My mk2 Rally car - Duratec power

[Jon Segger]

with wheel travel like that, you'll be able to do the Dakar

looks nice, any reason why the arches were painted seperately ?

It should sit lower when finished... I hope...

Dave reckoned that in the unlikely event of me hitting the arches again it would be easier to repair if they were painted off the car.

[brotherhood]

Yes, I can't wait to get it going... Mine will be a 2.0 and nearly 300 BHP

Good strong naturally aspirated rally escorts!
Automotive porn!!!

[Jon Segger]

Another quick update... The exhaust is finished.



















This weekend I'm hoping to finish altering the bulkhead - the wiring loom hole comes out right behind where the airbox will go, so I'm going to make some more room there and move the hole for the wiring loom.

[Banishit]

thats some bunch of nanas Jon

[eho832s]

Nice manifold who made it??

[68 Bullit]

I must be sick but that manifold is sexual, bit like a woman looking at shoes I guess

[RS_Fiesta]

Beast cant wait to see it

[Jon Segger]

Thanks all

Nice manifold who made it??

Its a collaboration between Dunnell Engines and a place called Competition Fabrications in Norfolk.

[Jon Segger]

Well I'm due an update...

I've sourced a radiator and have been busy making up the mounts to hold it, along with the fan. I wanted a radiator that would leave enough room to get plenty of air into the air box. I went for a Polo 1.8i rad in the end.

I made a tubular frame to hold the rad:


Enough room for an air intake:


Slight modification to the inner wing too:


I can now duct nicely into the airbox:






A few pics of the car now that it has the arches back on:












I've started putting the wiring loom back in. Next step is to tidy it up with loom tape:



This weekend I hope to finish prepping the engine bay for spraying. Then, once it is sprayed, the real engine can go in...

[SHIFTY]

Stunning mate , hopefully il get a chance to get a lick of paint on mine soon! lol

[grum]

bump this too

hows the build going Jon ?

[Jon Segger]

(Sorry I've been so slack at updating... I've been very busy at work the last few weeks and just haven't found the time.)

I have been making some progress though

I collected the engine and gearbox again last week from Mr Dunnell. We've now got the flywheel/clutch/release bearing sorted:


Engine bay has been sprayed. You can see the new front engine beam we designed. This will hold the engine at the base of the dry sump:


So it was time to get it in:








Also collected the dry sump tank so I can work out what pipes and fittings I'll need for oil, fuel & brakes:


And now I'm continuing with the wiring:


Most of the engine connections are sorted now, I'm just altering the rest as required and then I'll set about it with the loom tape:


More updates soon hopefully!

[RS_Fiesta]

Fantastic,good work

[fast eddie]

cant belive iv only just found this thread, exelent work from start to................um.......neary finnish, well done mate its a credit to you!

[marky4]

yes that is a real credit to you m8, stunning work