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mrbushrat's 73 zetec avenger

Started by mrbushrat, July 18, 2012, 08:14:20 PM

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Hi all this is how my Venga started out and the story of the re-birth of the old girl.




Above is what she looked like about a year after I got her.

This is what you call a BBQ Avenger!



This happened in the way to the rolling road  :'( empty'd the 2 bottles in the car and had to run to a garage
and borrow another to but the fire out. This was the secong time she had fired so was a bit pi**ed off

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After loseing heart with the old girl she got put in the back of the garage and forgot about
for a while. Untill I was over at a mates garage and he asked if I had use for a zetec.
I had seen the conversion in mk 1/2 escorts and thought mmmm that would go in the venga!
So a deal was struck that I remove from the car and give him 50 quid sorted!
The engine came out of a focus that had been rolled and had only 4000 miles on the
clock the oil was still clean :) So after a bit of rerserch she was dropped in.


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We made our own engine mounts.




The engine sits nice ;D



I think I may need to raise the bonnet a little! But as it turns out it fits Just.



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Next was my manifold from neil at 105 speed its a anglia manifold not an escort one neil was a spot on bloke to deal with.
The water rail was from retro ford expensive but realy good quality.

Now to sort carbs out there from a 600 ninja and have been set up correct. I got the carbs, manifold and ecu from chester sports cars
and is all plug and play and uses all the ford plugs.

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Rad sorted out using a BMW 318 rad as its a good size and it was cheap!



Mock up with fan in place.


Also got my exaust full mal stuart system  :)


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Made plate for coilpack to go on sat under TB's.
Found a novel way of makeing a plug for my rad Vodka bottle top!
Changed oil and filter.



Engine bay now sorted and tidy  :)


Got a pallet off sunbeam lotus alloys deliverd  too!

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Well not been up to much apart from stripping out the cage and seats that are now sold and lots of other avenger bits that have been layed about for years also sold the red 2 door and the brown avenger has been sold on evil bay so that should also be gone as well as the clio so will be down to just 1 car!
Plans now are to show her a little tlc put half cage back in and put seats back in bumpers to go back on and get ready for a motor club event in september.

All the girls out together for the first and last time :'(