Build Diary - 20th July 2005
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The alternator used is a Lucas LRA100 or LRA101 and needs a few adjustments before it can be fitted. The alternator mountings may need rotating 120 degrees to enable you to fit it. This is easy to do by removing the plastic cover on the rear, undoing the 3 long bolts and rotating the front of the alternator until the fixings are in the right place. The top adjuster bracket is fitted using the end two inlet manifold bolts. |
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This shows the lower mounting bracket in place. You will also have to modify the pulley that Tiger supply as the alternator uses a woodruff key to locate the fan and pulley but the new grooved pulley from Tiger doesn't have a keyway and instead relies on clamping force to hold it. The pulley is easily filed out and an M16 washer placed on the alternator spindle to space the fan away from the body. |
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The nice new inlet manifold in place ready for my twin Webers! |
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Quite a few people recommend the use of ARP conrod bolts as apparently the std Ford ones are a weak point. These aren't cheap at around £80 for 8, but cheaper than a new engine! The top one is a std Ford bolt, the lower one the ARP replacement. These need to be fitted by tightening to 26lbft and then loosening off and re-torqueing 3 times. |
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The middle big end bolts changed, outer 2 still to do!. |
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The std Mondeo sump was binned due to ground clearance issues. I opted for the cast ERA sump (because it was free) rather than a modified Mondeo one. As the sump is much shorter now the oil pickup was modified by Tiger, and needs adjusting to give 8mm clearance. This was measured by using a lump of blu tack on the pick up, replacing the sump, removing again, then measuring the height of the blu tack. |
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Engine finished! - All I need to do now is work out how to get it off the stand.... |
