Flywheel installed with ARP bolts.
235mm clutch (Centerforce Dual friction) original application was a 1988 SHO Taurus with a 3.0l Yamaha V6 220 hp. Supposed to have 90% more torque capacity than the factory Ford 235mm clutch for the SHO V6.
MTX-3 5 speed gearbox

 

Together at last

 

Uhhhh get it in the car and stop teasing us haha!!!

 

Its in!!!

Time now to remove factory wiring not needed, and to wire up the Haltech management.

 

can you get hold of those cam cover's and would you be willing to post me one to the uk

 

looks a good project mate, be nice to see pics of the car. and if thats a standard rst headgasget it wont last 5 minutes. you need a felpro that will take more power.

 

felpro r shite end of standard genuine ford is the way forward

 

Not true. A Ford or Payen gasket will take over 2 BAR of boost and 350BHP. Felpro gaskets are designed for an N/A engine and will fail under any real boost.

I'd be interested in a cam cover if you can get hold of one, Perry.

 

i stand corrected 10 years ago when i had my rsturbo everyone banged on bout felpro being the bollocks. i brought a felpro gasget listed for rst.... bastards done me lol

 

The standard RST head gasket is a high quality part.
The Felpro gaskets are terrible for the small bore 1.6 or 1.9 engines.
The RST gasket is very well engineered - take a close look at one and compare it to the
Felpoo gasket.

 

I will see if I can find another cam cover.
They look great with the matching efi inlet manifold.

They are very tall, and will not work with the RST inlet manifolds.
A side feed manifold would work I suspect.

 

No dramas there, Perry.



I also have a bulge bonnet so shouldn't have any problems.

 

North American standard Escorts 1986 models.
The GT version had side body moldings and plastic front and rear bumpers.





GT version 1989

 

Engine management wiring underway.
Fitted the RC Injectors 550cc low impedance.
Also fitted the billet adjustable fuel pressure regulator.

 

After some re-machining (shortening by 3 mm) the rocker arm pedestals (were incorrectly machined by manufacturer) the rocker arms are ready for installation.

Next I must finish the engine management wiring. (sooo cold out in my garage)

 

You any further with this build mate?

 

I have a Ferriday built 1800 cvh with a FRST EFi head and the block is defo taller than a 1600, about 10mm if i remember rightly. It's a pitty the 1800 never got that popular over here as if built right in turbo form there amazing, Pitty i can't get roller rockers for it though :-(


P.S.Nice build so far



Ginger



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Hello! This is a really sweet set up. I really like it. Can you tell me if you had any issues with the starter? Is the factory 1.9 starter ok? Or do you have to use a 2.3 starter?

 

Build is finally progressing again. Too much work, too little play time.

 

Nice one perey , is all the engine wiring sorted now?

 

The wiring is almost completed - waiting a fuel pump install and the wideband O2 sensor.

To answer an earlier post - yes I am using the factory 1.9 starter.

 

Any more updates on this Perry?