Dez
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May 16, 2007 18:18:01 GMT
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i have the chance to buy the mintest unrestored car ive ever seen.
its a 100e prefect, ALL original paint, no rust ANYWHERE, mint interior still with the factory plastic seat coverings!! floor mats are really good as theyve been protected by a nice bit o' wilton. it has some very mild vandalism to the dash done by some kids, broken gauge glass and ashtray + felt pen on ally dash insert. the paint is nice and old and worn. its been dry stored since '70 when the headgasket went. still has the '70 tax disc in the window!!
it really is that good.
so how easily does a pinto and 4/5 speed slot in? discs? coilover front struts, etc?
i can see it exactly as is but cleaned, polished and waxed, dropped about 3-4" over widened stock steels for that purposeful but stockish look, with a stockish pinto and box. all reversable mods.
and, what does the board think is a reasonalbe price for such a find?
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koppak
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May 16, 2007 18:21:16 GMT
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Is it definitely a 100e not a 107e?
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Dez
Club Retro Rides Member
And I won't sit down. And I won't shut up. And most of all I will not grow up.
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May 16, 2007 18:24:52 GMT
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deffo 100e. late 55/early 56.
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stealthstylz
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May 16, 2007 18:25:43 GMT
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To fit a pinto you need to cut the bulkhead and make a new trans tunnel.
You can fit escort front struts but they'll make the wheels stick out of the arches. To counter this you have to move the strut tops in and re-position the TCA mounts.
105E back axle is the best for the back as you can fit 8.5" wide wheels without doing any other mods. However they're getting hard to find.
Matt
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May 16, 2007 18:27:52 GMT
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going on what spacekadett has done to his, pinto = bulkhead chop. 107e will take a x-flow without bulkhead surgery AFAIK. escort x-member and rack can be swapped, as can capri legs and brakes. pop parts plus do a kit, not sure if its permanent tho. problem is wheel offset then, unless you run some serious "poke". 105e axle is the ticket out back, but costly nowadays. I want to see one with a four inch section job and aquaplane tuning gear, hell yeah!  |
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Dez
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And I won't sit down. And I won't shut up. And most of all I will not grow up.
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May 16, 2007 19:11:44 GMT
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hmmm. not sure if id want to chop the bulkhead- it really is that good  maybe just a drop and wheels. wish id kept the aquaplane twin SU manifold i had now!! are 100es really worth anything? whats the going rate of something like this? there aint any on ebay. |
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May 16, 2007 19:40:29 GMT
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koppak
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May 16, 2007 20:01:06 GMT
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What the others have said. A 3 core mini rad will cool all but the hottest crossflow perfectly with a leccy fan and fits really easy.....Yes I said Mini stop looking at me like that.
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Dez
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May 16, 2007 20:32:03 GMT
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I'm waiting for my account to be activated...... |
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May 16, 2007 21:15:14 GMT
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The black 100E on starmags in my Henham thread had a 2-litre pinto in it, it comes from Ipswich and it's owned by someone called Des - spooky huh?!
Probably be worth you getting in touch with him as a local bod, but I don't have his contact details right now. His son is due to ring me at some point (he owns the Starlet) so I'll see what I can find out then. Alternatively Sniper/Giggles might know how to get hold of him, his name is Des Newell and he is/was a marshall up at Foxhall.
Sounds a great basis for a project!
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Dez
Club Retro Rides Member
And I won't sit down. And I won't shut up. And most of all I will not grow up.
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May 16, 2007 22:08:43 GMT
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interesting!!
ile try to track him down when i get time so i can have a look at his car.
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mk14dr
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May 16, 2007 23:58:57 GMT
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are 100es really worth anything? . they're just on the brink of scene taxation  |
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I saw a nice one for £2500 as a stocker recently.
You might find your best return is to get that one running, driving, MOT'd and sell it to a flat cap for big money as 100% unrestored "survivors" are worth dosh and then splash the rest on one of the ones out there with a Pinto in it already and just need ing your personal touches to it.
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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gotee
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May 17, 2007 12:44:04 GMT
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if you need to know anything about putting any motor in your 100E email me on dazpro100e@fsmail.net, ive been modifying 100Es for over 25 years and have put most engines in them.
cheers Darrell
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May 17, 2007 14:39:02 GMT
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Why not PM Spacekadett, you could probably come and have a look at his 100E.
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My fleet:
Suzuki GSX-R600Y SRAD with bald, melted tyres
A borrowed Mondeo
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