ordered a new windscreen and went to pick it up last weekend but broke down on the way back
this was a new manifold that i had welded up 4 months ago, i then used exhaust wrap to keep the engine bay temps lower, i knew that this could cause rust but i was expecting it to last at least a year or two
ive ordered some tubing and it is all in stainless this time i do not recommend using heat wrap on anything that can rust.
but since it is off the road i have ordered adjustable top mounts, adjustable tcas to fit to make it nicer to drive.
i am also in the process of megasquirting it and putting zx6r throttle bodies onto it, which will be interesting
just need to do a bit more research
i also put my bonnet v on that i finally finished because i was annoyed that things were breaking and not getting fixed
thanks for the comments
Nice manifold. Did you buy a pipe and bend it or pre bent lenghts??
And the wee plate and sleeves where did you get them??
Oh and I miss the orange wheels
:-)
1700cc MK1 ESTATE DONE. MK1 2DR STARTED
the pipe were pre bent lengths which i had to add some length too.
the sleeves are just bits of larger diameter pipe i had and the block of aluminum is what i used last time i welded a manifold, to stop it from bending from the heat of the welding
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come a long way from when u first had it, manifold looks nice too, should make it sound more raspier too
just to let you know that it isn't just rust you need to worry about with the header wrap. it actually concentrates the heat at the first bend of the pipes on all headers that are wrapped and it beats the living hell out of the pipes and accelerates the rusting as well but it weakens and makes the steel very brittle and it fails. did you weld your seconds set of tubes with stainless wire in your mig welder? I hope so.
08 ford mustang 4.0l v6 4.10 gears5 speed auto vortech sc 16psi intercooled custom intake/meth inj.
although not ideal, ive welded up many a stainless exhaust using normal mig wire, it works ok never had a problem, although obviously the weld goes rusty where as the pipe doesnt.
Hi a.south1234, seen on one of you exhaust pics above ur not running the "retro ford" alternator set up I've trying to track down parts that I could you, what set up have you ended up useing?
i got stainless wire to weld with aswell, so hopefully no more rusting
for my alternator i used the original cast aluminium mount, and the original tensioner, but i mounted it in a different place. so all in all it cost me a new belt and a bit of angle. most of the time you will have to swap the zetec alternator for a lucus type alternator, for this you really just need to look for one that fits the original zetec mounting bracket
hope this helps
Car is looking good!
what angle did you cut strut tops at? Or how much you cut off? Did you just copy escort?
Cheers john
Hi,
I used my brothers escort and made a wooden template. I used the same geometry as the escort.
Thanks,
Aaron
Just so the person whose car this was it is still going and lives in devon,has had more done to it.
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