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[jimmyesh]

lovely progress mate...sorry about the sig..a mate of mine on there did it for me.. if i knew how to change it i would....

Hi Jon, I was only kidding mate Back working on the car again this morning - will have the MK4 Fiesta brake linkage bar fitted today and refit all the steering column again

[luca]

Coming along nicely mate, that engine is one nicely designed set up.

Colour looks good to on the rocker.

Come on get on with it im bored at work and need another update

[jimmyesh]

Coming along nicely mate, that engine is one nicely designed set up.

Colour looks good to on the rocker.

Come on get on with it im bored at work and need another update

Wish I could mate! - in the process of buying a bigger house and still got loads of crimbo presents to get so nothing expensive is being bought until the new year now.

I'll still be getting on with fabricating etc though - Pedal linkage is now all fitted, I had to fit the small bar that joins to the MK5 brake pedal to the cross-linkage bar from the MK3. It was a bit fiddly but it's all done now

How come you changed your username? Thought you were a newbie until i saw the siggy pic!

[luca]

Coming along nicely mate, that engine is one nicely designed set up.

Colour looks good to on the rocker.

Come on get on with it im bored at work and need another update

Wish I could mate! - in the process of trying to buy a bigger house and still got loads of crimbo presents to get so nothing expensive is being bought until the new year now.

I'll still be getting on with fabricating etc though - Pedal linkage is now all fitted, I had to fit the small bar that joins to the MK5 brake pedal to the cross-linkage bar from the MK3. It was a bit fiddly but it's all done now

How come you changed your username? Thought you were a newbie until i saw the siggy pic!

Yes I have the same situation, have some new ideas for the car but I have hung my modding overalls up for a few months to catch up with the real world

I changed my name as I wanted something a little more me, Its far easier saying Hi im Luca RATHER than Hi Im M4dyeti rahhhhhhhh!

Christmas time wooo hoooo!

[jmeBDC]

Loving the cam cover colour! And agreed polish that inlet!

[jimmyesh]

polish that inlet!

I'll see how much energy I have left once the car is done first! I'm really not into (insert ghey rap term) shiny bits everywhere but yeah perhaps I should spruce it up a bit!

[FRSJON]

definitely polish at least the top of it...will look lovely...or cover it in carbon....

[jmeBDC]

polish that inlet!

I'll see how much energy I have left once the car is done first! I'm really not into (insert ghey rap term) shiny bits everywhere but yeah perhaps I should spruce it up a bit!

Quite true. I dislike shiny bits everywhere too, but thats just crying out for it

[Jam_84]

what an excellent project. look forward to seeing this done. was also quite impressed with the MANJ too


Keep up the good work. if nothing else it makes for excellent reading


Ben.

[jimmyesh]

Bloody hell, why wasn't this little beauty for sale when I started this project?! Would have saved me some serious time and perhaps some cash - would make an awesome tranplant into a MK6 Fiesta ST though don't you reckon?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2008-MAZDA-3-6-FO ... 240%3A1318

[Ram]

pedal box looks as does green rocker cover. this is looking like one serious project with lots of one off's. well done

[Ruishy1]

i seen that auction a couple of days ago, was gonna post it but didnt want to depress you
His ad is full of s**t though, i wanted to message him and take the piss, but tbh would not have been worth my time

[FRSJON]

cheeky engine that mazda one... ... still think yours is more up to handling the power... ... sig's been edited...

[jimmyesh]

sig's been edited...

Lol cheers Jon I'm not really that sensitive buddy!

Yeah that Mazda lump will already have a stronger bottom end and maybe variable cam-timing when compared to a N/A Duratec but the ultra-high pressure fuel direct fuel injection system would be Bic™ to get working in a MK3 Fez I reckon

I'm more than happy with my own engine's progress though - If Mazda's emissions-friendly lump makes 260-odd Bhp & 280 lb/ft then there's no excuse for mine not making 300BHP+ comfortably (could be the bloke who built it's fault if it doesn't though! )


Yeah his Ad is full of sh*t

[jimmyesh]

Hi everyone, got bored in my lunch break today so thought I'd tackle a niggly power steering issue

As you know, I have the PAS pump which is standard fitment on 1.8/2.0 Duratec Mondeos, 1.8/2.0 Duratec Focus and Fiesta ST (That's the one I have). The problem is that the Fiesta Si high-pressure PAS pipe won't fit the PAS pump of the Duratec and the Duratec pipe wont fit the PAS rack of the MK3.5 fiesta!

The Mondeo MK3 rack high-pressure inlet connection is just a "push-in" type that has a plate which bolts it on to the rack, the fiesta one is a more conventional swivel-ended screw type that screws into the rack.

Therefore I carefully cut the Mondeo push-fit end off that pipe, (keeping the flat "collar" that's on the pipe to allow for a stronger base to weld to) did the same with the Fiesta screw-fit end from the Fez pipe, cleaned the faces up then carefully welded the Fiesta end to the Mondeo Pipe. A small bar was inserted into the pipe to keep alignment correct throughout.



The finished article - later on I painted any exposed metal as the pipe is steel and I want it to last at least a year!
Fits a treat too



Not the most exciting update I know but it's one of those crappy little jobs that I didn't want to do at the end.

[FRSJON]

well a updates a update.... ... i take it thats kinda the same as what i have going over the cam belt cover??.. need to change/ hide it some how...not the nicest looking thing...

[jimmyesh]

well a updates a update.... ... :

Fair one, I know it's not exactly an earth-shatteringly exciting update! Just though I'd try and show every hurdle that you can come up against when doing this conversion and how they're overcome...

i take it thats kinda the same as what i have going over the cam belt cover??.. need to change/ hide it some how...not the nicest looking thing... :

Yeah sort of mate except the metal part of mine does not go "over" the cam cover, the black rubber part merely sits in p-clips that bolt to the cam-chain cover so it looks a bit neater

[FRSJON]

nice.. can i fit one the same as yours to mine??..as im painting the rocker cover and going to get a vernier pulley on the exhaust cam i dont really want it sat where it is at the mo...

[Alan12112]

Progress is coming along nicely Jimmy

I'm still on the lookout for one of those inlets for my turbo but they seem to never come up for sale

[HCS PIMP]

looking good admire the extra work ur takng out i went for the more simple si 2.0 but ive had it sat for a week as i need the 2.0 ecu arggg

[jimmyesh]

Bit of progress today Got my sump back from my mate, Frenchie, at work who's kindly TIG welded my -10 turbo and -6 oil catch-tank oil returns which I bought from Earls hoses. The sump was cleaned of swarf and rubbed down, followed by a couple of coats of gloss black engine enamel. Sump and dipstic were fitted this afternoon



He also fitted some new brackets that I made for the GRS intercooler (the old ones had seen better days...)



Another niggly problem - The EGR valve needed removing as I'm not intending on routing exhaust gasses back into my inlet to save the planet! (Looks awful too!) Here's the offending item...



Using the old gasket as a template I made a blanking plate out of aluminium, here it is shown before I cleaned the mating faces and fitted a new gasket, along with some shorter bolts.




Still waiting on my turbo manifold - it's been nearly 2 months now and I need that all fitted before I dummy-fit the engine

Bye for now!

[Ruishy1]

lovely mate, cant wait till its finished
Bit of a bugger with that manifold, you been on to the blower trying to sort it out ?
If you dont get any satisfaction how about getting one form a mazda 2.3 turbo...................

[Captain Tightpants]

Again cool mate.

I hate pissing around modding things like PAS pipes. You ever bought a new one? I retrofitted a FRST with PAS a couple or three years ago, I went to Ford and bought some 16v ones. Seriously overpriced! I ended up making some stainless solid ones in places anyway!

Looking good still mate, I always make sure I check on your thread. Always a good read,

Steve

[jimmyesh]

Again cool mate.

Looking good still mate, I always make sure I check on your thread. Always a good read,

Steve

Cheers Steve

I always try to keep costs down by fabricating in-house where I can.

Excursion kindly told me that my EGR blanking-plate is too thin and has to be at least 10mm thick (when made with Ally) - Something else to crack on with next week.

Also I'm tring to blag a trolley from work that I can place my engine on whilst fitting the flywheel & clutch, before fitting the transmission. That way I can move it all easily to the other end of the workshop where the crane and ramps are for dummy fitting over Christmas leave.

Come on Pumaspeed, hurry up with my manifold!!

[Captain Tightpants]

Fair comment from Mark to be honest. Fair gap between those mounting holes by the looks of it. Is there a couple of core plug sizes that would fit?

Steve

[jayrs]

come on nicely since i last looked in mate

[jimmyesh]

Hey everyone, good news!

Got lucky on Ebay today and bought a Focus RS Gearbox (so much for not touching the Christmas spends! )

As most of you know, the Focus RS Gearbox already has a Quaife ATB Diff fitted as standard, along with shot-peened gears and stronger bearings. Seeing as the Quaife is £520 + Vat (so more like £600) new on its own I've basically paid half price for it and it comes with an uprated gearbox too!





I'm aiming to collect it on Friday, once in the workshop I'll take the FRS "Zetec" MTX75 bellhousing off and swap it for my mondeo "Duratec" MTX75 bellhousing. I'll fit the flywheel, clutch and gearbox to the engine the following week when I'm on leave again.

Bye for now!

[FRSJON]

nice one mate... coming along nicely...

[jayrs]

nice little buy there mate

[Smo]

Wow, bargain with that gearbox!

[Captain Tightpants]

Remember to put the magnet back in upon rebuilding!

I always forget and end up pulling it apart again!!!

Steve

[jmeBDC]

Bargain!

[jimmyesh]

Remember to put the magnet back in upon rebuilding!

I always forget and end up pulling it apart again!!!

Steve

Magnet?! Crikey I didn't even know there was one in there! Every day's a school day ,eh?

Cheers Steve.

[D.J]

Started reading through this last night and finished off this morning.

My God, what a job you are doing here!!!

Keep up the good work, and keep the updates coming...

[binno]

Huge transformation from when you got it, especially keen on the colour, looks great.