Escort Sigma 1600 Race Car

[Roadsport]

Re: Tiny updates.

Nice work, keep it going

Thanks. I will. Cant wait to get this fired up now.

We'll hopefully finish the wiring tomorrow and get the engine out for the new box on Sunday.

Got some of the missing bits today and ordered some LED lights for overheating and oil pressure warning lights controlled by the ecu.

[Roadsport]

Fuel lines

Made the fuel lines today I had no clue how to plumb the fuel pressure regulator but guessed and plumbed it anyway. We'll see how did I do.

And of course the mandatory pics.








I also got two of themissing temperature senders in place. Now my ecu knows the oil and coolant tem. Still need to get one sender in for the coolant temp gauge.

Wiring is pretty much done. Still need to wire the fuel pump and the two warning leds and thats it.

[Moggy]

Re: Fuel lines

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Did you modify the bulkhead? I can see the lip infront of the heater bulge is different, but did you mod the main bulkhead?

Have you any photos showing the water pipe at the back of the head?

[Roadsport]

Re: Fuel lines

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Did you modify the bulkhead? I can see the lip infront of the heater bulge is different, but did you mod the main bulkhead?

Have you any photos showing the water pipe at the back of the head?

No the bulkhead is completely standard . Exept for the dent in the heater bulge it got when removing the pinto.

There are some timing pics on page three of this thread showing the water outlet.

http://www.turbosport.co.uk/showthread.php?145051-Race-Escort-Zetec-SE-(engine-build)/page3

[Roadsport]

Getting there.

Throttle linkage and the header tank got done today. The water hoses and wiring are pretty much done too.
Now all I need is the fan, plumpbing for the remote oil filter, a piece of alloy pipe for the water hoses, and the two wires for the fuel pump once I get the surge pot back from the welder. Oh, and the air filter needs to be installed. Both the filter and airhorns are ordered and on their way.
Nearly there...just a little more...

The engine bay looks pretty much like the finished item now.

[FrEdOoOo]

Re: Getting there.

Really nice!...

[Tristan]

Re: Getting there.

After this gets up and running ( and winning , no doubt!) , I reckon lots more will be tempted to head down the same route . Excellent job.

[Roadsport]

Re: Getting there.

Thanks guys for the compliments!

But it remains to be seen which is the most potent recipe for the 1600cc class , the de-stroked Duratec or the Sigma. I am a bit biased but I root for the underdog Sigma.


Tristan, I would not put my money on, not that I have any left by now, on winning it for sure. The competition in my class is very tough with the big powered Pintos, Duratecs and 4-AGE's. But I'll sure be reaching for podium finishes.

[Roadsport]

Re: Getting there.

The UPS fella popped by today

I give u the brand new and shiny SL72 ... which looks no more dramatic than an old type 9
But I sure hope it packs more punch than one





Also I got my biggest fan today ( ha ha funny)



Fitting these will keep me busy for a while. But its two more things I can cross of my to do list.

[jason33]

Re: Getting there.

Coming along nicely now. Engine bay looks remarkably tidy compated to mine! lol

[Roadsport]

Re: Getting there.

Coming along nicely now. Engine bay looks remarkably tidy compated to mine! lol

Thanks Jason. It's easier to make it nice and tidy when the engine is the right way around
Well the box is out of the bay anyway.

[Tristan]

Re: Getting there.

Tristan, I would not put my money on, not that I have any left by now, on winning it for sure. The competition in my class is very tough with the big powered Pintos, Duratecs and 4-AGE's. But I'll sure be reaching for podium finishes.

I'm thinking of the razor sharp turn in you'll have when switching left to right? Has to help . Also some more rally guys will get tempted by this engine.. it is so easy to source base units.

[Roadsport]

Re: Getting there.

Picked up the Surge pot Today. It came out a bit nicer than I originally intended. Now I quite fancy this upside down bottle shape. The centrifugal forces simply can not make the petrol escape the bottle neck. So it'll do the job. Unless its empty.



Also installed the fan. It is absolutelly a perfect fit. Fits nicely to the radiator and could not be any larger at all. I hope I only need to run the fan when stationary. If I need to use it constantly during track time I'm afraid my alternator will have hard time keeping the battery charged. Still need to do some updates to it. I intend to bolt the fan in to the radiator with studs and wing nuts. This will make for a easy quick removal if I need to have more room to work with the engine.





The fan found it's place so fast I had time to finish up the water hoses. Took no pics of it though.

After they were done I still had some time to take the engine out. Which proved to be a lot easier than removing the previous engines. If all goes well and the the goods arrive in time I'll be putting the engine and box back on Sunday. Ordered the lubricants for the engine and transmission today too. And found out I may well be in for some trouble finding suiting spark plugs for this engine.



Please excuse the poor picture quality. I have broken my proper camera.

[dobuy]

Re: Getting there.

Looking very nice

[Roadsport]

Re: Getting there.

Looking very nice

Thanks Dobuy.
I'm starting to be in a world of hurry to get this one running. I made my self a tight deadline. The car has to be up and running within a week and a half. And conviniently I ran in to a minor trouble today. It turns out that suiting spark plugs do not grow on trees around here.
My season starts at within a month and a half And I need to get the engine going and tuned. And hopefully get to know the whole car again. Not mention my wrists feel pretty rusty...So need to get some track time before the first race to get to know and feel the new car. And propably do some adjustments to the suspension. I was thinking of reducing the caster angle.
And if I have time I need new friction plates to my LSD.

Do I need a oil change after running it in with the dry sump 10 litre oil capasity?
I was hoping to change the filter only but am I saving at the wrong place? Or the other option would be not to fill the reservoir complitely during running in.