T280 52 reg 2.2 st also mk6 to mk7 conversion project

[towncruiser]

What size tyres you got on them sportvan wheels

[cossie7]

235/50/18 mate i started a thread on here about best sizes and these were recommened people reckon theyre much more comfy etc also i think they fill the archs alot better.....

[belly]

Good choice on the tyre size Did you get the 101 weight rating ones ? Are you keeping it silver ? mk7'd with the sportkit in silver will look very have you seen Sportmans silver mk7 mwb with the sportkit ? That looks the dogs swingy bits

[rizzla]

glad you got it sorted mate look forward to see her running down the strip some time

[cossie7]

Yes I'm keepin it silver I've had a look at that van and it does look well!!! I think I'll wait till I've sourced the full sport kit till I do my mk6-mk7 conversion?? Mind you a may have to as the miss's is due to drop and she's already sick of all my spare time goin into the van lol

Well I must say I'd recommend the St conversion to anybody I've ran mine in and so far I've done a aftermarket filter and a straight through and she sounds mint!! Some roar on boost like!! I've been out all day on my travels hoping to bump into a sport van lol

It's just like driving a car, don't have to drop gears to overtake just feather the throttle and your off!! Supprised a few boy racers today also Upto now seems excellent on diesel which is good only down side is I think I'll be doing without it for a few days next week as hopefully Vantuner will have my PCM

[winterheating]

Can you see how fast your going yet

[cossie7]

Haha no mate the engine loom to bay loom is where my problems ly I reckon it's got my head pickled all I've got is diesel gauge I bought som mk2 Mondeo td clocks and there in at the moment I've noticed loads of differences in wires to the engine even the smart charge is acting up!! A either need a look at a 03> van to check wiring or if I could find a 03> loom I'd buy one

[winterheating]

do you mean 03 transit dash loom..

[cossie7]

For instance for the Vss the wire colours on the transit loom are White withe blue stripe and brown with blue stripe iirc and I wired these directly to my Vss but no joy but when looking at autodata there's an orange for it aswell and I have a spare orange on the bay loom but don't know what to do with it and as I'm running a St engine loom there is nothing to do with a Vss on it as the Mondeo senses from the abs module.......

[cossie7]

No mate engine loom

[towncruiser]

What bhp you think you have ?

[winterheating]

No mate engine loom

Remind again mate why and what, i cant remember

have you used that engine bay loom ok, and still got your none digicluster dash loom... and what was reasons for the st wiring being different to 125tdci again, was it just the vac solonoid wiring for turbo actuator??????

Do you need a engine harness??Thought you had the st one??

[Davidreidy]

Hi were the rest of the conversion it stops in march it now nearly July I'm interested in doing a front end compleition I want to change a swb transit and also an transit Luton so they both look Like Mark 7s and not 6s contact me david.reidy@live.co.uk for anyone who's close to Middlesbrough who can help me and guide me to getting this done ok cheers thanx

[kevinwalkerjnr]

this is great been to breakers today and paired a new shape wing to my 52 plate and was a bit gobsmacked !!!
firstly seems front wings slope down dramatically compared to old so i asume new inner wings? are they costly from ford and would they need unpicking on 52 plate to graft new, i asume headlight mounts need changing again from ford? can obtain plastics lamps etc from scrappers but what metal do i need? bumperbar etc rad possible? how far are you with project and i would appreciate all help as i am desperate to convert mine, and go with st wheels etc
many thanks kevin

[t2myd]

this is great been to breakers today and paired a new shape wing to my 52 plate and was a bit gobsmacked !!!
firstly seems front wings slope down dramatically compared to old so i asume new inner wings? are they costly from ford and would they need unpicking on 52 plate to graft new, i asume headlight mounts need changing again from ford? can obtain plastics lamps etc from scrappers but what metal do i need? bumperbar etc rad possible? how far are you with project and i would appreciate all help as i am desperate to convert mine, and go with st wheels etc
many thanks kevin

ive got full front end for a mk 7 ,in rochdale