escort van tdi with aircon and fmic
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escort van tdi with aircon and fmic
Building a mk6 escort van with a late w reg escort tdi engine complete with aircon.. heres there doner.. mot till sept
The plan is to swap the entire front end and interior loom so gaining elec windows and mirrors central locking and air con.. with it being a late spec escort they tend to have high spec fuse boxes so I could probs have electric seats and heated screen.
The van is a ex royal mail on a 51 so its red/pink which is perfect for what I want. No pics of that yet untill it arrives on Saturday. More to come
The plan is to swap the entire front end and interior loom so gaining elec windows and mirrors central locking and air con.. with it being a late spec escort they tend to have high spec fuse boxes so I could probs have electric seats and heated screen.
The van is a ex royal mail on a 51 so its red/pink which is perfect for what I want. No pics of that yet untill it arrives on Saturday. More to come
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Finally got to make a start on the van over the weekend, previous owner did block paving so van was full of soil an crap. Soon got into stripping it, there was a bad power steering leak so engine bay was minging. Few bits of welding needed and body is covered in dents but it will do for what its intended. Some pictures..
Still loads to do thought id have a look at how the fmic would sit with the air con rad etc
With a packed engine bay its going to be fun routing the pipe work but I dont mind a challenge. Doner car is 90% stripped now just need to remove interior loom then the swap over can commence. Thanks for looking.
Still loads to do thought id have a look at how the fmic would sit with the air con rad etc
With a packed engine bay its going to be fun routing the pipe work but I dont mind a challenge. Doner car is 90% stripped now just need to remove interior loom then the swap over can commence. Thanks for looking.
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Got the engine and stuff fitted today along with suspension.. rs2000 brakes and braided hoses. Next is fitting the loom an making sure the air con works. Few pics
Intercooler fits nice with the rads just got to work out a route of the pipe work as the engine is mighty tight for space..
Thanks for looking.
Intercooler fits nice with the rads just got to work out a route of the pipe work as the engine is mighty tight for space..
Thanks for looking.
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Intercooler mounted and bumper test fitted
Fits nice an i can refit the original grill too, my mate has also started on the boost pipes 1 of the will run through the inner wing due to space in the engine bay.
just waiting on a focus tddi inlet and hoses..
Fits nice an i can refit the original grill too, my mate has also started on the boost pipes 1 of the will run through the inner wing due to space in the engine bay.
just waiting on a focus tddi inlet and hoses..
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looks like an interesting project there mate
what engine mods u doing then ?, or u just sticking the cooler on and that's it
Ive got the same escort estate as your doner car with the intercooled diesel lump in, goes alright for what it is.
what engine mods u doing then ?, or u just sticking the cooler on and that's it
Ive got the same escort estate as your doner car with the intercooled diesel lump in, goes alright for what it is.
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Fmic all connected up
Got all the boost pipes made and welded up.. got to love exhaust pipe. Heres some pics
Yeah it isn't going to fordfair anyway Update. .
Yeah it isn't going to fordfair anyway Update. .
#12
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You'd never know..steel wheels next
Note the aftermarket washer bottle.. no space for the original.
Focus tddi inlet manifold and blanked egr
Center grill in and fogs stealthy intercooler set up
A erm testing video
http://static.photobucket.com/player...ps4a053a34.mp4
Oh an a tdi with chatter
http://static.photobucket.com/player...psa2788bdc.mp4
Exhaust to make.. axle to flip plus other odds and sods to sort. . Ill update next week peace out
Note the aftermarket washer bottle.. no space for the original.
Focus tddi inlet manifold and blanked egr
Center grill in and fogs stealthy intercooler set up
A erm testing video
http://static.photobucket.com/player...ps4a053a34.mp4
Oh an a tdi with chatter
http://static.photobucket.com/player...psa2788bdc.mp4
Exhaust to make.. axle to flip plus other odds and sods to sort. . Ill update next week peace out
#13
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Quick update.
Exhaust made, axle flipped, extra leaf springs added, brakes bled with dot 4 and cossies on
Probs about 2 days worth of little jobs to do then its mot time.
Exhaust made, axle flipped, extra leaf springs added, brakes bled with dot 4 and cossies on
Probs about 2 days worth of little jobs to do then its mot time.
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If only it was mint in person Glenn cossies are staying put, Richie to make It chatter you have to rev it right up then switch the engine off. Then with the valves closed it then chatters I wont be doing that a lot, was funny at the time.
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So since wednesday I've done about 300 miles 200 of those was practically running non turbo... so thinking turbo was at fault it got swapped on sunday. Did it sort it no... so checked all hose connections and the hard pipes no issues there.. so thinking what the hell is it. Turns out it was an issue with the focus inlet, where the erg usually is theres a steel circle insert with the egr plunger set up. I had welded it up so it was blocked off so what happened was the 12psi the turbo ran at the beginning blew the insert out. Now you'd think surely you would of heard the air leak but there was non anyway plate made up bolted on. Hello power !!! Upto now its ran perfect if a little too much fueling but pretty happy. Next weekend ill sort the on boost fuel and actuator and aim for 18psi. Few pics of the dirty shed. .
Fitted the bumper under trays and filled the gaps either side of the intercooler so air has to pass through it and not either side. . Couple of pics
Not the clearest of pics but look a bit closer and you should spot them lol..
Thanks for looking.
Fitted the bumper under trays and filled the gaps either side of the intercooler so air has to pass through it and not either side. . Couple of pics
Not the clearest of pics but look a bit closer and you should spot them lol..
Thanks for looking.
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