Hi Paul, its good to see it all assembled. All those hours of development coming to fruition what's the next job to do on the car?

Yes, the MAZDA can probably be removed with a little filing

The next job Phil? Where do i start! Probably finish cleaning up the rear housing and fit up all the brake lines and then sort out the hand brake cables. There's always plenty to do regarding the engine install and rust repairs [:u]

One day it will be finishd[:I]

One step at a time and before you know it...its done!! I wish it was that easy[(#)]

Hey Paul, the rears are looking great,can i suggest using a handbrake cable set taken from a Telstar '88/Mazda 626 etc as they've the same forward pull style...like my Peugeot 1992 405 MI16 rear calipers, i'll be installing the h/brake cables this week..time permitting !

Had a mate travel to the UK on holiday and he happened to drop into Burtons to collect some parts for himself......so I couldn't resist

Burtons is a great UK attraction. Looking great.

1 more piece to the puzzle.

Well, a minor advancement



Inlet manifold - decided to use a 2.0L Focus item as it is approximately 30mm narrower to allow adequate clearance to the strut tower. The only major difference to sort is the lack of an EGR valve found on the Mondeo which I hope will not create an issue with the Mondeo ECU.



I was hoping to get by with the original style mounts but unfortunately the inlet manifold fouls on the Xmember and will need the engine moved more than I'd like to the passenger side to clear - looks like it's a would cup style coming now!



I have moved the engine forward approximately 15mm to allow sufficient room for the water rail etc



This will still require the shifter position altered slightly and I also need to raise the area around the opening to allow the rear of the box to be raised as much as possible.





Hoping to progress with the mounts and then onto modifying the original mondeo alloy sump to suit!

OK - another small step to modifying the original Xmember similar to a WCXM. I will need to have the mounts lower than the normal WCXM position as not to foul the inlet manifold.

Spent a few hours turning up the sleaves to be welded into the Xmember uprights and purchased the bushes (Mk1 leaf spring eye items).

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Hey Paul, the rears are looking great,can i suggest using a handbrake cable set taken from a Telstar '88/Mazda 626 etc as they've the same forward pull style...like my Peugeot 1992 405 MI16 rear calipers, i'll be installing the h/brake cables this week..time permitting !

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more teasers of the mex!!! [:-(][:0] Just show us!!!!! (or at least me!!!)

I've seen it and it's worth the wait [:x)]