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[rs-tom]

had this car bout 6 months now brought it off my brother bin standin for 7 years had a cvh engine but decided to go zetec

also needs door,bonnet wing ect ect here some pics


























spend the last week or so buildin my engine up n paintin the engine bay









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also got some 3dr cos whells powder coated as they were foooked they should look good






thats it for now loads of work to do just need better weather

[mrorange2]

Looks good mate what spec is the engine?

[rs-tom]

just a 130 spec mate

[Dave G fsi]

Awesome project mate, keep up the good work

[rs-tom]

not done much lately still waitin for the weather to pick up so i can give the engine bay some paint

started off cleanin the arches n under sealing them







i was very pleased with the condition of the passanger side wing very clean








then finally i wire brushed the front cross member n behind the front valance n gave it all a coat of hammerite





thats it till tomorrw lol its bloody cold

[FRSJON]

will look real good on those wheels..nice project...

[Dave G fsi]

Great progress mate

that wing is clean! Maybe its been replaced at some stage?

[jayrs]

car looks to be in really good nick! well worthy of saving

[rs-tom]

yeah it was worth savin mate bin sat about 8 years on concrete it should be a good one when done

[jayrs]

yeah i reckon so, its in good nick for one thats been sat for so long

[rs-tom]

maybe u can help jay after a bit of advice the off side rear arch has rust as u can see in the picture i was thinkin of just cuttin the arch back then refittin the kit once resprayd is that a good idea or should i weld half another arch on ??????????? obviously with the kit fitted ur non the wiser

[jayrs]

i would weld a bit in tbh mate, seeing as your doing what you are to it.

get a outer arch repair panel, cut the section to want off and the rusty bit out and stitch it in.
after a grind, you wouldnt need to fill it if you didnt want to as its behind the kit, but if it were mine i would fix it rather than cut it out and leave it

[Chris 2i]

another red XR2 on here

I'd be interested to see what those wheels look like on it

[rs-tom]

another red XR2 on here

I'd be interested to see what those wheels look like on it

lol they will look sick


yeah jay ur right where can u get them repair panels from online

[jayrs]

most panel places should have them or can get them, but ebay throws up a few now and then

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ford-Fiesta-MK2-X ... 3a57c4a33b

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORD-FIESTA-MK1-2 ... 4ced55b988

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORD-FIESTA-REAR- ... 255742b019

[rs-tom]

cheers jay whats the best way to do it would u cut it out then push em up to each other n just tackit or would u overlap or put summat behind it . u wouldnt fully weld it would u as it would distort under heat

[jayrs]

fully welded is whats needed tbh mate.
if the whole arch isnt gone, then just do the bit thats needed, but i would fully weld it really.
tac it in place, then spot weld it step by step allowing time for it to cool between spots (or cool it with a blow gun on air line) and go like that and it would be fine mate.
i.e spot or 2 on left side, then right and so forth cooling all the time and it will be fine.

as for over lap or under lap, up to you, i fould mark the area on the arch to be cut out to get rid of the rust, then 5mm more i would bend in and basicly allow a lip for the new metal to sit on, so when welded and ground its flush, or as near as damn it




you can buy a tool for this, called the joggler.
not cheap for a 1 off job though

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sealey-Sheet-Meta ... 439a24b154

[rs-tom]

bin a bit busy last few days workin on the xr mannaged to get ma wing on wich im not 100% happy about the way it turned out but it will have to do lol sorted the rust behind the wing didnt do a bad job to say im a novice welder

















then came fittin the door wich can i say is a propper baxtered when the dash is still fitted u need small hands and a reall good 1/4" rachet







then came some fun bits i fitted sum bits to the bay re greaced and booted the rack and fitted new track rod ends n fitted that along with header n washer tank and painted break bar

also painted the bonnet catch and wiper motor mounting plates (hammered finishd spray ) and also took the chrome strut tops of my rs n painted them to iv gone propper off (insert ghey rap term) (insert ghey rap term) chrome it looks cheap i love stainless and all though lol







also picked up ma hubs after havin the new bearings pressed



n got these and rears to match



then the fun started fittin an engine on a slope with no lifting eqipment accept 2 small trolley jacks on ya own is a fun way of losing weight and pulling a muscle in ya leg













fittin the engine was hell on ma own cuz i dint have the right kit but iv fitted all my engines this way so i expected it . i didnt know though that the mk 3 cvh engine mount is different to the mk 2 one i cut n welded my mk 3 one to fit the block lifted the engine in and the bolt that goes through the wing is no where near i may be able to cut n shut the one i got if not il have to get a xr2 one wich pisses me off cuz i just gave one away .......

[jayrs]

coming on nice mate, fitted a engine on ya own with no crane, jesus,

wing looks ok to me in the pics, you should of fitted the door first though to ensure you got the lines rights, but it looks ok in the pics mate.
and the repair behind the wing is fine, cant see anything wrong with that at all.

keep the undates coming mate

[rs-tom]

yeah cheers jay i will. summat thats buggin me though the front tca do the bushes mount on a sleave or do they just go on strait on the tca itself and do u need the plastic caps that go between the bushes and the end caps/ massive washer lol

[rs-tom]

jay i know ur gonna fit a 2.0 to ur xr how u plannin on gettin the fuel to the engine what pump tank n lines r u gonna use i aint got a clue i do have frst tank n pump n all lines just sittin about thogh

[jayrs]

yeah its got a sleeve mate, the plastic bits etc shouls all come with the bushes.

im pl;anning on chopping the baffle and fuel pump/sender part out of a mk3 injection tank, and welding/brazing them into a mk2 tank so i have a in tank pump.

a lot of people use the standard xr2 tank with a external pump, norm mounted in the bay and dont allow the tank to drop below 1/4 tank, as it dont have baffles it can cause probs when conering etc.
other will fit the CFI tank from a mk2, yep some mk2s had CFI, it has a baffle in the tank, but uses a external pump, so some use this set up.
me being me will go 1 step further as above

as for lines, i have spare mk3 turbo lines, 2litre mondeo lines and spare xr2 lines, i will make what i can from these, if that dont work out or looks crap, then ill make new ones or get some braided ones made up, but if you use the xr2 feed line for getting fuel, and use another xr2 feed line as a return your prob be ok, as this is the set up with fuel lines used on the xr2 turbo technics set up , but im gunna compair bore sizes etc when i come to it

[rs-tom]

well i have 2 plastic bits where the f**k am i gonna get another 2 is there 2 each side?????????

as for the tank is there no chance the mk3 tank will bolt up to the mk 2 if not is cutting the baffle out n weldin it into a mk 2 tank a massive job how much of the mk2 tank would u have to cut up i reckon thats a good way of doing at least u know its right then what about powering it does the sender demanda constant power from the ignition . i bet its not that simple is it . the fuel sender dont rely on the ecu at all does it . it the sender runnin all the time

[muz]

Looks good that mate keep it up.

[jayrs]

i think its 1 plastic bit each side mate

mk3 tank wont fit the mk2, ive not started chopping the tanks apart yet so cant say how much of a job its gunna be tbh mate, but if you dont mind running a external pump, just use the mk2 CFI tank

[rs-tom]

i could but i have to buy a pump then n im tight lol

[jayrs]

i could but i have to buy a pump then n im tight lol

same reason im doing mine my way

[rs-tom]

bit of a update here progress bin bit slow started sortin the inside.











came out quite clean















then done my fuel tank cut the swirl pot out of my old rs tank welded it into the xr tank then fitted the pump . took ages







another head ach is the inltet i dont want a crap one that covers ma engine.

yes im using drain pipe lol









had a problem with throttle cable but got round it











still not sure bout this yet this is just a rough mock up



got a fiesta si rad n piped all the water system up using random xr2/xr2i/si hoses







rear arches half sorted











got this on saturday after a 5 hour round trip but im chuffed with it bin after a good one for a while





and finally did some work to the body kit as the sun a ruined it so bad it was like 80 grit in some places im happy with the results im gettin

before n after





thats it for now

[jayrs]

bloody excellet work mate.
your doing the same as me with a lot of bits like the skirts and the fuel tank

its coming on great mate, nice touch with the throttle cable , not sure on the look of the drain pipe but its different enough, everyone uses the K&N pipes or a FRST charge carrier.
i was thinking of a custom inlet to save it going over the rocker but i'll prob use the spare FRST carrier i got

keep the work going and updates coming

[rs-tom]

Cheers Jay will do mate . I'm on a mission I brought the steel to make the inlet but plastic was easier still not sure bout it yet . I swear I read u brought some body kit fixings where from ?

[jayrs]

Cheers Jay will do mate . I'm on a mission I brought the steel to make the inlet but plastic was easier still not sure bout it yet . I swear I read u brought some body kit fixings where from ?

get a alloy or stainless pipe knocked up mate.

yeah i did, i got rivets and the plastic inserts for the body, only thing i didnt get was the side skirt fixing screws, but i can reuse my own.
i got them off someone on xrtwo.com who was selling them, im sure ford still do them as rivets are same as fitted on the mk3 mate

[rsonblackwheels]

looks fantastic, gr8 project

keep up the top work

[rs-tom]

Cheers Jay will do mate . I'm on a mission I brought the steel to make the inlet but plastic was easier still not sure bout it yet . I swear I read u brought some body kit fixings where from ?

get a alloy or stainless pipe knocked up mate.

yeah i did, i got rivets and the plastic inserts for the body, only thing i didnt get was the side skirt fixing screws, but i can reuse my own.
i got them off someone on xrtwo.com who was selling them, im sure ford still do them as rivets are same as fitted on the mk3 mate

IL try ford . I wanted stainless but ya can't get stainless 70 mm that's thin walled well I can't find it n alloy means paying someone wich I don't do lol il look into but I reckon it's gonna be drainpipe as I just want this car for a nock about not a flash example.

[jayrs]

thats true mate, unless you roll it yourself, but the bends become a problem then unless you step it and wled the joints, which will look a bi micky mouse

[rs-tom]

Yeah n I'm not that skilled with metal but might look into stainless again . Jay I need to wire my fuel sender in do u know what contact does what on the frst sender there is 5 pins as u know but what does what manual don't say s**t