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[MAD_Adamski]

dont go on here say mate go on FACT.... the boost is to br frank too much if theres std pistons there good for 15-16 psi the fueling imo sounds all wrong on there you need to wind the actuator down and run about 10psi till your sure you have the correct fueling/ 5th inj all correct in there it all sounds a bit rushed before you had it to me!? you honest dnt know what pistons are there or how the pipes shold be, so just fitting a 5th inj isnt gonna solve the equation IMO... yes come to FF but either turn the boost down or take it real steady or you could be goign home on a tow truck

[purple_fiesta]

22psi aint safe on standard engine mate, my cvh ran 15psi and 20psi when I felt silly! Stu at msd said 15psi was safe for my old spec which had a power engineering bottom end

[Brammer]

dont go on here say mate go on FACT.... the boost is to br frank too much if theres std pistons there good for 15-16 psi the fueling imo sounds all wrong on there you need to wind the actuator down and run about 10psi till your sure you have the correct fueling/ 5th inj all correct in there it all sounds a bit rushed before you had it to me!? you honest dnt know what pistons are there or how the pipes shold be, so just fitting a 5th inj isnt gonna solve the equation IMO... yes come to FF but either turn the boost down or take it real steady or you could be goign home on a tow truck

Absolutely, it's better being safe than sorry as £1k for a decent bottom end you could do without.

[muz]

Cheers lads. I think I'm going to connect actuator direct to turbo and get my bro to set the actuator boost to about 12PSI on Saturday untill I can get the 5th Injector on and get it set up. theres lots of paper work with the car form Interpro in Bristol. Are they any good?

[garyhurn77]

interpro are tug!!!!!!! worst garage i have ever dealt with , over priced there work is s**t

[muz]

I had the bank holiday weekend to swap my fooked gearbox to my new Quaifed LSD box. I think I got a bit carried away

Off to the barn



Spent most of Sunday afternoon taking my gearbox out, dealing with all the abs s**t etc, then decided as I've got looooads of new parts on the way, I might aswell strip the car ready for its new engine and brakes etc.

SO out with the engine....





The engine is for sale if anyone is interested. Kent cam, 5th injector, P+P head, Stage 2 T3 etc about 200BHP.

Started to remove all the removable parts and give them a good coating of Hammerite.





And attacking the floor as I go.



Hi-Spec 270mm rear disc brake kit to go on.



Full Poly Bush Kit.



Front Koni Adjustables



and the engine that is going in......



2.1 zetec bottom end
Accralite pistons
felpro head gasket
stage 3 head
kent cvh34 cam
uprated springs and lifters
cosworth management
4x4 loom and sensors
dark green injectors
level 8 pectel board
vernier pulley
cranck reground and balanced
rods balenced
fly wheel lightened
4x4 turbo
ap racing paddle clutch
somcos
piper cross air filter

So this is how it stands.

[FRST SILVER]

have i seen that engine somewhere b4

[muz]

Maybe . . . .

[FRST SILVER]

she should be abit of a weapon when she finished....

[FRSJON]

nice one mate..will be a awesome car...

[Jimbob-09]

well done mate.. thats gonna be one fast car

[jonboisescort]

looking really good mate

[Max M4X WW]

Thought that engine had a rattle I'll wish I'd bought the car once the engine's in yours and probably making loads of power

[muz]

Thought that engine had a rattle I'll wish I'd bought the car once the engine's in yours and probably making loads of power

We'll see. My dads said I can keep the car in the barn over winter if I want, so dont have to work to a dead line which is nice. I can do a proper job of things.

[Brammer]

Great powerful motor in the making, keep up the good work

[muz]

Finished off stipping the rest of the parts. Took off fuel tank, rear anti roll bar, rear suspention arms etc etc so I could paint the floor.

Now I remember why after painting the underside of my Fiesta I swore never to do it again! What a s**t job. Anyway this is how far I got before I ran out of paint. I found some Galv-Tech paint in the barn form when we used to do work for the Galvanizers. Its a zinc based spray paint and costs about £20 a tin. So I sprayed the underside in that first before the stone chip and Hammerite went on.











Then painted the mounting brackets etc for my rear discs gold to match the front bells.





Calipers need a bit of touching up looking at that.

Also scrapped those crap ABS bias valve things at the rear end, which I'll replace with a wilwood bias valve when I put the new brake lines in.

Got a few questions though.

Im converting the car to a 2.1 ZVH runnigng L8 Cosworth management. Will I have to change to MFI fuel pump and tank to an EFI pump and tank form an xr3i or the like?

[Ruishy1]

i think so mate, but then again i could be wrong

[muz]

Boring bit first, got my new RS2000 handbrake cable and a set of RS1600i solid lifters and rocker cover.







Fitted up the tank



Then my fuel filler neck looked a bit tired so gave that a snading and a few coats of matt black



Built up the rear hubs. Syill waiting for rear arms and springs to come back from the powder coaters





Then...

Took the engine out of the Fiesta ready to go into the Escort today.

Loom out and marked up where things go. Its a bit of a mess so will need re wrapping before it goes in.



Engine out.



Rocker cover off



Lovely.

So removed the head the check the headgasket. But that looks fine to me. The oil breather did have a hole in it though where the vacuum usually pumbs in, so I guess that must have been it



then noticed something which didn't look fine....



Cylinder one exhaust valve. So thats why the fucker was tapping!







So which exhaust valves are best to use? I've heard Burtons stainless ones arent great. They are oversized.

Pistons look a little rich, but on cleanup the valve hasnt done too much damage

[LeePFRST]

Coming along well mate, hope the engine all turns out ok. Keep up the good work!

[muz]

Escorts coming along slowly. Got some nice new parts to fit up to it.

Done away with the crap S2 front ARB and got a much better RS1600i set up and soem MEF Mororsport adjustable TCA's thus giving full caster and camber adjustment.





Paired up with these Leda coilovers It should be a preety solid car round the twisties



Finished painting the underside....











Rear ARB bolted up



Freshly painted brake and fuel lines fitted with new clips









And a straight side inlet so I can use the RS1600i Motorsport rocker cover.



Thats all for now.

[jayrs]

looks to be coming on nice mate, shame about the valve, imo, fit ford ones again, but they aint cheap, i priced some up when i was doing my engine, thing exhaust valves are about £18 each

[muz]

Problem is Jay they are oversized valves. I`ve got the number of a local company who built a cvh race engine for a friend so I`ll see what they suggest. Just want the car running again. I miss her

[purple_fiesta]

I didnt know LEDA made a kit for the erst! Thought GAZ were the only ones that did them, is there much of a price diffrence between the two?

[muz]

These are specially made, apparently very rare, coilovers off a tarmac rally car. I was watching them on eBay and forgot about them and they sold for £360 and was gutted, so I dropped him an email asking if he wanted to sell them and offerd him £400 and he took it I need to buy springs but I don't as I can select a poundage and length suitable for my set up. Springs are only about £100 a set though.

[jayrs]

no you can get standard size valves, or you could when i called them, but that was last year

[filtra]

Nice work there! Should be a well balanced car in terms of power and suspension setup/handling once completed.

Out of interest how differnt does the ERST 'feel' over a fiesta with the IRS?

Cheers

Fil

[muz]

In all honesty its hard to compare them, as the only quick fiesta I had one the road was my XR2i. That was lowerd 40mm on spax, 195/45/15 wheels and tyres and a rear strut brace, and the Escort was very loose as it had been sat for many years and the shocks and bushes were shot. But the Escort suspention set up is far superiour looking and from what I've heard comparing the two is night and day, especially as I found the Fiesta could be a bit arse happy at times.

I want a fully adjustable MEF rear end set up, part of the reason I went for coilovers, as even poly bushed the rear tie bar still seems to move about too much, but at over £700 that can wait

The car is should be running a solid 260 BHP which will be plenty for now.

[MAD_Adamski]

always said muz 250 hp is perfect for road use anymore than 280 and it'll feel horrible, think you'll have a nice package now

[muz]

always said muz 250 hp is perfect for road use anymore than 280 and it'll feel horrible, think you'll have a nice package now

As long as there`s enough power there to tease Luke`s Scooby I`ll be happy

You love my package Ad.

[MAD_Adamski]

homo......

[xrsi]

do you have an rs1600i rocker cover?

if not i have one here with -8 aeroquip breather ports welded onto it to replace the push on 1/2" fittings that i have no need for as i have gone for a ZT now!

car comming along nicely tho btw

[Turboboy67]

Not checked this thread for a while Murry

Top work fella, love it

[muz]

do you have an rs1600i rocker cover?

if not i have one here with -8 aeroquip breather ports welded onto it to replace the push on 1/2" fittings that i have no need for as i have gone for a ZT now!

car comming along nicely tho btw

Bugger I've already bought one! This was an eBay bargin at £26 though. I remember the days when they were £60-80! Plus I don't think my wallet can support an Aeroquip addiction just yet. Adamski's already bullying me into it

Not checked this thread for a while Murry

Top work fella, love it

Thanks Shaun. Will deffo be ready for the spring summer shows. Just want to drive it so bad

The coilovers have arrived though and they are fooking massive! Just need to spec some springs up for them now.

[muz]

Its starting to resemble a car again.

Stripped the old loom into what I needed to keep and tuck away. and Re taped it. also Fitted the Cossie loom, but that still needs re taping.



Cossie Loom



Plumbed in the brake bias valve and connected all the brake lines. They will be replaced with braided line at some point though. Little bits like stearing rack, accumulator etc fitted.




Fitted the RS ARB Along with the front hub, coilover brakes ect on the one side. Other side hub needs a new bearing which I'll get done for tomorrow.













And my braided fuel lines came in the post today. Will have the other side and the rears built up by the end of the week.

[muz]

Cheers guys.



Very happy now. The cars back on it wheels. Was able to roll it out of the way and have a good clear up in the barn.



Had my new rear spring collets arrive from Gaz so could bolt the rear suspention up.











I've gone for 275 LBS front springs and 180 LBS rear springs.



Braided fuel lines and B&M fitted.











On all fours.















Loving the stance.







And finally a scarey one of the coil wiring







Theres a few small jobs I still need to do, tighten a few bolts etc and gearbox is off to Bernie at CTS for an end casing swap.