im moving back to melb from cairns.car is still there as there is a racing series i want to compete in. let me know when there is an event in nsw that you will be at and i will be there.have you heard from ben or billy.i have lots of photoes of build ,i will post soon

Hey Phil & Steve, thought I should come out of hiding just had to wait until the BS settled. As you know Steve got himself a great little car. I missed it for a while then decided to buy a white FG F6. I really like the design of the engine in these so I reckon it's not a bad exchange for the Escort just needs a bigger turbo.
Steve let me know if you want to sell the bailey blow off valve. Phone and email details are changed.
Talk to you soon, hurry up with that car Phil.

its great to hear from f6.hope all is great with your family.i have bought another mk1 steel arched escort with turrets and zetec project car,will try and get photoes on here of that too.f6 car goes good ran it against evo10 with 400hp,he was guttered to be overrun by little black escort only running 16pouonds

Unfortunately not much to report at the moment[8~2]

The crank was checked for balance, was 'almost' perfect and is now perfect. It was balanced within the specs in the paperwork supplied with the crank which were 'automotive' industry tolerances, my friend being as fussy as he is takes things to aircraft spec which is basically perfect balance. The factory crank pulleys were suprisingly close to perfect but took some very minor trimming as was the alloy crank pulley. The factory flywheel was also pretty close but is now perfect. The Fidanza alloy flywheel hasnt been balanced yet as the centre bore was slightly undersize and wouldn't fit the crank so will go on the mill to be resized. With that done the bottom end will be ready to assemble. The end result gives every possible crank trigger combination prebalanced and interchangable if ever required, and 2 flywheel weight combinations, I will be running the alloy flywheel to start with, if it is to light for the engine combo, it's a simple case of gearbox R&R to change back to the factory flywheel. If my memory serves me correctly the alloy flywheel is almost exactly 1/2 the factory flywheel weight

Cheers,

Phil.

Im keen to do it all only once this time, although a mates engine which has just been finished and back in the car has developed a coolant/oil issue which we think at this stage is longstud/oring sealing related so focus is back to that until it is resolved

Hi Everyone,

Its been a while since an update...still not finished but getting closer. The bottom end is now so close to being ready to assemble, the front pulley and alloy flywheel are now modified and just need to be balanced, then its ready for assembly !!

I have had a change of direction with the wheels too...Im about to order a set of these in 18x8 and 18x10...Fehlbie has a lot to answer for!!! After seeing his set up close on his car recently, it made the decision easy[:p]

Nice choice of rim Phil !
I would like to know how he keeps them inside the guards without installing bubbles !
Must have tubbed the rear and custom set up on the front.