DW's 3dr Cossie 24v TT Racecar

[david_white]

Re: DW's 3dr Cossie 24v TT Racecar

This car will go together quite quickly now, the engine install will be a hell of a lot easier and most parts, including panels are still available making it easier to run.

The escort will get an update very soon so look out for it, in the meantime i'm working most days off to get the cossie done

[4parajon]

Re: DW's 3dr Cossie 24v TT Racecar

I was just goin to ask about the Escort as well

[david_white]

Re: DW's 3dr Cossie 24v TT Racecar

Grabbed a couple of hours today to trial fit my ebay special XR4i bootlid along with the proper cossie whaletail and the fibreglass RS500 lower spoiler that wouldn't fit the old, bent, hatch.





Also finished stripping off all the power steering, just need to separate the YB downpipe, swap bellhousings and it will be time to trial fit the engine

[Graham]

Re: DW's 3dr Cossie 24v TT Racecar

nice one david keep it up!

[DanR]

Re: DW's 3dr Cossie 24v TT Racecar

DAve - obviously missed it but why not drop the engine into the escort????

[david_white]

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DAve - obviously missed it but why not drop the engine into the escort????

It was in the escort and space was becoming a real issue, both with lack of space for ancillaries and potential temperature problems.

In the sierra everything should be able to be fitted fairly conventional as its already a turbo'd car and sierras were designed to accept a cologne engine from the start. Plus the engine bay is a lot wider.

[DanR]

Re: DW's 3dr Cossie 24v TT Racecar

so what is the plan for the escort? - such an amazing car it deserves to be abused

[david_white]

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so what is the plan for the escort? - such an amazing car it deserves to be abused

Not sure at the moment, my main plan is to get the sierra ready to race and see how the engine etc behaves, if it's too scary i'll be putting a 1100 xflow in the escort and using that instead

Seriously though i'm not too sure, but the best way to get the escort on track would be with a mild YB, a balls out N/A like a duratec would be nice but bit too pricey ATM.

There will be updates hopefully over on the escort thread soon

[david_white]

Re: DW's 3dr Cossie 24v TT Racecar

Couldn't do too much this weekend but got my new bumper bolted on, also removed turbo downpipe ready for the engine to go in, which will be very soon.

Good excuse to see if my new phone has a better camera too

[david_white]

Re: DW's 3dr Cossie 24v TT Racecar

Got the old bellhousing off today and fitted the V6 one along with its adapter plate and hydraulic concentric kit.

Should have been an easy job except that they'd fitted tx55 torx bolts (not enough access for the tools) to the cossie bellhousing and threadlocked them to buggery. No torx tool would fit nicely in the space and unfortunately one perished in the process Never known ANY bolts so stupidly tight, but eventually got them off





Next time you see the engine bay it will be full of V6 and turbos, hopefully next weekend

[david_white]

Re: DW's 3dr Cossie 24v TT Racecar

Myself and the Pipes spent a couple of hours lifting the engine into the sierra this morning, although not without a couple of problems.

The bolts in the sump girdle were fouling on the rack so it looks like we might have to modify the way its mounted slightly, hence the wooden blocks spacing the mounts up in the last pic. I did pick up some lovely vibra technics competition mounts though from Burtons which will help greatly and make the engine nice and stable too

The other thing is that the plenum is touching the bonnet but hopefully we have a solution for this too without making the bonnet look silly

Some pics while the sun was out;

[Retromotorsport]

Re: DW's 3dr Cossie 24v TT Racecar

How did you get that in there.. my hoist is still here ..

[popuptoaster]

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didnt mk1 sierra diesels have a bulge in the bonnet? or am i imagining that?

[david_white]

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didnt mk1 sierra diesels have a bulge in the bonnet? or am i imagining that?

You may well be right Mart, I haven't got a clue

Trying not to bulge anything atm , but if needs must it might get a subtle bulge just where the throttle body goes on.

Might get a glass bonnet for it yet which I won't mind modifying so much, depends on budget really

[markb]

Re: DW's 3dr Cossie 24v TT Racecar

all gone quiet..

anythign happening with this Dave?