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Small update

So over the last few weeks I've been doing bits and bobs to the car. First up was to test fit the box to the engine. I ended up having to modify the new bellhousing to make the clutch fork fit, which was a bit annoying as it should just be a bolt together job. I then slung the engine and 'box into the car to see how things fit. So, I can move the engine back further than the old XFlow, this helps with a bunch of stuff. It brings my shifter out from under the dash and moves the weight
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Out with the old...

So, about 6 months ago I bought my '91 SEi, although for 5 and a half months I did nothing with it, I didn't even remove it from the previous owners unit... I bought it to replace my Fiesta track car (that ended up seeing little track use) as its rust issues got too bad for me to warrant repairing. I had always planned on moving into a kit car eventually so I had built up a Sigma in my Fiesta to take onto the next project, which brings me to my SEi. I bought a Westfield with an engine that di
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Another small update

So, I've not had a great deal of time to work on the car, but some stuff has happened. I finally found an exhaust manifold that will do what I want. It's a universal type thing but it's pretty much designed for a Duratec, once I have my flange for it I'll get it modified to fit. For anyone that might be thinking of doing this type of conversion it's this one: http://www.kitspares.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&path=43_24&product_id=736&car=43 Engine mounts are also ne
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