Riggers' Mk2 Xr2 project...

[f0xy]

Looks like the rust has started going through on the bottom right...id get it all wire brushed back and treated ASAP lol

 

[jamie rigby]

Looks like the rust has started going through on the bottom right...id get it all wire brushed back and treated ASAP lol

whats the best stuff to use/treat the inside lol?

 

[f0xy]

Il have a proper look next time I see it and see how bad it is before I suggest anything, lol.

 

[jamie rigby]

Il have a proper look next time I see it and see how bad it is before I suggest anything, lol.

C'mon it aint that bad lol!

sound just let us know when richards free to weld this harness bar in then you can have a peak then lol

 

[BIFCAIDS]

looks sweet, im torn between keeping it mint and doing what your doing

 

[jamie rigby]

looks sweet, im torn between keeping it mint and doing what your doing

cheers mate! and yeh as are most people but ive bought it for one reason only... anyways...


Got the square 5mm washers i needed to fit the buckets, so... -

didnt even have to drill one hole out like i had to on both my ZS', win!.. will get some better pics once i have the strut brace welded in as i cant use my harnesses until then...

also drilled the rivets out for the old door grab handles so this is how the doors look now ( VERY flexible!) -

 

[socialmisfit]

im good for thursday ... out of credit. ill see you two there!

 

[Gally]

It's an old Ford. He's making it better.

If it was something decent, then you'd have a point.

I think it's great, but it's no show fairy.

You like cars with bumpers stapled on and you don't think that is decent.


As a baby Jesus would have wept.

 

[Christopher]

Take the rose tints off dude. It's an old hatchback with a CVH lump.

I love them, I really do... But come on. Lol.

 

[Gally]

Flol, it's surely the same as an old civic or 205gti? No?

I actually love old civics and especially 205's.

 

[f0xy]

im good for thursday ... out of credit. ill see you two there!

Il be there about 8

 

[jamie rigby]

im good for thursday ... out of credit. ill see you two there!

cool

Il be there about 8

me too...



Collected the exhaust on the way home form work form the couriers -

Booked it at 3.30 on thursday at pipewerx to be fitted as it needs a flange to match the manifold and im also having a custom tip instead of that thing lol

the pepperpots arrived today too to make up my second set for track use only, a048s will be going on them before cadwell on the 7th july -

Went to get some paint ready to do the interior once the harness bar's welded in and once ive removed all the sound deadening -

ties for the kenlowe fan also arrived today so... -

Getting there :approve:

 

[chrispy.clio]

Schweet

 

[Guppy]

You keeping the cvh in?

 

[jamie rigby]

Schweet

cheers

You keeping the cvh in?

yeh gonna look after it for a while, when it goes bang then 2.0 zetec e is the plan...


also buying a rev limiter of a guy of the xr2 forum as i think xr2s dont have a limiter at all and i want to be safe...

also ordered new adapters, sendors, T-peice and flexi from Jon @ Shawspeed too so i can fit my gauges to see whats what with the cvh.

 

[jamie rigby]

Just got back form bolton, been to pick up a rev limiter off a guy who races in the XR challenge off the xrtwo forum, had a good chat to him about racing, xr2's learnt quite abit.
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will be getting wired in sometime with help form f0xy along with the gauges once the senders arrive, will just do the 3 at once should only talke a few hours if that.


exhaust fitted and harmness bars getting welded in tmoz, cant wait!!

 

[Russ_16v]

They dont have a limiter as standard, and if you have a good one they do rev well, but there isnt muxh point in going over 6500

 

[jamie rigby]

They dont have a limiter as standard, and if you have a good one they do rev well, but there isnt muxh point in going over 6500

i know lol

 

[Alex H]

yeh gonna look after it for a while, when it goes bang then 2.0 zetec e is the plan..

Don't let it go bang. I'll have it as a spare... if it's still boggo.

 

[jamie rigby]

Don't let it go bang. I'll have it as a spare... if it's still boggo.

it isnt boggo now so wont be when i come to sell if it lasts lol...


Went to Pipewerx earlier had my exhaust fitted...

New exhaut with chosen pipe for tip (2.25") -

Compared new pipe to the tip that came with the system -

Old system off -

New one fitted without tip -

Tip fitted -

The first start up -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NINqnxVqJs&feature=player_embedded

Sounds good, deep and no rasp, need to give it time to bed in tho yet befrore commenting on the sound really


whilst the car was up in the air i checked all under the car and the bushes... everything seemed to be fine apart form the rear ARB bushes -

good job the lad who i bought the car off gave me 2 spare, now i know why he had them spare as i take it he couldnt be arsed to fit them lol...

Rear strut barce welded in -

Then when i came home i fitted my harnesses and lowered the seats a notch -

another good days progress... next on the list is removing the sound deadening!

 

[MarcoB]

Quality number plate!!

 

[Rob]

Good work so far, really like the exhaust

 

[Brett]

Coming along really well Jamie. This is super cool.

 

[Whiteley]

Didn't realise you were fitting a desktop PC to it, ICE y0!

 

[jamie rigby]

Quality number plate!!

Tommi Makkinen Edition y0

Good work so far, really like the exhaust

Cheers.. just wish it was closer to the bumper thats all but nowt i can do about that really

Coming along really well Jamie. This is super cool.

cheers mate and yeh it is, smile on my face all the time when im driving it !

Didn't realise you were fitting a desktop PC to it, ICE y0!

sigh

 

[jamie rigby]

front footwells before -

after -

rear footwells before -

after -

so far removed -

left to do -

once ive removed that last lot in the boot ill re-heat it all back up and go over it with some white spirit and a cloth ready for paint.

 

[Christopher]

Love this. Brilliant project!

 

[chrispy.clio]

Fooooook me thats a lot or tar. you'll have to weigh it all

 

[jamie rigby]

Love this. Brilliant project!

Cheers

Fooooook me thats a lot or tar. you'll have to weigh it all

Did earlier, 4.5kgs in total!...



When i got home form work spent a couple of hours removing the rest of the sound deadening and cleaning it all off with some white spirit...

Nearly there just need to do the rear footwells but ill do them when i remove the seats to paint it all...

Booked in at Mikeanics for 9am on Saturday morning to make sure its running/set-up sweet and to do a Power run

Just got some Mobil 1 15w40 and a filter so thatll be getting done tmoz along with fitting my new Oil pressure & temp. senders etc -

Also just bought some R888s, brand new for 262quid delivered, 13s FTW :approve:

 

[jamie rigby]

Oil and filter changed and senders, T piece and flexi fitted -

Where i decided to mount the pressure sender, nice and accesible -

Brakes and tyres should be here tmoz

 

[AdamAnderton]

Cool, didnt you just sell the senders and stuff to bren

 

[jamie rigby]

Cool, didnt you just sell the senders and stuff to bren

yeh

 

[mat-nos]

awesome work again jamie, sounds really nice on the vid.....
not seen this in person yet :-(
where is pipeworx by the way??

 

[jamie rigby]

awesome work again jamie, sounds really nice on the vid.....
not seen this in person yet :-(
where is pipeworx by the way??

cheers!

and its in Ormskirk near Burscouh (or however you spell it lol)


Just emailed the buyer on this -

 

[mat-nos]

noooooooo keep it old school cvh :-(

cheers for location, just trying to decide how to spend my overtime at the end of the month

 

[jamie rigby]

noooooooo keep it old school cvh :-(

cheers for location, just trying to decide how to spend my overtime at the end of the month

no its crap lol!



That engine above ive bought and picking it up on sunday

1800 Zetec-E Silvertop Series 2 (Mk6 Escort GTI engine)
68k miles
inlet & exhaust manifold
Flywheel and Clutch

100quid y0!


The reason ive gone for this over a 2.0 is you need the flywheel, sump, oil pick up pipe and waterpump off a escort/fiesta 1800 anyways so really ive got the best 1.8 engine and if i decide to get a 2.0 if the right one pops up its just a case of swapping the stuff over...

Oh and these arrived soon as i got home -

 

[Eliganza]

my mates doing a similar conversion on his, we took the head off his CVH and it turned out to be fucked so he wants to do a 2.0 zetec conversion

 

[adam172]

ohhhh this is looking good, would love to have time/space/money/expertise to do something like this!!!

 

[jamie rigby]

my mates doing a similar conversion on his, we took the head off his CVH and it turned out to be f**ked so he wants to do a 2.0 zetec conversion

yeh think ill still get a 2.0 and swap the stuff over as said what needed form the 1800 above, then re-new cambelt, piper 285 cams and ARP rod bolts... with twin 45s should see 175bhp & 140lbs/t ISH on a 2litre! probs would see 160bhp &130lbs/t on the 1800...

ohhhh this is looking good, would love to have time/space/money/expertise to do something like this!!!

cheers, i still need the expertise on engines really, will just have to learn bit by bit after sunday

 

[snick01]

christ you deffo dont hang about do you... looking good my man!


started mine today too