Sorry for the radio silence guys. I have been busy with work and machining parts for a customer who is on a tight deadline.
I changed the fuel pump and the new engine fired right up. This is when I realized the PO had removed the mufflers and it was on straight pipes. She was 60 years young bless her. Check out how smoked the clutch was!!!!
I got the SVT Engine out today, mated it to the 352, and lined it up in the frame.
The Good news.
The intake and exhaust appear to clear. I have it sitting about 9" high in the pictures, but everything should fit. This means I should be able to use the factory wiring harness. The standard Zetec flywheel I modified fits on the crank so no surprises there either. SVT was a dual mass from stock.
The Bad news
The oil filter and oil cooler lines need to be relocated. My zetec motor mounts bolt up, but the exhaust side needs more considerations. The oil pan is different from the standard zetec and is seriously in the way now. Faced with this I am thinking about casting my own bellhousing that will eliminate the need to do any kind of starter modifications, temp housing mods, throw out bearing extensions, or other nonsense. I will try to make it work with all zetec engines and mate to the Renault box hopefully up to NG series.
Since I made a little foundry over a year ago and have not yet found a compelling reason to use it I think this is a sign to fire it up!
