Skip a few million years and Man created the FTO
On the 3rd of March 1995 my beautiful pile of metal was created and in 2006 i lost a heater hose... thus emptying my radiator and blowing my head gasket.... so i stripped the bastard down and thats where we pick up now...
The rebuild!
this first pic compiles of my engine loosly(and organizedly(?)) scattered around my fathers well equipt garage
And again...
My wheels about to be PUSHED back into the "mechanics workshop"
The naked block (oiled rags to stop rust)
the front head with the replaced valve from a 4cyl mitsi and a valve guide from a B6 Mazda
The front head gasket and the rear head on
the front head with the MIVEC cams (note the replaced tappet screws)
The front head bolted on
inside the inlet viewing the replaced valve
Drive shaft etc
Cam boxes on
Cam covers on
chuck the intake plenium on and hook up the wiring and hoses and your back to the start!
of course, all of this was in vain as 3 hours into driving it the came a clunkity clunkity clunck, lack of power and the engine had died yet again... i have a sneeky suspicion the B6 FORD part couldnt hold on, but we will only know when i pull the bastard apart again.... which wont be happining cause i cant be FUCKED playing with this motor anymore and im just dropping another in it.
sorry for lack of detail and only the few pics but i was a tad busy!
chur.
Mike
