tristanh
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Jan 31, 2017 13:34:15 GMT
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All looks very good in there, although possibly a tad of a squeeze What horsepower is it making with the 1400cc Sigma lump on the throttle bodies though? Sounds bloody epic for one of them Mine was dyno'd at 145, after I fitted it first with the crude inlet mani, dodgy ecu and a not ideal exhaust. 3 items which have been rectified since. Hopefully more when it's next mapped. As I mentioned before, one of the guys had 190+, the Super 1400 Puma spec engines ran a destroked 1.7, for mental free revving, big bhp power plants. Mine is little more than a fast Road engine, stock valves, crank, rods, and pistons.
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mk2cossie
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Jan 31, 2017 13:37:39 GMT
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145 is bloody impressive for a 1.4 Must be an absolute hoot to hoon about in with that. Need to convince Roshambow to get one of these engines in his Moggy
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Jan 31, 2017 14:01:54 GMT
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I want to put a 1.6 into a 100E. B/h is available for rwd.
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Jan 31, 2017 17:45:46 GMT
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A mate of a mate is currently learning to drive and looking for his first car, he's mainly been looking at small french stuff but I've been trying to convince him to get a Ka, my mate and me have even promised to turn it into something interesting but he's having none of it because they're too 'girly'. I think I should show him this thread.
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craig1010cc
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Jan 31, 2017 18:30:55 GMT
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This isn't helping me not want to actually build a Ka for B road blasting. I did nearly buy (well swap for my old Passat TDI) a Ka with the 1.7 puma lump in it, but it wasn't the best looking conversion, and had a horrendous bodykit. I'm surprised to hear how easy the hybrid gearbox is to make, it always sounded like a bit of a bodgy weak point so people went with cut and shut drive shafts instead. But looking at yours, it seems a simple and sensible route to go. I've no idea why they'd mess with custom shafts tbh. Unless it's the iron block Zetec engine cars, or if they tried to use the Puma/Fiesta intermediate shaft for the lhs. The 1600-2000 zetec's bolt up to the stock Ka box, the prob was using the puma box wit the puma engine that needed the hybrid drive shafts. But seeing how easily you can build the hybrid box, I can't understand it either
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Jan 31, 2017 18:47:40 GMT
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I suppose a lot of people are afraid of gearboxes, thinking they run on witchcraft and prayers, and once opened all the magic gets tangled up.
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Jan 31, 2017 20:14:49 GMT
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The IB5 box is in LOADS of Fiestas, Escorts, Kas of all ages so getting one I'd easy. I think even the Fiesta RST had an IB5, and that has an LSD. Not quite that easy - Fiestas (at least up to & including mk3) had a BC type gearbox. IB5 is for later FWD stuff e.g. Puma. Fiesta RST doesn't have an LSD either before anyone buys one! You need the viscous LSD from an Escort RST which comes in either 6- or 8-bolt flavours. Easy way to tell if the gearbox has the LSD is to look up the driveshaft holes - if there is a bar across, no LSD...: You can make the LSD fit the IB5 though
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tristanh
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I've no idea why they'd mess with custom shafts tbh. Unless it's the iron block Zetec engine cars, or if they tried to use the Puma/Fiesta intermediate shaft for the lhs. The 1600-2000 zetec's bolt up to the stock Ka box, the prob was using the puma box wit the puma engine that needed the hybrid drive shafts. But seeing how easily you can build the hybrid box, I can't understand it either Actually, the Puma Fiesta box would work perfectly too, the only reason I used my box was it was because of the Motorsport ratios in it. And it was easier just to swap the b/h than transport all the gearset over. If I had had a standard Ka g'box, chances are I'd have left the Puma box on the engine.
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Right , seeing as I don't quite have seemed to bore everyone to tears (yet?), on with the saga.
Anyway, the wallet had nothing only echoes in it after that last rally/class win. But as ever, that doesn't stop ya, this motorsport racket is an addictive drug, and there's only one cure....
Poverty.
I stood back and did a bit of an assessment , to see what I could do , jobs to finish , things to upgrade etc. 1. Fit a GRP bonnet that a boatbuilder mate made for me,and cut a vent into it to let out hot air. 2. strip the wishbones and change the bushings , the bang that bent the wheels loosened them up.(ended up fitting uniball bearings) 3. strip the dampers , re-grease the internals , and see if they need re-gassing. Also fix the top mounts, they're showing signs of wear . (solid top mounts) 3. Full alignment check , all I did before the last rally was check the tracking. 4. Fit the PAS pump, space is a premium , but it has to go in there! 5. Try and fit a better tensioner pulley to the fan belt. 6. Get the ECU sent to Motec/TDP to get fixed , it has a "filter" for electronic interference blown. 7. There's an annoying thump from the back , think it's just the solid axle beam bushes , just need to check thats all it is . (It was , sorted by stripping and rebuilding) 8. New brake pads , and probably discs..... 9. Probably paint and fit my "spare" front bumper , the current one is getting tired...and touch up the paint along the sill area. 10. Re-do some extinguisher pipes and jets. 11. Probably change the outer CV joints , as a precaution.. 12. Fit 2 new front tires.
After checking it , the list looked like this.. 1. Fit Des's GRP bonnet,and cut a vent into it . 2. strip the wishbones and change the bushings , the bang that bent the wheels loosened them up. New Spherical bearings ordered from MecTec.ie 3. strip the dampers , re-grease the internals , and see if they need re-gassing. Also fix the top mounts , they're showing signs of wear . Stripped them, all ok . Top mounts need the pillow ball bearings replace , but there's another couple of rallies in them. At least the housing is ok. 3. Full alignment check , all I did before the last event was check the tracking. Spoke to Philip Case RallySport(ex M=Sport top tech!) about this, he made a few suggestions on damper settings. 4. Fit the PAS pump , space is a premium , but it has to go in there! Made the new PAS pump bracket, rough..but effective. It's strong , and simple . need a longer auxillary belt now tho. 5. Try and fit a better tensioner pulley to the fan belt. I got a timing belt an idler mounted , that'll make the belt wrap around the alternator pulley more.. 6. Get the ECU sent to Motec/TDP to get fixed , it has a "filter" for electronic interference blown. 7. There's an annoying thump from the back , think it's just the solid axle beam bushes , just need to check thats all it is . yep , just a smidgen of wear on the RHS axle beam bush. 8. New brake pads , and probably discs..... 1 more rally left in them! 9. Probably paint and fit my "spare" front bumper , the current one is getting tired...and touch up the paint along the sill area. 10. Re-do some extinguisher pipes and jets. New jet ordered from RallyBitz 11. Probably change the outer CV joints , as a precaution.. 12. Fit 2 new front tires.
The Moonraker forestry was coming up , no night stages this time , so should have been an easier run .
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I got the PAS working , car was a lot easier to catch by the scruff of the neck , and more importantly , rescue it from big slides . My best mate Jackie , the ultimate legend she was , sponsored the entry fee as a birthday present , so things were just looking rosy . Scrutiny went well , stages looked nice , good bit of fast flowing stuff , which we always went well on. Up early on Sunday morning , raring to go.....
should have stayed in bed.
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Firstly my trusty service crew got held up with a cycling tour, and got delayed into service... as in, I was in service, with no crew!
Suspension "bump" was waaaaaaaay too stiff , so the braking was woeful, the car just wanted to skid, not slow. Then the Navi had a wee mix up on the notes , which caused both of us to lose confidence a bit... then , Special stage 3, near the end, an outer CV joint exploded as I changed gear out of a square right. I had one, we got it changed , and got running eventually at the back of the field, just hoping for a run to the finish. Then the oil light came on, on SS5 . Game over, ball burst, no jelly and ice-cream for me.
This video shows me; (a)me driving like I was asleep, and (b)the car just not braking at all for me, the bump was way too stiff. The car wouldn;t "sink" on its suspension, and hence not bite into the road, instead it was just locking up under breaking. I backed off the dampers in service , which helped.
Ka at about 55 secs in.
Had the equivalent of a young lads 7am "walk of shame" in rallying terms, ie getting towed out on a rope, car up on trailer and home in a sulk. To add insult to injury, the oil light that caused me to retire..... seemed after it was only a fault in the wiring or oil light switch. No engine damage, I had 45 psi oil pressure the next day, at tickover, with the engine at 90-95 degrees.
So that's the rallying fun, after that I ripped it apart to "fix" it, got bogged down getting my house habitable, paying a mortgage , taking over more of the running of the family business, starting into my Mk1 resto, and working my way through various girlfriends!
But finally , the bug has bitten again , I renewed my competition license and want to get back competing.
There was various upgrades planned, everywhere I looked there were places to make things safer, stronger, lighter, faster. Amd sometimes several items got all 4!
Yeah, its soul destroying when it doesn't go well, but when it does, the sheer bliss of nailing an apex perfectly on a drift, and taking a good time, more than makes up for it .
So, upgrades starting, first with the Cage. loose plan, in no particular order...
X door bars, a transverse dash bar, and run bars from the A pillar bars out to the front turrets. A big rub of the lightening stick! Rewire, tidy the loom, relocate the battery to the rear. a lightweight battery at that. Polycarbonate windows everywhere bar windscreen . Longer runner inler mani , Brian Garvey, a mate who does some ally casting, has cast one for me, use injectors further upstream, and increase the fuel pressure. Lengthen the exhaust secondaries . Remap, and hopefully improve power and torque. Change the rear drums for discs. Move the seats further rearwards and down, and extend the steering column to match . Fit a bias-pedal box, remove the servo and linkage . sort out the bumpsteer somehow. it's quite unnerving on fast bumpy straights. Coilover overhaul and rebuild. Fresh coat of paint and weld a couple of patches on the body.
I'm hoping I won't have to buy new seats and/or extinguishers.
After that the driver needs to MTFU , lose a stone and start driving it properly.
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Hmmmmm..... Tear apart commenced.... I reckoned there was a lot of useless wiring in there. It's still a lightly modded stock KA loom , which had the fusebox over at the drivers right knee. I decided to relocate it to the middle and slim down what I could. Some time ago , I piqued the interest of my friend Brian Garvey , in talking about inlet tract length , and ended up with him casting a new inlet mani for me. A lot tidier than my effort! Reason for this was to get more length , and use the Gixxer injectors, further out from the head, to promote torque and air/fuel mixing. The OEM Ford ones shoot straight at the back of the valve, good for pottering about, and emissions, not for power. However, in case it doesn't work, I can easily revert to them. Whenever it makes it to the dyno, it'll be interesting to see the difference. Handily for me, of the 2 types of injectors commonly in use, (High and Low Resistance), the impedance of the Ford and Suzuki ones are almost identical. Use the wrong type and it could damage the ECU. so, shiny inlet mani needs attaching to the Throttle bodies... My brother-of-another-Mother, Adrian in Mectec.ie turned out these 4 neat collars on one of his lathes. get 4 small o-rings , and stretch them onto the groove in the TBs , and the groove Brian machined into the ends of the mani runners.. a dollop of Vaseline, and the whole lot squeezed together, with a satisfying pop. Air tight, and neat. I swear the vaseline wasn't used for any other purpose. Honest. You can see the black steel struts to hold them all together. Now, mani bolted on, and here you can see the Ford injector plug wiring. Which uses Junior Power Timer style plugs... which don't fit the Gixxer rejectors. Of course they don't , if they did , where would the fun be... and what else would I be doing late of a Saturday night , after work , on a Bank Holiday weekend...
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No big deal , when you have good crimpers and pin removal tools. Cut the Gixxer dejector wiring , leaving the wires about 3 inches long , strip the ends and fit seals and heat shrink... Crimp on two power timer male pins... press into Male JPT sockets.. and et voila , 4 handy adapters for Ford-Gixxer injectors
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It,always amazes me you fellas that do stuff like this. You make it look so easy, but how do you know what parts to use, how do you know that when its all together it'll work?
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It,always amazes me you fellas that do stuff like this. You make it look so easy, but how do you know what parts to use, how do you know that when its all together it'll work? Blind Hope.
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Are they nitrile O-rings?
Vaseline may rot them...
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tristanh
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They're oil and fuel resistant, so should be OK. But good point mate. If you hear a torrent of swearing while I'm chasing vacuum leaks you'll know I was wrong! Lol
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I like this - hairdresser plus! Though it is, or was, a hairdressers car, I always liked the styling which stands up well with the years. As distinctive as the first series of Renault Twingos and both designs being followed by later models with watered down looks.
And a well squeezed in engine conversion. Was the Puma a hairdresser's car? Area manager? The rallying looks like a laugh too.
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tristanh
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I'd call a standard Ka a trainee hairdressers car maybe, and a Puma maybe a newly qualified one?
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It,always amazes me you fellas that do stuff like this. You make it look so easy, but how do you know what parts to use, how do you know that when its all together it'll work? Actually. My reply may have seemed very flippant and smart-alecky. My apologies for that. Honestly, a bit of research, asking people who are a LOT cleverer than me (such as a lot of the people on here for example), and never going so far down a route of mods that can't be "un-engineered". Such as the new manifold, or the bike injectors. If they don't work, I can revert back to the previous version easily. And I'm never afraid to ask for help and advice.
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