zetec mk1 on bike carbs (Eventually)

[evans2822]

Right then.. Ive been threatening to post a thread and start for a while so here It Is...

The Escort Is based on an export spec Aussie shell and the rough spec will be..

Silvertop zetec from a mondeo
Type 9 box/quickshift
usher motosport ally Inlet for a 32/36 twin choke weber
megajolt Ignition (TPS)
billies up front (and at the back probably)
RS 3.54 diff In an anglia axle to get the deep dish minilites under the rears
I have an ashley exh manifold but may ditch that as Ive heard theyre not so good..
cage and whatever seats suit the wallet and my wide arse
Havent firmly decided on colour yet as that will be a while I expect..
I have a converted 1.8cvh sump on the engine and retroford rail, alternator 1.8 waterpump Ign leads etc etc
I only need coolant pipes (I have an ally big header rad) and a prop and Im complete (At least for mock up before paint)...

I dont (as yet) do track days etc the car will be used as a weekend toy to plod around sideways In so didnt want to go daft Just nice and reliable (hopefully)

I havent got many before shots but we all know what they look like heres a few...

[evans2822]

I have made a small start...I was going to Just change the headlight panels to the round type and leave the rest of the front panel In place but as you can see In the previous pics the chassis/Inner wing area needed some attention before being put on the spit this was due to battery leaking I think?

So off with the front panels to see what the crack Is..


Its good apart from the front chassis p/s chassis area shame Its an awkward one...




Once the front was peeled away I was relieved I decided to cut it off..



Once the rad x member Is off It looks nasty at the front..



So out with the rad support panel next..





Cut the bottom of the Inner wing away..



So now the dog can see the rabbit I just have to rebuild the front of the chassis leg lol...



Please feel free to push me along a bit of budge never hurt anyone I'll post some parts pics over the next few days

Cheers
Lee

[evans2822]

A few shots of the motor...





And a few shots of last yrs practice project





Cheers
Lee

[alladdin]

[caprimentle]

its looking good mate, i look forward to seeing how it will turn out

[evans2822]

Got some new parts for my welder today so going to try to get It working this afternoon...

Cheers
Lee

[bodger rogers]

looks okay bud. good luck with it
first time ive seen a inlet for a twin choke on a zetec, looking forward to seing this come together.
keep the progress pics coming

[evans2822]

Had a few hrs this afternoon after work so did some cleaning up on the chassis leg ready for welding It up tommorow...

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And back to clean metal ready for welding...

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And rebuilt my welder torch ready for tommorow...

It welds ok now..(My opinion lol)

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[evans2822]

Managed a few hours today...

Rebuilt the front of the chassis leg ready for the rad x member/support panel..

Rad support clamped In place and chassis outer layer starting to take shape

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Outer chassis complete and zinga'd up..

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Double skinned and crush tubes added

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and finished off/Zinga'd up

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Thats It for now hopefully get the Inner wing and rad x member/support panels sorted next weekend


Cheers
Lee

[caprimentle]

nice bit of work, that should do the job

[evans2822]

Managed to repair Inner wing today..

Front panel In place to get Inner wing shape right...

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Starting to stich repair In..

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Welded up...

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And a spot of zinga..

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Ready for rad support panel and x member tommorow..

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Hopefully be ready to go on the spit after this weekend..
Cheers
Lee

[rwd2ltrfiesta]

wicked project mate,


ah is that an usher inlet?

[evans2822]

Yes It Is an usher Inlet and Its going to need some porting Im afraid
I wouldnt buy anything off usher again after the dicking about I had with delivery times etc but I think Ive got off lightly compared to most
a little work with the die grinder and the ports will be ok Ive heard of some that people that have had to have manifolds from them machined as their flange plates were like bannana's!!
If Im not happy with the outcome I think I'll go bike carbs I'll have to change my title then lol

[rwd2ltrfiesta]

hahaha yeah i had 1 i was guna put on mine but after 6wks of waiting 4 what turned up was a joke and then never returned calls emails or nank,. twats 2 say the least i looked at it and put it in the bin str8 away but some have bin lucky, heres hoping your 1., but stunning project u got there matey,

[evans2822]

Managed to panel up the front today..

Rad support In..

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Cleaned up and battery tray added..

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Front x member fitting..

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welded up and zinga'd..

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Etched behind front panel and fitted..

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Ready to go on the spit now that was lots of work just for that bit of grot In the front of the chassis

Hopefully get my spit finished and the shell on It next weekend

[caprimentle]

bloody hell mate, how many of these restos have you done? you certainly seem to do a very good job

[evans2822]

bloody hell mate, how many of these restos have you done? you certainly seem to do a very good job

Cheers mate I had a few mk1's and 2's yrs ago but this Is the 1st one Ive had a crack at doing properly I'm pleased at how Its coming along I'm going to be fitting an Inner sill on the pasenger side,a bigger gearbox tunnel/ passenger front floorpan and may change the whole drivers side front next they arent really bad they could be patched ok but I have full replacements so I think maybe a neater fix?

Still I'll be getting It on the spit 1st I dont think my knee's can take much more concrete at the moment lol

Thanks for your comments

Lee

[topfuel]

give me a shout if you need a hand get car on spit matey

terry

[M11rf]

First time i have seen the manifold too...

What's the price on these?

BTW... Looking good!!

[evans2822]

give me a shout if you need a hand get car on spit matey

terry

Hello mate yeh I'll give you a shout be good to have a cuppa an a chat

[evans2822]

First time i have seen the manifold too...

What's the price on these?

BTW... Looking good!!

Cheers mate Manifold was £170 I think? I think usher motorsport are a bit hit and miss though I think Im lucky and somewhere Inbetween lol

[evans2822]

Managed a few hrs today the axles off as Its the Oz borg warner type I wont be re using It Im using an english axle off an anglia

Ive also lobbed the centre of the boot floor out as It was goosed and replaced It with a section from a mk2...

Boot floor as It was..

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Mk2 section just tacked In..

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Cleaned round the edges and welded In..

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Ground back a bit and zinga'd up(I'll dress It more prep time)..

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And ordered the wheels should fill the tubs nicely I think

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I know theyre replica's but It aint an rs and they aint rs priced so Im happy

Cheers

Lee

[caprimentle]

looking good fella, keep up the hard graft

[oldskoolrools]

nice work there. ive got a front panel to do on my mk1 soon, given me inspiration, but this thread has also made me nervous about whats behind it! wish my strut tops looked like yours

[evans2822]

nice work there. ive got a front panel to do on my mk1 soon, given me inspiration, but this thread has also made me nervous about whats behind it! wish my strut tops looked like yours

Cheers mate..I think the chassis rail was caused by leaking battery as the tray and support panel were still quite solid apart from where the leaking occured the other side had shiney bolts coming from the roll bar mount

Even If you do come across a little unexpected take a few pics and make some templates before you chop... Good Luck!!!

[evans2822]

Not done as much as I would have liked over the hols

After recovering from the lurgy I set about sorting the anglia axle,panhard rod and tramp bars

The panhard rod Is an adjustable type that needs the boot floor chopped out (I think) as It Is unlikely I will be adjusting It every 5 mins I thought I would alter It
and convert to fixed type

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I basically slotted It peeled It like a bannana and trimmed It until It fitted the floor/chassis from beneath..

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Added a little strengthener bracket to the inner tube..

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And tacked It onto the car..The anglia axle Is now fitted (spring saddles just tacked on for mocking up)

At this point I discovered that my tramp bar kit from gs escorts contained 2 bars the same so couldnt fit them

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I have sent 1 tramp bar back and Greame Is replacing It

I think the wheels will sit nice with planned disc conversion and maybe some hubcentric spacers depending on where the wheel sits when the discs are on...

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Anyway as I couldnt finish mocking the back end up I had a play with the air saw and chisel

And here's the fruits of my labour...

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Back panel needs a bit of fettling but I cant weld It on at the mo Ive discovered Im out of welding gas

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So I need to find a gas supplier localish hopefully and get the tramp bars/rear panel on I can remove axle to fully weld It up then..

[alladdin]

google adams gas stockists

[evans2822]

google adams gas stockists

Cheers mate looks like theres a place In cowbridge so not too far away I'll give em a call In the week...

I'll have to have a bottle and pay the £50 deposit for It tho as my bottles out of date

I got to get It so thats the way It goes I suppose...

[caprimentle]

bloody hell, i wish i had the bollocks to just cut the back pannel off like that and weld on a new one , more great work mate, keep going

[alladdin]

Cheers mate looks like theres a place In cowbridge so not too far away I'll give em a call In the week...

I'll have to have a bottle and pay the £50 deposit for It tho as my bottles out of date

I got to get It so thats the way It goes I suppose...

will they fill a bottle for you then ? or just sell / fill you one of thiers ?

[evans2822]

bloody hell, i wish i had the bollocks to just cut the back pannel off like that and weld on a new one , more great work mate, keep going

Lol it aint that bad to do really tbh i only did it as it was full of dents thought it would be
Easier to lob it out

[evans2822]

bloody hell, i wish i had the bollocks to just cut the back pannel off like that and weld on a new one , more great work mate, keep going

Lol it aint that bad to do really tbh i only did it as it was full of dents thought it would be
Easier to lob it out

[evans2822]

will they fill a bottle for you then ? or just sell / fill you one of thiers ?

I will take my bottle down and see what they say mines quite old and the test date
Is expired so may not fill it?? Mind the deposit is refundable on the bottles return i'll have
To find more welding to do lol

[topfuel]

hi lee i got my gas from a place in caerphilly. they modded a old fire extinguisher. and only change £10-15 to refill with co2

terry

[evans2822]

Right then after recovering from my second lot of lurgy(keeps going around the house )
Ive got a little bit more done today lets hope I can keep the Illness's away to keep going....

Ive had the tramp bar changed now Greame from GS Escorts swapped It quickly so happy days time to get them on...

So drivers side area cleaned up and drilled ready...

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And a spot of weld...

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And the bar fitted with axle bracket tacked..

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The other side looks much the same forgot to take photo's lol

Removed axle then run welded the panhard/saddle and tramp brackets cleaned and zinga'd ready to re fit tomorow now...

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And zinga'd the chassis brackets aswell..

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Note to self must not wander off line whilst welding lol

So I'll refit that lot tommorow and get on with the rear panel etc

[exboyracer]

Looking good there

[evans2822]

Ok back together now so I will be carrying on with some welding (back panel etc) Whilst sorting out rear brakes and some bits and pieces ready for dry build..

I have not fully welded the panhard tower on yet (Theres enough on there for dry build)Its bloody awkward welding that so I'll do that when Its on Its side

A few pics of the axle back on with tramp bars and panhard rod...

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Looking to go discs on the back save messing around too much as panhard rod In the way of the handbrake mech and I will need to renew all drums shoes etc anyway crack on next weekend now

[caprimentle]

nice work mate , i wouldn't know where to begin when it comes to setting all that up

[PERKY]

cracking work mate
Did you know youve got your wheels on backwards

[evans2822]

cracking work mate
Did you know youve got your wheels on backwards

cheers mate

They are only on a little bit backwards till I get off my arse and get tyres for the alloys Which will have to be soon as I need to finish mocking up the rear end...