Engine had blown at Santa pod. As engine is out wanted to tidy up the engine bay area as has not really been looked after.

Engine out



Think it has had some paint work on the front valance as the paint has gone really manky and has cracked.



Cause of Engine 1 Failure



More twist than torvil and dean

 

ouch

 

Lots of work ahead

 

What caused that then?

 

 

Not me, Honest. The actual car was bought by a friend of mine @ 58K miles. He had it for a while and blew the diff. It has sat for three years garaged and after alot of convincing he started to get it going again. Replacement diff. Bit of work here bit of work there. Oil not changed. Started up every week. Revved the fook out of it. Oh then he decided to Race a Fiesta RS Turbo from cold. Then. THE ABOVE.
I managed to pay a small sum for it and put a second hand engine in to get her going again now I want to get it to a clean spec car at the front and under the bonnet.

 

good luck mate

 

Will have some more pictures up in a wee while.

 

lesson learnt - shouldnt race fiesta turbos!!

good luck with tho mate!

 

bloody hell :gayflag:

 

good luck mate

 

Not me,


Sorry was dragged to blue water to Christmas shop today so will have to wait before I get back to the garage to do some more.

 

Been to do some work today.

New front calipers on, and hoses replaced as it has been off the road so long.

A nice MSD ERST Chip installed onto my ECU (Thanks again Stu)

Erm, Cleaned and polished the body.


Been a bit of a mare. My car is in a garage at a council block.
Pushed the car out so I could do the brakes. Coul not push the fooker back in. Could not get it over the lip of the sliding garage door. Had to ask 2 Chavs if they would help, but they did so
Then went to lock the garage door. went really stiff, I thought a key aint gonna beat me!!! it didnt SNAP. No Key. Garage not locked and Car in a garage block on a council estate with a Sierra Cossie parked by the side of it and all stuff for me and my mrs house when we get one.

Phone the council. "Yes sir that'll be Ł400 for us to come out and fix that"

Yeah right ok.
So screwed the door shut with a pine shelf (I'll be dead if she see's that) to the actual frame of the doors.
Any way Lee SHUT THE FOOK UP And pull up the dam pics.

Here they are.

 

Bottom bit - Decided to underseal here before any other paint.

Not too bad really. Seen worse.

Close up of that cracking I mentioned.

Not all the way through, not 100% sure what to do here.

 

Had an hour or so stripping some more 'In the way bits' from the engine bay yeaterday. Nothing to report so far.

 

Been too the garage today and sat in the passenger seat for a hour or so. She looked so dam sad with no engine in it.
Put all the arse up in the air and debating weather to put disks on the back or just a major overhaul of the back brakes.
Will update soon as on holiday for two weeks as from 28th Feb

 

Just pulled car home, so on my week off I can go outside and be reminded I have lots to do and actually pull my finger out.

 

Lee good luck mate. It'll be all worth it in the end matey

Looking forward to the pics

 

Sorry for pic quality. Had to use mobile phone as cant find the digi.Wow, first time in ages I can Update.

Just cleaning up the surface rust both sides. I am very suprised how Clean these are.



Now The plan for the car is to use it, when I want. Not worry to much if their is a bit of shit on the road or wet. I may be slated for my approach but after some thought I feel this is the best option for me.

Now what I am doing here is applying a skin of Stone chip/Underseal (Not too thick) I will then prime and topcoat onto that.



Even inside the bay neat the front will get a dose. (Not sure if Heat will have any problems here. But only doing near the very front.



Also gonna have a t_cut (G3) and polish as to be honest Its just tidying up rather than getting it into any awards ceremonies.



Engines. The main bit.

Out with the old.


Clean up and painting of New lump.




Thats it for today

 

 

Mini Update. Weather been a bit up and down so not done much. A little sad I know but look!!




Just need to get a heat shield for starter motor now.

 

Are you going to do the whole manifold lee and the downpipe?

 

Yeah, Will be. c

 

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Now some more.

 

works looking good mate..!!!

 

Good pics Lee. looks good

 

Some essentials. New engine mount. New nuts/washers for the Exhaust manifold and gaskets.

 

SHE RUNS, Wait will post pics

 

 

Looking good mate, good news, how does she run? Where did you get the zorst wrap from? MORE PICS!!!

 

Adam, Was suprised, after the initial 1 minute of running like a sack of shit, a little pop a little barble then that was it.
Had a nightmare with some of the hose clips buut been to Halfords today and replaced all of them. Just need to indicators for front and put lights in, then Tax then WOOOOO HOOOOO!

 

 

Sounds good Lee, and hope u get your "glow" sorted

 

A good day for me. All finished bar a few little interior thongs

 

Lee

Interior thongs?

Glad its sorted! mine may be up and running this weekend!