My 105e project
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marky911 said:
Top job that man!
I'd love an old classic that went well and handled properly.
Really cool project. I like the engine choice too, not stupidly overpowered to dominate the whole experience. Great stuff.
I'm so envious of people with time spare to do projects.
Agree 100%, this is a corker of a project. Very jealous.I'd love an old classic that went well and handled properly.
Really cool project. I like the engine choice too, not stupidly overpowered to dominate the whole experience. Great stuff.
I'm so envious of people with time spare to do projects.
Thanks for the comments guys, much appreciated.
My first car was a mk1 escort (mid '80s), then built a fisher fury kit car, wanted another project, thought about another kit (mev replicar was top of the list) when this came up and was too good to pass by. It is definitely a weekend hobby but trying to keep myself progressing so it does not stagnate.
As you habe so rightly observed, I wanted something that would handle well on the road (and occasional track day), stop sharply if needed (the oem xr4x4 setup is a good compromise I think) and have a modern version of the twink to make it quick but not stupid, 150hp and close to 700kg should be entertaining enough.
Ponk, no, not from a guy called Dan, sorry.
My first car was a mk1 escort (mid '80s), then built a fisher fury kit car, wanted another project, thought about another kit (mev replicar was top of the list) when this came up and was too good to pass by. It is definitely a weekend hobby but trying to keep myself progressing so it does not stagnate.
As you habe so rightly observed, I wanted something that would handle well on the road (and occasional track day), stop sharply if needed (the oem xr4x4 setup is a good compromise I think) and have a modern version of the twink to make it quick but not stupid, 150hp and close to 700kg should be entertaining enough.
Ponk, no, not from a guy called Dan, sorry.
Not updated for a while.
Visually not a huge amount seems to have happened but I have -
Fitted all of the copper (cunifer covered in clear heat shrink) brake lines, designed and ordered fuel tank and combi tank for rad header/oil catch/asher water, spec'd and ordered the wiring loom, removed and painted the rocker cover, fitted the radiator and fan, re-aligned and fitted the throttle bodies, and the biggest job, designed and had laser cut the exhaust manifold flange and chopped about the exhaust manifold and got it ready for welding up (escort pinto 4-2-1 2.25" drivers side system).
I have added details of the throttle body fit on the Zetec page - http://www.turbosport.co.uk/showthread.php?t=87956...
A couple of pics of current progress, still lots to do but progressing, full diary (insomniacs cure !) and lots of pics on my blog (anglia1968.weebly.com) -
Visually not a huge amount seems to have happened but I have -
Fitted all of the copper (cunifer covered in clear heat shrink) brake lines, designed and ordered fuel tank and combi tank for rad header/oil catch/asher water, spec'd and ordered the wiring loom, removed and painted the rocker cover, fitted the radiator and fan, re-aligned and fitted the throttle bodies, and the biggest job, designed and had laser cut the exhaust manifold flange and chopped about the exhaust manifold and got it ready for welding up (escort pinto 4-2-1 2.25" drivers side system).
I have added details of the throttle body fit on the Zetec page - http://www.turbosport.co.uk/showthread.php?t=87956...
A couple of pics of current progress, still lots to do but progressing, full diary (insomniacs cure !) and lots of pics on my blog (anglia1968.weebly.com) -
Just found this thread, nice job on the Angle Box fella
. A mate of my older brothers built one up back in the early 80's with a 2.1 Pinto and a pair of 48's, lumpy Piper cam, Alley Cat wheels, big arches etc. He used to road rally it and use it as a daily. Looked and sounded bonkers. Look forward to further pics, looks superb so far, well done...
. A mate of my older brothers built one up back in the early 80's with a 2.1 Pinto and a pair of 48's, lumpy Piper cam, Alley Cat wheels, big arches etc. He used to road rally it and use it as a daily. Looked and sounded bonkers. Look forward to further pics, looks superb so far, well done...Cheers guys for the comments. The pinto swap into the Anglua is not as straight forward as you think, quite a long engine, as I found the pinto manifold was nearly 2" wider from port 1-4 than the zetec se. Zetec e (silver ir black top) will fit, just, without bulkhead mods with the right fitting kit, carbs are a bit close though if you use dcoe's.
Will keep you posted.
Will keep you posted.
Had a quite summer carwise but have done a few jobs recently -
Cleaned, painted and fitted the exhaust, should be pretty fruity me thinks -
Pretty well completed the dash area and mounting for the ECU and other techie bits (mini heater, ETB Digidash and the glovebox will have a stock lid on it)-
Fitted the front combi tank and and plumbed in the fuel system
Now getting ready for the wiring and then hopefully a start up before Christmas :-)
Cleaned, painted and fitted the exhaust, should be pretty fruity me thinks -
Pretty well completed the dash area and mounting for the ECU and other techie bits (mini heater, ETB Digidash and the glovebox will have a stock lid on it)-
Fitted the front combi tank and and plumbed in the fuel system
Now getting ready for the wiring and then hopefully a start up before Christmas :-)
BIG MILESTONE REACHED TODAY !!!!
THE ENGINE STARTS !!!!!
So after a few weeks plagued by electricker problems I have made a big step today. First go it sounded like it was trying to start, swapped the cranks sensor wires around and off she went.
Here's the proof.
[url=https://flic.kr/p/Csme6V]
[/url] Anglia Startup 10_01_16 small by A H, on Flickr
Running on the OMEX supplied base map at the moment in batch mode, well get it stable with this first and then investigate going sequential (need to check out VCT operation and cam sensor and then wide band lambda).
So, I can now get on with the cooling, sending off the trim etc. to the painters and sorting out the last couple of electrical issues.
I feel I am getting there and there is a still a possibility of getting to the Ace this year.
Also, need to decide whether to take the current bike throttle bodies off and put these bad boys on, these should be slightly better in terms of performance (but marginal) but may give me a bit more room on the inlet side as they are angled upwards a bit more.
Will keep you posted as usual when things progress.
THE ENGINE STARTS !!!!!
So after a few weeks plagued by electricker problems I have made a big step today. First go it sounded like it was trying to start, swapped the cranks sensor wires around and off she went.
Here's the proof.
[url=https://flic.kr/p/Csme6V]
[/url] Anglia Startup 10_01_16 small by A H, on Flickr
Running on the OMEX supplied base map at the moment in batch mode, well get it stable with this first and then investigate going sequential (need to check out VCT operation and cam sensor and then wide band lambda).
So, I can now get on with the cooling, sending off the trim etc. to the painters and sorting out the last couple of electrical issues.
I feel I am getting there and there is a still a possibility of getting to the Ace this year.
Also, need to decide whether to take the current bike throttle bodies off and put these bad boys on, these should be slightly better in terms of performance (but marginal) but may give me a bit more room on the inlet side as they are angled upwards a bit more.
Will keep you posted as usual when things progress.
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