Apr 04
Wow, its been a while since ive updated here, lots of other things going on in my life… Well anyways, ive built the engine and its in place. Not the best pic in the world, but thats my homemade bracket to enable to standard mk3.5 rear engine mount to be used when doing a blacktop …
Nov 22
New addition to my Mk3, leather recaros. Look and feel great, cant wait to drive it with them in!
Nov 03
My engine is ready to build. Such a mix and match of parts but should be fun! Heres what ive bought recently: Brand new zetec blacktop 2.0 block Brand new zetec blacktop head 0.6mm Multi Layer Steel Elring headgasket Elring bolts FAI Rs1800 headset Some spare inlet manifold gaskets Conti timing belt kit Ian Howels …
Oct 19
This turned up for me today, a manual adjust timing belt tensioner for the blacktop engine. The standard one is an automatic adjust item and just doesn’t look up to job. Cross reference the numbers on the back of the tensioner, looks like its a old rover tensioner, with a spacer pressed onto the back. …
Oct 19
Going start keeping things up to date on my fiesta here. To see just the posts for my fiesta, http://fiestamk3parts.com/category/myfiestasi/ is the link you want! For anyone that doesn’t know, i have a Mk3.5 Si. Coilovers, RS2000 wheels, with a brand new 2.0 blacktop waiting to go in! Expect to see some reading material for …