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[Excursion]

Nice work both! Do you think you can get most of the bits fitted this weekend Clark?

[jayrs]

glad it fitted first time mate.


i wanna see it running by monday

[jonyb4]

top work guys, that fits like a glove

[knuckles]

Nice work both! Do you think you can get most of the bits fitted this weekend Clark?

engine in !

i let the pics do the talking ....













Space is very tight indeed.
5mm between waterpump pulley bolts and the inner wing.

The rear mount has caused a fair few issues. For a start the mount was protruding which was very close to the timing belt tensionier. So the stud had to be cut down to allow clearance. Then the middle alloy timing belt cover would not offer up because of this nut. So we had to cut a small section out of the cover to sit over the nut. As this wont be holding the engine up i cant see any problems doing this. The top timing cover again wouldnt go on because of the rear mount. I simply cut a section out. Top timing cover lover left bracket needed removing for engine mount to sit flush with the chasis.

The when lifting the engine into the car we soon realised that the timing belt tensionier was only 3mm from the chassis mounting plate. I used a set of grips to prise the side lip up 5mm to allow adequet clearance. The top cover needed more triming but once done it slotted in nicely.



Focus mk1 2.0 bottom rad hose has been trial fitted. I trimmed each end by roughly 30mm then offered it up. Bit of a tight fit on the pump but fits the bottom of 1.6 cvh rad perfectly. I now need to add a t-piece in the upper part of hose for the expansion tank hose to connect this to.

I swapped the 1.1 gearbox cradle for the XR2 craddle. which is the correct craddle for a 5 speed box. The 4 speed craddle didnt sit correctly with the gear selector stabilizer bar which made it a nightmare to align. With the correct craddle the stabilizer fits perfectly once more.
Ive also removed the 1.1 , inner cv & outter cv joints for XR2 1.6 cv joints which are alot bigger. The XR2 drive shafts are a bigger diameter as well so i will use these.

I noticed the other day on Ecat that 1.1 Front wheel bearings are different Finis numbers to 1.6 XR2 wheel bearings. I will be replacing these in due course to cope with the bigger engine.

[Choosey]

That looks like Ford put it there in the first place! Good work!

I'd keep everything as 'factory' as poss. Love the standard black rocker cover, very 'less is more' in this case.

[jonyb4]

bloody hell clark good job! you were very quick about this


love thw work and its all very neat and tidy with minimal change to the chassis/car

whats left to do?
bet your iching to drive it

[- Danny Boy -]

Good job Clark, nice snug fit you got there!

[Smo]

I'll have to drive it with this engine now too, Clark!

Good work!

[jayrs]

some tight gaps indeed mate.

as per phone call about the alternator, send the pics over and ill have a ganda

[~nomad~]

This is great, you are lovely. Lets dance.

[Ratspeed]

Good work man.

[GavStyli]

very well done clarko, looking smart.

[knuckles]

It runs

managed to plumb it all in. Filled with oil and started 1st time.

more pics of todays findings....


Upgraded the lower arms with polyflex bushes.


Belt setup









As you can see i have a few space issues with the alternator & adjuster arm. For some reason the blacktop engine is slightly bigger than the silvertop engine. I have noticed that the alternator is dangerously close to the front crossmember. The adjuster arm is rubbing on the sump. Ive had to file down a mounting lug to fit the alternator for now. Im thinking spacing the adjuster arm out at the top and bottom may cure this along with taking more metal off the sump.
To help the situation i have had to raise the idler pully to aid the alternator.

Exhaust down pipe now rests on bottom of blacktop sump. So i need to now take it back to the exhaust specialist to remove my current setup and modify the St170 exhaust manifold to fit.

[- Danny Boy -]

A lot of little ups and downs in some ways, but it will all be worth it in the end! Its looking very good so far

[jayrs]

although close, it looks like it will miss it when the engine rocks back and forth clark.

i would still do what we talked about on the phone to get more clearance just for peace of mind

[SEG1]

well done clarkson, moving very fast

i run a black top sump on my zetec and i had to do exactly what you said when fitting my alt, grind some of the sump down and space the adjuster out. ill get you some pictures if needed.

as for the exhaust take it to topgear or torque exhaust they will help you out.

[jonboisescort]

looking good mate

you tried another alternator mount i had a similar problem when i fitted the engine from my escort to the fiesta

i had to swap the mounting

i think it raises it slighty

[Tweek]

Good work. I thought you said this was going to take ages

[knuckles]

Good work. I thought you said this was going to take ages

it aint finished yet

still got loads to do before i can run it how i want it.

Finish plumbing in the water hoses
Resolve the alternator space issue
replace worn auxilary belt
st170 exhaust manifold
megasquirt managment
throttle boddies

[knuckles]

looking good mate

you tried another alternator mount i had a similar problem when i fitted the engine from my escort to the fiesta

i had to swap the mounting

i think it raises it slighty

Which mount did you use then ?
ive only got mounts from a cvh

[jonboisescort]

i think its a difference between the escort cvh mount and the fiesta cvh mount

tried to find a pic but cant find one

[knuckles]

New bits and pieces - last few parts i need to complete the engine conversion.



4 x new genuine ford cv boot kits



Thanks to jay ive upgraded my skinny 1.1 driveshafts & cv joints to these 1.6 xr2 shafts & joints.
Ive fitted brand new xr2 inner cv joints to the ib5 gearbox already.



i managed to get the shafts in but then the rain come down again so called it a day for now

[jonyb4]

iB5 nice, and good servicing, will keep your mind free for the next year atleast in that area

[jayrs]

no probs dude.

you knwo that Y bit you got, i told ya i had 2 brand new ones, i found them today

[Excursion]

Hmmm new parts

[Rhinopower]

Is that another idler pully?

[knuckles]

Is that another idler pully?

yep - the 1st one i had with the spacer pressed into wouldnt sit right on the bracket i got from ebay.
so i got this one and will use it with the setup it has atm.

[jonyb4]

i need one fo them Y pieces, couldnt find one when i needed it!, using a bloody copper pipe atm

[knuckles]

i need one fo them Y pieces, couldnt find one when i needed it!, using a bloody copper pipe atm

F6085829

[jonyb4]

what was the damage? bet it was sod all ford dont care much for plastic lol

[knuckles]

:D what was the damage? bet it was sod all ford dont care much for plastic lol

£8.79 + vat

[jonyb4]

my word

[vrs lil]

Wow!!! There is something about a MK2 I like for some reason!!!!

[jayrs]

Wow!!! There is something about a MK2 I like for some reason!!!!

cos they just got style, i love the mk2 fiesta (well xr2's anyway) thats why i had to get another one few years back

[knuckles]

Video !

Today i finished plumbing in the new engine. It was its 1st proper start up whilst filled with antifreeze mixture.
The idle is quite high as it hasnt been driven yet , ecu needs to self learn as battery has been off for a long time.
The Bloody rain kept starting & stopping which delayed me quite alot ...

I over come the space issue with the alternator & front panel.
I simply filed a bit more off the sump then spaced away the adjuster arm to clear it. This allowed me to move the alternator back more then retensioned the belt.

comments welcome