leedsrhinos126

Engine is now ready to be fitted Im just gonna paint a couple more parts with red enamel paint to tidy it up abit more. And finally worked out how the alternator brackets fit on. Need to source a hoist then its all systems go.
MK2 FEZZY LETTERS WAS REMOVED EARLIER FROM THE SUNSTRIP SO NOW ITS JUST BLACK. looks gooood

leedsrhinos126

Ive got the 5 speed box with cradle and selector but appenently im missing a small piece or summat, not sure what it is

chrisyeovil

will make the car so much better on long runs, i had a 4 speed fiesta did my nut in on long runs!

RO13 rs cabriolet

any updates

leedsrhinos126

Well if I can get hold of an engine hoist for the weekend ill be stepping old engine out on Saturday night and start putting new one in Sunday and try get it running as ill need the car Monday so hopefully won't come across many problems.
Apart from that the car is going strong, doesn't miss a beat.

RSmark84

Get and paint the exhuast manifold Black or silver. Will look alot 'fresher'. Plus you can pick up ST/ST altenator brackets cheapish these days.

leedsrhinos126

Nah leaving the exhaust red, its a real excellent finish the pics dont do it justice. As for the alternator brackets i've figured out how they fit and now painted.

RSmark84

So once engine is done, whats on the list next? Recaros....?

MikeyRobbo

i spy that cherry bomb in the top right of that picture, that better not go anywhere near thins again your on the up now!

leedsrhinos126

Defo get recaro's as they do look ace and when I had a fiesta wi it had them wingback seats and they were real good to sit in.
These scooby seats are knackered with oil stains, gonna clean them up today cos they are a mess

E302WUA

Having read this thread from end to end I can quite honestly say that I am quite pissed off to see an already rare car in perfectly servicable condition pissed about with like that... What were you thinking! This is probably why there are not many MK2s left because all the ones in a semi reasonable condition have buggered them up. WHY OH WHY did you vandalise it like that!
I have had my MK2 for a similar length of time to you and it has similar low mileage. Spot the diference... Tasteful mods... not like its been driven through Halfords backwards and through Kwik Fit upside down.

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Johnny Knoxville

Thats a Fail on trying to block out your number plate, we can see its ADY 582D




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No no no no on the white lettering on the tyres

mjonathan24

iTrader: (1)

E302 WUA, I think your comments are a bit over the top... The poor lad is trying to make a car that he's proud of, yeah he's made some mistakes but he's learnt from them and the fiesta is starting to look pretty good..... Everyone likes different things and at the end of the day it's a fiesta not a Ferrari etc etc.

RO13 rs cabriolet

Got the engine and box in yet?

leedsrhinos126

Ye its in, I put it in yesterday But not without its problems, let's just say it'll be on my drive for a while. The engine is a mk3 escort cvh apparently so the engine mount I wrong, fits but engine is on an angle at to high on the o/s so bonnet doesn't fit. Alternator bracket is wrong and finally no way on earth will the dizzy cap fit on cos the master cylinder is in the way. Apart from this the engine and box is actually in the car, shame as it all went smoothly working on my own till the.problems appeared. Bummer or what
Now in need of a car for around £300 to get me about for a while till I source the parts and find out what to do with the dizzy.

RO13 rs cabriolet

Shame i have just sold a Mk fiesta 1.3 with 60.000 miles on it for £400 6months tax 12months m.o.t.And just uploading pics of the recaros ive put in my Mk fiesta

leedsrhinos126

A would av ad that off ya. There's no mk3/4 fiesta for this price round here anymore.

luke19790_3

get some pictures up, dizzy should be the same. think you have the engine to high

i had a mk2 with a xr3i engine in it

leedsrhinos126

Ye but u see its all about personel taste. Imo xr2i weels look wank so do pots but that's just my opinion so do xr2 spots they are just too big. So there you go i've done my car to my taste and you've done yours to your taste. I don't like the standard look of the mk2.

leedsrhinos126

Here's the result of that fecking mount DOH. Im not to bothered about this as there's loads of thread left on the engine and gearbox mounts so ill just stick spacers to compensate.

Here it is the biggest problem, now way that cap will fit.

Wrong alternator bracket.



Rad dont fit right but easy fix.

where do fuel pipes go??

Where do this go??

luke19790_3

engine looks to high

luke19790_3

just found this picture off a xr2 engine, mount looks different

leedsrhinos126

Coz it has the Escort mount which is slightly different. Can u give me any pointers on where exactly fuel pipes and water pump pipes and heater pipe goes, i've got the square top carb.

luke19790_3

doesn't look like my escort mount

RO13 rs cabriolet

Any updates on the car have you now got the engine sat right? And have you sorted the dizzy out yet?

3dr cossie

iTrader: (11)

looks like both sides of the engine are high, as should the dizzy not go under the master cylinder?

could the gearbox mount be wrong also?

leedsrhinos126

Only update is i've had to fit the 950cc back in, as the only way to get around the dizzy problem was to fit an xr2 brake bar, servo n master cylinder. (hard to find and would be costly so not bothering now).
so now running and back on the road.

Oh ye and just bought and Escort van to fix up and sell

RSmark84

Why dont you just get rid of the servo and master cylinder and use a compobrake kit?

You'll have space then, plus better braking.

chrisyeovil

LEAVE THE VAN ALONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! altough seriously am sure you have learnt alot buy now to have a fair idea of what to do with it, and they are a great way to learn to weld as i found out when i got a cheap escort van!

leedsrhinos126

Im not prepared to spend big bucks on the car atm

leedsrhinos126

I'll be selling the van shortly so im just gonna tidy it up abit until the logbook arrives back.
Patch weld on 1 sill
Escort GTI side skirts then paint white to match
Clean engine bay and interior
Its got a bad knock when driving think its a drive shaft check this tomorrow and sort it.
2 tyres need replacing and for the same price ill find a set Ford alloys.
Thats it job done nothing else

m4tt274

iTrader: (2)

dont put GTi side skirts on it

DanW@FastFord

iTrader: (1)

x1,000,000,000,000

It WILL look gash.

leedsrhinos126

I thought the GTI skirts would look ok. its only to cover up a dented sill

RSandy

iTrader: (1)

gti sideskirts will need extending tho i think? my mk5 rs2000 skirts werent long enough for van fitment anyways

leedsrhinos126

Heres a pic of my car as it stands now, just needs a wash. Hope everyone approves of my car now, looks good and running perfect with the 950cc back in. That fecking cvh engine and accessories for it cost me around £500 and i cant even use it so gonna see if i can get it sold now.

Woke up this moring with a fecking puncture in a front tyre but because of the cossie brakes up front had to swap it round. So using a pot as a spare for now, pots look naf imo on this.

studabear

you obviously have a incorrect combination of parts for the cvh fitment.

Its not as if you was trying a 1st time ever conversion

PileOfRust

i swear you couldve got engine etc for less than £500

Bernstien

Ok l ve been guilty of givin u stick before about your car but l think after comin this far with it only to give up on the engine conversion is mad you might as well go the whole way for a couple of extra quid really surprised the conversion stands you so much l think you would struggle to get tha money back again good luck with the build

leedsrhinos126

What i mean was everything in total
Engine £225
Rad and hoses £70 ish
Hiring engine hoist twice £95
Petrol going to get the engine 340 mile round trip £70
Paints, oils etc upwards of £50

All a waste of time and money as ill only probily get £250 for the engine now