Alarm installed
Also been looking at intakes on ebay.
What year are the mondeo engines used for transplants (silvertop) would a 96-00 be ok to fit to it?

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1 way to sum up the 197 is like sex, you build upto the best bit and when it eventually happens it only last a few seconds but you always want to do it again!
Poor Orange Si is hurt. Started first time after sitting for 3 weeks and with virtually no petrol in it

1993-1996/7 i think

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She's still alive! -23/02/2017

ah so it needs to be earlier, will have to have another look

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1 way to sum up the 197 is like sex, you build upto the best bit and when it eventually happens it only last a few seconds but you always want to do it again!
Poor Orange Si is hurt. Started first time after sitting for 3 weeks and with virtually no petrol in it

Yeah, from mk1/ early mk2 mondeos

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She's still alive! -23/02/2017

thanks as long as I can get 1 to fit the 2 litre MAF rather then my DIY fix with the old K&N one

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1 way to sum up the 197 is like sex, you build upto the best bit and when it eventually happens it only last a few seconds but you always want to do it again!
Poor Orange Si is hurt. Started first time after sitting for 3 weeks and with virtually no petrol in it

So today it got a good clean and wax, looks lovely now. Also been under it and wow is it clean. From underneath there isn't any rust :O
Also the exhaust rubbers are worn but they are all getting replaced on monday

Pictures after clean


(the bit by the indicator still needs to be popped out once I get the indicator out going to give it a tap with a small rubber mallet and see if that helps)


Beading



In other news my brother Toledo's boot packed in and wouldn't open. Not good when his partners suitcases for her 3 week trip to Australia are trapped in there with the baby bits!
Couldn't move his sub out of the way (its massive) so bring on the destruction.

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1 way to sum up the 197 is like sex, you build upto the best bit and when it eventually happens it only last a few seconds but you always want to do it again!
Poor Orange Si is hurt. Started first time after sitting for 3 weeks and with virtually no petrol in it

Looks really smart with those wheels.

loooks good

Lookin great tia what polish/wax you use I allways used that carnubra Wax comes up great the orange

I just used what I had left, turtle wax.
I also have a spray polish for the car as well.

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1 way to sum up the 197 is like sex, you build upto the best bit and when it eventually happens it only last a few seconds but you always want to do it again!
Poor Orange Si is hurt. Started first time after sitting for 3 weeks and with virtually no petrol in it

Why would you bee looking at engines?

The 2.0 MAF and K&N pipe can go together, warm up the pip and a little lubrication and patience it will go on (and never come off).

Just looking at the destruction pics... was the axe already in the boot...

Surely it would have been easier to pop the boot open.

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Car is looking very nice

Shame about the boot build destruction, but needs must I suppose

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No the ax was from one of my dads many tool boxes.
We tried for 2 hours to pop the boot but his other half and daughter had to catch a flight from hearheow and needed their suitcases.
That was the only option left.

Received the new k&n today and it isn't for a mondeo at all. They sent us the wrong one but after a phone call they are sending out pre paid postage stamps to send it back.

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1 way to sum up the 197 is like sex, you build upto the best bit and when it eventually happens it only last a few seconds but you always want to do it again!
Poor Orange Si is hurt. Started first time after sitting for 3 weeks and with virtually no petrol in it

You want the fiesta K&N don't you? doesn't the mondeo inlet face a different direction etc?

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Percy that picture of the Toledo boot looks like it was taken from within the car with the rear seats down. The boot looks to still closed at this point

I have a Toledo and also had problems with my boot but luckily the boot was empty and I could crawl in and get it open. I didnt have a massive subbox in the way like this one seems to have had

Yeah sub box was full length he built it himself so no way of crawling through.

I'm going to buy a mondeo k&n for 1 the filter as mine us old and gunned up, even after numerous cleans. 2 to have it actually fit the MAF I can use the banana pipe that I have (2 currently) and go from there. Its the MAF that is really causing the aggro.

Thinking it might be easier to just buy a new filter top and some silicone/rubber hose and adapt it from there though.

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1 way to sum up the 197 is like sex, you build upto the best bit and when it eventually happens it only last a few seconds but you always want to do it again!
Poor Orange Si is hurt. Started first time after sitting for 3 weeks and with virtually no petrol in it

So really you just need a new cone filter, you can buy by diameter rather than model with might be easier.

As for as air flow goes the good old banana pipe is the best you will get really, either forcing it or adapting it is the best option.

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I've tried forcing it over but there is no give in it so at the moment it sits inside the MAF with duct tape holding it together. But it restricts the air flowing through it.

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1 way to sum up the 197 is like sex, you build upto the best bit and when it eventually happens it only last a few seconds but you always want to do it again!
Poor Orange Si is hurt. Started first time after sitting for 3 weeks and with virtually no petrol in it

put it in a bowl of boiling water from the kettle. Give it a good going over with a screwdriver and see what happens.

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Yeah that's how i fitted my pipes to the MAF
Slightly different setup though lol

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She's still alive! -23/02/2017