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[jayrs]

You're better off either hiring a pro setup, or paying someone to come do it mate. The stuff like that Clark kit won't remove underseal or the more pitted surface rust. There are one man bands who will come and do an underside for around £150.

i got a price, but will PM you about it save hi jacking anymore

[RS rob]

what pressure is your compressor jay?

mark is right it wont simply just take everything off,

i had to strip previous factory sealer and my old attempts waxing/sealing the underneath
used a tool in the bodyshop used for taking back seam sealer without damaging the metal work
at worst it can inflict slight marks which are easily sanded

but in the end the shot blasting was quite time consuming,
so when it came to the engine bay i took the shell to a pro shot blasting place,
but no body will put the effort into it as much as yourself

the legendary MBX, seriously ploughed through it



you can see the mbx in my hand here aswell as the before and after on the floor of the car behind me

[jayrs]

its a hydrovain so will produce good constant pressure but i currenty have it regulated to 100psi for air toold and 50 for spraying on the regulators off the main air line.

i have wire wheels for the grinder which ive used when i done the rs, and i will use them for most of the work on the xr2 as it just ripped everything off in no time at all, the shot blasting is really just for the hard to reach places, as the mk2 fez has a well for the rear axle which will be a right nightmare with a grinder as you just wont get to all of it.
theres no under seal from what i see in there just seam sealer which i know is going to cause problems, but ill just dig it all out, but as i say, the blasting would only be for the hard to rear places i cant do with the grinder and wire wheels and its all surface rust in there, nothing major really, which is pretty good for a 25 year old car

[RS rob]

recently decided as the kitchen is in the middle of a big make over,
why not bring the engine in the warm haha




picture showing the escort turbo manifold's big restriction, which meant the power was turned down to keep it safe
notice how ports 2 and 3 merge into one
oh well it done me ok at 358bhp for now




picture of my air injector which allows the ecu to control how much boost it runs at any point of the map
e.g i make full 27psi of boost at 3k revs, but its turned down at 4k revs to keep the power down




bolted my powdercoated rear engine plate with new bolts on




got some other bits to go with the new ib5 gearbox, thanks again mark
the ib5 gearbox shim




hardly used puma gear selector which will complement the ib5 gearbox well for good shifting




loom and starter to allow the starter now being at the back of the engine
(undecided wether to buy a new starter or refurb this one)

[RS rob]

apart from maybe giving the block one more coat of paint
all was looking good, until i realised something




so i put the gearbox shim on to confirm my suspisions
the relocated oil breather is in the way of the starter motor at the back of the engine
so in the middle of sorting that at the moment, but what a pain in the arse




some new fast road vibratechnic gearbox mounts arrived




also have a few old fusion fabrication bits around
but chrome is'nt to my taste anymore, so heres before i started prepping




heres after some satin matt black

[jayrs]

nice mate

[- Danny Boy -]

Excellent stuff Keep up the work! Shame about the manifold though really! Soon be pushing out more power with a different one when you get around to changing it

[SEG1]

looking good mate.
are you using a standard ib5 gearbox?

[jonyb4]

nice mate, that engine looks soooo good, i cant beleive how new and unassuming it looks

reminds me i need to emboss m y decals on my painted cover soon with the dremel


whats that dome shaped bit that you painted for?


also, can you not get a 90 degree bend shaped oil insert for behind the starter?

[RS rob]

looking good mate.
are you using a standard ib5 gearbox?

yeah its standard expcept for the choice of ratio's for now,
looked into a straight cut gearset but their all too short

so might just have the gearset shotpeened for now

the ib5 normally fails on the mainshaft snapping on supercharged st150's

[RS rob]

nice mate, that engine looks soooo good, i cant beleive how new and unassuming it looks

reminds me i need to emboss m y decals on my painted cover soon with the dremel


whats that dome shaped bit that you painted for?


also, can you not get a 90 degree bend shaped oil insert for behind the starter?

heater fan cover as my original one is broke,

theres no room jon, there about 10mm between the block and starter
breather take off sticks out of the block atleast 40mm

[heeman10]

That looks like a bit of a pain in the backside!

[SEG1]

looking good mate.
are you using a standard ib5 gearbox?

yeah its standard expcept for the choice of ratio's for now,
looked into a straight cut gearset but their all too short

so might just have the gearset shotpeened for now

the ib5 normally fails on the mainshaft snapping on supercharged st150's

are you using the st150 ratios? as there better geared for a 2.0l

i had a straight cut gearset in my old bc box ,WAY too SHORT ratios!

[RS rob]

yeah straight cut gears won't be an option unless i have some custom ones made
but that's going to cost,

currently got late ib5 rs1800 gears with diesel 5th

[SEG1]

yeah straight cut gears won't be an option unless i have some custom ones made
but that's going to cost,

currently got late ib5 rs1800 gears with diesel 5th

its going to be a time bomb ticking away with that sort of power going through it!

[Excursion]

its going to be a time bomb ticking away with that sort of power going through it!

I told Rob already mate (it's my iB5), but he doesn't want to modify his shell to suit a different 'box. The iB5 can take a lot more than people think if they are treated with respect i.e. no launches, missed gears, but like you say they're not really good for much over 250.

[SEG1]

its going to be a time bomb ticking away with that sort of power going through it!

I told Rob already mate (it's my iB5), but he doesn't want to modify his shell to suit a different 'box. The iB5 can take a lot more than people think if they are treated with respect i.e. no launches, missed gears, but like you say they're not really good for much over 250.

True say mate ,depends how Rob drives it.
U never know could be a gladiator gearbox!

Rob i have a gearset if you need one

[FRSJON]

lovely pics rob,ones ive been waiting for always wanted one of those heater covers..only ever seen one more .. dont suppose you know part numbers for the new bolts you used for the rear engine mount plate?

[RS rob]

lovely pics rob,ones ive been waiting for always wanted one of those heater covers..only ever seen one more .. dont suppose you know part numbers for the new bolts you used for the rear engine mount plate?

i'll txt you jon

[RS rob]

its going to be a time bomb ticking away with that sort of power going through it!

I told Rob already mate (it's my iB5), but he doesn't want to modify his shell to suit a different 'box. The iB5 can take a lot more than people think if they are treated with respect i.e. no launches, missed gears, but like you say they're not really good for much over 250.

True say mate ,depends how Rob drives it.
U never know could be a gladiator gearbox!

Rob i have a gearset if you need one

how much power were you running when you had the straight cut gear bc box????
did you kill the box, why the change etc??

[SEG1]

how much power were you running when you had the straight cut gear bc box????
did you kill the box, why the change etc??

I was only running 5psi and hadn't had it mapped, so i don't know the power, was defiantly 180+.
The box was fine,it sounded like a beast! i only changed [ERRR] my top speed was 110ish

[zanderford]

spent half a day at work reading this thread from start to finish
what can i say im amazed at the quality and attention to detail
everything is done top notch
will be keeping a close eye on this thread from now on


cheers
zander

[EUFez]

I like your Ford overalls.

[knuckles]

I like your Ford overalls.

i got a set of them too but when i wear them i dont strike a pose

[moondustka]

The st150 gears are pretty short! 4th gear only sees a little over 100... Compared to my mates ibiza which does just over 100 in 3rd!

Shorter gears make it harder to get the power down, but when you do, it's pretty quick

The strongest IB5 boxes were built about 96-98, they weren't around that long. They have bigger bearings. They then made them slightly smaller around 99.

Don't forget there is a lot more material in the casing of the IB5 box over the BC. I think it's a pretty strong box. I know someone who ran 360 odd lbs of torque for 7000 miles and never had any issues. That box got some abuse too!

[EUFez]

I like your Ford overalls.

i got a set of them too but when i where them i dont strike a pose

Ford Motor Company Employee's eh? Lucky lol

[RS rob]

I like your Ford overalls.

i got a set of them too but when i where them i dont strike a pose

nah your just to chicken to post the pics up

[RS rob]

spent half a day at work reading this thread from start to finish
what can i say im amazed at the quality and attention to detail
everything is done top notch
will be keeping a close eye on this thread from now on

cheers
zander

thanks very much mate,
its hard to know where to stop

The st150 gears are pretty short! 4th gear only sees a little over 100... Compared to my mates ibiza which does just over 100 in 3rd!

Shorter gears make it harder to get the power down, but when you do, it's pretty quick

The strongest IB5 boxes were built about 96-98, they weren't around that long. They have bigger bearings. They then made them slightly smaller around 99.

Don't forget there is a lot more material in the casing of the IB5 box over the BC. I think it's a pretty strong box. I know someone who ran 360 odd lbs of torque for 7000 miles and never had any issues. That box got some abuse too!

yeah did read about thayt, this is a 96' box, the reason i've gone for this box is because its that much stronger than bc box
had a fair few opinions saying it wont take more than 250bhp, but i'm looking to upgrade the gearset as we speak as thats the weakspot now i have a better gearbox casing

i'd like to make the strongest ib5 that can take my power if i can, rather than just going the mtx75 or getrag box

[knuckles]

I like your Ford overalls.

i got a set of them too but when i where them i dont strike a pose

nah your just to chicken to post the pics up

O really

[jayrs]

cheers clark, ive saved that pic for the pikey thread

[jonyb4]

cheers clark, ive saved that pic for the pikey thread

[- Danny Boy -]

cheers clark, ive saved that pic for the pikey thread

Ooo that reminds me! I have to dig out that picture of you wearing eye liner!

[jayrs]

cheers clark, ive saved that pic for the pikey thread

Ooo that reminds me! I have to dig out that picture of you wearing eye liner!

the one your going to photoshop ya mean

[knuckles]

cheers clark, ive saved that pic for the pikey thread

Ooo that reminds me! I have to dig out that picture of you wearing eye liner!

pm me the pic when you find it

[jayrs]