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1 hour ago, deankdx said:

so what's up with the heads? stuck valves? be able to tip some petrol in the head chamber with the valves closed and see if it leaks out either the intake or exhaust port.. 

or was valve lash not set properly? 

 

i think My gemini 2litre has 135psi and goes plenty good, but the compression ratio on them is very low like 8.2 or something (the worked engine should be up around 9.5 if i ever get it together


yeah the issue is most likely valves not seating properly, and valve lash. 
I honestly just swapped heads without checking valve lash etc. i did it just to see if results changed with a different head, which they did. 
 

Im not putting bets on it having a big cam, because it only has the standard intake and carby with it, but potentially a warm cam. 
 

id imagine once its running, and things are hot, the compression will come up a bit. 

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Squirt a bit of oil in the cylinder and retest the compression, if it goes up, it's the rings.

 

yeah i know about that trick. but meh. its already got better comp than the 1300. 

 

also the pistons are dished, so getting oil how to the bores to try that trick is really hard. 

 

 

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*crap photo warning* 

Glad Mark's work is better than his photography haha. 

 

Today they fixed up the factory "out of whack" leaf spring hanger. the one that was 10mm too far backwards from factory.

 

can see how much they have moved it forward back into the right spot. 

 

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plated up ready for the leaf spring to go back in

 

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Mark has also told me that they have changed their mind, and the car is now going on a rotisserie to be painted. Originally they were going to spray the underside on the hoist, then spray the engine bay, then remove the front subframe and spray that seperate. 

 

 

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56 minutes ago, Fingers said:

Becoming a full restoration

i had pop into My head.. this week on retropower, we revisit Gordon Murray's escort(they are doing that actually) . not down to a bare shell though. 

 

Hey @Panko if the need ever arises to fit a 4 speed, would you only need a custom gearbox cross member now or can that bracket still be used? or is it needing removal and repositioned again

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11 hours ago, deankdx said:

i had pop into My head.. this week on retropower, we revisit Gordon Murray's escort(they are doing that actually) . not down to a bare shell though. 

 

Hey @Panko if the need ever arises to fit a 4 speed, would you only need a custom gearbox cross member now or can that bracket still be used? or is it needing removal and repositioned again

 

To use a 4 speed, all i would do is run a couple of box tube sections to shift it forward. 

 

So the crossmember would be on the 4 speed, and i just bolt in some bits to adapt it to the new location of the mounts. 

They are available for doing the that for type 9s, but english and australian bodies are different, so those kits dont work on aussie cars

 

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Ok I have been a bit slow with the updates. but there is progress :D 

 

 

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I also have my engine and gearbox, and front crossmember home ready to be cleaned up, and prepped ready to go in the car. 

 

Stripped the 1600 down ready to get a basic freshen up, and a couple go fast bits  :P 

 

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i was a little surprised to see the baffles inside the stock sump. 3 lots of baffles in total. not bad for a stock sump. 

 

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I hate the blue paint on the block, so i started hitting it with paint stripper, to find under the horrendous blue paint, horrendous green paint haha. 

The blue is coming off super easy, the green wont budge. so, im going to keep the green as base coat and go over it with engine black :D 

 

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Ive also ordered a big chunk of parts, which i pick up tomorrow. 

 

All the engine bits needed, such as full gasket kit, GT/Fast Road camshaft, new followers, clutch kit, 2.9 ratio quick steering rack, water pump, timing chain etc etc. all the service parts. 

 

Its the first big chunk of money ive spent on the car so far, and its a little daunting. I haven't even paid for the panel work yet 😬

 

Fun times ahead :D

 

 

 

 

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Ok I have been a bit slow with the updates. but there is progress  
 
 
QleAeKE.jpg
 
kjRmxnW.jpg
 
kSmuUHz.jpg
 
LI4hHqd.jpg
 
I also have my engine and gearbox, and front crossmember home ready to be cleaned up, and prepped ready to go in the car. 
 
Stripped the 1600 down ready to get a basic freshen up, and a couple go fast bits   
 
1I3hxL1.jpg
 
i was a little surprised to see the baffles inside the stock sump. 3 lots of baffles in total. not bad for a stock sump. 
 
4fzIBHN.jpg
 
I hate the blue paint on the block, so i started hitting it with paint stripper, to find under the horrendous blue paint, horrendous green paint haha. 
The blue is coming off super easy, the green wont budge. so, im going to keep the green as base coat and go over it with engine black  
 
cthe4X8.jpg
 
 
Ive also ordered a big chunk of parts, which i pick up tomorrow. 
 
All the engine bits needed, such as full gasket kit, GT/Fast Road camshaft, new followers, clutch kit, 2.9 ratio quick steering rack, water pump, timing chain etc etc. all the service parts. 
 
Its the first big chunk of money ive spent on the car so far, and its a little daunting. I haven't even paid for the panel work yet
 
Fun times ahead
 
 
 
 
I don't mind the blue, but Kents were black originally for a reason... To hide the Pommy oil leaks

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1 minute ago, gerg said:

I don't mind the blue, but Kents were black originally for a reason... To hide the Pommy oil leaks emoji23.png

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thats exactly why i want to paint mine black 😂 

 

in all seriousness, im not sure blue engine block would look any good in a metallic green engine bay 🤢 

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thats exactly why i want to paint mine black  
 
in all seriousness, im not sure blue engine block would look any good in a metallic green engine bay  
Yeah how does that saying go?......

"Blue and Green should never be seen"

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32 minutes ago, Fingers said:

I really like how this build is going.

Looking forward to seeing it up close.


thanks man. 
 

me too 😂 

I haven’t seen the car in the flesh for a few weeks now 😬 

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I picked up all my parts today. 

 

Im excited to start putting it all back together. 

 

The camshaft has me excited. it's peak power is 1650rpm, and runs out at 6000rpm. This is going to be fun having such a big power range. 

 

The steering rack, to my surprise is brand new. I thought the quick racks were refurbished cases with new internals. but the entire thing is new. date stamped 03/19 and then stamped 02/21 for when it was built as a 2.9 quick rack. 

 

I also priced up a brake upgrade. 

 

Yesterford can supply BRAND NEW M16 (Mk2 Escort) brakes. Someone out there is making brand new M16s. with the correct rotors, and the little imperial to metric brake hose adapter to suit a Mk1, for $620. 

Then in the future, if i want to go better again, i buy a spacer kit for to space the split M16 callipers and install wider, ventilated discs. 

Im going to wait for the final bill from Mark before I buy the brakes, but it is definitely the way I will go. it has always been a little lacking in the brakes, the little tiny front brakes have always struggled a little. And, for some stupid reason, the discs for standard Mk1 are nearly double the price of the bigger solid discs that come with the M16 brake upgrade kit. go figure  

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1 minute ago, bear351c said:

Getting close. Looks like a quality rebuild happening here. 👌

 

close, but so so far from done 😬

 

thanks mate. Im pretty particular with my cars, so its a pretty detailed build alright :D 

 

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Here is one done. can see the spacers and the ventilated discs. 

 

there maybe better options from Hopper Stoppers etc, but i dare say more than doing a simple M16 upgrade. Keep in mind that price was for brand new. if you buy a set off a mk2 second hand, probably a lot cheaper 

 

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14 minutes ago, Panko said:

Here is one done. can see the spacers and the ventilated discs. 

 

there maybe better options from Hopper Stoppers etc, but i dare say more than doing a simple M16 upgrade. Keep in mind that price was for brand new. if you buy a set off a mk2 second hand, probably a lot cheaper 

 

 

 

that spacer is cool!

looks like a good CHEAP conversion too i reckon

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