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[trecoll]

What?

[hb69]

Good to see its got a decent engine now Is the front looking any lower yet?

[jonyb4]

sorry? decent?

[dontpannic]

sorry? decent?

[jonyb4]

you should go on his forum, they treat the 1.7 as a deity on there

[dontpannic]

you should go on his forum, they treat the 1.7 as a deity on there

Just because you don't...? Its the most sensible option rather than bodging a 1.8 in there...

[Tweek]

Jony's 1.8 is epic don't you know...

Anyway, back on topic, Car looks good, even more so with a proper engine in there now. 1.25 sounds like a diesel lol.

[Ratspeed]

What power does the 1.7 put out? is it about 120bhp?

The pumas ive drove are a nippy little car

[jonyb4]

What power does the 1.7 put out? is it about 120bhp?

The pumas ive drove are a nippy little car

123bhp/125ps

they feel slow, the power doesnt feel very progressive, and whats better still, my 1800 eats them up


bodged in i hear?

i proved it could be done cheaper than a 1.7, and i have no arguement it failed

[jonyb4]

i sence im derailing...

brilliant job rob it has earned its status amoung the bigger dogs on the forums, you cant be ashmed turning up at meets or shows

but with it comes crap mpg

[knuckles]

Nice engine coneversion

Get a new header tank from fords will ya !
its about £8.50 and will freshen up the bay

also ask for these part numbers while in there

1508144
1087087

later style aerial base and aerial mast

[jonyb4]

i agree!

[dontpannic]

they feel slow, the power doesnt feel very progressive, and whats better still, my 1800 eats them up

Ah yes, but your 1800 has what, 250/300 brake doesn't it?

bodged in i hear?

i proved it could be done cheaper than a 1.7, and i have no arguement it failed

Well, lets not forget, for one:
post1807019/#p1807019

Anyway, I won't take it any further off topic, sorry Rob. I'll be rocking Puma power in the Spring too

[leighk2010]

they feel slow, the power doesnt feel very progressive, and whats better still, my 1800 eats them up

Ah yes, but your 1800 has what, 250/300 brake doesn't it?

bodged in i hear?

i proved it could be done cheaper than a 1.7, and i have no arguement it failed

Well, lets not forget, for one:
post1807019/#p1807019

Anyway, I won't take it any further off topic, sorry Rob. I'll be rocking Puma power in the Spring too

puma converstion is good in this case were it was a 1.25 and now stepped up to the 1.7 club bet the speed and power increase feel great mate

and jonys 1.8 converstion was not the best but he did prove it is very double with out much knowledge or no how

and my 2.0 converstion will prove that a blacktop into a fiesta can be done and hopfully work very well and once its all done will be doing a full guide and mayb even selling off the shelf custom mounts so will be not much work more than the puma all toghter

[jonyb4]

they feel slow, the power doesnt feel very progressive, and whats better still, my 1800 eats them up

Ah yes, but your 1800 has what, 250/300 brake doesn't it?

bodged in i hear?

i proved it could be done cheaper than a 1.7, and i have no arguement it failed

Well, lets not forget, for one:
post1807019/#p1807019

Anyway, I won't take it any further off topic, sorry Rob. I'll be rocking Puma power in the Spring too

puma converstion is good in this case were it was a 1.25 and now stepped up to the 1.7 club bet the speed and power increase feel great mate

and jonys 1.8 converstion was not the best but he did prove it is very double with out much knowledge or no how

and my 2.0 converstion will prove that a blacktop into a fiesta can be done and hopfully work very well and once its all done will be doing a full guide and mayb even selling off the shelf custom mounts so will be not much work more than the puma all toghter

sorry rob, but hopefully it is a valid arguement


nick? whats the beef mate? my si pulls nicely away from my maes 1.7 puma, im just proving them engines aint the 'gods' some make them seem, yes theyre a great step up from any of the other Se engines

but unless you deem to leave it as it is, or dont want to chase figures, theyre fine, if you ignore the fact all the Ses are incredible feeble and weak, they cant take a max of about 10psi on boast if your silly enough to spend that fortune on one

they suffer terminal damage if the oil level drops too low, do it one too many times and they will tap away untill they lose theyre bearings, litrally, often at a lowish milage

my mates 1.4 ghia i bought as spares was on 79k and had its bottom end fail due to low oil, its gearbox has gave up on a seperate occation, and the timing belt had gone snapping 10-14 valves on another occation.

and dont forget that the 1.7 is not very tunable, a fellow on robs forum (nathan) bought a tuned one with a remap, higher lift cams, 4-2-1 manifold and a air filter and it refused to go past 140bhp, he was promised it should make more than 150 as its the same ingredants as the racing lump


im sorry i know its the simplest option for you two, but i have little respect for that engine, its oftens een as a simple easy option to get some power, but is over praised at the same time, unlike the 2.0 zetec its actually a good strong engine



a fine point leigh, besides that link you provided nick was only rthe badly made front mount that snapped, and the pot hole i hit was a fudgekin well!

[FiestaBen]

One day I will click on someones diary and there wont be a debate going on between Jonny and whoever else is involved... normally Nick trying to add some common sense to the whole issue.

[jonyb4]

cheers mate, manier times it been you the other person!

ahh them good old days eh?

[hb69]

im just proving them engines aint the 'gods' some make them seem, :

Like you seem to think the 130 spec 1.8 is?

[jonyb4]

sorry but i havent noticed i make it seem that way, anyway enough of this. before things out of hand

[EUFez]

This has grown on me. Love it! Glad you got a better engine...

Always thought about wether I could ever put a Puma lump in my Mk3 but I'd have trouble I'm guessing. LOL

[dontpannic]

nick? whats the beef mate? my si pulls nicely away from my maes 1.7 puma, im just proving them engines aint the 'gods' some make them seem, yes theyre a great step up from any of the other Se engines

I'm not sure tbh fella, I had an off day yesterday I think

I don't think the 1.7 is a godlike engine btw, I just think its the quickest and easiest route to more power rather than having to spend ages fabricating mounts and wiring looms etc.

[trecoll]

Henry, Its a little lower, once I have the same profile tyres on the front I think it may work out to be about even, when you consider how much weight is in the boot...

Wayne, Yes, the 1.25 did sound bad, I should have done something about it sooner really as it was already starting to tap at ford fair

Ratspeed, the 1.7's are nippy, It's been able to keep up with quite a few faster cars, including a BMW 330 the other day....

Clark, Well why didn't you say they were that cheap. I'll stop on my way home from work cba, with the ariel, mine isn't even connected to anything...!!

Good to hear it nick, I've been silently watching a few threads on here , I may have even commented in yours, You definately wont regret the £750, I've not heard a bad word about Jack, and he gets his engines from the same place I got mine!!

leighk2010, Yours is one the threads i've been watching, looks good to see someone doing the conversion properly. I'm still getting used to the extra power, but its goooood!

James, fitting a puma lump is possible, not worth the effort. And you need to make sure you get the mounts made properly. Easier just to go down the normal route tbh.

[EUFez]

Yeah true. It's either a 2.0 Mondy lump or keep my 1.1 with bike carbs slapped on I guess.

[leighk2010]

Henry, Its a little lower, once I have the same profile tyres on the front I think it may work out to be about even, when you consider how much weight is in the boot...

Wayne, Yes, the 1.25 did sound bad, I should have done something about it sooner really as it was already starting to tap at ford fair

Ratspeed, the 1.7's are nippy, It's been able to keep up with quite a few faster cars, including a BMW 330 the other day....

Clark, Well why didn't you say they were that cheap. I'll stop on my way home from work cba, with the ariel, mine isn't even connected to anything...!!

Good to hear it nick, I've been silently watching a few threads on here , I may have even commented in yours, You definately wont regret the £750, I've not heard a bad word about Jack, and he gets his engines from the same place I got mine!!

leighk2010, Yours is one the threads i've been watching, looks good to see someone doing the conversion properly. I'm still getting used to the extra power, but its goooood!

James, fitting a puma lump is possible, not worth the effort. And you need to make sure you get the mounts made properly. Easier just to go down the normal route tbh.

cheers mate i would not say im doing it proper just no rushing as want to do it right as have big plans for the car overall so want to get the engine fitted right the first time

[trecoll]

The engine cover I currently have, is broken, it has a crack in it.

So i found one cheap on ebay, which I have painted today, it just needs laquer at some point then I'll swap it over.

I will put the badge back on, and I was kindly donated a carbon and silver gel overlay for it



Thats radient red, with black sharpie!




I'm thinking about srpaying the bolts black too, as they are silver :?

(Yes, I am wearing pink toed socks )




Went out and fitted the cover tonight. Its more of a test to see if it can withstand the heat, before I laquer it and fit the badge back on.



Annoyed though, as I dropped one of the bolts onto the subframe, by the very hot exhaust manifold! Will try and recover it once its had a chance to cool down.



Also popped into Ford on my way home from work. I was after the following;

Fuel Cap Sealing Ring - Not available, Sell the whole cap for ~£78
All the bolts on the wishbones - Only front pinch bolts in stock.

New header tank - £11.48 - Not in stock.
Header thank cap.... £12.48!!!! Funnily enough, my one is ok :blub:

So left with only the pinch bolts, will get the rest of the bolts on saturday morning before I (finally) change the wishbones!!

[knuckles]

New header tank - £11.48 - Not in stock.
Header tank cap.... £12.48!!!! Funnily enough, my one is ok :blub:

So left with only the pinch bolts, will get the rest of the bolts on saturday morning before I (finally) change the wishbones!!

those prices have gone up 3 times this year alone
last year i paid under £8 for the tank on my brothers mk4.
your rad cap should be a plain yellow cap and its about £6 finis - 7267969 i think part number
black one is a later version and funny enough its dearer !

[trecoll]

Finally got round to doing the wishbones and drop links today. Car handles soooo much better!

The arms I got, look completely different to the genuine ones that were fitted. So I kept the genuine ones and will get the bushes changed to powerflex and new ball joints put on for when these ones wear out.

[jonyb4]

[EUFez]

Noice

[trecoll]

I changed my steering wheel over to an Escort GTi one on saturday.

[jonyb4]

lol you could put more effort into your updates


any during pics of the engine conversion?

did you do it? any snags?

wheel looks good, mind im likely to say that as i have one in the Si

[trecoll]

lol you could put more effort into your updates

There isn't much else to say to that.

any during pics of the engine conversion?

No, the only one we took, is the one I posted above...

did you do it?

Well yes, its done. But no, there were two others helping.[/quote]

any snags?

Yes, again, as I posted, I broke the slave cylinder whilst bleeding the clutch, so had to get a new one.

wheel looks good, mind im likely to say that as i have one in the Si

Its much better than the old hard rubber was falling apart in my hands during cold/damp weather...

[jonyb4]

lol thankws, objectively

dunno if you have had leather before, but it can suffer from the cold, if theyre worn they literaly come off when you rub them during turning, little bits stick to your hands, happend to my last escort leather wheel, this GTi one has been good so far

[trecoll]

Real leather doesn't. Its the hard rubber vinyl stuff that does that.

*cough* Leather recaros *cough*

[hb69]

(Yes, I am wearing pink toed socks )

And jeans!

Looks good Rob Still remember how nice your seats are