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the Escort Turbo build! 56k, no!
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Spent about 40 hours since we started working on it. got to admit Im gettting tired of working on it, but Im not far at all now. the engine bay is pretty much back together except for 1/2 of the charge pipe, and the exhaust. Ive got exhaust, some wiring, some gauges, and random other odds and ends left. I'll let the pictures do the talking:
The fuel sender after being ripped from the tank. I had to buy a new locking ring for it since mine crumbled when I tried to turn it. I had to cut a lil bit off the tube that goes out of the tank to make room for the Walbro, but nothing too serious. Attachment 35172 The build crew: Keith Attachment 35173 Ted Attachment 35174 me! Attachment 35175 Hoodless: Attachment 35176 No front bodywork Attachment 35177 Decharging the A/C, since no one in town could do it.... :roll: Attachment 35178 The first disaster.... Keith cut a PS hose instead of the AC lines.... Attachment 35179 EGR, making an Exit Attachment 35180 No manifold or radiator Attachment 35181 Me unbolting the Accessory bracket Attachment 35182 the PS pump puked all over Keith when he picked it up... kinda funny since he was the one who killed it. Attachment 35183 Budweiser commercial Attachment 35184 look ma, no accesories! Attachment 35185 Another view: Attachment 35186 the lowly 1.9 head... Attachment 35187 pristine bores.... Attachment 35188 if you look carefully at the wall, you can still see the factory cross hatching Attachment 35189 getting ready to pull the shortblock Attachment 35190 engine out Attachment 35191 another look Attachment 35192 annnd one more for good measure Attachment 35193 stock clutch disc Attachment 35194 stock pressure plate Attachment 35195 the flywheel.... This thing was MINT. the original finish was still on the surface of the wheel, you could feel the machine ridges on it. I carried it into a machine shop ot have it resurface, and he laid a straight edge on it, and slipped feeler gauges under the surface, and there was only 3 thousanths of wear on the face. He told me if it were him he would just clean it up, and put her back in, so thats what I did. Attachment 35196 close up of the surface: Attachment 35197 another closer close up Attachment 35198 day two: Discharge flange for compressor Attachment 35199 my ugly cobbled discharge tube Attachment 35200 where the flange bolts Attachment 35201 mocking it up Attachment 35202 oil pan off Attachment 35203 hole in pan Attachment 35204 cylinder cross hatching Attachment 35205 close up of hole Attachment 35206 bung resting on pan Attachment 35207 the original oil feed Attachment 35208 more of the ugly cobbled pile.... Attachment 35209 Secondary rail feed Attachment 35210 bigger view Attachment 35211 the "custom" tap converted from starting to bottoming to thread the fuel block Attachment 35212 bung welded in. We decided to weld it on the backside so if the bung ever broke that it would be pinched in the oil pan and at least return most of the oil instead of dumping it on the road. Attachment 35213 Modified SPI rail to fit 1.9 injectors. Attachment 35214 more of day two hold down plate on secondary rail Attachment 35215 from underneath Attachment 35216 SPI IMRC pressure switch where the EGR used to be. Attachment 35217 another angle Attachment 35218 secondary rail hold down studs. I vowed not to use JB weld on this project, but I had to break down here and there. Attachment 35219 our messy, tight workspace Attachment 35220 junk everywhere Attachment 35221 secondary rail all wired up and mounted Attachment 35222 resistors for injectors Attachment 35223 more of the resistors and mounting plate Attachment 35224 Keith doing something Attachment 35225 putting the engine back in Attachment 35226 this is what happens when your oil block is too short, and the end of the starter smacks it when you tighten the starter down. Attachment 35227 the little nub sticking out was hitting the stock pressure switch Attachment 35228 the SPI head redy to go Attachment 35229 fuel rail feed line, and SIC, BOV and wastegate hose nipples. Attachment 35230 close up of fuel feed. Attachment 35231 block completely back in Attachment 35232 test fitting everything... Attachment 35233 the RST manifold Attachment 35234 Attachment 35235 oil feed line on rocker cover Attachment 35236 another view of the line and turbo Attachment 35237 core support clearance Attachment 35238 close up of cute downpipe. Attachment 35239 another view of turbo Attachment 35240 intake manifold. Yes, the fittings are a lil crooked. Attachment 35241 buid day three, the 24 hour long wrench session. Yes, I said 24 hours straight. the new oil feed... longer to move the switch out away from the starter Attachment 35242 with the starter installed Attachment 35243 thats tight... Attachment 35244 clean deck and bores Attachment 35245 connecting shared positive leade to the injectors. Attachment 35246 Second disaster of the build.... the ARP studs WERE NOT THE RIGHT ONES!!! too short, too fat, and wrong thread. I;ve got to call summit and have a chat with them. I ended up tracking down a set of head bolts for it though luckily. Attachment 35247 top and bottom end lighned up and belt put on. Attachment 35248 accessory drive bracket back on... god only knows how many times we took that off and put it back on. Attachment 35249 no a/c Attachment 35250 ignition system back on Attachment 35251 keiths wicked cool PCV tube. It was just the stocker cut up and welded back together. Attachment 35252 flange ground flat. Attachment 35253 while he was working on that, I was working on this... Attachment 35254 Attachment 35255 oil line screwed down, valve cove breather on. Attachment 35256 coming together Attachment 35257 routing vacuum lines Attachment 35258 starting to get a lil crowded. Attachment 35259 keiths finished PCV tube. wicked cool if you ask me. Attachment 35260 Attachment 35261 it has to be cut down like that to clear the RST manifold Attachment 35262 the curb ownage. As you can see, the frnt of the core support is a lil bit crooked. It still aligns fine and drives straight though. Attachment 35263 nope, not going to be using the stock radiator. Attachment 35264 Attachment 35265 cutting off the auto tranny lines and mounting tabs.. Attachment 35266 Attachment 35267 the turbo hanging again. Attachment 35268 have to move/modify the headlight brackets and airbag sensor brackets. Attachment 35269 thats how far up they were moved to make room for the radiator. Attachment 35270 ohhh, look at that, the radiator sits oh so nice in the core support! Attachment 35271 but, the question is, does it clear the turbo? Attachment 35272 I dunno... it might clear the turbo... Attachment 35273 it does. It clears by a mile. Attachment 35274 Attachment 35275 new radiator flush with the core support. Attachment 35276 Attachment 35277 the airbag sensors stick out further... Attachment 35278 brackets spot welded to the support Attachment 35279 the new exhaust... heh heh heh... Attachment 35280 the wastegate moddage. The factory local for the gate happens to be exactly where the engine's front mount is... so, on with the moddage... Attachment 35281 We cut the bracket off at the canister, turned it around, and welded in a piece of flat stock so that the wastegat was facing in the opposite angle... Its hard to explain, but it moves the wastegate out towards the radiator where there is room for it. Attachment 35282 Attachment 35283 gate on the car Attachment 35284 oil return line. Its much steeper then what it looks in the picture. Attachment 35285 Back to the clutch... Ignore my crummy welds. Keith is a much better welder then me, so he's doing the exhaust :D Attachment 35286 since the engine is rigid in the fram, pulling off the frame is no problem. Attachment 35287 radiator mounting tabs. They use the stock hood latch mounting holes. Attachment 35288 all done. On the bottom we welded tabs to the core support for the radiator to bolt to. Attachment 35289 the fan. I can only fit one in as a pusher. If its not enough I might have to order a 10" fan to go along side it. Attachment 35290 keith lookin buzzed after 24 hours straight of fabrication Attachment 35291 me cutting a bracket away for the charcoal canister to make room for IC pipe. Attachment 35292 fog lights and IC mounted up. Attachment 35293 I had to cut some steel out of my bumper mount, and add some in for the intercooler. Attachment 35294 you can see the charge pipe sneaking in the engine bay. Attachment 35295 oops, not tight enough... oh well, nothing modding wont fix. Attachment 35296 me at the end of a 24 hour wrench fest. Attachment 35297 More pictures. 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Re: the Escort Turbo build! 56k, no!
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I like it ;) Looks good man. Why didn't you put the flex before the cat? Get some video when its through and through. Should rip well! ^-^ |
Re: the Escort Turbo build! 56k, no!
its nice to see something diffrent.damn thats alot pics.
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Re: the Escort Turbo build! 56k, no!
Looks good! what are you using to control the extra injectors?
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Re: the Escort Turbo build! 56k, no!
good job you yooper freaks. its nice to see someone that represents MTU. keep up the good work.
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Re: the Escort Turbo build! 56k, no!
Dang you guys are dedicated, I get sick of my car after like 4 hours of wrenching, good work. Show us some finished pics when you get it done, that thing should rip nice.
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Re: the Escort Turbo build! 56k, no!
thanks for the compliments. Im going to use the Supplimentary injector controller from www.034efi.com to fire the 450s. I plugged it in and tried to get it load last night but the computer locked up for some reason so I need to call then and find out why. Im going to try for 20 PSI and 250-275 WHP and 300-325 Wlb-ft.
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Re: the Escort Turbo build! 56k, no!
damn my eyes hurt, nice gehtto fab though, how it should be!
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Re: the Escort Turbo build! 56k, no!
Originally Posted by nonvtec
Dang you guys are dedicated, I get sick of my car after like 4 hours of wrenching, good work. Show us some finished pics when you get it done, that thing should rip nice.
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Re: the Escort Turbo build! 56k, no!
well, I fired it up tonight, minor oil, fuel, and vacuum leaks, but the main problem is there is something wrong with the SIC.... :-\ I emailed Javad at 034 efi and we'll see what he says. The computer locks up when you plug in the SIC. I tried a different computer and got the same thing. I tried running new power and ground leads, no change, and I tried disconnecting the tach signal and got no change as well. It's really aggrivating because its all put togther and all I can do is watch the turbo spin at idle... GRRR.
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