right here goes a few weeks ago my blocked cracked due to ice! so a rebuild is now on the cards,started stripping down the engine got the botom end out so just gotta decide what i wanna put back in, current spec is stage 3 head t3 turbo,i do wanna get a full set of samcos and some other shiny bits,just gota decide whether to go zetec or standard bottom end put some pics of progress up tomorrow,let us know what u thinks. simples

 

how do i add pics?

 

use photo bucket mate, then copy paste using [IMG

 

 

what it looked liked when it was running

 

keep it cvh mate.. looks sweet

 

has any1 got a nice set of compomotive mo's or escort rs dogleg alloys i can buy??

 

cvh mate cheap 2 repair
love red frst's

 

 

 

just a little update,on stripping the engine down this weekend ive found all the pistons are chipped, 3 valves have bent and 2 valves have snapped other than that and the 12" crack across the front of the block,lol, all seems 2 be good,will get sum pics of it up 2morrow

 

keep up the good work

 

all the best with it

 

another little update,ive got myself a low mileage rs turbo engine picked it 2day, so spent today getting it ready 2 bolt back in,got a few little things left to do should be pretty much in the car tomorrow,keep 4gettin to take pics and then when im about 2 my missus wont let me touch the camera (oily hands!)lol so will take some in the morning and get em on 2morrow hopefully thnax for the support guys

 

hurry up get some pics up lol

 

right,made some progress,the replacement engine i bought looked sweet but,me being me wasnt happy with that so ive stripped it,giving complete peace of mind knowing its all good,so got the bottom end in today gotta pick up a few little things tommorrow so by saturday it should all be back in and running fingures crossed, finally took some pics

nice shiny burton power head




box of tricks

 

nice mate,keep up the good work

 

awesome work mate will keep eye on this

 

Guess this is the one that was on ebay not that long ago , good to see you getting it sorted , nice to se someone is keeping it standard(ish), you wil se what mine is going through soon as will start my thread

 

engines back in completed,having timing done on wednesday,and m.o.t, glad its all sorted, yeah it was on ebay,gonna be back on there by next weekend will get some pics on today

 

why are you selling it

 

cus i dnt want it any more

 

its all done running motd and now on ebay very glad it works thnx 4 all the support