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    Some "strange" (as in non-std) things about this engine but also car.
    What are they??

  • #2
    Odd spot for the dizzy
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    • #3
      ZF Gearbox Mount ?

      No front ARB ?

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      • #4
        Never seen a belt driven distributor like that before. Also those strange links from the TCAs to the chassis legs. Things must have changed a lot on Escorts since my day!

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        • #5
          Compression struts, explains why no anti-rollbar. A common fitment for works competition cars, seen more on stage rally cars, my mates ex-works Escort has them.

          I have seen belt driven dizzys on BDA engines in some historic F2/F3 single seater race cars.

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          • #6
            All of the John Wilcox BD series engines that have distributors have them mounted in the regular place in the block. There are two versions of belt driven mechanical FI - one drives off the cam belt between the pulleys via a cable drive to the rear or this one . . . http://www.wilcoxengines.co.uk/image...h%20border.jpg

            The ebay one looks like a bad interpretation and could be faked? Why do it, what does it achieve having the dizzy there?

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            • #7
              seen them with the injection pump on top of the cam cover
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              • #8
                Position and drive of distributor is very odd indeed.
                Compression struts are used on a few tarmac cars.
                What about the camcover with oilfillercap on a drysump engine.
                Anything else?

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                • #9
                  No dustshield between block and bellhousing (you can see flywheel).

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Miniliteman View Post
                    Position and drive of distributor is very odd indeed.
                    Compression struts are used on a few tarmac cars.
                    What about the camcover with oilfillercap on a drysump engine.
                    No dustshield between block and bellhousing (you can see flywheel).
                    Anything else?
                    I can't see a problem with oil cap - putting a gallon of oil in the engine pre cranking is no bad thing - better than cranking for 30 - 1 minute to move oil from the boot to the cam bearings. Lots of cars have no dirt shield - not recommended but not unusual?
                    Thing is its sort of all there just in unusual places / order - enough to risk £15k on though?

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                    • #11
                      On a 2nd look - the open bellhousing / dirt / gravel scoop doesn't look like a good idea! The dry sump, sump isn't doing it any favours either in the protection stakes!

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Miniliteman View Post
                        Position and drive of distributor is very odd indeed.
                        Compression struts are used on a few tarmac cars.
                        What about the camcover with oilfillercap on a drysump engine.
                        Anything else?
                        I think the early BD engines had this type of cam cover
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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Miniliteman View Post
                          No dustshield between block and bellhousing (you can see flywheel).

                          I have never had a car with said plate but there again the sump gaurd went back enough to cover the scoop
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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by alancdavis View Post
                            I think the early BD engines had this type of cam cover
                            Engines with wet sump have a fillercap on camcover, dry sump engines normally have this opening welded shut or don't have it at all.

                            Did you see the lowering blocks for the x-member, so that it clears the sump?

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by alancdavis View Post
                              I have never had a car with said plate but there again the sump guard went back enough to cover the scoop
                              I never had a car without the plate! Stone getting in there and jamming the clutch wouldn't be fun.

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