ka zetec project
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im currently under taking a ka zetec conversion , the car is a 1998 ka basemodel with no powersteering, air con etc , the engine is a ford escort xr3i 130 ps 1.8 16v zetec
i started off removing the front bumper and standard engine from the car
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this is the rear gear box mount (with 3 t55 bolts holding it to the box)
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gearbox front mount (3 bolts i think there 13mm)
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and drivers side engine mount was 4 13mm bolts ,this is a pic of the standard ka mount removed showing the bolt holes used for the custom mount
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when the engine arrived i took a picture of the fan belt showing origional set up
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since this the alternator and bracket has been removed aswell as the idler wheel and fan belt tensioner and the powersteering pump and bracket , leaving the water pump and crank pullys.
im currently on the look out for a mk 2 fiesta xr2 alternator mount and adjustment bracket to be able to refit the alternator to the engine (this needs to be done because the standard alternator bracket makes the alt sticks out to far and will foul the front crossmember.
in the mean time ive removed the exhaust manifold and head sheild cleaned them up and painted them in heat resisitant silver
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ive also started cleaning up the ka gear box as it was plastered in oil from the standard ka engine (whichh was really really sick when i bought it)
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and ive also started cleaning up the inlet manifold
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i then bought an rs turbo rubber mount and backing cup
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the cup has to be modified to fit the engine i will post a picture of this shortly
this is the picture of the custom engine mount bracket that is needed , in this picture it is bolted the the rs turbo rubber mount
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and again bolted into the car (still needs to come off and be painted as its only in primer at the min
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ive also puchased an ecu just need an rs1800 /xr2i 16v wiring harness
aswell as the mk 2 xr2 alternator bracket and adjustment arm
next to do is remove rocker cover and prep and paint it and refit with new rocker gasket ,change the cam belt and once the alternator is fitted measure and fit new fan belt
so more to come
i started off removing the front bumper and standard engine from the car
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this is the rear gear box mount (with 3 t55 bolts holding it to the box)
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gearbox front mount (3 bolts i think there 13mm)
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and drivers side engine mount was 4 13mm bolts ,this is a pic of the standard ka mount removed showing the bolt holes used for the custom mount
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when the engine arrived i took a picture of the fan belt showing origional set up
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since this the alternator and bracket has been removed aswell as the idler wheel and fan belt tensioner and the powersteering pump and bracket , leaving the water pump and crank pullys.
im currently on the look out for a mk 2 fiesta xr2 alternator mount and adjustment bracket to be able to refit the alternator to the engine (this needs to be done because the standard alternator bracket makes the alt sticks out to far and will foul the front crossmember.
in the mean time ive removed the exhaust manifold and head sheild cleaned them up and painted them in heat resisitant silver
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ive also started cleaning up the ka gear box as it was plastered in oil from the standard ka engine (whichh was really really sick when i bought it)
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and ive also started cleaning up the inlet manifold
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i then bought an rs turbo rubber mount and backing cup
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the cup has to be modified to fit the engine i will post a picture of this shortly
this is the picture of the custom engine mount bracket that is needed , in this picture it is bolted the the rs turbo rubber mount
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and again bolted into the car (still needs to come off and be painted as its only in primer at the min
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ive also puchased an ecu just need an rs1800 /xr2i 16v wiring harness
aswell as the mk 2 xr2 alternator bracket and adjustment arm
next to do is remove rocker cover and prep and paint it and refit with new rocker gasket ,change the cam belt and once the alternator is fitted measure and fit new fan belt
so more to come
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cheers folks ive only gone for the 1.8 16v engine because this is the first conversion im doing myself and its the easiest todo , my aim is to do this thread with as much info as possible so any one who is interested in doin this can follow what ive done and get the confidence to do it for there selves.
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small up date
collected new rocker cover gasket , exhaust gasket and cam belt
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ive also took a picture of the mounting cup bolted to the engine (you can see what had to be modified to make it fit if you compare it to the other picture)
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ive also removed the rocker cover and old gasket ready to be cleaned up and repainted
also looked at the wiring and not sure on what ive got to do yet so any heads up would be great
more to follow
collected new rocker cover gasket , exhaust gasket and cam belt
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ive also took a picture of the mounting cup bolted to the engine (you can see what had to be modified to make it fit if you compare it to the other picture)
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ive also removed the rocker cover and old gasket ready to be cleaned up and repainted
also looked at the wiring and not sure on what ive got to do yet so any heads up would be great
more to follow
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i bet thats fun to drive
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and yea i no about the oil filter , a standard ka filter also fits the housing
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update again
ive cleaned and painted the rocker cover and started to take off the cam belt plastic cover , not totally sure how to remove the crank pully its just an engine on a pallet with no gear box connected any ideas??
had to stop after that because i slipped with the drill with a wire brush attachment on and it got tangled in my glove and has destroyed the skin on my thumb right down to my wrist ... doh!
pictures to follow
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finally managed to remove the crank pulley ,had to put engine on to my engine jack and rachet strap it down and on the back of the fly wheel there was a hole big enough to get a bar in and locked it up.
ive since cleaned up the crank pulley and water pump pulley back to metal and painted them in gloss black , and ive also removed the custom mount and painted that in gloss black .
sit rep
need a crank and cam locking kit to change the cam belt
1. remove cambelt, tensioner and water pump
2 fit new cambelt , tensioner and water pump
3. refit cam belt covers
4. refit crank pulley and water pump pulley
5. fit a cvh alternator bracket and refit alternator
6. fit new fan belt
7. refit rocker cover with new gasket
8. change oil and fit a ka oil filter(to clear bulkhead)
9. bolt gear box to engine (already fitted new clutch)
10. modify slam panel to fit engine
and then hopefully drop the engine in , hoping to have the engine bolted in the car in around 2 weeks if i can find the spare time to sort everything out
will post some pics up of stuff from the last session on it shortly
ive since cleaned up the crank pulley and water pump pulley back to metal and painted them in gloss black , and ive also removed the custom mount and painted that in gloss black .
sit rep
need a crank and cam locking kit to change the cam belt
1. remove cambelt, tensioner and water pump
2 fit new cambelt , tensioner and water pump
3. refit cam belt covers
4. refit crank pulley and water pump pulley
5. fit a cvh alternator bracket and refit alternator
6. fit new fan belt
7. refit rocker cover with new gasket
8. change oil and fit a ka oil filter(to clear bulkhead)
9. bolt gear box to engine (already fitted new clutch)
10. modify slam panel to fit engine
and then hopefully drop the engine in , hoping to have the engine bolted in the car in around 2 weeks if i can find the spare time to sort everything out
will post some pics up of stuff from the last session on it shortly
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update with pics (crap i no but was taken on my phone)
collected new water pump and a 1.6 cvh oil filter( just for peace of mind the cam belt, tensioner and water pump were only changed 3 k ago but i dnt want to take the risk so im changing them)
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ecu i purchased which is from a 130 ps xr3i 16v
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rocker cover painted in gloss black
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custon mount , crank pulley and water pump pulley all painted up in gloss black
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cambelt positioning picture just for reference
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random picture of the engine with out rocker cover but has the inlet loosly bolted up
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and a picture of the standard oil filter which is located at the back of the engine if this is left on it may foul the bulk head or may not be able to be removed with out droping engine off mount hence the reason of the cvh oil filter
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hoping to get engine ready to go in by the end of this weekend
also i have sorted a wiring harness just waiting for it to arrive
collected new water pump and a 1.6 cvh oil filter( just for peace of mind the cam belt, tensioner and water pump were only changed 3 k ago but i dnt want to take the risk so im changing them)
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ecu i purchased which is from a 130 ps xr3i 16v
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rocker cover painted in gloss black
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custon mount , crank pulley and water pump pulley all painted up in gloss black
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cambelt positioning picture just for reference
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random picture of the engine with out rocker cover but has the inlet loosly bolted up
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and a picture of the standard oil filter which is located at the back of the engine if this is left on it may foul the bulk head or may not be able to be removed with out droping engine off mount hence the reason of the cvh oil filter
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hoping to get engine ready to go in by the end of this weekend
also i have sorted a wiring harness just waiting for it to arrive
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cheers bud !
update
rs1800 wiring harness arrived today
as did the cam and crank locking kit
so ive removed old cambelt and water pump ,fitted new water pump fitted new cam belt ,fitted new rocker cover gasket ,fitted the freshly painted rocker cover ,fitted the cam covers ,refitted freshly painted crank pulley , refitted freshly painted water pump pulley , refitted inlet manifold and refitted new clutch - not bad for 2 hours work lol
tomorrow night consists of fitting the ka gear box to engine and bolting up starter motor. might even turn the engine over without using my hand for once lol
whats left ??
refit exhaust manifold with new gasket
fit new thermostat
sort the alternator mounting issue
new fan belt
trim slam panel
FIT ENGINE (i hope)
will get some pictures on a proper camera as my phone sucks lol
update
rs1800 wiring harness arrived today
as did the cam and crank locking kit
so ive removed old cambelt and water pump ,fitted new water pump fitted new cam belt ,fitted new rocker cover gasket ,fitted the freshly painted rocker cover ,fitted the cam covers ,refitted freshly painted crank pulley , refitted freshly painted water pump pulley , refitted inlet manifold and refitted new clutch - not bad for 2 hours work lol
tomorrow night consists of fitting the ka gear box to engine and bolting up starter motor. might even turn the engine over without using my hand for once lol
whats left ??
refit exhaust manifold with new gasket
fit new thermostat
sort the alternator mounting issue
new fan belt
trim slam panel
FIT ENGINE (i hope)
will get some pictures on a proper camera as my phone sucks lol
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standard pump mate just thought it best to replace everything as i dont no much about the engine , was told it had only covered 68k miles before the car it was in was written off.
cheers for the coments folks
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quick picture up date
new water pump fitted to the engine (only 1 i have taken when puting it bk together)
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slam panel has been cut ready to fit engine
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had a go at lining up the gear box cant use the 1.8 shim plate as its totally different
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the ka shim had to be modified slightly to fit engine heres before and after
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gear box then bolted up perfectly with no issues what so ever.
PROBLEM ka gear box the starter is on the back of the engine (rs1800 on front) when i tryed to bolt the starter in place theres part of the cast of the engine in the way and will not fit (pictures below)
this 1 shows the ka shim plate fitted and u can see the bit of the engine casting thats in the way
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and this is with the shim removed
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any one have any ideas as what to do ?? can i just cut the cast to make it fit??
new water pump fitted to the engine (only 1 i have taken when puting it bk together)
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slam panel has been cut ready to fit engine
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had a go at lining up the gear box cant use the 1.8 shim plate as its totally different
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the ka shim had to be modified slightly to fit engine heres before and after
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gear box then bolted up perfectly with no issues what so ever.
PROBLEM ka gear box the starter is on the back of the engine (rs1800 on front) when i tryed to bolt the starter in place theres part of the cast of the engine in the way and will not fit (pictures below)
this 1 shows the ka shim plate fitted and u can see the bit of the engine casting thats in the way
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and this is with the shim removed
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any one have any ideas as what to do ?? can i just cut the cast to make it fit??
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hi mate i had a 130 engine fitted to my escort and was on a ib5 box not the mtx the 130 comes with, so the block was chopped to allow the starter to fit. So it will do it no harm to chop it out. only other option would be a 1.3 duratec box they have the front starter.
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cheers for that info bud bet u aint got any pictures of how it was cut do you??
i thought about the duratec box but would rather keep what ive got ,just need to no its ok to do it
i thought about the duratec box but would rather keep what ive got ,just need to no its ok to do it
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update
at the end of play today ive got the gearbox back on and the starter issue resolved and had the engine turning over using the starter so a pritty good day.
i had to chop out abit of the engine cast to allow the ib5 box starter to fit the zetec engine i dont have a picture but i have nocked this up for all that is interested
in red shows the area that needs removing, the fly wheel and clutch need to be removed to do it so obviously you dont cut through you flywheel or clutch see below also please note (this does not have to be done on all conversions just turned out it did on this engine - 1.8 16v 130ps zetec escort xr3i mk5)
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this is a picture of the ib5 box starter now bolted up in place
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and the ib5 gearbox now fully bolted to the zetec engine (battery was there to test that it engaged with the flywheel - which it did thank fook lol)
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even had time to remove the bonnet![Top](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/smile011.gif)
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so again panic over (for now ) and everythings back on track
going to invest in a new camera shortly as i no the pictures suck but so does my phone lol
at the end of play today ive got the gearbox back on and the starter issue resolved and had the engine turning over using the starter so a pritty good day.
i had to chop out abit of the engine cast to allow the ib5 box starter to fit the zetec engine i dont have a picture but i have nocked this up for all that is interested
in red shows the area that needs removing, the fly wheel and clutch need to be removed to do it so obviously you dont cut through you flywheel or clutch see below also please note (this does not have to be done on all conversions just turned out it did on this engine - 1.8 16v 130ps zetec escort xr3i mk5)
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this is a picture of the ib5 box starter now bolted up in place
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and the ib5 gearbox now fully bolted to the zetec engine (battery was there to test that it engaged with the flywheel - which it did thank fook lol)
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even had time to remove the bonnet
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so again panic over (for now ) and everythings back on track
going to invest in a new camera shortly as i no the pictures suck but so does my phone lol
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cheers for the comments guys!!
its going to be a total sleeper when finished , black bumpers , standard interior but i might upgrade it to leather in later life ,and change the wheel to a zetec s leather jobbie ,the only mods that are happening is a stainless steel custom exhaust ,escort gti or any 15 inch ford alloys that i can get my hands on basically because puma 1.7 brake set up wont fit under 13 inch steel wheels , a rev counter and lower it 40mm on a full suspension kit
so to the untrained eye it will just look like a bog standard ka on alloys and a stainless back box ( like most of the ''chaved up'' cars round here)
maybe some one might pick up on the puma brakes behind the wheels and listen to the engine purrr it wont sound like an old rattlebox lol
bring on the fun!!
its going to be a total sleeper when finished , black bumpers , standard interior but i might upgrade it to leather in later life ,and change the wheel to a zetec s leather jobbie ,the only mods that are happening is a stainless steel custom exhaust ,escort gti or any 15 inch ford alloys that i can get my hands on basically because puma 1.7 brake set up wont fit under 13 inch steel wheels , a rev counter and lower it 40mm on a full suspension kit
so to the untrained eye it will just look like a bog standard ka on alloys and a stainless back box ( like most of the ''chaved up'' cars round here)
maybe some one might pick up on the puma brakes behind the wheels and listen to the engine purrr it wont sound like an old rattlebox lol
bring on the fun!!
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if any one is clued up on the wiring please get in touch via pm as ive read so much shit on this and im even more confused than i was !!
ive read to run 2 ecus 1 for the engine and 1 for the car but removing the the standard ka engine wiring from the ka harness . but ive just read this is a total bodgy job and not the right way to do it.
or
use the standard ka engine wiring and just plug the rs1800 ecu into it , but then this means that the 60 quid i just paid for the rs1800 wiring loom is waisted ??
some one please help me lol
ive read to run 2 ecus 1 for the engine and 1 for the car but removing the the standard ka engine wiring from the ka harness . but ive just read this is a total bodgy job and not the right way to do it.
or
use the standard ka engine wiring and just plug the rs1800 ecu into it , but then this means that the 60 quid i just paid for the rs1800 wiring loom is waisted ??
some one please help me lol
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cheers folks!!
new themostat is fitted
exhaust manifold is now fitted with new gasket
fan belt is now fitted - ive solid mounted the alternator on an old cvh mount i had nocking about i measured up a 980mm 6 ribbed belt ,i droped alternator off engine fitted new belt round the pulleys and then bolted the alternator back up which gives it the desired tension on the belt only trouble is when the belt needs changing ive got to take the alternator off
but this is the easiest way round the problem and it suits me because no one else will ever work on this car other than me ![Top](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/smile011.gif)
ive also cleaned and painted the modified rs turbo cup mount .
next couple of nights involve finishing preping the car for fitment at the weekend (hopefully)
better quality photos to follow
new themostat is fitted
exhaust manifold is now fitted with new gasket
fan belt is now fitted - ive solid mounted the alternator on an old cvh mount i had nocking about i measured up a 980mm 6 ribbed belt ,i droped alternator off engine fitted new belt round the pulleys and then bolted the alternator back up which gives it the desired tension on the belt only trouble is when the belt needs changing ive got to take the alternator off
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ive also cleaned and painted the modified rs turbo cup mount .
next couple of nights involve finishing preping the car for fitment at the weekend (hopefully)
better quality photos to follow
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just an alternator earth to do and were ready to fit the lump in the car !!
will take some pictures but will be over the weekend so big update shortly !!
will take some pictures but will be over the weekend so big update shortly !!