My last engine swap build thread, FANTASTIVA

[drddan]

lol

X2!

Markus, I know EXACTLY how you feel. Been there, done that.

Nothing like a .... little .... leverage :p

I am waiting to see how mine goes. You just gave me nightmares! :eeeeeek:

Hope it gets smoother, man.

[zoom zoom]

oh duh, there's an impact right in the pic **facepalm**

Homer Simpson much?

[KingFish]

Whoa there trigger. Did you just say to made a no weld mount that looks bone stock, and keeps the proper orientation of the mount?

[Damkid]

oh duh, there's an impact right in the pic **facepalm**

[william]

lol

[Damkid]

Fresh - with all the goodies you have, tractors etc. your telling me you don't have an impact gun? either electric or air powered? i bought an electric one a couple years ago and i have not regretted it since

[eurotiva]

Fresh, since the bp does not have the little water outlet on the front of the head I cut that out of the water pipe and used a piece of heater hose and clamps

[freshtiva]

Rounded up a festiva thermostat housing and cooling plumbing to install after I get the engine cleaned up. Also fabbed up a motor mount using the festiva mount and some spacers.






I fought the crank bolt for about an hour and a half, tried everything. I was sitting in a chair defeated when the wife came home. She asked what was the matter. I said I couldnt get the so and so crank bolt out. She went back into the house. Two minutes later I had if off. Below was the winning combination. Wish Id thought of it first. I was beginning to think it was left handed. If it was its right handed now. Also finally got the driver side axle stub out. Rough day !!

[freshtiva]

What else do I need off of the escort ? Shifter, ECU, hydraulic clutch stuff, mounts ?? I noticed the speedo cable/tranny connection is different from the festivas too.

Found this in mattswabb sticky, it doesnt mention the ECU.

The following items will be needed from the donor car: engine, VAF, intake tube, distributor plug, idle
speed control plug, VICS plug. When you cut the plugs off the BP harness and
give yourself at least 6” of wire attached to them. Also cut the fuel line off about

6 “ back from the connections.

Cool project Whats to become of the Escort shell?

Thanks, no plan for the shell. Sell what I can and scrap the rest I guess.

[Festiva_Fred]

Cool project Whats to become of the Escort shell?

[freshtiva]

Thanks Greg ! Thats great stuff to know while I have the motor out. Im sure I'll have some questions. I'll start switching that stuff tomorrow. Day end pic below.




Dan BPPV isnt the same as P.B.R, but if you drink enough it feels the same. 8^)

[eurotiva]

Fresh I'm sure you will pull this off in grand style!!!

If there is anything I can help with just let me know. On mine to keep it simple I used everything b3 that I could. Water outlet from the pump, water pipe that crosses the front of the block, thermostat housing everything. This allowed the stock radiator and hoses to work. Even here in Florida summer heat with ac I haven't had any overheating issues. I also used all of the b3 ac (factory air 90 lx) pieces. All my pics in my thread are still there but there's way more in my photobucket. I'll dig whatever ones you need up.

And if you want I have some material left for my spacers that I made to be able to use the b3 mount on the pass side. And the same spacers work for the ac tensioner to keep air.

Redford is gonna be sweeeeeet. I'm watching this one.

[drddan]

I was thinking about that bad timing today. I sure could have used a hand today. The getting up and down for something kills me. Just someone to hand me tools and humor me would be a great help. Congrats on the motor, it all worked out for the best !!

I wish I was there to help. It IS nice to have someone hand you wrenches!

PITA to keep getting out from under, and back under the car, just to get a tool.

Good luck with that BPPV.

[freshtiva]

Fresh just cut the plastic line on the car side . Then slice the remains off leaving a line barb fitting the size u need for the rubber gas lines on the festy to slide on .
Thats what I do on all mine .

Thanks, thats what I did on one side , then just unhooked the other side from the fuel filter. Its like that fuel line has an inner tube in it.



The motor is swinging finally, too much stuff in the escorts engine bay. What else do I need off of the escort ? Shifter, ECU, hydraulic clutch stuff, mounts ?? I noticed the speedo cable/tranny connection is different from the festivas too.





Im off to put the front end back into the escort so I'll at least have a roller I can move around as needed.

[shadetree]

Fresh just cut the plastic line on the car side . Then slice the remains off leaving a line barb fitting the size u need for the rubber gas lines on the festy to slide on .
Thats what I do on all mine .