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  • Arieke
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    • Dec 2008
    • 441

    Ford Taunus TC2 - now Trackday car

    Hello peeps,

    I want to let you know I have dyslexia so if my sentence structure sucks then you guys and gals know why that is. (because some times peeps think i can't write. And I hate peeps that laugh about my writing, its hard enough)
    I will try to let somebody rewrite my stuff here
    So.. I wanted to show off my race car to everybody here and keep a sort of history of everthing for myself to.
    And because I live in belgium not alot of peeps gonne see this car or me.

    I have a sort of car history on my site
    www.autosport.arieke.be but that is in dutch so you won't have a clue of what I write.


    So a couple of years back (autom 2007) I bought a 2-door 1979 Ford Taunus 1.6 with a crappy 70hp engine.











    After alot of done work in my car.

    like painting wheels, painting the whole car




    and stickering








    We had alot of problems to make it fit nice on my car. It didn't work so we took them off and spray-painted it!!!

    Fitting a 32/36 carb





    Fitting a new cam (kent cam Fast road)




    The last new thing I got are ... and hope to get more advance with my Fast Road Cam



    twin dellorto's!!!



    But there is alot of other stuff done like putting a tacho in my car (didn't have it standard), welding my diff, made a semi custum exhaust (spaghetti wasn’t on it when I bought it), making a close ratio steering (like escorts 2:1 steering)

    Putting the battery, water for windows, and a aluminium fuel tank in the boot of the car.



    The dent in my car is from the first race I did that year
    and no it isn’t a 1.3 that year I had only a standard engine and the last race I had a Fast Road cam in it (didn't drive with dellorto's yet). and it was slow



    So I raced with this car 3 times in 2008.

    But in 2009 I will race 7 time and maybe same track days on circuit of Zolder.


    If peeps are intressed you are all welcome to come and watch me on the following days (this is all in Belgium haha...):

    • Saturday 28 februari 2009 Maasmechelen;

      Sunday 26 april 2009 Arendonk;

      Sunday 31 mei 2009 Arendonk;

      Saturday 11 juli 2009 Maasmechelen;

      Sunday 23 augustus 2009 Arendonk;

      Saturday 19 september 2009 Maasmechelen;

      Saturday 17 oktober 2009 Maasmechelen.







    Building a 2.1 Pinto engine

    The car is at the moment slow(errrrrrr). So it needs more power. And I could only use the engines that were originally made for the car. So I’m stuck with a pinto or a 2.3 essex engine.
    A essex would be better? Maybe? But I got a 205 pinto block from 89 lying in my woodshed. So yes, it’s going to be a pinto.


    So it’s now 2009 and I started building (ordering the pieces). We will start building the engine on the 8 of february 2009. One of my friends will help building the engine as a school project so ...

    So I ordered these parts:



    KENT CAMS ADJUSTABLE ALLOY CAM PULLEY
    KENT CAMS SUPERSPORTS R CAMSHAFT KIT (HT1)
    INLET VALVE 1.750" (44.5mm)
    EXHAUST VALVE 1.500" (38.1mm)

    ACCRALITE FORGED PISTON 94mm
    FARNDON EN24V STEEL H SECTION CON ROD, 5.060": COSWORTH YB + ARP bolts
    HIGH PRESSURE/HIGH CAPACITY OIL PUMP
    FLYWHEEL BOLT CAP HEAD M10x1x30: COSWORTH YB
    WEBERS 45 (x2)
    INLET MANIFOLD SOHC PINTO 2xDCOE 1.15"
    PIPERCROSS KK600 CARBURETTOR BASE PLATE: 2xDCO/SP
    PIPERCROSS KK600 DUAL AIR FILTER ELEMENT: 40mm HIGH
    AP RACING CLUTCH KIT: SOHC PINTO 215mm
    REV LIMITER

    I orderd more stuff, like bearings and seals and so but this stuff is nicer.


    I will update this when we start building the engine and afterwards, fitting and racing the engine (with the car). Or just when I change some stuff or ...


    Hope you'll like it!!!
    Last edited by Arieke; 04-01-2009, 22:10.
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  • Arieke
    Spanner Monkey
    • Dec 2008
    • 441

    #2
    Re: Ford Taunus TC2 Rallycross

    Any Advice is welcome!!!

    Gonne add a more pics later on from the 28 september in arendonk.
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    • Arieke
      Spanner Monkey
      • Dec 2008
      • 441

      #3
      Arendonk 28 september!!!

      So after my first race (19 juli 2008)


      I got alot of advice from people there. (I raced with standard car with cage. Nothing more.)


      We put the battery in the back of the car, a aluminium fuel tank with a electric fuel pump.

      And finally i got a better suspension. adjustable spax suspesion, we cut a bit of the rear springs so the rear of the car is a bit more to the ground.


      We lighted the bonnet.





      Friends of mine helped out with this part




      Everybody told me you NEED LSD!!!


      So, i have more the one axles lying around (think atlas axle)

      So I got somebody to weld the diff. And believe me its alot better with this car. The first race i had diffeculties with the car straight, but now it drives alot better and loads of grip (it work with the 1600 S pinto engine 90hp)








      @ Arendonk!!


      They had remade the track (evening it out) and dropped loads of water of the sand. So it was a mudd pool.

      (the voice is the friend with blond hair, hes working on a rallycross car since august 2007 and hasn't yet)









      So check out the Races (all HD)


      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIfU0NUMbqUYouTube - Glosso Race 1.


      I'm underpowered then the rest I Know!!!




      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-tQdlEqv3sYouTube - Glosso Race 2.

      I did finish this race, my exhaust came lose so we needed to mend it. We did ...



      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXvJSyoz4ygYouTube - Glosso Race 3.

      Finally, and exhaust came lose again But i finished




      Next update will be when i get all the parts for my engine.




      Last edited by Arieke; 06-01-2009, 20:10. Reason: Typo's
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      • bortaf
        Pit Crew
        Decade Plus User
        • May 2004
        • 1021

        #4
        Re: Ford Taunus TC2 Rallycross

        Sweet
        2 doors taunus/cortina are rare over here
        Good to see one being used in anger
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        • Arieke
          Spanner Monkey
          • Dec 2008
          • 441

          #5
          Re: Ford Taunus TC2 Rallycross

          this is till now the only one i found so, its hard for looking for parts. I had better both a 4 door
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          • Retromotorsport
            Part of the furniture
            Decade Plus User
            • Mar 2004
            • 14285

            #6
            Re: Ford Taunus TC2 Rallycross

            Welcome aboard ... and i'll be watching your progress
            Gary

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            • Arieke
              Spanner Monkey
              • Dec 2008
              • 441

              #7
              Re: Other ratio Steer colum

              After driving on arendonk,

              I have experienced that I must turn alot on my steering wheel. Thus I was looking for a short ratio steering stuff. Escort have this, Unfortunate the one from a escort didn't fit in my Taunus.

              Therefore no short ratio steering?
              After looking around we have found something. A piece that your put between your steering colum and the steeringwheel.

              After many machining we fitted the stupid thing in its place. The steeringwheel ain't complete center but that won't be a big problem.

              Here some pics




              This is the standard steering colum



              Its the blue thing. I dont know the name in english. the standard ratio is 1:1 now it its 2:1 I don't have servo so i think its loads harder for turning that wheel.



              here its fitted in my Taunus,



              The 9th of february we should start building the 2.1 full race specs pinto engine for this taunus. Still looking for a bigger radiator for the race engine. Maybe a polo rad or the golf radiator, some say a 240 volvo rad will be good.
              Last edited by Arieke; 28-01-2009, 22:48.
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              • Diskovod
                Tyre Kicker
                • Jul 2006
                • 4

                #8
                Re: Ford Taunus TC2 Rallycross

                Hehey! Nice Taunus!
                I hope you will finally handle with it and kick some opponents!
                Btw, you've fitted SPAX shocks.. and how are they? Are they worth anything? I'm building a '72 Taunus TC1 for drifting so I should care about suspension))

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                • bortaf
                  Pit Crew
                  Decade Plus User
                  • May 2004
                  • 1021

                  #9
                  Re: Ford Taunus TC2 Rallycross

                  Are you going to 5 link the rear end?
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                  • Diskovod
                    Tyre Kicker
                    • Jul 2006
                    • 4

                    #10
                    Re: Ford Taunus TC2 Rallycross

                    Me? Actually if it wasn't a question directed to me, I'm sorry and stuff and stuff.. But if it is for me, then: I'm going for Nissan 200SX IRS including subframe and partly the 200SX floor to fit properly. I can't decide what to do with the front, I can build a custom front suspension with A-arms like GT40 used, but it'd take time and I don't want to lose this season.. But I'm also going for 200SX hubs on the front to keep the 5x114.3 wheels everywhere.
                    Sorry for stealing your thread.
                    Last edited by Diskovod; 18-02-2009, 21:47.

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                    • Arieke
                      Spanner Monkey
                      • Dec 2008
                      • 441

                      #11
                      Re: Ford Taunus TC2 Rallycross

                      Originally posted by Diskovod
                      Hehey! Nice Taunus!
                      I hope you will finally handle with it and kick some opponents!
                      Btw, you've fitted SPAX shocks.. and how are they? Are they worth anything? I'm building a '72 Taunus TC1 for drifting so I should care about suspension))
                      At the moment they are better then i expected. On the front hard and loser on the rear. Had the car setup hard all around and had less grip so, we set the spax on the rear a bit softer and way better.

                      Originally posted by bortaf
                      Are you going to 5 link the rear end?
                      5 link? I think its now 4 link? The 2 that hold the diff box? And the spax connected to the trunk and the 2 other, that connect my rear end to the car.

                      Whats 5 link?
                      Last edited by Arieke; 19-02-2009, 22:49.
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                      • Arieke
                        Spanner Monkey
                        • Dec 2008
                        • 441

                        #12
                        Re: Ford Taunus TC2 Rallycross

                        I will write this weekend a status on the pinto 2.1 engine build. The people that are doing the engine, are now 2 weeks busy on my engine. Thay really want to install a big as pinto exhaust manifold. But funds are runny low.

                        (they said, we will install it and you can pay us over 2 months when my funds are a bit back. verry nice actually)
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                        • Diskovod
                          Tyre Kicker
                          • Jul 2006
                          • 4

                          #13
                          Re: Ford Taunus TC2 Rallycross

                          It goes good with hard shocks and not so hard springs when rallying, all jumpings become pretty smooth!
                          Hehe, by the way, if your common guys are crazy enough, you can swap the cylinder head with Cossie's one. Yeah, the turbo cossie's one. It shouldn't be a problem to bolt it on and build a good 16 valve N/A setup, for example, on 2 twin webers.. but you should care about compression ratio as on every turbo engine it is low for good N/A tuning... well, as I said, as they are crazy enough to deal with such way of projects..

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                          • Arieke
                            Spanner Monkey
                            • Dec 2008
                            • 441

                            #14
                            Re: Ford Taunus TC2 Rallycross

                            i dont think its alowed to have a 16V engine. Otherwise i maybe had a zetec in this car.
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                            • bortaf
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                              Decade Plus User
                              • May 2004
                              • 1021

                              #15
                              Re: Ford Taunus TC2 Rallycross

                              5th link a panhard rod
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