all round
stripped out, full roll cage and harnesses
16" michelin slicks (17" wet set up aswell)

steve

 

That looks ace Bet it's great fun! Just out of interest, how heavy is the engine and does it effect handling?

 

cheers m8.
The 24v engine probably weighs about the same as the 12v one as the heads on the 24v are alloy, the rear felt much tighter round my estate with the new rear setup than previous, will know more next week after I have tested it properly.

steve

 

That's good then, should be quite a lot faster? Bet it sounds the part anyway!