martymexico
Hey are those Focus MK1 rear caliper?

The listing said Cosworth but I doubt they're genuine, they look like a remanufactured item.
 
Crossmember is almost done, holes are dilled for moving the lower control arms, gusset is on and holes are drilled for the chassis mount, everything fits but I do need to elongate the holes a little more to center the member between the rails, then I can decide if I am going to add the upright section like the mock up above.


 
I was getting annoyed at pulling die grinding swarf out of my hands so decided to pivot and do something else for a while so in went the new sway bar brackets.



 
The reassembly is off to a good start - both of those mounts needed the holes adjusted because every escort is a special little flower, so it was back out to the die grinder to get the holes elongated . Got there in the end though!

Back on the calipers, I was told that Sierra rears are the Focus ones, cross check the pads will say yay or nay..

Oh dear he's gone all hairdryer power! That intercooler is nearly as big as my Focus ST/RS one .
After I turbo'd my ute and then removed it recently I had read up on converting motors. For quick spin up is best to use a 2in or less dia tube into the turbo from the cooler, apparently it speeds air flow. Saying that, my ST225 has piddly 1, 7/8 pipes and boost is almost instant, with 20psi too!
Have you a turbo already or looking?

get both, twin turbo!

No speeduino here...

MaxxECU mini with a wideband o2 sensor just for funsies 

Would be good to have a discussion about what you get for your dollars re ECU's.
Probably because this CAN stuff is a bit 'smoke and mirrors' for us, not techy old timers,I have gone with Motec and Link/Aim on my builds. They are fairly user friendly, have great support platforms (which I use), and once you get a handle on the software and data logging are a great tool for knowing what your engine is doing and making incremental adjustments. I've never been confident enough to lash out with Speeduino et al.
And destroying a Cossie is not an option.

I'll be interested to see how you setup the crank and cam sensors for the engine further down the track, and if you go with adapting the std fuel tank for efi.
 
Speeduino is  probably fair to use on a relatively basic Pinto, and if perhaps in a way, less precious if things so into serious meltdown. I can understand why you''d be a bit more cautious.
But being open source, its an extra learning curve with people making their own gauge plugins on android tablets and phones.

I have plans for the fuel tank, it involves this kit. It SHOULD be ok to fit with small rubber spacers on rear edge of the tank (diff side) to drop it down 20mm or so without harming anything, these will be adhered to the tank. 
 
https://aeromotiveinc.com/products/phantom-340-stealth-fuel-system
 

 
The aim is to space the tank down from the body JUST enough to clear the wiring and fuel lines, I'll also attach a deadening pad above the sender so it cant potentially ground on the body.

If that doesn't work, Ill get a small step down made in the tank to recess the sender a little. The only issue I can see will be ground clearance.