Originally Posted by Zetec_mk4_XR3i

Here's a quick thread on my wee run about cos i'm deadly bored at work - got it pretty cheap and just put a couple of bits on it I had lying about to make it respectable lookin - its a clean wee shell for its age:





But not the quickest car - 1.3 with 4 spd box lol so out it comes:



To be replaced with a 1.8 zetec 16v from a K reg XR3i:



Here's my old man stripping old engine for some parts we need for conversion:



Nice empty bay:



Hairdo putting a new timing belt on - (with a hammer??)



Then, hey presto its in!








And a couple of more recent pics:







Its been a great conversion, suits the car down to the ground, goes well for 105 bhp and its been super reliable since it went in apart from a dodgy wire on the starter!

Hope yous like her