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[jonyb4]

i see what you did there

[Tweek]

I like what you did there!

I hope the last 3 letters was BHP so everyone thinks its got 80bhp and they dont realise it has about 200 on top of that

Sadly not, just my initials lol. I was thinking about K83 but then if I swapped the plate to another car it'd be meaningless. I had planned to use that money for a gearbox but it's no longer available, another will come along soon fo sho.

[- Danny Boy -]

Is that because your one whines a bit?

Sounds beautiful though, almost has a straight cut sound to it! lol

[Tweek]

Not as such, more to do with the fact it probably won't enjoy 250bhp+ put through it

[- Danny Boy -]

Yeah very true, the diff would probably explode!

What gearbox are you looking into getting then?

[Tweek]

Anything that sounds good at the right price

[Max M4X WW]

Stg2+ in mine, Not sure what will happen!

The reg on mine before M4 XWW was N82 DTM which I thought was pretty cool anyway.. the car was destined to be fast

[Max M4X WW]

I've only just fully understood the plate, so why was the first one called Katie anyway?

[jonyb4]

had a K plate that looked similar to katie, my old mk4 was called percy

[Tweek]

My first Fiesta if you can remember it was a silver mk3, reg number was K129 LMT, K to T so it was known by many as "Katie." Since the overall appearance hasn't changed much other than colour scheme, the name has kinda stuck with it.

[jonyb4]

found a picture for you:

http://will-belcher.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IMG_1383.jpg

[Tweek]

Beautiful picture, thanks. Wrong thread though

Other updates today....

- Went to the scrapyard and got a sump off an Escort, full of crap though so that'll be fun.

- Been down to the engine builders to sort out what's what, priced it up, made sure we were on the same page, hopefully being internally built at the end of the month

- My expensive piece of paper telling me I now own "K80 WDL" has arrived.

Engine's coming out and the pop-out windows are going in probably before the end of the month

[jonyb4]

Exciting times!
whats your middle name?

you going for the forged piston and steel rods route not decomp plate? good to hear

[Tweek]

Some other parts I can think of that aren't in the pics:
- XR2i Front bumper
- Pop-Out rear quarter windows
- Turbo oil feed
- CVH Manifold adapters

[jayrs]

be carfull with them gudgeon pins, they aint that easy to put in, the pin is norm cooled right down and the piston heated then there pressed in, and there is always the rosk of piston damage when doign it yourwelf, so be carfull mate, or pay a compnay to fit them, i did when i done my engine, the guy that bored the block removed the old pistons (10 tone of pressure needed to get old pins out) and fitted the new ones on the roads, charged me £40 for that, but he made a good point, if i fcuked a piston, i had to repolace it, if he fcuked one, he would have to replace it, that was enough said

[- Danny Boy -]

Niiiiice

[Tweek]

Not doing it myself, all the bottom end and the mods are being done far away from my hands ...

- Been down to the engine builders to sort out what's what, priced it up, made sure we were on the same page, hopefully being internally built at the end of the month

[jonyb4]

very nice, focus RS rods?

swear i read in this months fast ford in the zetec guide that the RS has larger big end bearing?

been very quiet about finding all these parts

[jayrs]

ah thats ok then fella

[black2]

This looks like a very interesting project.

I shall be keeping my eye on this.

Gareth.

[Spunkymonkey]

Animal project!!!
Keep it a sleeper please!!!!

[Rhinopower]

Not the only zt in the making

[Max M4X WW]

Not the only zt in the making

What?

[jonyb4]

lol dont think he likes ITB anymore

[Rhinopower]

lol dont think he likes ITB anymore

I do, but it's not competitive enough at Santa pod, and it's gonna cost me a lot more to take it to a similar level

[Tweek]

Started taking stuff apart now and doing some of the smaller jobs whilst I'm stuck waiting between big jobs.

Pop-out rear quarter windows are in, pretty easy in the end:


Also means these are available if anyone wants them as a freebie?


Various other stuff going on including having the ignition and door lock barrels refurbished:

[Max M4X WW]

Wayne, what are the seals like on the 3/4 glass? I fitted seals from my white one but as the car has been sat they have split/perished in the lower corners

[jonyb4]

hello green tint windows should track down some door windows in green tint now

[Tweek]

Ok as far as I know. They've gone a little brown down the sides though.

Jony, plan is to have all the windows redone. Boot is next, door windows after, then eventually a heated windscreen.

[heeman10]

Not the only zt in the making

I see my Facebook message hit home! The best way forward. Turbocharging is cheap power. And you get so many more noises and flames

Wayne - Top plan, you'll love it!

[jayrs]

you redoing the locks your self wayne?

[jonyb4]

jay likes doing lock barrels

[jayrs]

hey, mans gotta feed his kids somehow

[knuckles]

you redoing the locks your self wayne?

i did them

so f**k off !

[jayrs]

well i didnt know he wanted a saddle job, thought he would of wanted it done right