ka zetec conversion

ok, its not a renault, but here is one of my 'sideline' projects to keep the missus happy :D

only started it on friday, and been working on it in the evenings, still alot to do :ashamed:

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sportka bumpers trial fit...

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then after we finished laughing at the manifold, time to get to work

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one ****e 1.3 ready for the bin

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quick clean of the bay before we get the new engine in..

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quick clean and paint of the 'box

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then its zetec time....

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kinda fits

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chopped slam panel, fits much better now

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trial fit of engine loom

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engine now on 2/3 mounts, awaiting a custom engine mount

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rad and downpipe

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its now monday night, not bad for 4 evenings work, but alot more to come! :smokin:

Nice work! At the last Oulton Park track day there was a Zetec powered KA using a 2.0L Mondeo engine. It was totally standard looking but went like the clappers! :laugh:

nice work there

black or gold top engine do you know ?
before painting lol

Awesome work mate. My mate has just started fitting a black top zetec engine in his mk1 fiesta running on r1 carbs. :-)

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Nice work! At the last Oulton Park track day there was a Zetec powered KA using a 2.0L Mondeo engine. It was totally standard looking but went like the clappers! :laugh:

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yeah it will be at cadwell on the 25th also....and maybe mallory :laugh:

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nice work there

black or gold top engine do you know ?
before painting lol

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silvertop I believe, out of a '98 ruscort gti

Big engines in small cars you can't beat it. I once put a tuned 2.0ltr duratec in a mk4 escort cab with a fiesta turbo gearbox. Was utter bonkers, with rev range increased to 7,500rpm it could achieve 105mph in third gear and fourth was scary. Good luck mate, i think the wiring on the later fords so much easy with plugs for engine looms being easly modified.

it runs! after 2 days of cutting and splicingtrying to run a piggback zetec ecu off the ka one, we gave up, then accidently realised the zetec loom plugged straight into the KA engine loom with a bit of tweaking, so it now runs on a 1.3 KA ecu... next on list is to get the ECU flashed to a 1.8 BLOB ecu so it'll work with the immobiliser but have the fueling table etc for a zetec :agree:

few more progress shots

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how i'm gonna mount the engine with a simple gusseted L bracket welded and braced on inner wing... std escort engine mount FTW

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in the bay all lined up :)

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bonnet still shuts too!

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just waiting for my engineer mate to finish the mount, then its onto the cooling system headache... may end up with a custom rad :(

bit more progress...

ruscort gti brakes

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mission to fit, had to make adaptors :eek:

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gauges now in that the car never had... ford fail!

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and a new steering wheel to replace the gashness that is the 2 spoke one

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Should be an awesome little rocket when done :agree:

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Should be an awesome little rocket when done :agree:

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hope so! progress is slow at the mo due to waiting for engine mount and ECU reflash :sad2:

bit more progress...

battery in boot

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bonnet lifter strut (handy after cutting the standard strut off the slam panel)

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and how it sits at the mo

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got new hubnuts fitted this eve so cooling system and exhaust and its done :)

cool man i luv sh it like this...top stuff mr B!!!!
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MEGA! i love ford projects too, as we have just finished one at work :)

Looks good, Used to be into Ka's in a big way. My Friend has a MK1 Focus Engine in his ka running on Omex 600 it's mental, there is also another one with a 20v in it with 4wd

i hate the KA with a passion, but its her 1st car and she wont get rid, even after it got written off muggins here had to repair/vic/etc to put it back on the road

the zetec is my influence, on the condition that i do all the work and fund it.... fail :laugh:

nearly there, bumpers in paint, longer studs fitted so can run the 20mm spacers it needs for the wheels, just need to paint new wheels n get tyres, connect up the spray and make an exhaust...
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