So, given this wasnt just a "buy and drive" car, thought I better throw up my progress so far

Bought in blackpool





and brought home on a low loader




As soon as it was home, I started noticing more and more bodges







There was a couple of redeeming factors. An 1800 zetec bottom end, samco hoses and loads of stainless (if youre into that)

Then, running it on the drive, all the water hoses seems to be pressuring. First instincts were H/G, so I did a quick compression test. 150, 150, 100, 60psi PWND for not testing this car properly,

So, dropped the water



Ripped the header tank and swirlpot off



Ripped the head off, and found the reason for the fail




So, thats gone in the bin, replaced by a standard ford job.

Seems prev high tensile bolts were used



But I wasnt chancing reusing them, so ordered some new ones

Got the head off



and found this cheeky little number in there



Nicely does it. I have ordered a vernier for this so that I can time it up properly

Head back from a cheeky skim and pressure test



and a pile of stuff waiting to go back on



But while its off, thought I would take the opportunity to wrap the exhaust manifold and downpipe






Today, I torqued the head back up



and there she sits at the moment




Just waiting for my mate to drop off a standard inlet, rocker and charge carrier and then she should be back together. Going to drop the oil and put some decent stuff in, and hopefully, fingers crossed............ everything will be fine/

The saga continues..............

 

at least some one is fixing it the right way what the rest of the body front looks ok'ish surface rust is it

 

Good work mate...

 

So, Kent adjustable vernier has turned up tonight, but on looking at it............... it doesnt really seem adjustable




I can see the markings, but the bolts have no elongated bits on them, so how does that adjust?

 

Looking good Mr Lemon.

 

Good project will be watching out for this one!

Good to see you taking care of it!

Keep plenty of pics coming!

 

Nice car shame some monkey has bodged it. Keep the updates coming.

 

Acquired more parts over the weekend, much to our lasses dismay

Parcel shelf:


ewwww, bit manky. A quick rub with some 1001 and hey presto:



Then my friend dropped off a standard rocker cover and charge carrier so I can get rid of the bling. I told him I wanted standard...... what does he leave behind my car...



LOL

So, broke out the big guns





Will get that painted standard silver this week. have put the shiney shit back on for now as it will have to come off after 100miles to check the torque on the headbolts.

Also picked up a set of MINT 88 spec front seats to resplace the torn ones in the full trim set that I am picking up from Telford next week. Christ, I am going to be busy.

Next job, fill header tank with water, drop shitty oil, kick it over with no spark plugs in, then hopefully she will fire up

 

So, some more little bits and bobs done.

Got her fired up after a little issue of not draining a lifter so the inlet valve was holding open a touch.

Then this:



88 spec seats bought. Went to take the 90 specs out and the floor in the drivers side was wet. Bugger. So, I thought "sod it" and jumped straight in at the deep end



Ripped the carpet out and soaked the car. Found the leak to be an old hole under the battery tray, so a 13mm nut has solved that issue. Its all back in now and much cleaner, plus shit actually stays in place!!

Then this eve I got home to a nice few parcels on the table:



That would be my Cossie 4pots and vibbratech mounts then

 

Ive seen that city link parcel before lol im glad to see you got them

 

LOL. Driver nearly had a hernia, was piss funny

 

Poor bugger lol it was a bit heavy i was at work when it got picked up and my poor mate tried picking it up and thought he pulled his backout and when i spoke to him he wanted to give me some of this funny as fook lol

 

Thought I recogneised this s2, was it offn warley rd in blackpool?

 

Unbolt it and... voila

 

It was deffo from blackpool. Looked like a caravan site, lol

 

Reminds me of my old mecury grey rsturbo! Still miss it abit.

 

Havent done much since the last update.

Got the car running, but the idle was f**ked. Dragged it up to Chorley St Garage in Bolton with the AA man behind me in case I broke down, lol.

Its been set up for now, but needs a proper set up by the likes of MSD or NMS, which it will be getting in a couple of weeks.

My mate is having it next weekend to sort this lovely bit of wiring out





Once that's done we will know if its getting the proper amount of juice to the fuel pump to flow properly, and it can be set up.

In the meantime, will install my gauges where the radio was, so I can keep an eye on oil pressure, oil temp and boost


Anotjher issues has also arisen.......... bottom end seems to be breathing a little heavy at the moment. I am not sure if this is down to where the oil return is plumbed in, or whether the rings are fucked. I will do a leakdown test this week. In te meantime, homemade catch tank FTW



Then I took to installing my older 88spec trim panels instead of the creamy 90 spec ones



You can see the difference here


and on removal of the panels, I was greeted by a lovely sight






ewwwww, thats fucking GRIM!!! I cant wait to find an 88 spec head lining

On the upside though, my Goodridge banjo-ended brakelines have turned up


That means I can now fit my cossie 4 pots and 283mm grooved discs.......... AWESOME!!

 

nice thread mate this is gunna look good when done

 

What a mess

 

Hi there great thread I'm over in Bolton mate I'm in the process off building mine up your is looking pretty good up to now you going to remove the roof lining then and inspect the car or just leave it ps let me know
If ya need any bits Iv a few bits knocking about

 

Tell me about it, im going to be sorting all that (and more) out next weekend

The car looks like it has had about 5 different alarms/immo fitted in its lifetime

Had a look over it the other week though and it seems a fair solid car so worth spending a few (will be lots) of pennies on

 

Tripod, I am on the hunt for an 88spec rooflining, so will swap it as soon as I find one.


Moonie, I am sure the box of beer on the passenger seat and the cash in your wallet will make up for a little soldering here and there

I was thinking today actually...... you still have that brake bleeding kit?

 

Scrap it...

 

So, had the car running for a little while. Used it for a couple of trips here and there. Had it booked in with my mate for its rewire this sunday. However, on thursday night, the car had other ideas.

Drove to Morrisons in the rain to get some food. Car started to misfire a little, then cut out. Rolled it into a space and went to do my shopping. Got my mate to come tow me home and ditched it on the drive. No way I was pissing about in the rain.

So lay in bed later that night and though "I am sure that fuel computer was beeping at me when I set off, but the gauge said 1/2 tank" LOL. Ran out of petrol havent I.

Next day, waled to the garage, got 10litres of suer, poured it in, and proceeded to turn the key.............. fuck all. Just turning over. Hmmm.

So, I whipped the plugs out to check them



Oh deary me. They shouldnt look like that. So, then took off the top boost hose



At this point, I just wanted to take an axe to every panel

Seems the rain has been pissing through the bonnet vent onto the shitty K&N cone filter, seeped through and collected in the metering unit. As I have turned left into the car park, its all poured into the boost hose and been sucked up into the engine, hydrolocking it, probably bending a rod. So, all that hard work over the last couple of months has gone to shit, and the bottom end is now scrap.

So I better get stripping it down ready for a replacement engine




I think thast rod may be bent



Bores seem to have a lip on them anyways, with no hone marks



and as it stands, a boot full of bits




Plan for this week is speak to engineers, see how much to block oilways in another zetec bottom end and braise oil breathers into the block. If that cost is going to be sky high, I will throw a standard 1.6 CVH engine in it.

 

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Ferriday engineering used to do a ZVH head gasket, it has the oilway hole on the zetec covered over so no need to have it blocked off.


Ginger


.

 

Still needs the breather and oil return braising into the block anyways

 

***UPDATE***

Pick up new engine

Attempt to get engine out with bricks and jacks after being let down 2 weeks on the run for an engine crane

Fail massivley

Rent crane from HSS

Put dent and scratch in Sandras bumper getting crane in/out.

Get old engine out, put new engine in.

Forget what sensors go wear because some fucking dimplow has replaced all colour coded sensors with new black ones.

Tempt Moonie with beer to come plug correct sensors on.

Charge battery up.

Attempt to fire up. No running. Turning over, no spark. Get annoyed, walk away.

Decide to put the effort in, fill header tank with water.......... see water drip from back on inlet. Get worried.

take plug one out for comp test. Down on comp. Think "Hmmm, might be low comp engine."

take plug 2 out......... piss wet through with coolant.

Lose will to live. Close bonnet. Get really...... REALLY angry.

Put all spares up for sale



Go buy Renaultsport Clio 172

 

So some one sold you a tossed engine?

 

Dunno if its tossed, or my inlet was cracked. Lost all hope with it.

Gonna.order a new gasket kit next week and go at it with fresh eyes because I cant take many more setbacks with it.

I just want it fixed and sold. I dont want anything to do with it anymore

 

Thats a bit s##t someone selling you a shafted engine like

whats the plan now you cant give up get6 it stripped and find out whats went wrong

 

Will leave it til next weekend.

Weather is wank, and if I spend my time outside the wife will nail my bollocks to the door

 

why not try sell it as it is phil?