Neil, my brother was quite interested in your transplant. He works for Fiat and thought that the engine would be too heavy for the car. I would be interested in hearing how your car handles now. I have also been quite interested in some of the weights that I have seen posted on this group. My 2+2 came up on the scrapyard weighbridge at 930kg with a quarter tank of fuel and 75Kg of me in it. This was with the 1.4cvh engine and nothing in the boot. If this figure is wildly below what would be expected then I think I may take my van elsewhere to weigh it in!!
My brother is doing the transplant for me, running a pub seems to swallow all my time so it would take me forever to finish. He reckons about a week of evenings and two full days for the engine and wiring (helped by the well labelled conversion loom). I looked at Jims site, the pictures on there of the subframe mods will be invaluable. I have the drawings that I think were made by Chris Fairlie and together with the photos it should be easy to make the frame modifications. Thank you for the advice on brakes, I shall put those suggestions to Peter and will keep you all posted on progress and the braking solution he uses. Mark Miles Manager Bar Square 8 Market Place Wokingham Berkshire RG40 1AL 07522 67 60 57 ________________________________ From: barnacle <[email protected]> To: Quantum Owners Group <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, 10 May, 2011 19:43:15 Subject: [Quantum Owners] Re: 2+2 Zetec conversion Mark, I stuffed 220bhp of Fiat Turbo engine in there; upgraded the discs to the Mondeo 2.5 V6 discs and calipers which bolted on to the xr2 hubs - needed only the holes taking out to M12 (from memory) and a little angle-grinding on the mounting face to centre things. Recent posts elsewhere suggest that non-xr2 hubs may have a different hole offset. On my car, the total weight is a ton even, with about 380kg on the back wheels and 620kg on the fronts. I haven't found it necessary to change the back end. Neil On May 10, 5:00 pm, "hansdefauwes" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Mark, > > Try EBC red stuff brake pads and dimped/ front disks > on 2+2 an >Saloonhttp://cgi.ebay.nl/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270717730660&ssPage... > > on >Saloonhttp://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EBC-GROOVED-BRAKE-DISCS-FRONT-FORD-Fiesta-1-6-X... > > on 2+2http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300382080024 > > both work great. > Hans > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "taximark" <[email protected]> > To: "Quantum Owners Group" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 3:58 PM > Subject: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 Zetec conversion > > Today starts the conversion from 1.4cvh to 1.8i Zetec. The engine swap > itself looks quite straightforward though if anyone has any info on > stuff that could jump up and bite me, please let me know. The other > thing that concerns me slightly is the anchors. My brakes are poor at > best and with a little more grunt I am concerned that they are going > to let me down at a crucial moment. What disks will I be able to fit, > Sierra parts have been suggested. Will I need to do anything with the > drums on the rear or are they likely to be ok? > Thank you in advance for your help/suggestions/advice. > > Mark > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Quantum Owners Group" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group >athttp://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en > > IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As Is" > basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. 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