rich_frst

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Red16

got the block back from being machined



flywheels been refaced ready for the new clutch



crank was reground



new heavy duty bearings supplied to match the reground crank



rings gapped and fitted to pistons



also got my hands on a 1.8 sump, oil pickup and dipstick tube, cheers to CossieSean @ Ford Spares in Gateshead

Charlie Chalk

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Keep at it Ben....

Get a fiesta too

*Liza*

ooooo shiney! i got fezzie for sale!!! lol

Red16

will do

probs wont do


ooh you little tease

Red16

decided to start putting the rover inlet together this morning...

rover fuel rail with fiesta turbo pressure regulator and injectors



fuel rail bolted to lower half of manifold





idle control valve temporarily bolted to the upper half of the inlet
(need some new bolts before i bolt it down permanently)



fiesta turbo throttle body temprarily bolted to manifold
(as with the ISCV i need some new bolts and a gasket)





the 'nearly' finished article







got a nice smile on my face now, looking forward to seeing it bolted onto the engine

Charlie Chalk

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Dan

Good boy, done well there!

R6Franky

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Tasty bit of kit

BRAMMER

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Manifold looks very nice

SafeChav

fezzajsy

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looks nice

Red16

shotblasted the 1.8 escort sump and dipstick tube, then gave the dipstick tube a lick of black paint



block is now mounted on my engine stand, and has also had a coat of black hammerite



the factory that makes the 1.8 zetec oil pumps are out of stock for the near future which was a problem as i needed one, but managed to get hold of one from bassboy

now i have all the bits i need to assemble the bottom end, will get cracking through the week

fezzajsy

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nicely done

Gary F

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Wtf I thought you had given up on this project?

Red16

you obviously cant/dont read then

just making use of the parts i had lying around the garage, build it n stick it up for sale, unless i can persuade my mate, R6Franky, to stick it in his S2

Red16

was in the garage before work today, made a bit of progress on the block

fitted oil spray jets and main bearing shells



crank laid into position, with a drop of oil on the bearing faces



fitted pistons to the rods





not the greatest pic, but none the less its one piston into its new home



main and big end caps fitted and torque'd down , oil pump also fitted



all 4 pistons showing in the new bores



will get the bottom end finished when i get up in the morning

Charlie Chalk

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shame you havent got a RS1600i shell to fit that into


Looking good babs

Red16

i know, wouldve been fun

Babs

Gary F

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Did the shell get sold like?

God what have I missed

Red16

aye it went when i decided i wanted an Evo, now everytime i see a stripped out caged up car i think wtf did i do that for

CliffRS4

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For comfort

Red16

Cliff S1 true still want a go in the S1 at a show/trackday this year

been making some more progress today

more than enough piston to oil squirter clearance



oil pump and water pump gasket with blue hylomar sealant on



escort/fiesta oil pump and escort/fiesta water pump bolted up securely



oil pickup and windage tray in position



crankshaft oil seal fitted



a photo i just liked, so i uploaded it



and now the sump is on





tadar, the very very nearly finished article

SafeChav

Just wondering how come you used so much sealant though?

COSSIE CAL

looks really good red,so what power is the goal?

andyt

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Ben wtf are you getting another shell and getting the job done properly


your on too much money kidda

fezzajsy

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well done

Red16

SafeChav just because ford sump gaskets are are a right pain to seal from past experience

COSSIE CAL a reliable 300bhp should be about right i guess

andyt dont think i'll be getting another shell to stick this in, not now that ive tasted 4wd what you driving now anyway?

doggpk cheers

andyt

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Skoda vrs mate well impressed with it tbh

and a transit jumbo 137 of course and very impressed with that aswell

Red16

my mates got a Fabia VRS, very torquey

bolted the flywheel on this morning

Dan

Coming on well there matey!

Charlie Chalk

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hurry benni boy

BRAMMER

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Coming along very nice

Red16

gonna lap the valves in the head 2moro

Gary F

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Ben you have pm

danny_boy699

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guess i missed the car going them mate. sorry to read ya had to get rid of it, but hope ya build another 1 soon.

ya have pm mate

Red16

pm's replied to boys

cleaned the inlet and exhaust valves up earlier on today

the exhaust valve in the middle has been cleaned, while the outer two are still covered in deposits





didnt bother with a before and after photo of the inlet valves as they werent that different, both pretty clean

inlet valve on the left, exhaust valve on the right, notice the size difference

-beefy-

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coming along very nicely ben mate .

any news on the inlet ??

just over in the usa at the mo.

looking at stealing the missus car while im here and going to find a local tuning store

the build starts as soon as ive got a bike , so should be end of next month



top work bud


just out of intrest how much u looking for for the finished article ??


drop me a pm fella


beef

Red16

pm sent beefy

Johnny Knoxville

How did you go about cleaning the valves?

Last time i did mine i put mine in a drill use some sandpaper on them trying not to touch the seats?