Ford Taunus TC2 - now Trackday car

[Arieke]

Re: Ford Taunus TC2 Rallycross

5th link a panhard rod

I should have that. Dad ses it has a panhard rod, myself i wouldnt know.

[Arieke]

Re: Ford Taunus TC2 Rallycross

Have a question, hope that somebody will answer. I have install a BMW E34 2500 radiator. It fits it works, but there is NO room for a altinator.

So Can I Race on my battery?

I have a 50Ah / 440A battery.

What electrics on my car?

Rev limit, fuel pump, Tacho, watertemp gauge, oil temp gauge, oil presure gauge, fan for engine, fan inside. Car at full power, screen whipers.

The engine works for 40 min or so ( 30 min standing around warming up and 4 min full throttle.

Would my battery last that long?

[Diskovod]

Re: Ford Taunus TC2 Rallycross

No 16V? Ah.. okay, my bad.
Emm.. I'd say for me, I hate Panhard rods.. they turn differently..
Probably you can move the alternator to another place, racing on a batter isn't good. You should have alternator..

[Arieke]

Re: Ford Taunus TC2 Rallycross

No 16V? Ah.. okay, my bad.
Emm.. I'd say for me, I hate Panhard rods.. they turn differently..
Probably you can move the alternator to another place, racing on a batter isn't good. You should have alternator..

A friend of mine is a mechanic from historic le mans race team. He advised me that i get a better panhard. So i came up with a system that i can bolt on an extra panhard rod. So next time i race i can remove it.

With bolting on i can change the strengt from the panhard rod so its adjustibel


He ons said to me, when i started racing and it was a wise answer.

Adjust your old car with new stuff and change it that the new stuff fits on your car.

[Arieke]

Building the engine

Hello,

i'm doing a big update, been working on my car, the 5 students that should rebuild my whole car but they failed.

What they did,

Head,

They ported and flowed the 1600 head, did it to a local shop, to do some machining so the head could use 45mm inlet and 38 outlet valves, and he also installerd bronze valve guides.

Afterwards they adjusted the compression room from the head to 11.5. Thay also installed a HT1 kent (kit) and new camshaft bearings.



Block,

The bored it out to 93mm pistons, and installed them to.

My standard crank, they sended it to a other shop for balancing, samewise with the flywheel. They flywheel lost some weight. it was 9.1kg and nog its 5.6kg.


So, thats what they did, and thay only had 5 weeks to do that,

What they normally had to do is, Install they engine, put the head on, make a exhaust for my car, put the webers on it and tune the engine, But they didn't

So i did al the hard parts.

My car had a running 1600 eninge and was oke, I got my car back after 5 week, engine in car no head. No gearbox on it, no exhaust, so lots of work still to do.

[Arieke]

Re: Ford Taunus TC2 Rallycross

So I got my car back ...


Day 1,

Putted my car on a brid, but didnt have much time,

So, i just put some new oil in gearbox and done.









a nicely done engine, ...




A 4 speed gearbox from a 2 liter pinto primary shaft is 1 x 23 splines. So a type 9? in a car manuel its a Type B so ...




Day 2

I did some more work, installed new engine rubbers. A friend of mine helped out so i didnt have to install the gearbox alone. (its fairly heavy ) We mounted they flywheel, with cossy bolts, clutch and pressure plate. And gearbox went in. installed the propshaft and adjusted they gearbox so it works. So thats done,

Here some pics






New and old rubbers




Me pulling bolts on strengt.




Using my dads torque wrench.




Day 3

On day three we had a big shitty problem. We mounted they head on the engine, got the belt on and nothing hits (at the moment) engine turns nicely (with wrench on crank)

So that done, we started on the exhaust.
I bouth a Big exhaust, Ashley exhaust manifold: MK2 escort 2.25" bore. The students told my that they will make it fit. But they didn't. They problem we had was ...

First some pics









Normally there should be a big wing sump but that went wrong so i'm stuck with my origenal sump.







nice but ...





So the exhaust doesn't fit. My day was a over, didn't touch they car for couple days, they we had a other go. Pics will follow.

More pics to come. ...

[Arieke]

Re: Ford Taunus TC2 Rallycross

Did you find where the oil came from

http://www.turbosport.co.uk/showthread.php?p=1569505#post1569505

I did, the fucking idiot who put the oil filter on, forgot to place the rubber between the filter and block. If i see that guy i bash him.

How stupid can you be???




It stopped leaking so that was the problem...

But i cant get the engine to start on the starter motor. (standard starter motor) and i have a CR from 11.5 When i jused the starter with 24V. Then it does 1000 rpm (with no spark plugs) but when the spark plugs in, the engine does (300rpm) But I dont think thats enough to start the engine. I think i need to buy a edge starter engine from burton or so. But not sure ...

[Arieke]

Re: Ford Taunus TC2 Rallycross

I have a little movie from the first time we started the engine (we did it couple more time so, this is the first movie)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj5KakbVgLYYouTube - Taunus Test Rit 1 New.


The engine still needs jetting and more running in. And then the fun can begin.

hope for lots of bhp ...

[Arieke]

Re: Ford Taunus TC2 Rallycross

so, the engine went to stefco for tuning and it died. The guy got the engine to work verry fine, was fast. And it blew up. I have a hole in my block. As big as a euro piece. I never lost that much money, didnt even had that much money. And now al lost.

I will update with pics on saterday.

[Arieke]

My f*cked up 2100 Pinto

Here is the update about my broken engine ....










Somehow the alternator bracket broke off.




This look like pieces from a valve, not sure because, it could be from the piston, i had simelar crap in my air filter, luckelly my webers aren't damaged.




What a f*cking big crack







Whole that piece is kept at place with the head bolts, I think it will brake off when the head is off the block ...







This crap came all out of the sump, no water on the radiator, but i can see why.






I can tell, the fourth piston is totalled, the block also, I don't feel like taking it apart, when i do, i will post pics ...

[Luke]

Re: Ford Taunus TC2 Rallycross

Thats a big crack ,I did that to my laser once not a good feeling at all.

[Arieke]

Re: Ford Taunus TC2 Rallycross

Thats a big crack ,I did that to my laser once not a good feeling at all.

hehe, I had alot of expensive stuff in my engine ... Hope some is still useable ...

[Group4_Mark2]

Re: Ford Taunus TC2 Rallycross

That looks nasty. You should take it apart anyhow and try to find out what caused the problem so that hopefully it does not happen again.

My first high power engine broke in spectacular form, the rally car actually went on fire from the oil coming out of the cover and onto the hot exhaust manifold. Turns out I was running too much compression for the pistons in the engine and the piston ring lands broke. Luckily the fire was not too bad and the car got back on the road again quickly. Ilearned a lot from that engine.

[wiz1399]

Re: Ford Taunus TC2 Rallycross

hi ya arieke, from here in trinidad, west indies...luv your mk4 cortina project and wuz wondering if u could provide more info on the steering ratio quickening unit u've got on your car, who is the manufacturer, what brand name does the unit go by, is it readily available, and if so, at what cost and does it in fact alter the steering ratio to a 2.5 turns or less....would really appreciate any info on this device u've used so please tell all..thanx!

[Arieke]

Re: Ford Taunus TC2 Rallycross

hi ya arieke, from here in trinidad, west indies...luv your mk4 cortina project and wuz wondering if u could provide more info on the steering ratio quickening unit u've got on your car, who is the manufacturer, what brand name does the unit go by, is it readily available, and if so, at what cost and does it in fact alter the steering ratio to a 2.5 turns or less....would really appreciate any info on this device u've used so please tell all..thanx!

When i get home wednesday, i will check and let you know, mine is 2:1, i could order then in 1.75:1 and 1.5:1 i think.