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by **Ian C70T5** on Sat Sep 13, 2003 6:23 pm

More tomorrow

by **Robin** on Sat Sep 13, 2003 6:36 pm

yes yes rude boy thats what i like to see

by **dannyboy** on Sat Sep 13, 2003 6:39 pm

Ian your car looks sweet, how jealous am I?

by **MOONDUST FRST** on Sat Sep 13, 2003 6:54 pm

Coming on ian

Just out of interest are you spacing/raising the engine/gearbox using 10mm blocks :-?

by **AsianGunner** on Sat Sep 13, 2003 6:58 pm

looking good mate

by **InS@nE** on Sat Sep 13, 2003 7:10 pm

MOONDUST FRST :Coming on ian
Just out of interest are you spacing/raising the engine/gearbox using 10mm blocks

you mean down mate

by **Project** on Sat Sep 13, 2003 7:11 pm

Good man.

Can you keep an eye on the exhaust manifold gasket? I need to know if I can use that one (I thought I couldn't because it wouldn't seal properly against the shape of the manifold ports, plus the ERST one uses fire rings...?).

Keep up the good work chap!

by **Ian C70T5** on Sat Sep 13, 2003 7:12 pm

MOONDUST FRST :Coming on ian
Just out of interest are you spacing/raising the engine/gearbox using 10mm blocks

WHERE??? lol opps no what exactly do you have, and why does it need it

Only problem i have so far is driveshafts, the shorest is in, but ont in far, it needs to go in about another 2 inches i think

by **Ian C70T5** on Sat Sep 13, 2003 7:30 pm

Al, i think this is what Ian said for me to use

by **InS@nE** on Sat Sep 13, 2003 7:33 pm

you have to space the right hand side of the engine down with spacer blocks otherwise it seems to sit to high and there isn't enough room for the chargecarrier over the top :-?

by **Excursion** on Sat Sep 13, 2003 7:37 pm

you could have masked off the washer fluid reservoir ian

Looking tidy innit

by **Ian C70T5** on Sat Sep 13, 2003 7:55 pm

lol cheers mark, i did, but compressor pushed it away lol

Ins@[ERRR], did marc have washers. I assume they are between the chassis and the gearbox cradle.

10mm you think?

by **Excursion** on Sat Sep 13, 2003 8:52 pm

I've dropped mine by just over 10mm

by **Stoned** on Sat Sep 13, 2003 8:56 pm

How clean is that engine

by **dannyboy** on Sat Sep 13, 2003 10:31 pm

Ian just out of interest did you lower the engine and box into the bay from above, or lower the car over the engine and lift it into place as on excursion's site, cant really make out from the pics.

Dan

by **MadcatCraig** on Sun Sep 14, 2003 1:36 am

propper job :top:

by **Project** on Sun Sep 14, 2003 2:25 am

How would you space the engine mount down? The horizontal bolt hole would need to be re-drilled and tapped into the mount wouldn't it?

by **Ian C70T5** on Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:22 am

surely you can space the gearbox cradle member thing from the chassis 10mm or so that will lower engine

by **grahamb** on Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:53 am

Ding dong! Welcome to the wonderful world of Zetec

by **Excursion** on Sun Sep 14, 2003 11:35 am

Yeah Al I re-drilled the offside chassis leg. Firstly got a piece of metal tube, measured the O/D then drilled centrally at the point I needed. Put the tube in and welded a seam at both ends.

Drilled a small hole underneath and sprayed wax everywhere.

by **Sphinx** on Sun Sep 14, 2003 12:41 pm

Excursion :you could have masked off the washer fluid reservoir ian

Looking tidy innit

or taken it off

i cleaned all under my arch liners the other day, put everything back 2 find out the pump had temp stopped workin :lol:

Looks tops Ian!

by **MOONDUST FRST** on Sun Sep 14, 2003 12:55 pm

Lol at my last post :lol:

Mark was right i meant lower not raise the engine :rolleyes:

Anyway we( :wink:

) spaced the gearbox cradle lower using 10mm blocks which also means you then have to lower the xmember 10mm too so it clears the cradle, this was how it was fitted in duncans car by shepards on advice from ian howell so i was told and i am sure it is so the charge carrier clears the bonnet!

by **MOONDUST FRST** on Sun Sep 14, 2003 12:59 pm

Al i used the ERST mnaifold gasket on mine when i took the tubby off and it just needs a little bit removing off one corner near the cam pulley side to fit correctly

by **MOONDUST FRST** on Sun Sep 14, 2003 1:03 pm

Ian if your stuck give me a shout and will cut some spacers and post em down to you :wink:

by **Excursion** on Sun Sep 14, 2003 1:52 pm

MOONDUST FRST :Al i used the ERST mnaifold gasket on mine when i took the tubby off and it just needs a little bit removing off one corner near the cam pulley side to fit correctly

Mate - I made exactly the same msitake as that, flip it round and I think you'll see it lines up perfectly without cutting anything. If you've got it on by cutting it you'll see that the gasket covers 7mm of the ports.

I think that's right anyway, it was a while ago I did that....

by **Ian C70T5** on Sun Sep 14, 2003 3:19 pm

Excursion, that what i done mate, was by mistake, didnt know it would fowl up the other way..

Marc, if you could mate, i would love some spacer plates if that ok?!?

Now got to plumb it in totally and wire up etc, sort out new downpipe, finish fitting one of my brake discs and bobs ya uncle, back to body work

May end up spraying enough paint on then running car in while i spend evenings with the polisher smoothing and polishing the paint.. need to get the miles on it as its booked for map

by **MOONDUST FRST** on Sun Sep 14, 2003 4:33 pm

Excursion :
MOONDUST FRST :Al i used the ERST mnaifold gasket on mine when i took the tubby off and it just needs a little bit removing off one corner near the cam pulley side to fit correctly

Mate - I made exactly the same msitake as that, flip it round and I think you'll see it lines up perfectly without cutting anything. If you've got it on by cutting it you'll see that the gasket covers 7mm of the ports.

I think that's right anyway, it was a while ago I did that....

didnt see it covering the ports at all but it was a while ago now, bugger will have to take tubby off again now

by **Ian C70T5** on Tue Sep 16, 2003 10:42 am

Any luck on spacers Marc :-D

by **Excursion** on Tue Sep 16, 2003 10:58 am

MOONDUST FRST :
Excursion :
MOONDUST FRST :Al i used the ERST mnaifold gasket on mine when i took the tubby off and it just needs a little bit removing off one corner near the cam pulley side to fit correctly

Mate - I made exactly the same msitake as that, flip it round and I think you'll see it lines up perfectly without cutting anything. If you've got it on by cutting it you'll see that the gasket covers 7mm of the ports.

I think that's right anyway, it was a while ago I did that....

didnt see it covering the ports at all but it was a while ago now, bugger will have to take tubby off again now

Oh I wouldn't take it off on my account just yet - I'll have a look tonight and tell you for definate, as the turbo is currently of mine

by TJ on Tue Sep 16, 2003 11:00 am

That looks top Ian!

by **custom boy** on Tue Sep 16, 2003 11:11 am

looks wicked ian !! well done

i want zetec and i want it now!!!! :lol:

by **chumkila** on Tue Sep 16, 2003 11:23 am

Looking pukka.

by **MOONDUST FRST** on Tue Sep 16, 2003 4:35 pm

Ian spacers are in the post :wink:

by **TomRS1800** on Tue Sep 16, 2003 5:09 pm

Good stuff Ian Keep it coming lad!

by **Ian C70T5** on Tue Sep 16, 2003 5:21 pm

Marc.. top bloke cheers matey

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