MK2 Orion RS1800i zetec. . . 16X8 Comp TH's and on its ar*e
01-09-2009, 09:51 PM
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MK2 Orion RS1800i zetec. . . 16X8 Comp TH's and on its ar*e
My latest runaround, didnt want or need another car but it turned up at the right price local so i had to bid on it off ebay 
My winter hack, one poverty spec 1300 Orion I won, been cleaning and stripping it ready for paint and a heart transplant
My efforts so far
This will be my winter runaround, hope to have it completed within a few weeks long as I can find a decent zetec engine to fit to it 8)
It wants a few bits of welding on it, but dont they all . . . IMO its a clean one and it was cheap
The plans for this one are just a quick respray in red, cheap and cheerful job but should look
15 inch Steelies or Saff Cossie wheels ( lattice style Wanted, PM me if you have some cheap, budget build )
Slammed, no interior, just the dash and 2 front seats ( probabley fit a pair of cheap Recaros )
The finally fit a Zetec lump in it, ever a 1800cc 130bhp, or a 2000cc 136bhp. I've got a spare RST LSD box that will get chucked in
Still plodding on with the Zetec Turbo build in the other one
The rebuild thread . . . https://passionford.com/forum/restor...he-making.html
Cant wait to have it running
And a pic of SEV which I recently Sold
As you can see I like my Orions . . .
My winter hack, one poverty spec 1300 Orion I won, been cleaning and stripping it ready for paint and a heart transplant
My efforts so far
This will be my winter runaround, hope to have it completed within a few weeks long as I can find a decent zetec engine to fit to it 8)
It wants a few bits of welding on it, but dont they all . . . IMO its a clean one and it was cheap
The plans for this one are just a quick respray in red, cheap and cheerful job but should look
15 inch Steelies or Saff Cossie wheels ( lattice style Wanted, PM me if you have some cheap, budget build )
Slammed, no interior, just the dash and 2 front seats ( probabley fit a pair of cheap Recaros )
The finally fit a Zetec lump in it, ever a 1800cc 130bhp, or a 2000cc 136bhp. I've got a spare RST LSD box that will get chucked in
Still plodding on with the Zetec Turbo build in the other one
The rebuild thread . . . https://passionford.com/forum/restor...he-making.html
Cant wait to have it running
And a pic of SEV which I recently Sold
As you can see I like my Orions . . .
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01-09-2009, 10:33 PM
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Ive got a soft spot for the orions to mate,my old man had a 1.6i ghia years ago,i loved that car,good look with them 2.
04-09-2009, 08:20 AM
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Wahay!! I've lost my Virginity!!
i spotted that on ebay last week and was tempted to put bid on it aswell,but am finking off gona save up and get me another mint mk1 to play with,wish i didnt scrap my last mk1 a few weeks ago for Ł50,but had no choice,it was even worth Ł1500 and had Ł2k spent on it few weeks before i brought it in march,but my mk2 is keeping me busy,get to find out today if iv bent all the valves wen the cambelt let go last week..good luck with the project,gona be one good sleeper,fink should leave sum 15"steels on though.....
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04-09-2009, 01:04 PM
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I got a set of 15 inch steels off a fiesta fusion so have a look for some one breaking one of them i payed Ł40 for the set from a breakers
Should be a nice car when its done if it looks like your old one
Mark
Should be a nice car when its done if it looks like your old one
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04-09-2009, 03:05 PM
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i have a stage 2 zetec matey 1.8 130 should 150-60 ish now just the engine if ur intrested only covered 29k since rebuild have the mtx75 too,
400quid all in sat in my shed your choice dude
want more info pm me fella
400quid all in sat in my shed your choice dude
want more info pm me fella
08-09-2009, 09:06 AM
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Looks mint matesuch a clean car.
All your previous projects have been awsome. Keep up the good work mate, well worth the end results, kinda makes me want one now too!!!!
such a clean car.All your previous projects have been awsome. Keep up the good work mate, well worth the end results, kinda makes me want one now too!!!!
14-09-2009, 09:05 PM
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Somehow this has gotta be ready for paint at latest Friday afternoonIts still a cheap project, its just not staying as sleeper looking as originally planned
Its now having a 90's spec RST front bumper colour coded, I've had it lying round for years, so with alittle prep work, should look as new again
My road trip on Fri/Sat clocked up in total 599.9 miles, which was from Crewe to Aldershot, from there to Hornchurch, then to Chelsmford, then to Ipswich and then home via 2 road closures
On this trip I picked up a few goodies off club members, a Saff spoiler, some 40mm lowering springs, which will have to be modded, its going on its a**e I think, a 130bhp 1800 zetec lump, rst front brakes, and SEV's old Mondeo wheels!!!
Alittle welding is needed to make it solid again, but for its age its a minter, I just need the days to be longer
15-09-2009, 12:10 AM
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Good thread,where do you have your car painted mate?
18-09-2009, 08:59 AM
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11-10-2009, 03:25 AM
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The respray got put back a few weeks due to not getting all the welding finshed on it before my Hols. . .
So now im back, I've got stuck into it. . .
Yesterday it finally got towed away for paint
With some help, Yesterday afternoon I left it looking like this
So now im back, I've got stuck into it. . .
Yesterday it finally got towed away for paint
With some help, Yesterday afternoon I left it looking like this
11-10-2009, 04:27 PM
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I've still gotta get the 90s spec bumper ready for paint and the Saff spoiler . . .
Then drop it off with him in the week, I forgot about the spoiler, hence no holes in the boot, I'll just have to go steady with it when its back to avoid to much paint damage
Might even wip the spoiler off the zetec turbo shell and just make a template up off the boot lid holes for ease . . .
Will bolt straight on then
Then drop it off with him in the week, I forgot about the spoiler, hence no holes in the boot, I'll just have to go steady with it when its back to avoid to much paint damage
Might even wip the spoiler off the zetec turbo shell and just make a template up off the boot lid holes for ease . . .
Will bolt straight on then
11-10-2009, 05:01 PM
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love orions
saw SEV last week at shakey in stratford looked mint was think of asking bout doing a deal with the sierra lol
you should YB 4x4 the project not seen an orion done yet seen a few mk3 and mk4 escorts
Do it
saw SEV last week at shakey in stratford looked mint was think of asking bout doing a deal with the sierra lol
you should YB 4x4 the project not seen an orion done yet seen a few mk3 and mk4 escorts
Do it
11-10-2009, 11:39 PM
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Got a text while at work tonight off the lad whos painting the Orion. . . Well, a pic . . .
I asked how was it going on and had he managed to get any primer on the Orion
All the shell is painted, to be flatted and polished tommorrow after inspection.
Just the bumpers, mirrors and spoiler to do, Not bad considering I dropped it off sat morning
Sorry about the pic quality, doesnt seemed to have sent right to my phone ???
I asked how was it going on and had he managed to get any primer on the Orion
All the shell is painted, to be flatted and polished tommorrow after inspection.Just the bumpers, mirrors and spoiler to do, Not bad considering I dropped it off sat morning
Sorry about the pic quality, doesnt seemed to have sent right to my phone ???
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12-10-2009, 05:48 AM
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nice looking base car mate.ive always loved orions,had a few myself and yesterday i picked up a black mk2 1600i ghia in good condition which was and still is on pistonheads.
good luck with project ill be mooching over this thread every now and again for progress
good luck with project ill be mooching over this thread every now and again for progress
12-10-2009, 06:36 AM
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nice work mate, if u need the wiring diagram for the zetec loom will this do you
right, just given rodders the low down and thought id copy the list over to here. basiclly, on the wiring looms, theres a bunch of wires that comes from the main engine loom and connects to the car loom, these are all the wires you need to connect into the fiesta loom! theres a plug there so if posible, chop off 3" or so of the donor cars wiring loom and solder the plug into your fiesta loom, this will enable you to remove the engine loom complete from the car for whatever reason.
the wires on that plug and what they need connecting to are:
black/green = ignition live
brown/green = water temp gauge
black = 4amp ignition live
brown = earth from fuel pump *RELAY*
red = 4amp perminant live
brown/wite = earth
green = revcounter (the revcounter should work as normal with no messing about)
if youre making youre own fuel pump relay cricuit (easiest way) then insulate and disregard the black/red wire.
if you want to make youre own fuel pump relay circuit, its easy! get yourself a relay from halfords or wherever. itll have numbers on the pins which you need to connect up as follows:
87 - perminant live (from battery 30amp fuse if using erst pump)
86 - switchable live (ignition live.....from ignition)
85 - earth (to the brown earth wire mentioned above)
30 - accesory (to fuel pump)
make sure that the fuelpump hosuing isnt in anyway earthed to the car as this will blow the fuse and the pump wont work! ( Embarassed )
you should always use an inertia switch when running an electric pump, you should put this somewhere in the feed to the fuel pump and screw/bolt the inertia switch uprght to the shell, then you will need an earth from the fuel pump to the chassis.
aswell as these wires theres one or two earths in the main engine loom that should be connected up to the shell.
do all that and you should have a working zetec loom!
**the list of wires above are from an escort loom, fiesta and mondeo looms MIGHT be different**
right, just given rodders the low down and thought id copy the list over to here. basiclly, on the wiring looms, theres a bunch of wires that comes from the main engine loom and connects to the car loom, these are all the wires you need to connect into the fiesta loom! theres a plug there so if posible, chop off 3" or so of the donor cars wiring loom and solder the plug into your fiesta loom, this will enable you to remove the engine loom complete from the car for whatever reason.
the wires on that plug and what they need connecting to are:
black/green = ignition live
brown/green = water temp gauge
black = 4amp ignition live
brown = earth from fuel pump *RELAY*
red = 4amp perminant live
brown/wite = earth
green = revcounter (the revcounter should work as normal with no messing about)
if youre making youre own fuel pump relay cricuit (easiest way) then insulate and disregard the black/red wire.
if you want to make youre own fuel pump relay circuit, its easy! get yourself a relay from halfords or wherever. itll have numbers on the pins which you need to connect up as follows:
87 - perminant live (from battery 30amp fuse if using erst pump)
86 - switchable live (ignition live.....from ignition)
85 - earth (to the brown earth wire mentioned above)
30 - accesory (to fuel pump)
make sure that the fuelpump hosuing isnt in anyway earthed to the car as this will blow the fuse and the pump wont work! ( Embarassed )
you should always use an inertia switch when running an electric pump, you should put this somewhere in the feed to the fuel pump and screw/bolt the inertia switch uprght to the shell, then you will need an earth from the fuel pump to the chassis.
aswell as these wires theres one or two earths in the main engine loom that should be connected up to the shell.
do all that and you should have a working zetec loom!
**the list of wires above are from an escort loom, fiesta and mondeo looms MIGHT be different**
12-10-2009, 08:15 PM
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Right, the car comes back tommorrow night . . . wont be any pics though as its just gonna get parked up behind the gates under the carport then off to the next job
Will get on with the rebuild on wednesday evening, so pics then of the shell painted
My work tonight with a few bits of old bumper and old number plates, managed to fill in some rather big holes a previous owner decided to chomp out to fit a intercooler
Plastic welded up a rather battered 90's spec front bumper so its ready for filling and paint . . . I got given this over 2 years ago, knew it might come in handy one day, just didnt realise how bad it was lol.
However it turns out, its gotta be better . . . and will look 8) on POV
Will get on with the rebuild on wednesday evening, so pics then of the shell painted
My work tonight
with a few bits of old bumper and old number plates, managed to fill in some rather big holes a previous owner decided to chomp out to fit a intercooler 
Plastic welded up a rather battered 90's spec front bumper so its ready for filling and paint . . . I got given this over 2 years ago, knew it might come in handy one day, just didnt realise how bad it was lol.
However it turns out, its gotta be better . . . and will look 8) on POV
13-10-2009, 04:28 PM
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Quick pic for you all as its back 
Dead chuffed with it for the money, well worth the effort . . . now let the rebuild and engine swap commence :mrgreen:
Dead chuffed with it for the money, well worth the effort . . . now let the rebuild and engine swap commence :mrgreen:
17-10-2009, 04:43 PM
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Alittle more progress 8)
90's spec Recaros, windows, locks, and handles fitted
New headlights on order along with clears :mrgreen:
More later
90's spec Recaros, windows, locks, and handles fitted
New headlights on order along with clears :mrgreen:
More later
18-10-2009, 03:11 AM
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A couple more random pics
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18-10-2009, 03:27 AM
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Just to compare Ford raidient red to tractor red
Its not a million miles off :mrgreen:
Its not a million miles off :mrgreen:
18-10-2009, 04:27 PM
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, front and rear will have black stripes put in 