{"id":26822,"date":"2023-03-30T19:28:53","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T19:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.totalkitcar.com\/?p=26822"},"modified":"2023-03-30T19:28:53","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T19:28:53","slug":"rear-wheel-drive-conversion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/03\/30\/rear-wheel-drive-conversion\/","title":{"rendered":"REAR WHEEL DRIVE CONVERSION"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For anyone considering installing a Ford Zetec E 1.8- or 2-litre engine into a kitcar Burton Power now has a RWD conversion kit that is suitable for both Silver Top and Black Top engines (including the ST170).<br \/>\nThe tailor-made engine mounts fit to the original crossmember and will line up with bolt holes on the Zetec block to correctly position the engine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalkitcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/BurtnZetecConversion.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-26823\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalkitcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/BurtnZetecConversion-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The kit includes:<br \/>\n\u2022 A cast alloy sump pan kit with baffles, pickup, dipstick, dipstick tube, sump gasket and sealer.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A water rail simplifies the cooling system and plumbing of the engine. The rail has provision for a temperature gauge sender and electric fan switch. The kit includes suitable switches and a fitting kit.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A steel flywheel with ring gear, which when used with a 2-litre Pinto clutch and the clutch will be set at the correct height for the bearing.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flywheel to crank bolts \u2013 special flywheel bolts are required to mount the new flywheel.<br \/>\nA flywheel-to-clutch dowel and clutch-to-flywheel bolts are also included.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Edge gear reduction starter motor which is correct for the RWD offset flywheel.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crankshaft spigot bearing for the end of the crankshaft to support the end of the gearbox input shaft.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The kit solves numerous transplant problems and replaces incompatible parts. Order as part number FZ490SK at \u00a31428 inc VAT.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For further details contact Burton Power on 0208 554 2281 or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.burtonpower.com\/\">www.burtonpower.com<\/a> <strong>ENDS.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>For anyone considering installing a Ford Zetec E 1.8- or 2-litre engine into a kitcar Burton Power now has a RWD conversion kit that is <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/03\/30\/rear-wheel-drive-conversion\/\" title=\"REAR WHEEL DRIVE CONVERSION\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26822"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26822\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}