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I have come to the sad decision to sell my 1.7 project car due to other commitments coming up. The car was going to be a track car, at the moment it is still in the early stages, It has been stripped out totally inside,no interior at all,no seating,no airbags etc. car body work is solid for...

Hi guys I am having an issue with a project car I am doing. Ita a 2000 x reg 1.7 puma. I have stripped the interior down to the bare minimum.so no central locking mechanisms or wiring etc.now when I connect the battery the alarm goes off straight away and the immobiliser kicks in if I try and it...

Battery is brand new.not changed anything to do with ecu/alarm or immoboliser to my knowledge.everything else is strpped out though

Hi Guys, i am in need of some urgent help, i am part way through a project puma 1.7 petrol, i have stripped the insides including all central locking and unrequired electrics, I have also swapped the engine for another 1.7 engine, My issus is that i have connected a battery to car and the...

Hi guys not sure if this is the correct section for this but i have removed the engine from my ford puma 1.7 and whilst its out i am going to replace all cv joints, both inners and outers, can anyone link me to a guide to do this?

Fantastic thankyou.will have another go at it tomorrow when weather is a bit better. Need to redo the frame.doesnt sit perfectly now so had toa bit of a problem shutting dppr

not sure if this is in the correct area, but here goes, can anyone tell me how to remove the electric window motors and glass from the front doors of my 1.7 puma i have found the side screws that allow you to lift the top of the door off,but it wont come all the way off something on the lock...

hi guys does anyone know what bolts i need to buy to replace the ones that connect the gearbox and drive shaft to the engine?

So many options and choices :) What turbo lump would you recommend. I am still a way off needing to make a choice yet

thanks guys :) I am very very tempted to go for an st170 engine, does anyone know what sort of work is needed to make this work?

A lot of fantastic ideas for me to look into :)

Thanks for the info guys. I have all the time I need.money is always an issue lol and I know a couple of guys that are very handy with spanners and know their ways around engine bays. I am incredibly tempted for a 2.0 running bike carbs or may do a straight swap again with bike carbs. If only a...

So I bought a 1.7 puma for scrap value. It didn't run and no one knew why. Was hoping it wouldnt be anything major but looks like bent rods. So looks like an engine swap. My question is seeing as though I am swapping it.I may as well go for something a bit different and special. Any ideas for...

Hi guys. Has anyone out there removed the abs system from a puma 1.7 2000 model? Considering doing it. How difficult is it? I have never owned a car with abs so totally used to driving without it.but also never removed it from a car either