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Shame how they build such crass apartments around lovelly old homes. Has it got a good shed?

Shame how they build such crass apartments around lovelly old homes. Has it got a good shed?

I stand corrected. 
 
I have some good news. 
 
The front struts and hubs do not need to be 2L. They can be any Mk2. Fingers, you were right. 
 
2L struts are larger diameter, 51mm, whereas all other struts are 48mm, same as my current struts. 
So i will be able to transfer over all my components, springs, shocks, bump stops. only thing i have to change is my bearings and tie rod ends. 
 
So the bill to fix this will be a lot less than first expected

Ahh Aaron thats cars for you Mate.
 
I bought a lovelly 345 diff for the falcon only to realise the fantastically polished PROstars i love so dearly dont clear the calipers. Nek Minit had to drop $1800 on new 15" wheels to clear the calipers.
 
Then i decided they dont suit the car as much as i hoped and colour coding the bumpers was important, however, i didnt want to paint the originals so i sourced more.
 
And so on and so on.
 
Dont lose heart bud its how our cars evolve!

Ahh Aaron thats cars for you Mate.
 
I bought a lovelly 345 diff for the falcon only to realise the fantastically polished PROstars i love so dearly dont clear the calipers. Nek Minit had to drop $1800 on new 15" wheels to clear the calipers.
 
Then i decided they dont suit the car as much as i hoped and colour coding the bumpers was important, however, i didnt want to paint the originals so i sourced more.
 
And so on and so on.
 
Dont lose heart bud its how our cars evolve!

MIght be worth mentioning a few handy hints on how to get rid of the smell of fucking diff oil to. That shit stinks and doesnt go away!

Yes scheel seats have the spacer

Sorry I'm out. On the job to so list still.

Sorry I'm out. On the job to so list still.

I had 14 x 8 with 265 60 14 on the back of my XG. They fit fine.
 
I now have 15 x 8 with 275 60? 15 with 4.5" BS. They fit fine but rub when there is a load in the tray. Best fix for this is not to put anything in the tray!

Still show as available here
 
https://www.ssv.com.au/front-spoiler/~-2183
 

Here are some picts Steve of my spoiler.








 
The spoiler ìs called a Monza I believe.

I have screwed mine too the bumper now due to they can be quite weak and I wanted better lines.
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Not the ball out of the end of a bleed nipple snapped off inadvertently?
 
I found a Philips head screwdriver in the drivers door of Lucy yesterday!

Corks fine as said, long as you use some sealant.
 
I also fitted the valley pan. No leaks at all. 

Corks fine as said, long as you use some sealant.
 
I also fitted the valley pan. No leaks at all. 

Exhaust ports on 4v are larger so 2v wont fit.

Funnily enough i have had to slot the passenger side guard bolt holes to get some panel gaps as well.

Sometimes you even need to cut 3mm off the bottom of the door to get the gaps right. 😕

Like a Clevo!

I will never change your mind about putting a 1600 in Panko, it's your car and your money, so go for it.
 
I don't know who your 'expert' is but I have pulled a 1300 out of a Mark 1 72 escort 2 door and bolted a 2L Pinto and Cortina gearbox straight in. No mods.
I did have to move the radiator forwards but it was minor work.
Stock diff, stock brakes, stock shocks.
 
Later when I upgraded the power we decided to move the motor and box back 2 inches to pull the motor more behind the front wheels to improve handling/ weight distribution. Cleared the bubble easy.
Guards were rolled and fibreglassed by me and 13's and 235 Eagers went on.
That was a budget build.
TP-1 pinto cam, polished and ported head running a 350 holley. Stock bottom.
Made over 250RWHP on first dyno run.
Was like a big go-cart.
I did all the work myself except tailshaft and got help from a REAL escort expert when we moved the motor and box back 2".
That car ran extractors (2L Capri ones, heated and bent to fit) no problem , cut at the collector and 3" pipe and super turbo muffler.
The guy who helped me had a Twin Cam lotus 1600 MK1 and Rallye wide body,
and was the go to guy for rally and track racing escorts. He built some beasts.
Was a pleasure to know him and he helped me source my 2L head from an ex Wanneroo raceway track car. (Now Barbagellos).
My Escort would chase down my mates Rotarys 12A extended port RX3 and 13B bridge ported R100.
In the corners I was all over them.
It went to Ravenswood drags back in the day and would wind the needle off the speedo.
I also owned a 79 2L Escort Panelvan that was no slouch and ran truck valves in the head.
So I think I know a lil about Eskies.
 
 
 
 

The 1600 escort is a fun little car to thrash but i would go the pinto with twin sidedraft webers. Old school cool all the way.

If you get a sender that has a range that is greater than the desired range for the instrument cluster, you can just adjust the length and position of the float arm to use the portion of the rheostat that matches the range required by the days. 
That is, design the float arm. So that it contacts the bottom of the fuel tank when the sender is at the "empty" resistance value and contacts the top of the fuel tank at the... You guessed it, "full" resistance. 
 
Older dash from x series like the digital dash won't work unless you use a box in-between to convert the resistance into volts. 

I guess i should really check the NC fairlane manual to cause i may use the digi dash with the weezer conversion

Yeah thanks JAck, got one here.
 
One section shows resistance but another suggests voltage outputs.
 
It states that the resistance should be between 11 and 152 ohms, of course which doesnt exist as an aftermarket sender.

Im looking at pissing off the fuel tank in the ute and fitting a fuel sell but id like to know for sure if the gauge uses a resistive sender.
 
From what i can interpret from the service manual it does.
 
I can get a 5 bolt sender from aeroflow in three different resistance ratings but as per usual on the internet everyone has an opinion but id prefer a definitive answer.
 
Any help appreciated.