Very nice RS! Definitely bring that along to Small Ford Sunday!!!

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Originally posted by darnoldrs
[br]Thanks guys.
Next
1, Final test fit of the sump before getting it welded up.
2, Remove the motor and start its rebuild, wich shouldnt take to long.
3, Get the headers all TIG welded up.
4, Mount the bottom steering coulmn bearing in the fire wall.
5, Make up new peddle box with hydrolic clutch and under dash master cylinder
6, Refit motor, mount alternator, powersteering pump, water pump, radiator, intercooler, fuel lines, all pipeing and wireing loom.
7, Have made up a new tail shaft and modify the tunnel under the rear seat. When i get to this point, then it will be drivable[:p][:p]. so there is still lots left to be done before SFS early next year.

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well No.1, 2, 3 and half of No. 6 is done.[:p][:p][:p] but i am getting there

well here are some pictures of the progress to date.
I is all fitting in, but very tight. I have to drop out the crossmember to fit the starter motor and to remove the headers to weld in the O2 sensors now i have figured where to put them in. It WILL be running by SFS 2007. It wont be regoed and maybe not drivable but it will be running.[:p]


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The sump looks lower than it is. It is actually about 10mm higher than the bellhousing and gearbox crossmember and only 15mm lower than the motor crossmember. It sits at about 150mm from the ground,( I think)

Very very freaken pissed off[:(!][:(!][:(!]
All in, spent hours gettign everthing sorted and hooked up and decided to test the starter, Wont engage with the fly wheel. freak. I have since taken everything apart again and it is looking like Castlemain rod shop have supplied the wrong bell housing/ flywheel combonation and the starter doesnt line up with the ring gear.
I am yet to remove the starter or motor from the car but that is next, so i can have a good look. And to make matters worse thay are not going to be open untill late next week before i can abuse the poo poo out of them for it.
Now this will mean i will ahve to sorce a clevland fly wheel, get the ballencer weight machined out of it, get it reballenced with my clutch assembaly fitted, get it re-dowel to the crank and then be able to re fit it. Then it will be another full day job fitting it all back into the car jsut to be at the stage that i should have been at by lunch time yesterday. freak i am so PISSED OFF[:(!][:(!][:(!].
I am so sick of incompidant people. These people that are ment to know what they are doing, do it for a living, charge good money to do it, and then i have to re-do the thing my self to make it all work. Almost everything i have had done by people, i have had to redo myself. Sorry i just had to let it out as this may mean i wont make it to SFS with the car again.[8~2][8~2]
I am going to start the motor out of the car this time as i have now finnished the headers and most other bits to do with the engine. I hope to have it sorted again in another 2 weeks adn be back to where i started.[B)]

I will just start again and get it right this time and check everything myself and not trust any one else to get it right. No point trying to "re-invent the wheel" just for the sake of the wrong flywheel. Its only money.[B)][B)][8~2]
On the up side,
I have totaly finished my headers, fitted O2 sensor sockets and painted them in matt alloy hi temp paint. All the Tig welds are a little rough (once again, getting a qulified welder to do the job) but it has come up quite good i think. I will post pictures later.
I have also made up most of the high presure line for the steering rack while it has been all out again.
So i am getting closer any way, despite the major set back.[B)]
MR mk2, I will be lifting the sump about 20mm at the front and about 10mm at the rear to gain a little bit more clearance. As it is it has the wrong angle and hangs lower at the front, but that can be fixed later.

i bought a starter for my f100 recently ( cleveland ) the mob told me there are two types now. manuals had to have a spacer, and you can buy a starter with a different pinion depth to not use the spacer. maybe you need an auto starter ? they have a deeper pinion.

Those headers came up real nicely mate. Hmmmm I think I need a project car now [%]