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Hi

I'm new to the forum & I'm in need of some help with an 2.1l Pinto conversion on my '89 panel. Used to have a 2.1 petrol VW lump, then got converted to a Ford 1.8 diesel. I'm now putting in a reconned 2.1 pinto & need some help with which clutch & pressure plate to use (the old one's burnt out & needs replacing. A heavy duty one would be great as the van's going to be hauling a lot of gear).

Advice needed asap please, it's the project for this week!

Cheers

Is it using the Ford flywheel? If so, then I would think a standard 2 litre pressure plate would be fine, they used them in the RS2000. You need to take the thing apart and see what friction plate you`ve got in there, could be Ford, VW or some other device
2.1 rebuilt to RS spec should be doing about 125BHP easily with all the good bits on it, RS manifolds, 3 litre Capri carb, 2 1/2 inch straight through `zorst, etc I did one once and put it in a Tranny twin-wheeler with overdrive box and big ratio axle. Was a pig to set off, but it was built to do a run to London and back once a month. Once you got it moving it was very quick I raced the bomb-disposal team on the M1 one day (they had 3 litre V6 in their Transits), speedo was showing 120 Pinto is still a good solid engine today heavy though

The flywheel looks to be a VW one? The pinto one's flat & this one has a raised rim. The pressure plate's by LUK, friction plate stamped F&S, 1861 271 236, & is 200mm diametre.
Ideally I'd like a heavy duty upgrade if poss, as the van's going to be haulling some weight.

You need to be takin` the pressure plate and friction plate to a motor factors and asking them if they can say what it`s off first, could be VW, could be anything (I know, I`ve done one or two weird conversions using plates off other things and machined to fit

Once you know what you`ve got, you can start to look at uprated stuff if it still needs it. Are you having clutch slippage trouble at the moment? I think the VW 2.1 injected motor uses a 200mm clutch plate? Have a look at "alternative clutch for AAZ" post, lots of stuff being discussed on there to do with bigger and better clutches.

Just ordered a new LUK friction plate to replace the old (really worn) one. Hopefully I'll get to start re-assembly next week, so I'll let you know how it all goes.