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Jul 20, 2009 22:08:22 GMT
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Looks awesome mate!! Wish I could find one of those lurking about in some old boy's garage!!
By the way, do ya wanna get rid of the slots in the first pic on the first page?
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Jul 20, 2009 12:54:27 GMT
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About the stitch welding. I once read something somewhere about it doing real bad things to a shell.I can't remember any details but I think it said the shell would warp as a result?
Kickin myself here for not saving the link. Anyone conform this or maybe add some input??
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Jul 19, 2009 16:33:03 GMT
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Wicked motor mate!! Looks awesome!!
Seeing as you've got vernier pulleys,how's about retiming the cams slightly? I "think" you advance the inlet and retard the exhaust for more power but don't quote me on it. Best look it up in a tuning book or ask someone who knows about engines.
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Jul 19, 2009 15:59:19 GMT
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Looking awesome mate!!! Just outta curiosity how much did the project cost ya up till now? And how old are ya? You look even younger than me!! And I'm 19
Been having thoughts bout a Triumph bobber for ages now. Pity the rivet countin purists have driven the price of old Brit bikes into the ionoshpere in this country :/
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Jul 19, 2009 15:19:55 GMT
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This should clear it up! It's the setup on my drag racer EScort Mk1.Stood up to a full race nitrous'd Pinto doing 11 sec quarters so should be more than enough for your car ;D Should be easy to knock up with your welding skills.
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Jul 19, 2009 15:14:29 GMT
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Might wanna try some sort of traction bars mate if ya don't want to get too complicated. A bracket say 3 feet infront of the axle on the chassis rails,with an A shaped tube affair going back to the axle,bolting onto it with brackets one top and one bottom of the axxle tube. So the top bar of the A (remember the A is on its side pointing towards the front of the car) bolts onto the top bracket and the bottom bar onto the bottom bracket.
Hope that makes sense!
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Jul 15, 2009 20:56:00 GMT
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Ahh it's all good then!! Nothing like a V8 powered old Ford eeh ;D
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Jul 13, 2009 20:43:52 GMT
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Apparently if it's a slanted motor you need a stiffer spring on the side the sump is,due to unevenn weight balance. Just read a post on OSF from some bloke asking after fitting one in a Capri
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Jul 13, 2009 20:26:24 GMT
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Ouch!! How did you resist the temptation to just chop em off Brian€??
Operated myself using knives and nail clippers lots,but the best was "adjusting" my brace ( on me teeth)in a truck mirror using needle nose pliers!
Also I find it really depressing when I'm injured at work,Just doesn't seem worth it to shed blood on someone elses car ;D
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Jul 12, 2009 14:24:08 GMT
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Looks awesome mate!! Get it turbod,then sideways!!
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Jul 12, 2009 13:54:38 GMT
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Awesome!! Bet it's gonna be fun round corners!! ;D
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Jul 12, 2009 13:49:56 GMT
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Looks brill mate Saw this in Retro Ford this month,in the Cortinas rolling road session. However it says it's got a v6? Didn't you put a V8 in not too long ago??
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Jul 12, 2009 13:37:48 GMT
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Can't really complain. I'm a panelbeater for a one of the biggest renting/leasing/wedding car companies on the island and we repair both normal peoples cars and the companys curse word. It's only the companys stuff that's keeping us going right now and even thats dropped off a lot recently.Spent a whole week last month staring.Swept the garage so many times last month the floor actually started to shine. Back when I first joined(about 2 and a half years ago) the garage would be so chock full of cars you couldn't even open a car door properly to remove the door card and we would have a whole month of mandatory overtime before summer shutdown,just to keep up.
However people will always want old cars restored so I'm doing shed loads of piece work restoring an old Mk2 Cortina and a Mk1 Escort for an old mate. So to be honest I'm doing alright.
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Jul 10, 2009 20:19:07 GMT
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Neat!! Not too sure about the mirror-smooth front end but it sure looks cool
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Jul 10, 2009 20:17:22 GMT
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Wicked!! Some top skills you've got mate Can't wait to see it finished!!!
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Epic is right!! Awesome work mate,you're a huge inspiration to someone like me. 3 garages,all the tools,all the skills(do this for a living) and yet I havent even looked at my project Mini.
I hang my head in shame.
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Holy schmoly!! That guy in th Civic can really drive!! Car kicks behind too
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Nice! Looks to be in really good nick. So what's the plan?
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Spot on OB. Wish it was mine ;D Will the 15's fit now it's been lowered?
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Words fail me! No hyperbole there, I honestly dunno how to express my sheer admiration for your talent and patience!
The attention to detail is just mind blowing!!!
However I noticed that up till now it's all been about show. So tell me,what sort of go is sat under that hood? ;D
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