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[jonyb4]

reseal your tyres then...

most garages would do it free

[EUFez]

A work of art this car!

[FRSJON]

awesome as usual but im holding out for the engine

[Rhinopower]

I heard he was dropping a 1300 crossflow engine in as he had blown the budget on everything else....

[FRSJON]

I heard he was dropping a 1300 crossflow engine in as he had blown the budget on everything else....

i know ians building the engine but its will have to be something bloody special to be in keeping with the car..

[Excursion]

I promise the engine exists

[Rhinopower]

We know there will be 'an' engine

[Excursion]

We know there will be 'an' engine

*I promise the engine exists with a spec to make at least the power claimed in the title

[jonyb4]

what kinda power do you get from a 1300 xflow theses days? aroudn 100 witha P&P head

[Excursion]

The new reservoir arrived at Ford so I've fitted that along with a level sensor, the headlamp washer pump, and headlamp wash hose with a quick release connector close to the front bumper.


This shot shows clearance with the front wing bolted on. I also still have access to the two bolts that secure the wing to the A pillar.


Front and rear washer hoses were wrapped in PVC sheath and exit under the wheel arch.


The filling tube passes through the inner wing and exits into the engine bay via the swaged hole I added earlier in the build. I will join this tube to a bespoke filler assembly mounted to the bulkhead.

[heeman10]

Is the washer bottle heated? Do Ford do heated washer bottles these days?

[Excursion]

Is the washer bottle heated? Do Ford do heated washer bottles these days?

It's not mate. I thought about routing a small coolant hose through it in a similar fashion to how Mercedes do it, but decided it was adding too many potential failure points.

[jonyb4]

yea best not i guess, besides i find its the jets that freeze up not thet bottle, so heating the bottle will still make a failed spray as it wont thaw the jets

good work

[Choosey]

The attention to detail in things like a washer bottle blow my mind!

Ps. I wanna see pics of the engine, lol

[Michael!]

ford shouldn't make fords.

you should make fords.

or at least feature in they're next advertising campaign or something

[Excursion]

Thanks guys. Suspension and underside is next, engine will be last of all.

I'm about to order some French parts (shock!) for underneath the front end. Itching to get on with that

I would like to use Ford parts, but the Focus RS Mk2 suspension is hideously heavy and the alloy Revoknuckle hasn't made it to the new Focus yet. Interestingly I actually had a long chat with the German Ford engineer responsible for Revoknuckle, and he actually developed it for the Mk1 FRS but bean counters put an end to it! I had a look at the Mk1 FRS knuckle and it was nice light alloy. He also developed an alloy version for the Mk2 FRS but project budget dictated iron brakes, and marketing dictated large wheels, which cost too much to make lightweight, so the end result were hub loads which dictated the need for a cast iron knuckle - shame!

I want lightweight suspension and low unsprung weight so the arms and knuckle must e alloy.

[Dave G fsi]

Good work mark

[Excursion]

Good work mark

Cheers

[jayrs]

good stuff mark, its the attention to detail that makes a good project, a great project

[andymac]

Is that to imply that going for a lightweight alloy caliper setup with bells and rotors would make an alloy revoknuckle setup feasible ?

Also find the miniscule amount of travel in the illustrated coil and damper setup to be fascinating, will be interested to hear how it copes on UK spec (s**t) roads

[jonyb4]

bloody hell, which setup is that in the picture from? very complex, ball joints everywhere too!

servicing this car is gonna be so confusing

[Excursion]

Thanks guys

Setup is from a Renault Sport Clio 200

[heeman10]

I want lightweight suspension and low unsprung weight so the arms and knuckle must e alloy.

Steel alloy, or ally, as in...aluminium?

[~nomad~]

Thanks guys

Setup is from a Renault Sport Clio 200

Using suspension parts off the best hot hatch going is a good move

[DanFraser]

Thanks guys

Setup is from a Renault Sport Clio 200

Using suspension parts off the best hot hatch going is a good move

Still French though!

[andymac]

That's a recommendation for French cars, to be fair.

[DanFraser]

That's a recommendation for French cars, to be fair.

True. I'd love to figure out how to put Citroen C5 suspension on my fez for a comfortable ride. We have our air force to thank for rubbish French roads which forced them to make better suspension!

[Excursion]

The standard Fiesta Steering wheel position is perfect for me but I found that the Recaro's have adjusted the seating position slightly, so to counter that I modified the steering wheel rake and reach to suit. This unfortunately caused one of the column UJs to foul on the Ka pedal box so I modified that too in order to provide additional clearance for the steering shaft.


Seas Lotus Sub mounted and a protected by a metal grille. I wired up the Sub using Van Damme 2 x 4.5mm cable inside the enclosure.


Back in the boot, I added a stainless stud and custom bracket to the base of the new battery box.


The slots in the alloy bracket suit locating lugs on the fuse box I've chosen, which is pictured here minus fuses and the bus bars which re-plated to freshen them up. I also made a start on wiring up the power distribution.


This is where I am currently, the old 54AH battery is just for mock up purposes and will be replaced by a 90AH version. I'm waiting for four fused relays and sockets to turn up so I can start on the fuel pump circuits, but once they arrive I will make a bracket to mount them in the space behind the new fuse box.


I will have a really interesting update in two weeks' time.

[Dave5300]

love it

[jayrs]

getting there mark.
did you line that alloy box with anything in the end?

[jonyb4]

is it me or is that battery letting the last pic down?

[Excursion]

Thanks guys

Jay, Not yet mate. I ran out of the silver stuff when doing the boot floor, so I've got to order some more. I have left a space around the fuse box so that I can go back and add the insulation when it arrives

Jony, that is the original Si battery. It's probably dead now. I just used it to help mock up.

[Choosey]

Really like the pace that this is moving at now!

This is a project that's definitely been thought about. Some people just seem to think of something, add it, and then have to remove it so they can do something else. Everything's been done in a certain order with a purpose. Love it!

[jayrs]

good stuff mate

[Dave G fsi]

Good work mark