Never mind that just hurry up and get that escort finished
Mine done now and whilst the Ratsun is continuing to give me grief I cannot believe how much fun I'm having in the RS2000. Raw fun, so basic but a proper giggle
Never mind that just hurry up and get that escort finished
Mine done now and whilst the Ratsun is continuing to give me grief I cannot believe how much fun I'm having in the RS2000. Raw fun, so basic but a proper giggle
Which when you consider it was the Focus of its day, just shows how big cars have got. The Z32 was a pretty big car in its day, it's now about the same weight as a lot of hatch backs.
Not a great amount of photos, but the car is progressing. All the little bits are being done, new wiring loom, etc. She has now been lowered and is standard on some nice wheels
Unfortunately, its not good news.... the company I was using has been having problems over the last few months and has gone into liquidation. Such a shame has his bodywork skills were brilliant.
The good news, is that the car is being shipped to Sly today for him to finish. Im hoping the list to finish is short, but will see once Sly gets the car.
-wire in dash (maybe some dash and ignition parts) - new loom should be complete
-front brakes need attention
-new steering wheel required
-make it work
-bumpers
-MOT
Well, been some time, but the car has been moved to a new location and is now being finished, new loom, new switches, new lights going in.... should be MOT'd and ready by the end of the month.
A quick update.... the car has been finished and has been put into storage. Have finally come to "terms" with my ex and at the end of this month, I am taking ownership of this little thing
Some minor jobs to do, change pedals, fix passenger door (that has stopped opening), maybe some front bumpers
The day started quite badly, wouldnt idle and lost all power to start. But after a fuse replacement and fixing a lose connection, the beast runs..... and she runs well! Still need to sort the fuel gauge (doesnt read anything) and the speedo (it only reads 20mph), oh yes and the brakes because pulling on the steering wheel is more effective than pressing on the brake pedal....
Update:-
Well I broke it driving it back from Caffeine & Machine had some issues. Post failure, found low compression on cylinder 4, so took the decision that the pinto engine just wasnt up to the task. Queue the music
Decide ZETEC 2l was a much better option, so a friend and I started doing some research and figured what could possibly go wrong. So I have bought a donor Ford Focus ST170, we have stripped both engines and gearboxes off the cars and ordered round 1 of 2 of parts for the conversion. Round 1 gets the and the new 5 speed gearbox into the car. Round 2 will get it running with the added benefit of throttlebodies.
ZETEC engine and 5 speed type 9 gearbox are now in the car! Waiting for some more parts to finish off the fuel system, induction and electronics. Hopefully in the next few months.