here are a few pics of my turbo conversion project, the idea was to turbo the 1.7 but i dont want the car to be off the road for ages, so i decided to collect every part i need and build a spare engine and fit it all once its totaly built and ready to go, this is exactly how i did my wide arch conversion, i had the idea to turbo it about two years ago, im not mechanicaly trained but i have used the car as a learning project, i have a good friend who has a garage and is a mechanic and he has taught me loads plus given me a space to work on my car when needs be, the turbo project started 2 years ago, over the first year i spent time researching loads of information on engine tuning and turbo charging, i spent a small fortune on books to read up on, i got loads of help from engine tuners, and people who have turbo'd the 1.7, about a year ago i sat down and spent a few days working out every part i needed, whether the be custom made or off the shelf parts, i want to build a 'as new' engine with as many genuine ford parts as possible, the finished engine should produce at least 250 bhp but be able to make near 300bhp,
second hand engine, just a note the only second hand parts i am using are the crank (which will be polished and shot peened and have a keyway added) the casting for the block and the casting for the head
stripped and cleaned
crank and internals removed
my Area-6 ported and polished head
my new garrett GT2560R turbo (its from a Nissan Silvia S15)
here it is fitted with inlet and outlet adapters
aeroquip fittings on the turbo for the water and oil ways
new and genuine ford parts including, water pump, timing belt covers, powder coated engine lifting eyes, cosworth fuel filter, sump baffle, thermostat and housing, cam belt and tensioner, idler pulley, PAS pump and bracket, plus various gaskets
new and genuine ford dip stick and tube, crank seal, inlet and exhaust gaskets and studs, rocker gasket
commetic head gasket, Forge fuel swirl tank, HKS dump valve, ford racing boost guage, piper stainles exhaust plate to make my tubular manifold, lightening motorsport HD big end and main bearings
custom alloy fuel rail by bogg bros, its being modified at the moment to have aeroquip fittings
Custom Spec-r oil breather tank (again with aeroquip fittings)
Mocal oil cooler with thermostat and braided lines
Pace products charge cooler from and escort rst series 2
a collection of aeroquip fittings including fuel pressure regulator
new power steering pump with powder coated bracket, the pump will live where the current A/C pump lives as i will be deleting the A/C pump
this is my friends garage, my tool bos in the black and blue ones
thants it for today, thanks for reading