1984 ford escort 2.0 diesel swap

[getnpsi]

while we're dreaming we might as well get a 4 door hatchback from South America, you know do it right

[Advancedynamix]

South America? Dude I saw a 4 door pride the last time I was in Rocky Point! That's 4 hours from my house and not much further from yours, not too far fetched. I'm not into 4 door sub compacts so it wasn't exciting for me, but I'll get pictures the next time i go.

[getnpsi]

I'd rather have a regular 2 door usa issue one for the cornering fun. However the 4 door trunk sedan ones id love a crack at, over the hatches...totally forgot about those. The Polish rep's have links to all kinds of modded out examples.

Yeah sure if i was 19 again, id take a trip down there and road trip one home, drinking cervesas all the way. Heck they might even have an in dash cooler like the Japanese one!

[Christ]

I'm just thinking if I were going to import a car like that, I'd probably choose something other than a Festiva.

[lessersivad]

If the FE will bolt up to one of our transaxles, the diesel might. I don't know if either is true, but someone here should know.

Karl

Well poo!

According to this;

http://www.solomiata.com/Mx5Engine.html

"B" and "F" DON'T share the same belhousing pattern.

Quote from link;

"
The ‘F’ motors (F,FE,F2, FS) are larger in both bore spacing and deck height than the ‘B’s are are mostly unrelated. Little to nothing will interchanges between the 'B' and 'F' motors, even the bellhousing bolt pattern is different from the 'B' motors."

[Advancedynamix]

I'd rather have a regular 2 door usa issue one for the cornering fun. However the 4 door trunk sedan ones id love a crack at, over the hatches...totally forgot about those. The Polish rep's have links to all kinds of modded out examples.

Yeah sure if i was 19 again, id take a trip down there and road trip one home, drinking cervesas all the way. Heck they might even have an in dash cooler like the Japanese one!

They probably have an in dash cooler, but chances are it's nothing like the Japanese one. Jap spec and Mexi spec are much different. :p

[getnpsi]

I don't think Mexico received anything different than us. Central and South America traditionally gets the cool stuff, and a few have just come up. As I said, and almost all men probably say, oh to be 19 again with the brain i had when i was 30 etc.

And to answer Christ, if i was formally importing a vehicle from south of the border id not waste the opportunity, time, red tape, and money with a festiva--it would be something obscure to showoff or flippable. A festiva I'd just drive home and vin switcheroo for me type of deal.

http://asuncion.quebarato.com.py/asuncion/kia-pride-96-muy-economico__6A1FC1.html

[fastiva89]

there is a smaller 1.7L diesel mazda made (PN7) that I think is compatible with the B series trannys only problem is that motor was only available in the asian market if I remember correctly. I would love to get my hands on one someday amd try it

[Christ]

There are a host of reasons you DON'T want to use a PN7, not the least of which being parts availability.

[FB71]

Do you mean PN, like this one? http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/sh...Diesel-Festiva