Ian71

Sluggish with the efi setup. Am going to update mine over the winter. Option1 upgrade engine to fiesta turbo spec,will need pistons ,turbo , intercooler and upgrade on ecu and wiring etc. Option 2 change to twin choke carb or twin carbs. Option 3 drop a cheap 1.8 or similar Zetec engine in. It's all about how much you want to spend,mk5 are not worth as much as 3&4 models so we will not get the money back, but I do agree with you that they need an upgrade just to keep up with modern day small cars.

Booked my ticket

I can do weekends only ,but am prepared to bring my car,am from just outside Bedford.

What part of the country you from m8 ?

Need to upgrade my mk5 1.6 efi cvh. Have got a 1.8 zetec engine or can i upgrade the existing engine to fiesta spec turbo with just changing pistons which i have a set ?

That's better,good pics. Is your cab running rs2000 engine or zetec or cvh m8 ?

Hi m8, can't seem to open your pictures ?

Nice Sunday out at my home town classic car show supporting my good friend lee ,in his new Ford specialist repair centre. Mark and Stuart also attended to give us four cabs on display.

Amazing,glad you are back on the road m8.

Ok,hope I have been some help to you , good luck with the rebuild.

Tennis models did not come with rs bodykit as standard, although it is possible you could of ordered one from the factory. If you want the interior reupholstered find mondo ,s profile and look at some of his work on cab seats (they are top drawer) i have seen two or three cars done and the workmanship is superb. Seat elastic bases available on ebay approx £15 (southend or similar in essex if i remember right) Side stripes are difficult to get right colour,i had mine done by graphics company but to green realy. (at some point gonna change em) Put some pics on of restoration as its done.

I purchased one from the car hood warehouse,chessington surrey. £400.00 approx delivered includes new white roof,new inner roof (i chose black) and new cables. This is not including fitting which was done by a guy near to me in milton keynes.

Am to busy during the week to offer my car.

Guess not,there is one on ebay for 11k,been on there for ages.

sender unit behind rear seat,they are not available from ford,i bought an aftermarket one.

Wow, what actually detached,do you know ?

You can buy a bucket from b&q for 99p

Or simon

Not far from Ollie or john

Put a picture on here of the front of your car, we will be able to tell by that.

Send maido a pm, he breaks mk4,s

Another silly question, did you check ht leads are on the right spark plugs.

Silly question,did you check the gasket was in exactly the right place,i.e not covering any of the holes,failing that will have to check everything you put back on to see if all small hoses are all back on,mine are all cvh engines but small hoses leaking around the throttle body area make mine run rough like you are explaining. Good luck.

Was it running ok before you changed the head gasket ?