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Good afternoon I have managed to at last get the car running . However the water rail is not working correctly and is filling the expansion tank and not returning to the radiator. So my question is does a diagram of how to connect a water rail to a zetec engine exist or is there a video I can watch to show me where I have gone wrong . Regards Chris D

Hello all I have a 2ltr zetec as supplied in the kit from 12 years ago and I have removed the plugs for replacement and found them to be of two different types . Now I did not note which cylinders they came from so need to know if the replacements need to be 2 different types and if so what they need to be as the plugs are motocraft and which type goes in which cylinder Hope you can help Chris D

Hello all I am trying to bleed the brake system and find I can get a hard pedal which when released air rushes back into the reservoir. The seals between the reservoir and cylinder are leaking so this where I think the air leak is . I have fitted a seal shaped like cylinder and pushed the plastic reservoir pipes into the holes but is doesn’t seem very sealed . Do I need a different seal which has a thick top to it to seal between the cylinder and the bottom of the reservoir? or do I fit a remote reservoir as supplied by kitspares ( the seals don’t seem to be part of the kit thanks in anticipation Chris D

Have just got back to the project ( wide body gbs zero ) and have this morning been checking whether the Ecu is working and it is supplying the fuel pumps so I think the car will start when I supply some fuel . my question is for when I have purged the fuel lines and come to start the car . I have fitted the Ecu to the fire wall behind the dashboard and found it quite fiddle getting access to it to fit the wiring plug . Is this the best lace for it and does it have a basic map on it to get the car started and then fine tuning is made later ?

Have just got back to the project ( wide body GBS zero ) and I am now wondering whether I have put the cut out switch in the right place . I fixed it some time ago right next to the battery on the fire wall shelf and now wonder whether it should be in the car itself somewhere. Advice needed please

Thanks all for your advice i have left it where i put it Chris D

Have today checked the electrics and the light etc all work. Turned over the engine successfully using start button have not connected the ECU My questions are I havent heard the low and high pressure fuel pumps come on yet ,are they controlled by the Ecu ? Secondly do i have to set up the ecu using the laptop and the disc provided? Am not confident enough to put fuel in tank ,connect the ecu and go for it. Thanks in advance Chris D

Hello all. Have just decided to get back to the project (Life got in the way )after about 2 years of nothing. Have put the car together some time ago and now revisiting some of the questions I had at the time. Have fitted a battery cut off switch near the battery in the engine compartment. But it occurred to me it may need to be in the dash area? Can anyone confirm if this is right or wrong . yours in anticipation Chris D

This may sound like a stupid question, but do the battery connections to the fuse box and starter cable connect to the central rail on the fuse box with the alun key bolt . I thought yes but I thought I would ask anyway cos electrics are not obvious to me as you can probably tell. Thanks if you can give guidance. Chris D

I have also purchased the dash extension and I have fitted it today Next bit of fun checking it all works Chris D

Thanks all for your guidance. I will look into purchasing the dash extension because I hate changing things that supposedly already work. If I only have to follow the wiring diagram and solder wires together this would be my choice . God luck to all of us at this tense stage of the build!!!!! Chris D

Hope someone can help. I am at last wiring the dash to the GBSC wiring loom which I purchased and fitted over the last few weeks and I need to know where I can purchase the correct connector blocks to the guages socket and the auxiliary socket. I have found that the auxiliary socket is a durite product , but cannot find the make of the 20 pin socket that GBSC use for the guages etc socket. Could anyone give me guidance as to where to purchase both of the above items? In antitipation many thanks Chris Discombe.

Could someone give me some advice about my brake set up. I am slowly finishing my project and have fitted disc brakes from a Sierra front and back but am concerned when test time comes around the front braking pressure will be the same as the rear and this would be wrong. With modern cars I know that the rear braking balance is set up 60/40 so do I have to do the same or different . I have fitted the brake system as provided in the kit but have yet to add brake fluid and bleed the brakes.so do I need to fit some kind of brake bias element and where and what do I have to get. Hope you can help a bit of a novice. This project had been over the last 3-4 years and I have lost a bit of focus on it Thanks Chris D

Thanks to the response from my previous question I have decided to not use the column switches . On looking at the usual suppliers I have seen various options. Can anyone recommend any switches for the following : 1/Ignition switch 2/Wiper 2 position 3/Indicator and hazard 4/ side and dipped headlight I have seen a switch for side/dip and horn is this set up any good? And where is best to have it ? The only problem then is the main beam and flash can a floor switch be fitted easily or is there a better option. Sorry to ask multiple questions I am very grateful for the help and guidance. Chris D