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[jonyb4]

thanks man

[jonyb4]

its running spot on now

i cant claim the fame on that either, my old mans been potching with it, unseized a valve or something on the carb, was rock solid he said, also swapped out the condenser and points for the electronic gizmo, and it starts on the button and idles sweet, hes now been bidding on some replacement parts for it

such as a new parcel shelf as its one is fooked

hes actually bidding on twin dellorto carbs, that would give a nice hike in power, well see if he wins

water pump is still leaking even after inspection, its missing its gasket, even sealer couldn't stop it, so hes bidding on a new one

front bumper has been painted


just need to look into the rattles from the engine

i do remember a bolt fell into the bellhousing when fitting the engine, could be that, but was hard to remove once engine was mated to the gearbox

[jayrs]

A couple of quid now Jay, I used one as a temp breather at one point when I have a vac leak.

couple qiud, bloody hell

good idea using as a breather, never thought about using one of them for that before

[andymac]

Yeah, still got them kicking round, never know you'll want 'em.

[jonyb4]

yay we have sorted it right out now!


took the starter motor off, and found the bolt that had fallen in the bellhousing, then noticed the torque converter bolts were quite loose, they must have loosened up after getting it running a while ago

so with them tightened up we got it back together, stared it up and was glad to hear this:





wont be long till its put through the mot!

so relieved with it

[andymac]

Ye0, I hate having to change jobs mid-stream, you always lose your place or forget to double-check things. I always end up stressing late at night thinking "did I do this, did I do that" - have to write it down then check it the following day. s**t weather today (and feel crap tbh) otherwise I'd be finishing gear linkage on the wifes golf.

[Ratspeed]

Good job man!

[jonyb4]

yea was a bit short lived lol, took it for a test drive up and down the lane, slow and under powered, foot down nearly reached sp up my long lane, so think I've set it to the rearing timing mark, feels like its the timing

[jonyb4]

got some very nice set of carbs coming for this soon, will need a manifold and trumpets for them before they are fitted
also a parcel shelf thats not franked, and water pump

shoud be making decent power after a 4 branch

[jonyb4]

heres our new Dellorto twin 40s
its not deffinate theyre going ont he mk3 atm, as we still need a manifold, some sort of adaptation for the linkage and fuel lines yet, could go on his mk1, or even my fiesta one day if im lucky




as she stands atm

[Rhinopower]

Stick the carbs on the fiesta, easy to do, I reckon you could do it in a couple of hours and have something really fun to drive

[jonyb4]

what of the management?

[jonyb4]

cant find much through google, what i did find made it seem very expensive

[Rhinopower]

To start with use an esc module off a 1.1/1.3 fiesta, all you need to connect is ignition live, earth, coil pack and crank sensor

When funds permit use a 'megajolt' ignition only ecu, second hand can be had for under £150 and there's ready to go map files to use it, and then have it tweaked on the dyno

[jonyb4]

red thing that looks like an edis module?

[jonyb4]

fitted this new shiny today





note the manking expansion tank behind the airbox...






well out it come


cleaned up the area behind it, was full of that black tar gunk

comparison


so much nicer, cilit bang sort of stuff and rice i used, come out lovely!!


then onto the leaky water pump, removed it.. had no gasket only silicone to try seal it


new gasket on


cleaned up the area





Done, redone the timing also, but i threw the dizzy out so need a hand to get it running

and then when i went back indoors, this was waiting for me





lovely jubbly

sure he said they were sold with rubbers though, didnt get any

[jonyb4]

the engine is still not running, completely stumped, waiting for the old man to admit defeat and accept help, proud sod...


meanwhile we took a trip west and visited the Escort Agency, narberth, pembrokeshire



where some heavy resto work was being done...


the stores, suspended mk6 shell


and a European LHD mk3 capri 1.6, its an ex film model police car, its getting weighed in this week so the firm owner said take what you like




so we did




some of theyre other work





second RS2000






not sure what hes planning for that red interior, it was missing the front seats, but we took loads from it

we only went there for an ignition barrel

[jayrs]

proper pikeyed thast capri i see nice touch

not sure that shell say on bowing wood is safe though, fcuk walking under that

[rsturbonutter]

Those seats in the second rs look lovely anyone know what they are as they look very similar in shape to frst ones.
Being from port talbot mate I take it the pikey was born in you

[jonyb4]

lol cheeky cheeky

i walked under it jay, now i feel like a rebel!

[jayrs]

rather you than me jony

[Michael!]

that troll sticker shadow looks funny!

he knows you're a pikey...

[jonyb4]

lol yea
I'm no pikey, old man is though! I just happen to be his driver

[Michael!]

well, you are a little then!

i happen to partake in pikey activites too sometimes. part and parcel of owning a 15 year old fiesta

[jonyb4]

lol I've not visited a scrappy in over a year

[jonyb4]

well since the engine aint going anywhere atm, might aswel make a start on the bad cosmetic pieces

so i began rubbing the wing down, as it had a shunt at some point and is also rust here and there



rust








after its rub down, i cant really use the grinder atm as its too loud for my ear



front valance

[jayrs]

jony, its about time you got a compressor and some air tools fella, oh, and some ear defenders

a grinder can be a bit to harsh to surface rust like that, it takes too much off and thins the metal out, get a air belt sander, air grinder/cutter, and a angled air sander, once ytou use them, your wonder why you never got them before

[jonyb4]

I do have them lol, but.my compressor is so crap it doesn't gold the pressure nor volume to run the cutter or sander

[jayrs]

yeah thats one of the problems, you need a high volume of constant air

[jonyb4]

Probs wouldn't run a air gun either, but it runs my ratchet fine

[jayrs]

, gotta be a small comp then mate

[jonyb4]

Less than 10 litres I think

[jayrs]

that will be why mate, your need at least 50l one for air tools

[jonyb4]

s**t I don't even have.room for that llama, my mate has a massive twin cylinder one.. can paint with that one, the mk1 got done with it

[jayrs]

50l one isnt that bit mate, would take up about as much room as a engine and gearbox, so can be tucked under a bench or something