Hello! Bought this car not long ago and I'm planning a zetec st170 conversion. Just a few pictures to start with..
Done a bit of welding so far, need to do a bit of paintwork next. The trouble is I don't actually know what colour this is? The whole car is the same colour, and from looking at 70s ford colours it looks a bit like 'dark bright aqua.' but to be honest i've no idea it could be completely different. Can anyone shed some light on it?
Looks a cracking car bud, love the Allycats!
Hi mate what box you running ? As I have replacement gearbox kits to use rx8 6 speed gearbox which uses all the same clutch and prop as type 9 box , but these are cheaper stronger and handle more power better gearing to there's a thread going on this with pics of kit rx8 phil p9cyo .07815007836 ,
Cheers mate!Originally Posted by jxke
Just got myself a type 9 mate. Wasn't aware of the rx8 six speed being suitable! Interesting info for possible upgrade in the future though cheers!
Nice looking project mate I have an st170 In mine as well keep the updates coming
good stuff mate I just had a quick look through your threads, might have a few questions for you in the coming weeks/monthsNice looking project mate I have an st170 In mine as well keep the updates coming
No probs fire away there's plenty of others that have done similar on here
Love the Mk1 bubble arch Escorts
If you plan to do a engine build I will be happy to help as I've made some good gains with my head work.
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Cylinder head ported and polish work for
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I can vouch for the quality of Andy's work, his head upgrade makes a massive difference. Nice looking motor btw ��
Thank you
A.L. Developments Fabrication and Engineering
Cylinder head ported and polish work for
Ford Zetec, ST170, CVH, 2.0/2.3 Duratec, I4, Volvo Modular head I'E Focus ST/RS 2.5, N/A YB
XE, Vag 1.8 20vT, Vag BJS/BML, Vag AGZ/AQN ,F4R730 172/182, C1J TurboWill take on any other heads
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Cheers guys. I've got a standard st170 engine to go in but in time developments/head work might be a possibility. Just want to get the car working first
Bit of an update!
Nice strengthening patch (covered in a bit too much filler in this pic) welded in and in the process of being smoothed with filler
Just about visible is a bit of bulkhead repair too
Coming along nicely really. Even if bodywork takes ages!
A bit of primer!
Then finally some paint!
Still in need of a polish, but not a bad go really.
Good to feel like some progress is being made.
Should finally be time to put the engine in the engine bay soon.
Good stuff
nice project, just fitted st170 into my RWdrive s2 rsturbo , i also fitted the NODIZ vvtPro brings the engine alive!
Nice one mate sounds cool, I'll be attempting that sort of route to get the full use from the ST170 engine I reckon. We'll see when the time comes!
Been a while since I updated this! Thought I'd wait until I had some progress though..
Here's the engine!
Here's the Retro Ford parts!
Whipping the sump off and getting the old gasket off.
Little bit of a clean up.
New oil pick-up pipe. Lovely stuff.
New sealant
Phwoarrrr
Pretty nice item the sump is. Not the cheapest sump option but it does look the business.
Clutch fork and clutch bearing in the type 9 bell housing.
Ready to go in!
On its way in!
aaaand then it didn't fit in.
I'd read the type 9 would fit with minor tunnel massaging.. but I'd read that in a thread not specific to the zetec conversion. In short, I didn't read enough and tried to fit the Zetec engine, type 9 gearbox with Sierra bell housing into a standard mk1 Escort tunnel. It was never going to fit.
So I got the grinder out again and chopped out the tunnel.
It's in there now, with a good few war wounds from the initial fitting attempts. 2 steps forward, 1 step back! Just got to repair those scrapes, fit a new transmission tunnel and fit a new gearbox mount now!
Good to see my old mk1 getting a bit of TLC ,keep at it.�� Tawny.
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Cheers Simon
looks like a mint shell and you will be dead happy with the st170 when done. ive got a mk1 with a zetec 2l standard silver top and a st170 in the shed waiting to be built.
so happy with the 2l i left it in and i will only change it when i blow it up.
if it aint broke, break it!
Cheers mate good to hear another positive report from zetec conversion
Heres a black top zetec conversion I did on an Anglia 105e after Isold the escort to you Rob. Plus a photo or the escort with its crossflow still in.
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PM me Rob if you need any help or spares to get this done , cheers Tawny
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this looks smart..
Heres a black top zetec conversion I did on an Anglia 105e after Isold the escort to you Rob. Plus a photo or the escort with its crossflow still in.
Looking good! I like the look of that anglia bay. Cheers I'll drop you a message when I get sorted. Plenty still to doPM me Rob if you need any help or spares to get this done , cheers Tawny
ta mate
How did you get on mounting the gearbox? Did you need a raiser plate? Got any pictures.. Thanks
I'm planning to make a gearbox mount myself but haven't done it yet... one more job on the list for the coming months
Any more progress on the mk1 Rob.
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sorry to butt in off topic. Tawny did you replace the fan on the heater or just blank it off and rely on air movement for it to work ?
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P.s Escort looks great.
The fan was replaced with the motor off a rad fan but using the same mouse wheel & it worked very well.
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Well, yes and no. I've moved house and had a new garage built which has taken far longer than expected but the car is here now and a few little jobs are getting done.
The tunnel is almost welded in
Gearbox mount is made and is just waiting for paint
Prop shaft has been trial fitted
Engine jobs like cam belt, water pump, spark plugs are done
Not really got any pictures so it's a bit of a lacking update but I'll hopefully have some soon as these little jobs get finished.
Normal life always wins over projects 😄
Any developments on this build?
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