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[andymcd]

i bought a black fiesta rs turbo off here it needed a gear box when i got it
put gearbox in it on the 9/11/08 was great until the clutch started to slip the clutch is like new but cant stand the power
that was ok till the brother was driving it a noise started to come from the engine
then i drove it started to smoke so popped the bonnet to find the breather had put oil out over the timing belt there was smoke coming out of it too
so i rang spec one engineering and he told me to start the car and let it tick over for a few minutes and take of the oil cap and if it dies out the engine is ok if it doesnt then the bottom end is f**cked so done this and the car dont die out so it pointed to one thing the bottom end is f**cked
the brother sayed to pulled the head off so i did to find two small round matel things will put pics up and top of the pistons have small chips will get pics up aswell and when i was buying the car the man told me it had a stage three head has it f**k so taking block out the morrow i got rebuild bottom end so its not to bad just need head done now and had a poke true under the carpet hole on drivers side be side the sill and passager side is the seem so need outer and inner sills on drivers side and just the outer sill on passager side will get get pics up
ok some pics of when i got it

when i got it home and it needed a good clean heres some pics





its all the pics i have but will get pics up of the head and pistons and the rust commets welcome
cheers andy

[jayrs]

sorry to hear about the problesm so soon into it, i bet all you want to do is just drive it!

[CrAzY kAyLL]

I know how he feels as I bought a fiesta off here and 2 weeks after owning it I had to send it in for a new gear box and the problems aint stopped there either lol

Oh well I supose it is a ford ( fix or repair daily )

[jayrs]

its not cos its a ford, like any car, things can go wrong, wanna thank god it aint a vauxhall!

[CrAzY kAyLL]

I had no engine problems with my Nova and I use to rally that thing every day round the country roads lol

[stembo21]

I had no engine problems with my Nova and I use to rally that thing every day round the country roads lol

Yer but its a nova 1.2 or something lol put a turbo on it and it wount get you down the street
i 1.1 fiesta will last a life time of abuse lol

[jayrs]

you will never convice me, ive worked on vauxhalls and fcuk me there a bag of $hit!
each to there own and all that though mate

[CrAzY kAyLL]

I had no engine problems with my Nova and I use to rally that thing every day round the country roads lol

Yer but its a nova 1.2 or something lol put a turbo on it and it wount get you down the street
i 1.1 fiesta will last a life time of abuse lol

Nope mine was the origanl 1.6 GSI engine that they put in at the factory it had a 4branch and full magnex system add onto it and that was it - 130mph without the roof rack 120mph with the roof rack I had more fun in that thing round the country roads than people who owned 2ltr/Turbo Novas round my way any day

But now i've gone for a Valver Fiesta so it's all about straight road fun now

[jayrs]

straight road fun now? are you trying to say a fcuking old nova handles better than a fez?

[CrAzY kAyLL]

My Nova was dropped on coilovers with just a strutbrace under the bonnet and it stuck to the road round corners like glue even at 95mph+ something that I wouldn't even bother trying unless I wanted to carry straight on sideways round them corners in the Fiesta

If I had a stripped out fiesta with a rollcage that went threw to the engine bay and the right coilover set up then it would be a different story but I wouldn't do it in most of the Fiesta that people own on here would you ? then again I dont know what your country roads are like ? I live near Delermer Forest in the Northwest if you know it ?

[jayrs]

no dont know it fella.

i got coil overs on my FRST and it handles just fine.

my XR2 mk2 on the other hand is on standard shocks and springs and handles just as well as the rs and would out see most around the corners even in standard form.
i dont care what anyone says, the mk2 xr2 is one of the best cars for handling there is and it loves country roads

any how i really am a hard core nova hater, so you could never convice me that they were anything better than a metal box good enough for storing horse $hit

[CrAzY kAyLL]

pimsle like you said at the end of it you have Novas just as much as I have Saxos

ill always consider buying another Nova even though I have a Fiesta now but id still keep the fez bomb so dont worry

[jayrs]

ahhh saxos! dont get me started on them

[M1K3Y_B]

Looks perfect in that picture

Also looks good without the stripes

[andymcd]

update
been busy
sand blasted
inlet
t/b
fuel rail
those black things that the loom clips on too
and its all painted now





and this is what it looked like when i took the head off
piston no4

no3

no1
piston no2 is fine no damaged does any one no if i can reuse them?

what the head looked like




this is how it looked the night i pulled it apart


but of damaged to fix



how she looks now





what a mess


retaped all the wires just to be safe
bought one of those to clean engine bay it was f**cked after 20mins but done great job of clean it down


pulled drives apart all new boots coming for those painted them to

things ive bought
ap clutch
pace intercooler
8.5mega leads
ported head
Bailey oil seperator
piller pod
escort cosworth fuel pump
and i have a piper ultimate road cam, power band 2500 to 7000
3.5mirrors
another spoiler
big thanks to

csmith
shalon
marc d

have to clean out the shed to brother and his parts


this is lying in the shed to 400bhp he doesnt no what to do wit it


commets welcome

[Excursion]

I hope there is oil down the bores of that Cosworth engine! Spray the entire outside in WD40 to protect it.

As for your pistons, changes are they are worn - I never managed to find a CVH which wasn't, and that was in 2006. If they are still usable then you can have them skimmed, which would enable you to run 200 safelt. If youre not after CR drop then a corresponding head skim can level it back out.

[andymcd]

nope theres no oil on the bores its sold now
i got a escort rs turbo bottom end now but cheers mate

[CrAzY kAyLL]

I know what I would of done with that cossie engine ! Id of been putting it under the bonnet of me fiesta but its gone now

Keep up the good work and updates mate as am enjoying the read and seeing your car get a new leesh of life

[Excursion]

nope theres no oil on the bores its sold now
i got a escort rs turbo bottom end now but cheers mate

You'll need to drill a hole for the CPS

[andymcd]

yeah i no mate but the fudgekin man am buying it from wont meet my brother with it and its payed for

[andymcd]

forgot to say i bought this aswel i can fix it my self
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0328855653
what you's think of it?

[andymcd]

ok time for a update
engine bay is getting painted this weekend
oh had to get another head cause some w**ker(shalon) i pay for a ported head ran off with my money f**cking w**ker
got escort cossie rims just need tyres
will get pics up of the bay painted at weekend

[jayrs]

nice witrh the wheels mate.
sorry to hear to been mugged off

[andymcd]

cheers jay your a sound man

[jayrs]

cheers dude

hopfully the seller will do the right thing and send you the head or refund you

[andymcd]

cheers for all the commets
got my bottom end on thurday thanks to my brother(HUGHY)
sand blasted gearbox and arb and hubs and front brakes they just need painting now
got the drive shafts painted all new boots
things that need painted
sump
block
gearbox
brakes
steering rack
hubs
the thing that holds the gearbox up needs cleaning and painting
and the bottom pulley
thats all i can think of thats needs painted every thing mostly sand blasted the block was cleaned down with a brush on the drill
waiting on the brake repair kits and a few gaskets and a new dip stick tube and oil filter and water pump and wheel bearings
had a but of a fire on friday cleaning my gearbox the brothers escort cossie in the shed aswel but i got the fire out in time

things i need if anyone no's where i can get the stuff that would be great
t2 that DOESNT SMOKE
engine bay clips
would be VERY greatfull

oh the car has been life up to get painted will get it back next friday
will get pics up asap

cheers andy

[Dave G fsi]

Coming along nicely there mate!

Keep up the good work

[andymcd]

update with pics

dont get the car back as it wasnt finished but its worth the wait
fitted cossie rims to see what they look like


few pics before it went up to get painted


oh tryed taking the 1/4 glass out

got glass coming for it now tho
parts for other head


flushed bumper



pic of sump wile cleaning it

pics of bottom end


fitted my ap racing clutch aswel:Q

drive shafts painted and new boots aswel

cleaned this aswel just hope the rest comes out the same


sand blasted those things and painted them aswel




just gotta give them a clean and paint them aswel


will put up more pics in a wile
cheers andy

[jayrs]

nice progress mate

[Sai007]

looking good mate, nice progress

[andymcd]

did some more cleaning

got thoses in the post

painted sump


this is the mess some cosworth owners make

cheers andy

[Matt_fez]

Nice project you got there matey - looks like your doing a tip top job

Cossie rims look "proppa phat innit!"

[andymcd]

big update
well il strat with the bad news
when the car was getting painted there was three holes two of witch in the floor beside the sill the other one was drivers seat mount
i ask him to weld them up look at what he did



they dont really show it but all he did was welded a bit of tin over them
heres pics of the sills





heres the pics of the engine bay




then i strated to put it back together




flushed bumper

few random pics when i cleaned it



ecu loom back in got new clips for it and heater aswel



painted stud part


wise i had theses in 16"

gearbox,brake bar,thing for holding up the gbox all painted and a few other things





got all my bolts dipped as the brother was getting his done

mock up of the engine,gearbox,inlet


drives all back together

new back arb bushes but mines arnt the same


wishbones back on and the arb new bushes



heat wraped the down pipe

hubs back together


had to change the sump gasket as it crack put my new timing kit and water pump on wile it was off



got my head back




got a t2 turbo of raipford

got stuff to clean it with when it gets going



got the gearbox in yday


new fuel filter

remade this as it looked s**t when i got it

and to finish it off this is how far the engine is all it needs now is new head bolts,timing

commets welcome
cheers andy

[jayrs]

great progress mate, makes me almost miss doing mine, and sort of eager to get on with the xr2

anyhow, engine and box looking good, wish i could say the same for that welding though

[Ram]

this is gonna be mint! look like lots of time an effort