Just out of curiosity, where did you get the engine from in the pics of the new ka?

Looks like my old one, with the bosch leada and the red/ orange rocker cover and red bottom end.

 

bigcos off fiesta turbo i think it was.

 

Good to hear your still sticking with it Sy.

Euan is ready to pack ours in any day now, hope the holiday cheers him up.

JAmes

 

its my old engine. he bought my silver fiesta turbo for £500 as the turbo had blown.

What else did you get off the car?

The bottom end will need a set of piston rings as the oil cap kept blowing off the the boost was turned up, also the big ends are a little noisey. i fitted a new water pump, head gasket, 4x exhaust valves and a complete head rebuild.

I hope you didn't pay 2 much 4 it

 

£750 for everything we needed. I drove it and it went okay and boosted fine. Will do the job. Im just getting it in and running.

 

escort cosworth rims
sorry about the link fella my mistake

Keep up the good work
Keep us posted

 

What a top car!

How much are Ka's going for these days? I might get one after the fiesta project

 

Prices vary my mate John got the green one for about 650. I paid 2650 for mine and they go right upto 11500 for a brand new sportka SE

For a project id £1000 was reasonable. Just make sure its NOT got pas.

Been offered 5k to park with mine as it is, gonna do some serious thinking.

 

A cheap one with no power stearing would be good.

So I should be looking for one for about a grand!

thanks

 

5k - not a bad price, considering the damage, but just think of all the money poured into it!

i´ve hit another prob. james took it to ava to get set up. they reckon that i need a standard actuator, as the one i have is holding 12 psi minimum.
but, unfortunately, thats the least of my worries. fuck knows why, but they reckon the big end bearings are on there way out. well, the thought this to the extent that they stopped the run, before i got a graph. thats an engine out job, if i remember correctly??
also, there seems to be an oil leak from the back of the turbo - fuck sake.

i´m going to have to write a ´how not to do an engine conversion´post when/if i get it running. absolutely scunnerred with it now!

oh well... ´never said it would be easy.. only worth it´ and all that shit.

glad your sounding a bit more positive about your beast sy.

you get my pm about dropping by circa 4th jan?

Euan

 

5k for something u put so many houres in to does it seem worth it and also the amount of money hope ya dont sell it but at the end of teh day up to you

 

Hello mate, I'v been reading your thread and your work is quality, it looks so fresh!

I'm currently in the process of trying to get a 2.0L zetec s lump into a Mk5 fiesta 1.25. And i have found no help anywhere I don't think many people have carried out this conversion I was wondering could you point me in the right direction
I had a look at you website- Katurbo.co.uk, and I'm sure what you have done is what i will need to do, as the rs turbo blocks are mounted in the same way as the zetec s blocks.
This is probably a long shot but I'm sure the floor pan on the ka is the same as the mk5 fiesta's and puma's, what modifications did you carry out on your engine mounts to hold the block in position, did you need spacers to drop the engine down like they do on zetec turbo's in mk3 fiesta's? Did you use the original ka drive shafts?Man i've got loads more questions but i feel harsh asking them all at once

Ps keep the Ka it's a beast!

Cheers for any help Aaron

 

Engine bays are different as far as i know, so wouldnt be able to begin offering advice about something i know nothing about sorry.

The puma and Ka's are definately different and im sure the mk5 will be the same as the puma.

Sorry i cant be more help.

Euan, resend the email with your plans, we will sort something out re 4th Jan!!

Sy

 

Right, the rebuild has started.

Been collecting a few bits for it.

Got a set of front arches to replace the damaged ones.
Borrowed a wheel to stick on there so i can drive it to garages for quotes
Tracked down a Manta mirror Cheers Andy B
Hopefully going to be collecting a second hand door in the next week.
Also ordering a set of these to replace the Ronal R10's.

Was a tough desicion to find something id liked to replace them but these are 6kg each so it a good weight saving as well as looking hard as nails.
Going for 15"

 

Glad to hear its going to be back on the road.

Those wheels will look crazy with the breaks behind them!!!

JAmes

 

git... lol waiting for a set for me rs for 2 months... in 15" and black too...

but as there going on a sweet ka it`s all good...

come on rimstock.... we want our rims lol

 

took a while to look all the way through your post but well worth it glad to hear you are keeping the beast as it truely is a beast

its made me really want a ka now even standard power one its just the way yours looks so low with the centre zorst and the wide archs and that interior truly are jealous of it

maybe a new project to start when i sort myself out

big respect to you for doing such a project and keeping it at the end of it

 

Hi Sy,

I see you've got your rims now?

 

No mate, no new rims as yet. Haven't heard from you since before xmas about the schmidt and at the moment im stretching money as far as possible. Still interested in them if we can get the price low enough. suppliers are open again tomorrow so ill be quote hunting again.

Went to see the Ka today to fit the new mirror and front arches as best i could to make the car road worthy to get some quotes. Took it for a quick spin and im getting serious steering issues from the damaged side so will need to strip it all down and find out whats bent

Some pics of it now

sitting on its new borrowed rim with the wing gaffer taped up for safety


yet more new bits added ££££


Borrowed rim looks awesome, shame i can steal the rest of them

More updates as they happen.

 

Looking good mate, keep it up! And dont lose that enthusiasm

 

blakey,seen ya KA about ipswich,for a KA i really like it,rims look the muts nuts!!
nice project u have here aswell,turbo in a ka,who would of fort it

 

looking good mate the rims u picked look hard as !! hope when u strip it down nothings to bent and u can sort it

 

It will look good with those dark wheels on, be sure to snap up some pics of them on the ka when they arrive.

has the front suspension bedded in the way you wanted yet? Still looks a little high!

 

Oh, and BTW, the car looks as hard as nails mate.

 

gorgeous mate really really like this ka ,.. prob only one ive ever liked

 

me to lol

shame the rs lump is such a tight fit would love to build a ka ZT

p.s the black rims r all good lol make sur e u attend ford faid and fitp this year u can take me for a spin

 

sy mate got any more updates on eather car??

 

looking good .

 

A few more updates.

Alloy - the suspension never really bedded in as much as id liked it to have, i still have the 8" springs in the garage to fit though.

Ben - The ZT will go in no problems as the CVH isnt even a tight fit really. Plenty of room all round the engine. Im building a zetec n/a for a mate after summer so ill let you know how it goes!

Billy - enthusiasm for my car has all gone now im afraid. I cant find any suspension damage so i think it could be the chassis leg decided to break the car now to release funds so i can buy a TT

Engine conversion for ford Ka Now on ebay!!
CLICKY CLICKY!

 

very sad to see ya break the car any updates on the other one u was building ? best of luck on wat ya get next

 

i dont like ka`s but this 1 is changing me mind. Respect!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Ahhh, thats a shame Sy, good luck to you whatever you do mate.

Im gutted for you.

 

such a shame

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...948570166&rd=1

at least you tried to be different!

 

Like that ka very much! How naughty can a ka be! A shame for the crash... Hope you'll get it repaired soon!

Greetz Ramonster..

 

SyKaTurbo, So what happend?? Did you get the TT??

 

What a snazzy looking car and what a shit that someone spoilt it for you.

You did good!!!!

 

Cheers for the comments Anna!

Billy. By total coincidence i pop on here for one of very few times since Jan not only to see my post on the first page but also your car, still not finished but looking Fucking awesome! Looks like a seriously nice job your doing.

I didnt get the TT in the end. They were going for far too much than i could afford. I did however go for an Audi, 1.8 20v turbo, quattro! But an A3! Its been modded a little and has a chip taking the engine to 220bhp at 1.5bar of boost. I will eventually be going for more power.

A few pics of the beast
Euro Smooth

Fat 10" wide rims!

S3 Recaro Interior retrimmed by Farrari

A TV/DVD

Arty Shot

Porsche Boxster S Calipers with Golf R32 335mm discs!

Some bass to go in when i get a few hours


Not a ford but a very lush car!

 

Oh and im still waiting to hear from the insurance - what a ball ache eh. Car is now mostly stripped though. I still have all the pink, the shell, the engine and the ronals!! It may come back one day if it doesn't all sell. Who knows.

For some pics of the one I am building for a mate see here
http://photobucket.com/albums/v714/S.../3k%20blaster/

Its nearly all finished now and we did it all for less than 3k including buying the Ka like i hoped!

 

Thanks for you comments mate

By total coincidence also, *Anna* is my other half and we have been toying with a Ka Turbo for her, so i hunted down your thread to see how things were going. Only to see it was about 6 or 7 pages down

Any how, i like the £3k Ka - my kinda budget too

Do you know if Blakey's is still on the road?

 

Yes and still thinking about it!!!!!!!

The audi looks well smart. Is all the pink bits still in good condition?