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Slowly but surely things were getting there. and it was there. New idle control valve. Clutch pedal switch that will replace the banjo bolt that is current on the clutch master cylinder. Then came for first start and i couldnt get a rpm readout. I did a load of fault finding on...

Coil Pack Sub Loom Just waiting on the coil pack mounting plate to be laser cut. That was most of the engine bay wiring complete. It was then a lot of labelling and cutting the old ecu off. I wanted to tidy up my switch wiring while it was all apart. I have had a few occasion of...

I have done a lot of work in recent months. Getting the new engine running has been quite a bit of agg. The engine has a 60-2 trigger wheel mounted to the aux belt pulley they has a lot of magnets set in plastic that is an interference fit with the crank, which is where all my issue has come...

What happened to your wing?

2.0 Zetec is a lot heavier engine. Wouldnt make for good weight balance.

The rad is now in and plumbed in. im really happy with how it came out.

After a looooooooooooooong a 2 week wait for Pace Products to make the small radiator core for the charge cooler. I then had a another 4 weeks to wait for the main rad core to be made. 5 weeks later I called them to find out where the core is and how long it will take. The guy said there had...

What bulkhead connector is that?

The last few bits for the new engine are almost there now. All of the electrical changes needed are now done. I contacted to pace to find out where the core for my new rad is as it still needs to have the end cans fab'd once i get the cores. It is being leaked checked today and then posted...

Whilst Preping the old engine to come out i took off the main fuel line that feeds the fuel pump and found that it had kinked and split i dont think it was leaking but would explain when i started to wind up the boost it would misfire most likely because the hose wouldnt let the pump pull enough...

I havent updated the thread for sometime but i have been busy on the car. While i am waiting for the second radiator core to turn up so i can have the rads made i got bought and hatched a plan for a new engine. as you do. This one is a 1.6 not a 1.7. The engine that is in the bay at the...

Finally got my wheels finished. They have come up quite well. I have also finished up making the new boost pipes. they just need me to brush them up. Tidied up the label for all the switches on the dashboard. Before After I kinda just doing faffy bits while waiting for the...

Trying to push on with getting the fiesta ready for trackdays when the weather improves. The main thing i want to get done is a better radiator and charge cooler rad set up. At the moment i have a Saxo VTS rad and i dont like it. It is really hard to bleed and the header tank mounted on the...

Na not really. Td04 came on boost around 2.3k but would fade long before 7k rev limit and would make the power i want but it would be going be what it supposed to do and although it would make the numbers its wouldnt be as quick and would put more stain on the motor for the same power. The...

so now it faces forward to give a good routing for the air filter hose. Next up was the steering wheel that was close to the drivers window that to me. There has been a lot in between all that as but as a quick summary that covers most of it. Nobody is really interested in wiring...

much messing around and head scratching later Finally the fully welded product Fitted My friend came by the unit for a 80s flash back picture Next up was a more robust turbo. The td04 has had a number of issues. Most being related to overheating and bit of a bit on the small...

Its been a while since i last updated the thread. I have actually done a lot since but just haven't put it on to the site. During the car going back together and digging out all the engine parts i noticed in what a bad state the exhaust manifold is in. I also noticed that there was bits of...

No somewhere in the move from my parents shed to the unit i lost the paint. I got some mixed up to match by a coachworks near the unit. Yer im well happy with how the seat came out. Makes the drives look really tatty now. Need to do the drivers seat but that can wait til its a car again.

Although the stuff doesnt come off your hands. In the end i have to get baking soda and water soak my hands in that for 20mins then scrap it off. There is a bit of wet sanding to do on the outside and then its time to reassemble it.

Finally making some good progress with the XR2 now. I made up a small tent to spray the fiesta in. Got cracking Left it for a few days to go off. Then rolled it out. Painted the inside with POR15 as well and it came out really well. Not as good at 2k spray but on par with...

The car is still coming along but work has been taking away time from my hobbies and its not racing season and so that has been taking a lot of time as well. Plus it is at the point where i need to paint and it is so boring and time consuming that i really struggle for motivation but its...

Managed to the gearstick tower finished Just the heel plate mounts to go and the inside can be prepped for paint. Completed the fuel lines under the car.

Had a little sit in the car and made the customary brooooom pssst noises. Might need to chop away some of the dash so i can change between the throttle and brake without issue. The passenger seat was recovered badly before i bought it and it was starting to upset me. It is a Carbon shell...

Undersealed the car. New fuel tank as the old one had split on the seam. means it shouldnt be that bad on fuel now. Mounted the pedal box on a platform make it more comfortable on my feet and once the posts are made the heel plate will give me something to rest my feet on. Test...

Fitted some seat rails. Put some hard fuel lines in that dont hug the exhaust or risk dragging on the ground.

On to the passenger side.

Been a busy month getting the fiesta sorted. Not there yet but it wont be too much longer now. I hope. Fitted a new bearing in the steering column as old one was virtually none existent. That with the stiffened column bracket the wheel barely moves now. Drivers side is now all welded.

as the rear chassis rail is pretty much none existent i need to have the bit made as it too complicated a shape for me to hammer out in the unit. While we waited for that to come back the sheet metal shop. I got on with a few other bits i wanted to do while I'm in the warm and dry. new door...

full repair next was to take the sills off the more we took off the worse it looked. started going back together

well it has been a long winter (into summer) of going some old steps but it has been worth it. The sills on the xr2 are the original ones and i knew they maybe a bit frilly and as such had planned to replace them this winter. While Im at it i may as well replace the front floors because they...