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[Gibbo87]

Right been on and off this site so thought its time i posted my project up ...havent had a computer and site is so slow on my phone .
i bought the car local for £100 quid as engine was knackered...piston had shot so the owners dad an old mecanic took the rod an piston out with valves etc and covered up oil way on the crank with a jubilee clip but the car still ran just like it would on 3 cylinders just hardly much tho lol...the car aint to bad has usual rust on petrol cap and bit just starting on rear arch ...the worst of it is the paint as been rattle canned in all diffrent places. the engine bay and underneath is solid due to being caked in oil by looks of it all its life...well i got the car home and got the engine out pretty much straight away...waiting for a delivery of a mk2 xr2 engine hopefully today...cleaned all the bay up come up like new even the brake lines still look new ...anyways il let the pics do the talking and update as much as i can .
when i got the car

back of car...can see rust on petrol cap just about

engine out forgot to take pic of engine while in there

cleanish bay awaiting new engine


thats as far as i am at the moment until my engine turns up which will hopefully be today ...oh heres a pic of the jubilee clip what i mentioned earlier lol


thanks for looking any &c are welcomed



using old gearbox for now so cleaned it up

[AW3K]

looks like a good base mate

what a bodge that clip,

Andy

[Gibbo87]

Cheers mate....seems a bit quiet on.this site nowadays ....having trouble with finding an engine mount and brackets for cambelt side at the moment so no updates other than engine arrived finaly...started to clean it up and got.the block painted...no pics tho but il try sort some when weathers better

Thanks

[jayrs]

oh my days, ive seen so bodge but that jublie clips is up there in the top 10 now

you should be able to get a engine mount fairly easy tbh m,ate, all cvh engines use the same mount

[Gibbo87]

Haha tel. Me about it...worked tho...its the brackets that bolt on the engine I can't find anywhere ?

[jayrs]

your need the bracket and mount, or do you have the mount just need the outer bracket?

[Gibbo87]

Nah I need both...can find the mounts just not brackets...I'm waiting to hear back from someone today if he aint then I ain't got a clue tbh ?

[jayrs]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/fiesta-mk2-xr ... 2a157b370c

im guessing you need the black bit only (mount bracket)

[Gibbo87]

I.need both...burtons have mount 26 new just brackets I can't find....been offerd one on here but h3 ain't replied back yet and another off odd kid but bit much for me at moment

[jayrs]

well i got a mount bracket, but its one i will mod for a zetec engine to sell, i dont mind selling it to you as it is, but it would be for the same price as it would be if i modded it, and tbh, your prob be offered one cheaper

[jonyb4]

what does that clip do fitted like that?

[jayrs]

what does that clip do fitted like that?

it would stop oil jetting out from the oil way

[Gibbo87]

Yeah I been offerd a mount and bracket by a lad on here but he ain't replying now :/ yeah its to block the oil way up ...apparently lots of old taxi driver did this years ago on cars as a cheaper option than repairingit...anyways still no updates as I can't do nothing ti/l I get that mount and brackets

[mikeymikeyp]

what bit is it u need the bit that bolts to the engine or the bit that bolts through the inner wing

[Gibbo87]

Bit that bolts to engine 2 brackets.....

Got the engine sat in the bay now just can't bolt it up till them parts are found....dunno now to upload pics off my fone either ?

[jonyb4]

so pretty much making that cylinder comepletely useless?

cant imagine how slow a 3 cylnder 1.1 is haha

[jakerowles]

so pretty much making that cylinder comepletely useless?

cant imagine how slow a 3 cylnder 1.1 is haha

a 3 cylnder 1.1 would be a 838.5cc not a 1.1

[Gibbo87]

Lol was about as quick as a stunned slug and sounded same as the rattley 1.1 just louder ...till it gave up as got to hot lol...brackets and mount sorted now tho so [ERRR] be here next week

Any ideas what I can do paint wise as i ainy gona be able to afford a respray for a while yet...don't wa leave it all patchy and is rather not go.the matte black route...if anything I was gonna try get a matte grey colour and do that?
Thanks

[jakerowles]

Any ideas what I can do paint wise as i ainy gona be able to afford a respray for a while yet...don't wa leave it all patchy and is rather not go.the matte black route...if anything I was gonna try get a matte grey colour and do that?
Thanks

maybe flatting it and buffing it will make it look a bit better but it looks like its been rattle canned so you wont get it looking right but it would look abit better

[Gibbo87]

Yeah its been rattled ...some has primer underneath aswel so can't.just get back to original paint....matte grey it may go then ?

[jakerowles]

Yeah its been rattled ...some has primer underneath aswel so can't.just get back to original paint....matte grey it may go then ?

no i meean get some 1200 wet and drys give it a quick flat then buff it with a machine and it will look abit better

[xr2irhys]

well hello Ford fan!!