My last engine swap build thread, FANTASTIVA

[getnpsi]

Yikes on the tie rod ends I'm taking the ebay gamble with mine and I got control arms and a tie rod ends for about 80 shippedt

[KingFish]

Did you use the Escort ends or the Aspire ends? I remember reading the Escort ends are the same (abid a diff number) and alot cheaper.

[freshtiva]

When I did my BP swap I remember taking the stock festiva dist. connector, adding the 4th wire to it and running that wire to the ECU, that's all I did for the distributor wiring

Thanks Kid !! Ok, here is what I did. Took a wire from the EGT distributor plug and added in the the top or foward most empty spot on the stock festiva plug as shown below.



Does in go in the 10th postion in the yellow plug as shown below ?

Did you use the Escort ends or the Aspire ends? I remember reading the Escort ends are the same (abid a diff number) and alot cheaper.

I got aspire ends, Ill will check the price on some Escorts. Any particular year or model escort ?

[zoom zoom]

^ yea yr/m/m does matter, but i don't have an answer, safteyguy Karl does..

Either advance or autozone had aspire outter rod ends for like 30$ each.

[Damkid]

I can't remember exactly which location on the ECU that the dist wire goes to, but it looks like your doing exactly what I did

[freshtiva]

but it looks like your doing exactly what I did

Its got to be right then !!

Then the only other wire would be the VICS Black/red wire to the 4th position at the ECU plug ?? Then I just use the ISC plug in place of the stock festiva plug ? Sorry for all the questions. I figure dumb question are better than dumb mistakes.

[freshtiva]

^ yea yr/m/m does matter, but i don't have an answer, safteyguy Karl does..

Either advance or autozone had aspire outter rod ends for like 30$ each.

PMed Karl

[Damkid]

Other then that I can't remember the ECU locations for the wires, it sounds like you have everything under control and on the right track

[FB71]

91 to 96 Escort, any model.

[freshtiva]

it sounds like you have everything under control and on the right track

Incorrect, the peter principle has been in effect for some time now.

91 to 96 Escort, any model.

Thank you sir !! Feel free to point out any mistakes you see so far.

[freshtiva]

$30 difference each

Escort: ( with grease zert )

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/detail/MOO0/ES3048RL/03448.oap?year=1993&make=Ford&model=Escort&vi=1119215&ck=Search_tie+rod+end_1119215_1948&keyword=tie+rod+end

Aspire:

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/detail/MOO0/ES3388/03448.oap?year=1995&make=Ford&model=Aspire&vi=1105243&ck=Search_tie+rod+end_1105243_1948&keyword=tie+rod+end

[zoom zoom]

^^ wooow.. wonder what the difference really is?

[freshtiva]

Pics of the final front motor mount. Of course the hydraulic clutch cylinder was right in the way. Use parts of two of the orginal EGT mounts. Its solid and there is plenty of clearance for the clutch and radiator.

[freshtiva]

Here is the full custom BP containment system. Short of a nuclear attact its not going anywhere. Finally free of the chain hoist. The motor is in permanently. Tomorrow the front end gets installed.

[sc72]

BP swap

Fresh, great progress, keep up the good work, i look forward to a video of it running and driving down the road.