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Originally Posted by paul the 6th
so as it stands, I'm going to build using a cvh engine, gearbox and all the other major bits, then find a zetec after sva and swap over  nice one - will give burton power a call when I'm back in the uk = thanks for the tip! |
Paul, that's exactly what I'd do (and more or less did). Anything you can do at the moment to make your build simpler will get you on the road quicker, and you'd be suprised at how little power a car like these need to be fast and fun
Probably the best RWD Zetec resource on the 'net is
http://www.zetec-cat.co.uk/ it concentrates on the later "Blacktop" engine, but most of the info is relevant. It even gives you the part numbers of any bits you need.
My car passed the SVA with an old 1.3 crossflow on a Motorcraft carb and was sooooo much fun, it also qualified the car to be tested to "visible smoke" emissions levels for the life of the vehicle.
After rebuilding and then wearing out a 1.6 we eventually bit the bullet and bought a £50 Zetec [1] and managed to shoehorn that in (the locost has an even smaller engine bay than the roadster). This means that it could be running miles out (and is, a bit rich) but it doesn't matter for the MOT
Also, if you build your perfect car first time, what are you gonna do during Winter ?
[1] Got lucky here, got a new water pump (the Escort version), starter, CVH sump, EDIS, spare head and loads of other bits and bobs thrown in.