Guest gavintwopies Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Well after finding a mk5 escort 1.6 efi cabby tucked away in an yard local to me that had not moved in about 3years i made some enquiries only to be told that he could no longer find the log book but would try, a week later i got told he still could not find it but as it had had 2 auto electricians at it and nither could get it to run, if i could move it i could take it so one A frame later it was on my drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shaun Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 sounds like a good fined .....mk5 did suffer with fuse box problems hope you get this running.keep us posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gavintwopies Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 think i might have worked out how to get photo's on here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest gavintwopies Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Well this is how it sits at the minute as i found laods of wiring faults within the engine bay and the main reason it would not run is some knacker had put a carb/mfi flywheel on it so the tps had nothing to run off hence it would not spark, once i got it running i left it alone then set about finding more problems that the car had but since i found the rusted power roof relays and all sort of weird and wonderful problems i went back to tidy up the engine bay only to find it would never start again so i'm now putting it on carb to save all the hassle so that should not take long??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest technoferret Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 I'm no mechanic, BUT, shouldn't the cylinder head be in the front????. LOL :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shaun Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 I'm no mechanic, BUT, shouldn't the cylinder head be in the front????. LOL :lol: FPMSL THATS WHY IT DONT RUN LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gavintwopies Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 (edited) ha ha, very good chaps guess i had that one coming Edited May 30, 2010 by gavintwopies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gavintwopies Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Well been on swapping all the parts over between a carb head and a MFI injecton head for an hour before i went out for dinner as the carb head is no good on a efi bottomend, so wont be long before it up and running, hopefully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest technoferret Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Well been on swapping all the parts over between a carb head and a MFI injecton head for an hour before i went out for dinner as the carb head is no good on a efi bottomend, so wont be long before it up and running, hopefully Keep at it mate, it'll be worth the effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 pure bargain for 25 quid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gavintwopies Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 does any one know if all the mk5 cabbies had a strutt brace fitted, as its mighty close to the std mk4 air pan and if its put in reverse it might lift up and hit the bar??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gavintwopies Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Well all is well now as i got the beast to start granted i dont have a drive belt tensioner to make everything rite but i think i will have to end up making something or is there any breakers of cabbies on here??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Very good find mate, keep updating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 theres a few mk5s being broke on here mate, look in the acc & parts forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest B3NN10N Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I laughed at the price. why £25. Lol. Bargain though mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SG1 Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 That looks really nice mate I like it Don't matter what work needs doing seeing as you got it the way you did lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gavintwopies Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 I laughed at the price. why £25. Lol. Bargain though mate! £25 as i got it for nowt but having to buy the log book as the old owner lost it also the 16" spokes wernt with it either i just had them lying about at mine so put them stright on to tidy it up better than the non matching rusty 13" steels that were on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gavintwopies Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 That looks really nice mate I like it Don't matter what work needs doing seeing as you got it the way you did lol Well yes and no as i will be doing all work my self sometimes time consuming jobs can sometimes get the better of me as i can end up working long hours at work and not get a lot of sparetime to sort out easy jobs that just take a while to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest r1cky Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 looks like a fairly clean shell for a starting point hope you get the teathing problems sorted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gavintwopies Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Well got a bit more done the roof finally closes now after making a few minor adjustments, als took the few windows left that still had tint on them and cleaned all the glass up, but sadly my phone hyas desided after being dropped that it wont talk to my computer anymore so i cant get any pictures off just yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gavintwopies Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Well new phone means new photos, after having loads and loads of bother trying to find a mk5 escort with a cvh fitted with power steering!!!! i have managed to couple up a zetec bracket with the mk7 power steering pump and the mk5 alternator eveything marries up nicely, just need to make one threaded tube at work to get it all fitted together. looks almost std. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gavintwopies Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Well project took a mega nose-dive after i started to pile money into it and it started to go no-where fast and still 1/2 the electrics would now work so sold it on on e-bay for £150 and replaced it with a mk4 cabby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spenny Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 some pic's please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 good choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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