So despite my Kitten being for sale I'm still tinkering with cars...
After some encouragement from my wife I bought a cheapy race car to get back out on track in! It's a 93 Fiesta with a 2000cc silver top Zetec in it - has been stored on a drive for the last few years so is a bit grim but nothing a little elbow grease won't sort out. Big jobs are to sort out the brakes, which look like they've been stored under the sea, and replace the water pump (not quite broken but the pulley is eccentric as hell and its leaking a smidge) and the timing belt (you have to take it off to get to the water pump so you may as well). A few other tidying jobs and a set of tyres, and we should be ready to test!
Pics:
I bought the car in early June and so far - sills derusted, rear coilovers and strut brace fitted, body tidied, rear brakes stripped/rebuilt, better seat fitted, new battery fitted and the box moved... It's all go!
Unfortunately I still can't get an annoying wobble out of the NSF wheel, and I broke a race on the replacement wheel bearing trying to (brute force and ignorance failed). Inner and outer CV joints (and another wheel bearing kit!) next. Then I'll put the rebuilt front brakes on with some s/h Koni adjustables, and swap timing belt/waterpump before servicing it... Getting there!
As she stands now:
Over winter I need to get it up on a ramp and wirebrush/paint the underside, and probably strip/paint the rear beam, front wishbones and subframe etc, plus whatever occurs or needs fixing after trying it on track...
Si
After some encouragement from my wife I bought a cheapy race car to get back out on track in! It's a 93 Fiesta with a 2000cc silver top Zetec in it - has been stored on a drive for the last few years so is a bit grim but nothing a little elbow grease won't sort out. Big jobs are to sort out the brakes, which look like they've been stored under the sea, and replace the water pump (not quite broken but the pulley is eccentric as hell and its leaking a smidge) and the timing belt (you have to take it off to get to the water pump so you may as well). A few other tidying jobs and a set of tyres, and we should be ready to test!
Pics:
I bought the car in early June and so far - sills derusted, rear coilovers and strut brace fitted, body tidied, rear brakes stripped/rebuilt, better seat fitted, new battery fitted and the box moved... It's all go!
Unfortunately I still can't get an annoying wobble out of the NSF wheel, and I broke a race on the replacement wheel bearing trying to (brute force and ignorance failed). Inner and outer CV joints (and another wheel bearing kit!) next. Then I'll put the rebuilt front brakes on with some s/h Koni adjustables, and swap timing belt/waterpump before servicing it... Getting there!
As she stands now:
Over winter I need to get it up on a ramp and wirebrush/paint the underside, and probably strip/paint the rear beam, front wishbones and subframe etc, plus whatever occurs or needs fixing after trying it on track...
Si
Don't forget to use the water pump for an Escort as they run the opposite way to the Mondeo one 
I've already bought the Fiesta/Escort style waterpump so just need to finish the running gear first and it'll go in!
