chris n

whats up with the engine in your cars Steve? you seam to have a bit more room in your engine bay than me it just may be the pic

Hi I have had the engine out of my S7 without the gearbox its a bit of a job but saved taking the seat's and transmission tunnel out to get to the rear gearbox mount. As for getting the engine back on to the gearbox input shaft its a sod of a job :gdit: it was a good plan at the time. Got to take my engine out soon to renew the rear crankshaft oil seal so the gearbox is going to come out as well as Im fitting 5 speed box. :boohoo: All the best & good luck Chris

Hi Rizla Get your self a copy of Kit Car (September) its got a three page bit on the Vortx Cheers Chris

Hi Terry it would be good to meet up with u as we are in the same town for a chat and see how you 2B boys do thing,and you can see how an old S7 go's Chris

wish I never started this topic it going on & on & on.......................... All because I was lonely

Hi Ford did fit an engine in the last of the Sierra 1.8, called the CVH. I have not seen a CVH fitted in a hood before and don't no if there if anyone has ? I would stick with the Pinto it will fit a hood without you have to do mods to the engine mounts or chassis. Chris

No 1 for me as well cool Chris

its in the news section

And what was that guy saying in his E-bay ad :gdit: about the club revolving around beer

measure twice and cut once

what BHP is it going to be kicking out? and what colour are you having? you beat me to it

Hi Tuco, Wellcome. All the Ford Pinto SOHC are good engines. the 1.6 will be quick in a Robin Hood with a good power to weight ratio. If you want more fun from your money then go for the 2.0 Pinto but what ever you end up doing your going to have fun anyway Chris

Sounds like you all had a great old time. Big Jim is going to think were all taking the pee out of him when he see's this. OH SORRY Jim there i go again only joking Roll on Donnington ps Tigger is happy now (bong)

Congratulation, well done Nigel. to win out of 40 kit cars is some going and can see why from the pic. Great looking Hood

may be it the size of that gear lever thats put him off or has he just knocked over that partition on the right

you will have to get a tin hat Joe if your going to get attacked at the show like that Rizla great to here you have sorted youself out with the Vortx nice one

Hi Steve Frist thing to do is to check that your ignition timing is right and the spark plugs are correctly gapped. Then get the engine up to its normal operating temperature, connect a gas analyser to the exhaust. (if you can get your hands on one or a Gunson colour tuner will do) The ajustment on the air flow meter mixture screw is turning it in (clockwise) richens the mixture and turning out (anticlockwise) will weaken the mixture. If you still have the popping and banging from the exhaust then you may have a leak in one of the exhaust joints. hope this helps you out a bit Chris

There is life out there in cyber land Rizla glad u had a great time Barry I would be so upset if I couldn't get my hood out of the garage. :boohoo: Hope they start the roof soon.

Tigger is lonely :boohoo: :boohoo: :boohoo: hope your all having fun and a good time at the Harrogate show

Ash is right on the money there. If you run into a problem with the build then there is always some one on this site who have had the same problem or will be able to help you out. so go on have a go Chris

Hi Steve I have a Cortina S7 Delux with the Cortina front suspension subframe fitted. Picked up from RHE on 28th March 1993. The budget at the time did not go to the wishbone suspension. but it works very well once set up Chris

Hi Steve Wishbone suspension was available on the Cortina S7 as an option at an extra £500 (i think) on the delux Chris

Hi Rizla Track and race cars magazine are going to be testing the MNR RACING bike powered Vortx in the October issue. Chris

HOW MUCH If your going to buy this book Dave try BURTON POWER its only £17.99 from them

The cars starting to look really good Bill I think SVC lamp finish the job off nice. Costed me £230 for the front and rear set, a bit over the top but hay it only money Keep up the good work