Hi all...
As a few of you may remember i made a c20xe engined black seicento a few years back..
It was build from scratch, was on the road for a few weeks and even got on the f/f stand at TRAX in 2010!! Weeks later the car was sold, and sadly crashed by its new owner a few miles from where i lived, never to return back on the road...
I always looked at the car and thought, id like to do it again, but better... The welds could have looked better, the gear change could be better,and so on...
I was happy it worked, and it was the first of its kind at the time until one popped up in Ireland using dodgy daewoo matiz driveshafts lol... and even a c20xe cinq in poland!! The car itself worked, but lacked the workmanship it deserved... but still with the point being proved.. that the engine could work!
I spent way too much on the car, iir around £3000... about £1000 too much
After recently finishing another of my projects (mk2 fiesta 2.1 zetec turbo)... i wanted to mess around with a good engine again... the c20xe!! They are getting very rare now, and although only 157bhp standard (on the early one)... their reliable and fun to drive, with a lot of tuning options.
After spending a few nights around mr Todger's looking at his & his mates sei.. i began to think that maybe a mk2 sei would be on the cards! This time around, ive got a load more experience, know a professional welder who will be doing all the welding (YAY) at the cost of biscuits & coffee... and a tasty few little mods up my sleeve...
Im collecting what is left of my seicento xe this saturday... and bringing it back to where i live... The shafts will be sent over to Todgers for him to get them checked & rebalanced via a friend...
Il then crack on with sourcing a donor car... pref a poverty spec seicento this time around, as i want it low and as standard as poss... No stripped out tinted rubbish for me... a nice show sleeper..
Also the engine will undergo a full rebuild, every seal, bearing replaced and everything checked over fully... It might have to have a rebore, depending on the cylinders.. as most of these engines have been to the moon and back, but its nothing i haven't had done before... and to be honest i wouldn't moan at a 2.1!!
The standard inlet will be thrown away, along with all the sensors... and replaced with my recently bought Kawasaki ZZR1100 Carbs!! With a custom stainless inlet manifold, built by my partners father, who will be building it at where he works (Honda)...
The engine management will be taken care of by MBE management, which i have also recently picked up rather cheap....
With the inlet being along the lines of bike stuff, il have more power & also more room for the engine!! I also plan to relocate the alternator to the front of the engine rather than the rear, giving me room to keep a lot of the metal work in the engine bay!
I will however be attacking a few things with the 'masher' or grinder as most of you will call it... but nowhere near the amount i did on the mk1!! And whatever comes out will be replaced with 3mm steel & angle iron to keep (if not increase) the strength of the engine bay!
Sadly i wont be going hydraulic clutch as i would have wanted to, as the f23 gearbox is a lot bigger and just wont fit... however i think this time instead of the f20 i used before (the standard 2.0 box) il be fitting the lower ratio f16 on, keeping the mech linkage...
The only other things i am looking to get at the moment, other than the donor car & rebuild bits are an omex revlimiter with launch control & my lambda wideband, which will be helpful when setting up the carbs...
Here are a few pics, as it would be rude not to start the post without any!!
My recent zetec turbo (now sold)... The management & carbs... and what im collecting at the weekend haha
As a few of you may remember i made a c20xe engined black seicento a few years back..
It was build from scratch, was on the road for a few weeks and even got on the f/f stand at TRAX in 2010!! Weeks later the car was sold, and sadly crashed by its new owner a few miles from where i lived, never to return back on the road...
I always looked at the car and thought, id like to do it again, but better... The welds could have looked better, the gear change could be better,and so on...
I was happy it worked, and it was the first of its kind at the time until one popped up in Ireland using dodgy daewoo matiz driveshafts lol... and even a c20xe cinq in poland!! The car itself worked, but lacked the workmanship it deserved... but still with the point being proved.. that the engine could work!
I spent way too much on the car, iir around £3000... about £1000 too much
After recently finishing another of my projects (mk2 fiesta 2.1 zetec turbo)... i wanted to mess around with a good engine again... the c20xe!! They are getting very rare now, and although only 157bhp standard (on the early one)... their reliable and fun to drive, with a lot of tuning options.
After spending a few nights around mr Todger's looking at his & his mates sei.. i began to think that maybe a mk2 sei would be on the cards! This time around, ive got a load more experience, know a professional welder who will be doing all the welding (YAY) at the cost of biscuits & coffee... and a tasty few little mods up my sleeve...
Im collecting what is left of my seicento xe this saturday... and bringing it back to where i live... The shafts will be sent over to Todgers for him to get them checked & rebalanced via a friend...
Il then crack on with sourcing a donor car... pref a poverty spec seicento this time around, as i want it low and as standard as poss... No stripped out tinted rubbish for me... a nice show sleeper..
Also the engine will undergo a full rebuild, every seal, bearing replaced and everything checked over fully... It might have to have a rebore, depending on the cylinders.. as most of these engines have been to the moon and back, but its nothing i haven't had done before... and to be honest i wouldn't moan at a 2.1!!
The standard inlet will be thrown away, along with all the sensors... and replaced with my recently bought Kawasaki ZZR1100 Carbs!! With a custom stainless inlet manifold, built by my partners father, who will be building it at where he works (Honda)...
The engine management will be taken care of by MBE management, which i have also recently picked up rather cheap....
With the inlet being along the lines of bike stuff, il have more power & also more room for the engine!! I also plan to relocate the alternator to the front of the engine rather than the rear, giving me room to keep a lot of the metal work in the engine bay!
I will however be attacking a few things with the 'masher' or grinder as most of you will call it... but nowhere near the amount i did on the mk1!! And whatever comes out will be replaced with 3mm steel & angle iron to keep (if not increase) the strength of the engine bay!
Sadly i wont be going hydraulic clutch as i would have wanted to, as the f23 gearbox is a lot bigger and just wont fit... however i think this time instead of the f20 i used before (the standard 2.0 box) il be fitting the lower ratio f16 on, keeping the mech linkage...
The only other things i am looking to get at the moment, other than the donor car & rebuild bits are an omex revlimiter with launch control & my lambda wideband, which will be helpful when setting up the carbs...
Here are a few pics, as it would be rude not to start the post without any!!
My recent zetec turbo (now sold)... The management & carbs... and what im collecting at the weekend haha
