Hi all rather then reviving my old dead thread I thought I would start a new one as the date now going in a completely different direction. The cat started out going down the pinto power drag race route. But I miss going sideways so decided to kerb the drag idea. After getting the car stripped and painted this is how's it's looking now. Before now bought the doner mk2 mx5 for £50 with a 110k motor that's ment to of been rebuilt sadly no recipts to prove it, but going down the turbo route il rebuild it again for peace of mind. 2 hours later the motor was ready to lift out. After a trial for I'm going to have to cut more of the bulkhead out to make way for the intake but looking like a good fit into the mk2 escort x member. Il keep the thread updated as much as possible. I've got a few tasks I want to try and do. One of the is to get better steering lock. If anyone can help with that. Hope you enjoy.
Fuck yes! So happy this is back. Massive inspiration for when I get started on mine. EDIT: Are you using a Mk2 Escort rear end?
Cheers guys, il pm ed to ask him cheers. I'm using a Capri rear rad as il be running bubble arches so can go wide.
So I managed to get a few more hours on the car today. First job was to cut out the bulkhead and get clearance for the mx5 intake. After a good bit of cutting we managed to get the motor in the rough place. After this I wanted to see what I needed to do to the mounts and to be fair it's not the much work. But we managed to get the engine in somewhere near to get a good look. Next thing is to get the box mounted to see where that lines up. Cheers
Another update. Thought I would try and see if the mx5 gearbox would fit in the original tunnel and with a small bit of cutting to allow the shutter to be moved back a few inches the box fitted perfectly. So then started to mock up the new bulkhead only had a few hours so could achieve much but it all helps. Who knew cereal boxes can be so handy. Aaron.
Hi mate - have you make a gearbox mount yet? I'm doing the same conversion on a mk2 but head scratching on that bit.. Paul.