mk3orion:)

hi all, can any body point me in the right direction as to how i can get this 2.0ltr into the bay with sod all hassel coz at the min its driving me mad . would be greatful for any info. so far i have had the engine mount modified but dont fancy putting the 2.0ltr box on coz that will mean changing the drive shafts the the hubs will need changing then the shock aswell but thats alot of modifying so this was originally a 1.6efi please please help!!

AstoN_B

iTrader: (1)

Can't help I'm afraid. I've got blacktop fitted in mk4 escort using ib5 gearbox and standard shafts work fine.

mk3orion:)

ib5? out of what tho coz i tried to match a 1800 escort 1 up and it didnt work then i ended up scrapping a perfectly good box and now im starting to kick my self and is your the mondy lump or the focus lump coz i think thats y i couldn get the ib5 to line up it was ok from the top of the box but then the bottom was well out this is the only thing thats holding me up now also another quick question is ya alternator at the front if so how did u manage to get it there sorry with all the questions this is my first prodject trust me to pick a hard 1 lol

AstoN_B

iTrader: (1)

if im honest the bottom of the box doesnt line up brilliantly. theres still plenty bolts holding it together but im looking into ways of bolting the bottom up. Possibly an early zetec escort sump?

mk3orion:)

how early are you talking though coz i do happen to have a 'n' reg escort which is the early mk6 ill try that on the 2ltr if it works ill let u know just now gotta get hold of the ib5 again lol thanks for ya info

AstoN_B

iTrader: (1)

double check before spending any money but its possible the earliest of the zetec escorts used a later box, i know the IB5 box was used in fiestas too, problem being that they werent blacktop's. digging into my memory ive seen something about using silvertop sump parts on a blacktop im sure.

Maybe an ST150 gearbox has a hybrid bellhousing to fit that type of sump? I know they use an IB5... But they're duratec. I think the duratec's use the MTX style box, which if im right was also fitted to mondeo's?

IF all thats right then an st150 gearbox would surely bolt to a blacktop block and sump, but they arent cheap, and arent particularly common. If it does fit you can put an RST diff in them.