Been busy

[Bonzo]

I managed to give the gearbox a good cean & lick of paint today.




What is it with pressure washers !!?? .... No matter where you aim or stand, it just comes straight back at you .... Usualy straight in the face

Came in from that job like a drowned rat .... If I had a bit of common sense, I should don some waterproofs .... Aint got time for that though, I am on a roll

Diff next & thats the last of the heavy duty cleaning

[Davey]

Lookin' good Ronnie, you can come up here and do mine next if ya like .

D.

[Bonzo]

Originally Posted by Davey

Lookin' good Ronnie, you can come up here and do mine next if ya like .

D.

I'll send my big brother over

He lives in Shropshire .... Tis about time he got his hands dirty doing some propper mans work

[twinturbo]

I know exactly what you mean on the preasure washer.

I found a wire brush in a drill quite effective on the gearbox.

TT

[onedayTM]

hi ronnie great job, I'm doing a zetec as well and was interested to hear you say you might be having a go at your sump. does it need to be cut, cause there is not much difference between the sump and the bit that bolts to the gearbox. If it needs cutting would be interested in how you will go about it.
cheers
tony.

[Tilly819]

looking fantastic, keep it up !

tilly

[Bonzo]

Originally Posted by onedayTM

hi ronnie great job, I'm doing a zetec as well and was interested to hear you say you might be having a go at your sump. does it need to be cut, cause there is not much difference between the sump and the bit that bolts to the gearbox. If it needs cutting would be interested in how you will go about it.
cheers
tony.

I'll keep you posted on my progress Tony

I noticed that when I offer the CVH sandwich plate to the Escorts Zetec engine ..... There is a fair bit of spare flange that is surplus to requrements & could be cut off

My thinking is that with such a deep flange, it gives the impression that the base of the sump does not require altering .... I have a sneaky feeling once I have removed the surplus flange, i'll see a differnt picture.

Will try to get some pictures up shortly

Did manage to clean up the diff yesterday but have not painted it as yet.

Edit

Tony

I thought a new thread in the engine & transmission section would be usefull .

[alga]

Your engine looks fantastic, Ronnie. What treatment did you use for ally parts? Is that silver paint on the head and sump? If so, did you use an etch primer? In general, what do I have to do in order to make my Zetec look as good as yours?