[d170sam]

got my engine bay bling on.... well i gave it a clean and polish lol

[FlashBastd]

Looks very nice!

[d170sam]

got a new focus rs charge cooler pump, i got a stainless mount bracket for it and a 'pig tail' harness to wire it up



also got an enginner friend to fit a -10 fitting to the breather outlet and also -6 fittings to my custom fuel rail, i fitted them to my head today as a test fit

[d170sam]

also to turn up recently was a kent cams performance cam belt (plus crank and cam bolts new from ford)



a pair of escort rs turbo bonnet vents (they will be sprayed panther black)



i needed a power steering pressure line to go from the pas pump to the steering rack, as i will be deleating the a/c the pump moves to the front of the block where the current a/c pump lives, only prob is it costs loads for a new line from ford and finding a second hand one is pretty unlikely, so i thought stuff it, il aeroquip that too! which is good because it is a lot cheaper to aeroquip it than buy the new line! here is the -6 fitting and adapter on the pas pump

[happy-kat]

There will be no parts left for Santa to get you soon

[volcomstone411]

very nice, love the rail

[d170sam]

Thanks bud, now it has the alloy fittings it looks sweet!

[d170sam]

new HD cam tansioner from lightning motorsport turned up today, its pretty chunky so should do the job!

[Ian G]

Love shiny bits.

Is that another complete 1.7 or something else? Apologies for not recognising the engine, can't do that with Fords yet

[d170sam]

You are correct it's a spare 1.7 I'm building up (slowly!)

[d170sam]

got a alloy bracket for my fuel pump, looks pretty good so think i will get another to hold my escort cosworth fuel filter next to it ha!

[d170sam]

today i made some new wing mirrors as i was bored of my m3 carbon ones, basicaly i got some aftermarket base plates, made a carbon inlay and mounted some new racetech mirrors, there not fitted yet as im gonna spray the base plates matt black first, will try and get them on and get some pics up on wed/thurs, here are my efforts so far

[d170sam]

me and my friend sean have been busy this week, firstly my car failed its mot but it was an easy fix, it needed 2 new top mounts on the front, and the rear left caliper was sticking so i took it apart, greased it and now its fine, second job was to spray my new mirror bases satin black and get them on thecar, again no real dramas there, as sean didnt have much work on this week in the garage i decided to do my cam belt, as it was long over due, i had a new ford belt and tensioner but i also had a set of frp cams that sean gave to me, so i thought i would crack on and fit them at the same time, thankfully they didnt need any shimming at all so it was a straight swap, this morning i just need to finish assembly and it will be all done here are some pics of what we have been up too

mirror bases in primer



fitted to the car





i know they look small but i think it makes the car look even wider, im quite chuffed with the result

pile of engine parts for my cams/belt/tensioner replacement



engine fitted with new cams ready for reassembly

[happy-kat]

Did you see this post by Chris, might be relevant
http://www.pumapeopl...howtopic=105983
Mirrors are I expect like Marmite but good to be different

[d170sam]

Thanks Kate, saw that topic, as for the mirrors I think your right but I think they look better than the old ones regardless

[d170sam]

sorry no updates for a while, got some new bits i will get pics up of in the next week, new parts ive got are new ford inlet valve stem seals (i already got the exhaust valve stem seals in december) all new gearbox gaskets and diff bearings for when i rebuild by frp box with quaife diff (still need to get the diff) also got a full set of custom made EN24 steel inlet/exhaust valves (awaiting delivery of these from lightning motorsport) and i also recieved my stainless steel baffle for my sump, im really pleased with this its a well engineered bit of kit, it also came with a modified sump pick up pipe, anyway here are some pics, enjoy

This post has been edited by d170sam: 24 February 2012 - 01:46 PM

[d170sam]

new gearbox gaskets and diff bearings turned up today

[d170sam]

got my new EN24 steel valves from lightning motorsport, i test fitted them in my head and they fit like a glove, il probably order up a full set of HD valve springs soon then il have fun lapping in all those hardened steel valves lol

[warrenpenalver]

lol, hard work but worth it!!

[happy-kat]

What benefit will do those do please?