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[Rs Adz]

just read this from the start well done most would have given up by now keep it up

[xrt-mart]

just read this from the start well done most would have given up by now keep it up

Cheers mate I'll try

Lil up date....

Got most of the wiring finished





Finally managed to lift the engine in .....







Which has made it sit a bit better too....





Mart

[jonyb4]

good work, the engine bay looks amazing fair play

[xrt-mart]

Cheers mate

To be honest I would prefer it if the manifold and rocker cover where painted or polished. Need to get it sorted but it will have to wait until its running

Mart

[xrt-mart]

Couple of vids of it running FINALLY .....





Needs a good cleaning but its getting there. Mart

[xrt-mart]

Ok so time for a update on this.

I decided to bolt on my turbo bits, just because I can :blub:

Anyway decided to put a decompression plate on the 1.8. It owes me nothing so doesn't matter if it blows up but will do for now until ive built the 2.0 blacktop up.

Removed the cylinder head....



Drilled the block front and rear for turbo return and breather.




Cleaned it all up and added the decom plate




Rebuilt the SO manifold with my modified sandwich plate and the IW031 injectors, some new steel rubber lined munson rings and remote idle speed control valve




Drilled the head for a ERST manifold but forgot pics Anyway refitted the head and bolted on the cossie turbo. Made a down pipe with help from a friend who can weld



Ive wired in the OFAB to the car but thats it for now.

Just need some brakes and a outer cv joint lol

mart

[russ-RST]

He'll yea! This looks stunning, and that engine is going to make for such a fun drive!

[xrt-mart]

He'll yea! This looks stunning, and that engine is going to make for such a fun drive!

Cheers, I hope so

[xrt-mart]

OK tiny update of whats been happening with fiesta.

I hadnt really touched the car in a year after splitting with the wife and having to live with my dad a while we sorted finances etc..

I decided a couple of weeks ago to have a look at it and it need a damn good cleaning up as you can imagine. :blub:

Ive fitted the radiator and finished the plumbing to that. Ive also fitted the single 10inch Kenlow blower fan to the front. Finished off the plumbing to the charge air system. I decided to blank off the dump valve instead of using it...
Put some fresh super unleaded in it and got it running. It was running but not very well so I managed to borrow a snap-on fault reader off a friend which came up with a fault for MAP sensor so Ive bought a new cossie 2.5bar MAP and tried it again. Now it idles OK and revs if done slowly. If floor the throttle it missfires like mad but I suppose it could just need setting up.
So Ive decided to get the thing done quicker I would just use standard rear brake setup. So I've got myself some new cylinders and shoes. Fitted new bearings to the original drums.
So on the shopping list is a new back plate and brake compensator's (somehow lost them :blub:) Then on to front brakes which is RS2000 discs and pads

Heres a pic and vid of the engine bay. Excuse the mucky hand haha





mart

[russ-RST]

Glad to see your still progressing with this 1 thing tho, looked at your video of it running and shouldn't your breather pot be plumbed in? When mine wasn't right the engine had trouble revving properly and breathing, I assume its running low boost in the video or poor sound as can't hear much turbo noise lol I assume you have a chip fitted to the ofab ecu ? If not that will be running your engine quite lean I would have thought

Not digging at you just trying help
Looking forward to more progress
Russ

[xrt-mart]

Yeah the breather isnt plumbed in but there isnt any vacuum connections to it so shouldnt be making any difference.

Its running a a chip, injectors and map sensor originally destined for a 1.8zvh but should be good enough for now.

There is plenty of boost but the video sound is shocking haha.

[black2]

Good work on this. Sounds like you'll be having a lot of fun in it v soon.

I really want to build a zt for my mk2 as well, I tried once before and it went a bit pear shaped and I had no funds at the time, so I removed it all again and re fitted the 2.0 na zetec.

How have you arranged the rad and fan, as I noticed no cut in front panel.

Gareth.

[Rhinopower]

Shouldn't be running a 2 port idle valve, i expect this is part of your problem.

[xrt-mart]

Good work on this. Sounds like you'll be having a lot of fun in it v soon.

I really want to build a zt for my mk2 as well, I tried once before and it went a bit pear shaped and I had no funds at the time, so I removed it all again and re fitted the 2.0 na zetec.

How have you arranged the rad and fan, as I noticed no cut in front panel.

Gareth.

I have a MK3 16v radiator which is thinner with a kenlow fan on the front. I have nibbled into the front panel to give some extra clearance also. Ill get some pics next time im doing something to it.

Shouldn't be running a 2 port idle valve, i expect this is part of your problem.

ReallY? I thought it was the same idle valve just external. Maybe I should give it go with it blocked off?

mart

[xrt-mart]

Couple of pics of the engine bay. Seems to always be people asking about fitting in rads and fans. so this is mine with a mk3 16v radiator, 10inch Kenlow fan and a twin pass GRS intercooler.

Nothing much more to report sorry :blub:

[xrt-mart]

Couple of pics Ive found whilst clearing out the loft in Performance Ford magazine 2004 the last year I had a Fiesta on the road :shock:

Center left and bottom right



Mart

[black2]

I remember that one from yeaaaaaaars ago on xrtwo.com. Loved it.

Gareth.

[xrt-mart]

I remember that one from yeaaaaaaars ago on xrtwo.com. Loved it.

Gareth.

Cheers

This is it reincarnated...... Nearly

Mart