Inside the Duratec
This is the only glimpse we’re gonna get… hopefully for many, many years to come.
This is the stock Ford Ranger oil pickup that we needed to go with the oil pan. We were able to get the pan from salvage, but had to go to Ford to get the pickup. In addition to being the proper fit for the pan, it’s also steel rather than plastic like the Focus part. Good stuff.
Jeff also scored a Ranger exhaust manifold, which should work nicely. It’s going to require a difficult exhaust bend near the firewall, but it should still be less time consuming than monkeying with four exhaust tubes. We’re still cussing and discussing what to do about the intake manifold.
About the only other thing that happened today was that I unloaded all of the Spitfire parts that I picked up last night. Now, instead of being scattered all around the Yaris, they’re in a pile in the garage! I did get a few photos taken of some of the parts today, I’ll try to start listing things on eBay tonight.
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May 1st, 2009 at 6:37 am
Cool stuff, that bottom end looks really stout. I noticed from a previous picture that the output of the Merkur tranny uses a Guibo joint. Are you going to stick with that (and if so did you also fetch the Merkur driveshaft), or go with a conventional U-Joint setup?
Carter
May 1st, 2009 at 5:24 pm
Hey, I found your intake manifold:
http://www.cosworthusa.com/store/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=45&idproduct=346
A mite pricey @ $2K, but a very nice, compact piece.
Carter
May 2nd, 2009 at 2:09 pm
There’s another Cosworth manifold with a single throttle body, it’s “only” about $650. But, like the stock Focus manifold, it hangs the TB off the back side where I don’t want it.
Was going to grab the front have of the Merkur driveshaft to make a hybrid driveshaft, but I saw just what you mentioned. Don’t want a chunk of rubber in my driveline, and I’m not sure it would fit in the tunnel, anyway! Will probably go with a CV joint in the front, just like my stock driveshaft (possibly even the same one… though it might make sense to use something newer and more readily available).
May 3rd, 2009 at 8:23 pm
Hey Jeff, if that Merkur is still available, you should grab the diff, axles, and rear uprights from it.
You may be considering a diff upgrade once the Duratec is running, and that Merkur diff is a sweet, compact, aluminum unit. Grab the axles and uprights, and you have the makings of a complete rear end upgrade.
And even if you decide not to go that route, the bits can be sold on eBay for a tidy profit.
Carter