Muz's Escort RS Turbo Track Car. Bumper painted and fitted.
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Cheers for the comments lads. 
It will be at a fair few shows this year hopefully. Fiesta In The Park, Ford Fair, might go to watch 10 of the Best etc and it will get some abuse round track and the pod as well. Its not going to be wrapped in bubble wrap when its finished thats for sure!
Only had a couple of hours today so got it back on axle stands and made sure everything was tight underneith and fitted my exhaust.
Only had a couple of hours today so got it back on axle stands and made sure everything was tight underneith and fitted my exhaust.
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What a shit day! Boring read but....
Started off at 10am went to build the engine. Degreased and cleaned it all, ready for assembly. Went to fit the head and noticed that the cylinder 4 inlet valve wasn't fully sealing when the valve was closed. So had to run the head down to my brother who thankfully was about to go on lunch and re ground it infor me. brilliant.
Took the head home, built it all up with the manifolds etc. Put it on the block and the headbolts wouldn't fit through the bolt holes! They are the same re-usable headbolts I took off this enigne so couldn't understand why they didn't fit. Of course it's a new head to the old one but thought alll the holes were the same?
The two bolts together. CVH and 12mm ZVH bolts. You can see just how "beefier" the ZVH bolts are!
I came on here and read up nothing about having to re drill the head, so went down to my local fastners with the CVH headbolts off my old engine and got a set of 10 but in 150 length. Took them up to the yard they fitted the head perfectly but would screw into the Zetec block and if I wriggled then and pulled they would pull out of the threads? The only thing I could think was the engine builder drilled the CVH out to accept a larger/stronger headbolt. So thats what I did. Drilled the headbolt holes out to 12.2mm and I've fitted the head with the original 12mm ZVH bolts.
That also meant I had to completley strip the head bare and clean all the swarf out the re build it!
Then with these little set backs out the way I went about building the engine. Which becuase of all the set backs and running around only took 11 hours
Focus RS Headgasket
And built
Inlet set up.
Started off at 10am went to build the engine. Degreased and cleaned it all, ready for assembly. Went to fit the head and noticed that the cylinder 4 inlet valve wasn't fully sealing when the valve was closed. So had to run the head down to my brother who thankfully was about to go on lunch and re ground it infor me.
brilliant.Took the head home, built it all up with the manifolds etc. Put it on the block and the headbolts wouldn't fit through the bolt holes! They are the same re-usable headbolts I took off this enigne so couldn't understand why they didn't fit. Of course it's a new head to the old one but thought alll the holes were the same?
The two bolts together. CVH and 12mm ZVH bolts. You can see just how "beefier" the ZVH bolts are!
I came on here and read up nothing about having to re drill the head, so went down to my local fastners with the CVH headbolts off my old engine and got a set of 10 but in 150 length. Took them up to the yard they fitted the head perfectly but would screw into the Zetec block and if I wriggled then and pulled they would pull out of the threads? The only thing I could think was the engine builder drilled the CVH out to accept a larger/stronger headbolt. So thats what I did. Drilled the headbolt holes out to 12.2mm and I've fitted the head with the original 12mm ZVH bolts.
That also meant I had to completley strip the head bare and clean all the swarf out the re build it!
Then with these little set backs out the way I went about building the engine. Which becuase of all the set backs and running around only took 11 hours
Focus RS Headgasket
And built
Inlet set up.
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good work....
these are the threads i like reading. like twins escort is the little things that make up the whole thing.
welding in the catches from rs turbo rear seats into cossies so they fit like factory thats the shit right there lol
these are the threads i like reading. like twins escort is the little things that make up the whole thing.
welding in the catches from rs turbo rear seats into cossies so they fit like factory thats the shit right there lol
Too many posts.. I need a life!!
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felpro gastket in my escort at the mo. dun 3000 miles on it now and still going strong. and the zvh i'am doing this time will have one in it to................................................ .........
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Muz's Escort RS Turbo. 8TH FEB MORE BODGES FOUND AND FIXED!
Step closer to getting the engine in the car. Started off by drilling and tapping the inlet for the throttle body.
Then I fitted up the gearbox as the new Ford bearing arrived. 40 bloody quid!
Then I thought well the engine was out of the car I might as well fit a new water pump. What a bodge that turened out to be!
This was the "ZVH water pump plate"
Its was a complete mess. Designed to keep the 1.6 CVH tensioner and use the existing zetec water pump holes Whoever build this engine needs to be shot.
So got a proper water pump plate, drilled and tapped the block and fitted a new water pump.
You can see why you should use the 1.3 tensioner.
Drilled and tapped the tensioner holes and fitted it.
Now I'm putting the cranck position sensor on I need some help. This was also badly fitted so need to know how everone else has theres fitted.
Thinking about mounting it through the water pump?
Also what sort of distance should the sensor be from the 4 tooth disk?
Then I fitted up the gearbox as the new Ford bearing arrived. 40 bloody quid!
Then I thought well the engine was out of the car I might as well fit a new water pump. What a bodge that turened out to be!
This was the "ZVH water pump plate"
Its was a complete mess. Designed to keep the 1.6 CVH tensioner and use the existing zetec water pump holes
Whoever build this engine needs to be shot.So got a proper water pump plate, drilled and tapped the block and fitted a new water pump.
You can see why you should use the 1.3 tensioner.
Drilled and tapped the tensioner holes and fitted it.
Now I'm putting the cranck position sensor on I need some help. This was also badly fitted so need to know how everone else has theres fitted.
Thinking about mounting it through the water pump?
Also what sort of distance should the sensor be from the 4 tooth disk?
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ENGINES IN!
Just needs everything connecting up now.
Wasn't really happy with my front brakes and these came up cheap. Would have been rude not to.
Looks alot better. But then obviosuly my wheels didn't fit, and "my spare" set of 17's look crap. Cue these which should arrive in the next few days....
wrapped in 205/40/17 Kumho Ecsta KU31's.
Next up the timing. Need abit of help here. I know it would have been easier to do the cambelt out of the car, but the engine hoist had to go back Monday morning and I wont get the chance to use it again for some time.
I rotated the crank untill i piston one was at TDC and marked it...
Then looking at my standard pully I saw that the arrow for Cam TDC was directly opposite the woodruff key so set the cam to this but saw the timing disc lugs dont look right to me. Lugs circled, arrowing marking TDC?
Any advise before I put the belt on?
Just needs everything connecting up now.
Wasn't really happy with my front brakes and these came up cheap. Would have been rude not to.
Looks alot better. But then obviosuly my wheels didn't fit, and "my spare" set of 17's look crap. Cue these which should arrive in the next few days....
wrapped in 205/40/17 Kumho Ecsta KU31's.
Next up the timing. Need abit of help here. I know it would have been easier to do the cambelt out of the car, but the engine hoist had to go back Monday morning and I wont get the chance to use it again for some time.
I rotated the crank untill i piston one was at TDC and marked it...
Then looking at my standard pully I saw that the arrow for Cam TDC was directly opposite the woodruff key so set the cam to this but saw the timing disc lugs dont look right to me. Lugs circled, arrowing marking TDC?
Any advise before I put the belt on?
Wahay!! I've lost my Virginity!!
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Any reason for this?
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Timing is all sorted. Thanks to Jano.
Props to Martin at Reyland. I phoned him to see if he could match the price of a leading supplier, (as I'd rather give him the business) on some Stack gauges and he knocked 10% off their price and offered me some great fitting advice. SO thanks to him I'll have an assortment of Stack gauges keeping an eye on the engine sometime next week.
Props to Martin at Reyland. I phoned him to see if he could match the price of a leading supplier, (as I'd rather give him the business) on some Stack gauges and he knocked 10% off their price and offered me some great fitting advice. SO thanks to him I'll have an assortment of Stack gauges keeping an eye on the engine sometime next week.
yeh the brackets take into account the throttle cable so you have a tidy looking throttle body..
Shame about the fuel reg fouling the body the other way up. I see now.
Shame about the fuel reg fouling the body the other way up. I see now.
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New wheels arrived! Couldn't have come at a better time as now I can move the car around the work shop and get it trailored down to uncle Oddkidd to sort the engine out.
They are 17x8 ET 35. Which means....
I hope they dont need spacing when the 205 tyres go on.
Also sorted out my intercooler piping temporarily.
And got a new bumper I've started to play with.
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Off to Oddkidd creations in about 2 weeks so fingers crossed it will be ready for Fiesta In The Park
They are 17x8 ET 35. Which means....
I hope they dont need spacing when the 205 tyres go on.Also sorted out my intercooler piping temporarily.
And got a new bumper I've started to play with.
#Off to Oddkidd creations in about 2 weeks so fingers crossed it will be ready for Fiesta In The Park
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