Old pinto engine out....
And offered up the Zetec in position..... OK, its still hanging from the hoist but fits the hole. In fact is 1.5" shorter in length than the Pinto so goes in quite easy.
Immediate problems....well my original idea of moving the gearbox (and therefore) engine forward to allow the original thermostat housing to fit is a no goer. I thought I could get away with moving it forward by just 15mm or so....it would need to move forward about 50mm, (the current gap between engine & gearbox with 'stat whacking the chassis) so I am going to have to replace the thermostat housing.
Sump appears to fit OK, but looks a little low, but I think it is all sitting low in the chassis at the moment, so hopefully I can lift it up on the mounts.
My initial idea with the mounts is to use 5 or 6mm plate to make adaptors from the Zetec engine to the original Sierra mounts. The rubber mounts on the chassis can be moved out so this is a possible goer and would make life a lot easier.
Have also brought a Megajolt ignition system (£180), as I will be running on carbs to start with.
Todays top safety tip....dont buy cheap spanners.....
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