bimbleuk
|
| posted on 20/1/08 at 07:44 AM |
|
|
Mondeo 4x4 - useful parts donor?
I've just bought a Mondeo 2.0L 4X4 Ghia (constant AWD) and all it needs to pass the MOT is a coupe of new (or fixed) headlights as the current
ones are too yellow.
So I could easily put it back on the road. However maybe the parts are more useful as a donor car. So anyone have any knowledge about these?
[Edited on 20/1/08 by bimbleuk]
|
|
|
|
|
snapper
|
| posted on 20/1/08 at 08:51 AM |
|
|
Zetec or Duratec engines are good, possibly use the engine and front transmission for a rear engine transverse drive kit.
I would certainly have a very good look at the rear axle set up as a Sierra replacement in the future for front engine rear drive kits.
I eat to survive
I drink to forget
I breath to pi55 my ex wife off (and now my ex partner)
|
|
|
CRAIGR
|
| posted on 20/1/08 at 08:51 AM |
|
|
If the lights have plastic outer lenses t-cut them or use a bodyshop buffer on them. Come up like new
|
|
|
britishtrident
|
| posted on 20/1/08 at 09:55 AM |
|
|
Early ones had plastic inserts in the head lights which went yellow --- can be bought seperate from the head lamp or can be brought back to life by
steeping them in "Sterodent" overnight then a qentle scrub with soft brush.
Old Mondeos can be very reliable and cheap to run.
[Edited on 20/1/08 by britishtrident]
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
[/I]
|
|
|
ChrisW
|
| posted on 20/1/08 at 01:07 PM |
|
|
Engine will be 2.0 Zetec, so good as a donor.
The gearbox is the same as the one in the ultra-rare RS2000 4x4. Apparently they are made of chocolate, so worth money for a working one.
Other than that, it might be worth keeping the torque tube and rear end, but I can't see much use for them in a Locost.
Chris
|
|
|
bimbleuk
|
| posted on 20/1/08 at 05:27 PM |
|
|
OK thanks for the tip on the headlights.
Seems to have been well looked after and has many toys to play with. Not going to replace my A4 TDi as a daily hack though.
|
|
|
