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[jonyb4]

llama fluffy cloths

[RS rob]

time to start rebuilding,

looking at the fiesta turbo steering rack one of the tie rods, seemed very loose
so bought a new kit for both sides,

old





new





while changing them i scotched the main body and gave it a few coats of satin matt black
fitted in the bay, happy with the finish





last weekend i went to see my engine builder, area six / ian howell
the main reason was to have my fuel pump uprated
so ian has installed a pump from an evo, rated between 450-500bhp (not that i'll ever be that powerfull)

new pump on the left, to be fitted to the standard 1600 zetec fuel sender/pump unit on the right





brought my skimmed flywheel home, as it wont be used on the harvey gibbs engine dyno





got myself a new fuel pressure reg from ian aswell





also my engine was there with the old cam cover on
aswell as a new sump with oil return on the back for the planned oil breather setup






my new t38

[HCS PIMP]

i just wet myself with glee WOOOWW

[RS rob]

thanks................ i think

[crazycage]

what sort of power are you aiming for ?

[knuckles]

has that oil return been plumbed in below the oil dipstick level ?

[FRSJON]

cant wait to see it fitted i take it its going to harvey for running in and mapping ?

[RS rob]

what sort of power are you aiming for ?

original plan was a genuine 300bhp
spec has changed quite a bit since

so looking forward to having results from the engine dyno

[RS rob]

has that oil return been plumbed in below the oil dipstick level ?

it's the oil return for the oil breather
I'll ask ian

[RS rob]

cant wait to see it fitted i take it its going to harvey for running in and mapping ?

same here Jon, your bang on aswell
run in and mapped by Harvey
then with the engine back in the car
I can get the wiring loom done

[crazycage]

what sort of power are you aiming for ?

original plan was a genuine 300bhp
spec has changed quite a bit since

so looking forward to having results from the engine dyno

cool mate ,i would expect over 400hp with that turbo

[RS rob]

what sort of power are you aiming for ?

original plan was a genuine 300bhp
spec has changed quite a bit since

so looking forward to having results from the engine dyno

cool mate ,i would expect over 400hp with that turbo

hopefully wont be too long before we find out

[jonyb4]

looking good mate, that engine bay is looking so nice

[RS rob]

ok thought it was time to catch up with the progress

to finish off the steering i bought some new track rod ends





also had to clean some the hubs where the powder coating is'nt supposed to be,
with a purple scotch wheel it was'nt too much of a problem





which allowed me to fit the coilovers to the hubs





and on the car





been buying some gauges as its the perfect time to fit the sensors to the engine
the oil temp sensor is either to be fitted to the sump or sump plug





act sensor from R&B motorsport to help me keep an eye on the inlet temps
the new inlet manifold will be drilled and tapped to take the sensor for this

[jonyb4]

looks good, sad to think that in a few years/ thousand miles most this area will be rusted up and stinking dirty


was you at Ford fair? didnt see the Zs

[Turboboy67]

Stunning fella

Any idea on how much this is all costing or are you not counting

[RS rob]

looks good, sad to think that in a few years/ thousand miles most this area will be rusted up and stinking dirty


was you at Ford fair? didnt see the Zs

rusty and dirty? dont swear at me
the shell was in suprisingly good condition before i started,

the time spent on prep and not cheap materials used
it will be some time before its rusty


on another note, yeah i was at ford fair on the FT.com stand

[RS rob]

Stunning fella

Any idea on how much this is all costing or are you not counting

thanks fella
not counting

[Excursion]

Looks good , Rob. Can't believe you're ditching the superb PAS rack

[Max M4X WW]

Looks good , Rob. Can't believe you're ditching the superb PAS rack

[FRSJON]

looking great as always rob great to meet you at last as well

[RS rob]

Looks good , Rob. Can't believe you're ditching the superb PAS rack

my old rack was leaking, pump a bit noisy then priced up a new rack at £700 odd from fords
as i've been buying everything new i priced the powersteering oil cooler up, had gone from £80 when i priced it previously to £350
that was the turning point for me,

my old 106 track car was non power steering and i found it great

[RS rob]

looking great as always rob great to meet you at last as well

yeah same here mate,
thanks again

[Excursion]

my old rack was leaking, pump a bit noisy then priced up a new rack at £700 odd from fords
as i've been buying everything new i priced the powersteering oil cooler up, had gone from £80 when i priced it previously to £350
that was the turning point for me,

my old 106 track car was non power steering and i found it great

Reconditioned racks are fine, that price sounds like an outright purcahse price to me? Sandblasted & powder coated cooler is fine, or even one from another car

With all that power you have it seems like a step backward - with PAS you will grapple with the car less and be in more control. All the best handling cars in the world have HPAS, and PAS always stays on the more hardcore versions (M3 Competion, M3 CSL, GT2 RS, GT3 RS Etc.)

[RS rob]

my old rack was leaking, pump a bit noisy then priced up a new rack at £700 odd from fords
as i've been buying everything new i priced the powersteering oil cooler up, had gone from £80 when i priced it previously to £350
that was the turning point for me,

my old 106 track car was non power steering and i found it great

Reconditioned racks are fine, that price sounds like an outright purcahse price to me? Sandblasted & powder coated cooler is fine, or even one from another car

With all that power you have it seems like a step backward - with PAS you will grapple with the car less and be in more control. All the best handling cars in the world have HPAS, and PAS always stays on the more hardcore versions (M3 Competion, M3 CSL, GT2 RS, GT3 RS Etc.)

yeah fair point,
but with the power steering gone it gives me more room for other toys
such as remote oil filter housing and cooler

[RS rob]

had some bits to do to the heater box,
renewed the foam gasket





also as i have three gauges in the centre grill on the dash,
i'm blocking this up, so cut up an old numberplate to do the job





got myself a nice turbo oil feed pipe with extra pre-turbo filter





put the new rear engine mount on and put new bolts on where the front engine mount would be after cleaning the threads out first





how the engine bay is looking at the moment with the brake servo/master cylinder on

[knuckles]

has that oil return been plumbed in below the oil dipstick level ?

it's the oil return for the oil breather
I'll ask ian

the cvh oil breather return goes above the oil level on the block

ive got a feeling the air wont be able to go from the sump to the breather if its under the oil level .... ?

[Excursion]

the cvh oil breather return goes above the oil level on the block

ive got a feeling the air wont be able to go from the sump to the breather if its under the oil level .... ?

Clark, it's better to return below oil surface level. A return placed within the crankcase area will suffer blow-back with a high boost engine.

[heeman10]

Rob, I think it might've been you I mentioned the squeaky dash/vents to...I found the ever-annoying dash squeak in my Mk3 came from the point at which the outer corners of the central dash vents came into contact with the soundproofing up on the dash. They squeaked and fidgeted together once fixed to the dash. Once I notched out the soundproofing the squeaking left for good

[RS rob]

Rob, I think it might've been you I mentioned the squeaky dash/vents to...I found the ever-annoying dash squeak in my Mk3 came from the point at which the outer corners of the central dash vents came into contact with the soundproofing up on the dash. They squeaked and fidgeted together once fixed to the dash. Once I notched out the soundproofing the squeaking left for good

i'm on the case james
i remember reading it on your project thread

[knuckles]

the cvh oil breather return goes above the oil level on the block

ive got a feeling the air wont be able to go from the sump to the breather if its under the oil level .... ?

Clark, it's better to return below oil surface level. A return placed within the crankcase area will suffer blow-back with a high boost engine.

a high power cvh still has a oil return from rocker cover to the block ?

[Excursion]

a high power cvh still has a oil return from rocker cover to the block ?

...which isn't as good as returning to the sump

[knuckles]

fair enough

ive always been told having any returns to sump below oil level causes problems.

example: turbo oil return

[Excursion]

fair enough

ive always been told having any returns to sump below oil level causes problems.

example: turbo oil return

That's a different case: returning liquid which is under pressure. If there is any resistance to the flow the oil backs up through the Turbo bearings and causes smoke.

The Oil breather drain is returning oil droplets by gravity, and in this case, it doesn't take much to force the droplets back up in to the breather pot.

[jonyb4]

f**k the bay is looking fresh, not even ford would have made it look this good, they rolled to many off the liones to put this much attention to one

top work mate, will be done to such a high standard through out by the time its done