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thanks mate, i want to learn to paint so i can do everything myself, thanks for reading it and the praise

another full day and more progress has been made








so the engine is ready to go in money pit... however first i have to painstakingly strip and label the loom in the RS








doesn't look much but i just have to remove the fuse box and the alarm then i can just cut the loom out of moneypit and carefully install the loom.

heres some pics of the goodies i've removed.






more updates tomorrow

jonnyrsturbo

why you taking the rst lump out of the money pit?

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i lost my job when the conversion was complete baring hte wiring so i couldn't afford to insure it (as this is just a toy not my everyday car) so it sat there waiting for me to sort the wiring, so i sold the engine to my friend... now i've bought this RS2000 to get my car moving again so i can have some fun on the track

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yesterday:

looms out of RS2000





rs2000 taken out to pasture



have a vid somewhere or it being moved around on a forklift lol

loom stripped out of moneypit ready for new one to be installed

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today

started fitting the loom in moneypit







some lexan windows arrived... cool or what



test fitted my 16s.. not sure i like them




this is how much insulation (bag is full) and loom came out of moneypit

carfixz

good work mate, and its so much more satisfying if you are able to do most of it yourself

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aye... i'm hoping i've got the wiring all plugged in / spliced right should hopefully get the dash back in tomorrow

fezzajsy

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getting there slowly

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thanks mate, hope to have it running sometime next week, as i'll be working this weekend

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Some more updates...

sent my powerflex wishbone bushes to Area-6 to be fitted to a set of there camber adjustable lower arms.

Got a Toad Cat 1 fitted, this may cause me some problems if the car looms not quite right :O but i'm hope



Got a load more of the wiring done and tidied up, also put the battery in place just so it felt like progress




took the hubs, coilovers, drop links etc etc off so i could swap the steering racks






took the subframe off to fit the ARB bushes... its neigh on impossible to get the rear bolts without doing so
fitted the RS pas rack while the subfame was off - just realised i didn't take a pic of the new arb bushes i fitted





Got it all back together and fitted an engine mount...



...I've nearly got all the niggly jobs done so the engine installation should be quick and painless, at least thats the plan! i've got a busy weekend with work so i'll be looking to get a full day in on monday and get the engine in, maybe fired up

also i sold my cosworth morrettes a few weeks ago but have had a change of heart and obught some more

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Proof I fitted the polybushes yesterday



fitted a new aux belt while the engine was out due to poor clearance when fitted



replaced the rear engine mount as the one on the car was fcuked



was going to ask about these two fuel lines but i figured it out... i hope



got the car jacked right up, slipped the engine under to decide if i'd forgottern anything..
and then without any further thinknig i hoisted it upand bolted it in, everything seems to be working out and all my prep work appears to have done

the trick.






and is it just me or should the engine be sat lower in the bay??



placed the old headlights and the front bumper on the car to remind me what it

looks like.

sexr3i

Badass, nice progress.

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thanks mate... just want to drive it again then i recon come winter i'll tidy the shell up underneath

sexr3i

Know the feeling mate, mine's been off the road aaaages too, just about ready for paint now though.

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got the rest of the engine ready to run barring a few auxillery bits and pieces... however its not running because the fuel pump isn't priming... i've got a few wires to identify before the interior loom is complete, i'm going to wonder out to the garage later and get the haynes out

tested out my morettes, and i think they will look the nuts



engine bay: lots of little bits of progress to note


wires :S



first pair are on the drivers side of the dash loom.. fook knows what they are as i didn't label them (fail)
one red one brown with white stripe


this is the door pin switch wire is it not? brown/red


and this the other side one? brown/red


now i think these four wires a re a mjor part of my problem
ones grey with a red stripe
grew white stripe
bright green/turqiose
blue with red stripe


the alarm is wired to the inertia shut off inline with it, the problem i have is the fuel pump wiring is all brown
the loom i'm usiong and the fuse box are all from the same mk5 rs2000 which was a complete running car, only the rear car loom - fuel pump / wiring is original (94 escort) i think i'm five wires away from having it running

hai07222

Looking good now. keep it up

What did you do with the mk 5 shell?

jonnyrsturbo

lookin good matey keep it up

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its even barer now and off to be crushed

rostill2007

nooooooo oh well at least the other car will be better for it lol keep the updates comin an all the best with sorting out that fuel pump problem

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its ok i've still got the shell i'll knick the fuel pump wiring from it

3i_gaz

i think you've left an earth off matey

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i've done some more research and i think its due to the incompatible 5b and 5 wiring... so i'm going to use the mk5 fuel pump wiring, should have it running tomorrow!

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started building the mk5a loom into my mk5b, fcuker still won't prime though, hopefully have it sorted tomorrow.

heres how it looks now

madmack99

good luck with that m8

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anyone know what that frikkin box is, is it something to do with the central locking etc... i know the central locking module is on the drivers side next to the fuse box... but that little black fcuker i'm sure thats not helping me grrrr

sexr3i

Dude, to get the fuel pump working, just splice a feed off the ignition relay, (which I assume is clicking?) then earth the opposite wire to pin 22 on ecu, this should make the fuel relay click when ign comes on. Then run a big fat live from your power block on battery thru fuel relays other axis, straight to the pump. Earth the pump on the chassis.

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yeah cheers fella i've had it bridged manually, just wanted to get it work off the key.

right pictures of my fuse box etc:







right turned it over with the fuel pump rigged to 12v and it stil wouldn't run.

am getting 9.3v at the coils while turning it over, so assume its sparking

any thoughts?

sexr3i

getting power at the ecu? is your ign relay clicking?

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which pin is the ignition live to the ecu?

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Right got some good friends coming round on sunday to help me get the car going and build it back up, so here are a few more bits and bobs i've got recently

First off got my self a helmet for track days so i don't have to pinch my dads anymore
really supprised with the quality given how cheap it was.






Ford lower strut brace - this brings my total strut braces upto 3




Momo race wheel, not cheap but a nice piece of kit and 350mm so not a stupid little wheel reducing accuracy





oh and a boss to go with it




A smooth cossie grill which should finish off the front end of the car



And finally my Area-six lower arms, i don't know which bushes ian usually has fitted but i opted for powerfled ones as thats whats going on the rest of my car and they have a very good rep






oh and found this; made me chuckle

sexr3i

Yo, got it running yet? ECU live should be the red one.

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phils tidy reinstall of the rear lights








and video footage!...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNckLySGTOg

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arch clearance (or not)



finally me and phil cleaned up

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got a tonne of help from three good mates from ford-force.com philxr2, Jam and xBenn - wiring god

sadly it lasted two days and is now back to not injecting... sure it'll get sorted, just might mean another visit from my good friends

hai07222

Coming along nicely, good work!

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ah but did you watch the vid?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNckLySGTOg

shame its dead again, not injecting now

hamspeed

That looks so tidy and quite familiar, RS accessory all the way! Should have the power to match too...

What happened to your cage in the end? I'm looking for something similar for my own MK5a Project but I cant seem to find anything suitable...

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I sold my cage... as don't need it yet and liberated the money instead.

as for the car my friend is coming to sort the wiring properly this weekend so i can hopefully get it tracked later in the year

Rs Adz

will be a top project when you hoping 2 get it on the track

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not sure when it'll be on track but heres the recent updates

7th may 09

Its Alive!

Its Insured

Its MOT'd

Its taxed!!!!!

















still plenty to get on with, but this will be my daily driver for the next couple of months :P

17th may (fitp)
few recent pics

doing the brakes before mot


on the brake rollers loads of room there :P


few pics underneath while having my alignment done at FST