bigmatt4 Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 been a busy few weeks right weather for it. got r/front guard all repaired sills down r/h side patched up got the big dent out of the r/r guard (almost) . drivers door lined up nice found one more little patch of rust in lower rear guard then the right side will be rust free yay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmatt4 Posted May 12, 2012 Author Share Posted May 12, 2012 another busy weekend more rust removed found more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmatt4 Posted May 26, 2012 Author Share Posted May 26, 2012 another busy day had the entire underfloor sandblasted and primed ready for new coat of underseal looks good found very little rust few pinholes nothin major at all stoked as finished all rust repairs yay 1 rust free escort van have now given the underside a new coat of underseal looks fab. also finished cleaning and painting front crossmember and suspension bits fitting all new nolathane bushes . also have a hilux diff on the way from an rn25 hilux which means no shortening needed yay again i can almost smell the rubber burning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmatt4 Posted June 25, 2012 Author Share Posted June 25, 2012 undersealing done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmatt4 Posted July 23, 2012 Author Share Posted July 23, 2012 another busy week...end got the front panel all sorted (bit of technical moulding compound) made a new inner guard panel and repaired the rust in the bottom corner test fitted the bonnet and doors got all to line up pretty good almost ready for a complete coat of primer to start the (technical moulding compound process ) bogging:) sorry one more shot of engine in car more room around that engine than the crossflow with sidedrafts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmatt4 Posted August 11, 2012 Author Share Posted August 11, 2012 rn25 diff fitted direct bolt in easy didnt believe it no mods at all need to get pcd changed to 4x108 but no biggie also got van primed this weekend looks good finally seeing progress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmatt4 Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 few more things sorted ive completed my pedal box fits mint. just needs pulling to bits again for blasting and painting. got the dummyblock and box back in the shell doing the final adjustment of the winged sump before the final weld. also about to start my new exhaust system get it up nice and high no scrapages bought one of those multi bend pipes with a 180deg 90 deg and 2 45 deg bends recon i can do a better job than the local exhaust shop. anyone know where to buy driveshaft tube? finding it hard to get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmatt4 Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 massive hilux axle wont break that sucker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmatt4 Posted August 21, 2012 Author Share Posted August 21, 2012 got the new exhaust all tacked up nice and high should get no grounding over judderbars used a multi bend pipe with 180 a 90 and 2 45deg bends and 1.5 m 2" pipe came out mint very pleased will paint it up wih high jeat paint to help prevent rusting dummy block and gearbox are back in had to re make the engine mounts wasnt quite happy with engine position all perfect now . sump has had its test fit and i ready to finish up the welding on it . brake lines and dummy driveshaft will be next weeks job. oh the joys of building cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmatt4 Posted September 24, 2013 Author Share Posted September 24, 2013 finally getting back into the van been over 12 months had to get my brothers mini finished first. i have got the hilux diff in axles re drilled discs and calipers on and handbrake system sorted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmatt4 Posted September 24, 2013 Author Share Posted September 24, 2013 Â been a long time since i got to work on the van but have managed to get the rear discs sorted to fit 13" wheels. I have used s13 sylvia discs and aw11 mr2 calipers i had to machine the discs from 255mm to 245mm drilled pcd to 4x108 and have had 2mm removed from the rear of the disc flange used 6mm plate for my bracket and made 7mm spacers for caliper mounts to get alignment correct and not touching the wheel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmatt4 Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 Ok long time no update. been getting back into escort lately plans have changed ever so slightly i have sold my t50 gearbox setup and have up graded to w55 with nightparts bellhousing and hydraulic release bearing  decides the t50 wouldnt be able to handle the punishment this car will likely see. [/url]  also have found a 225mm 4agze flywheel with 2750 lb pressure plate and puck clutch so should be no weak points in the driveline. last few weekends i have been doing my gearbox tunnel bit harder than they look aye this is what i have acomplished so far [/url] [/url]  still only pop rivets and tin at the mo but will get it to fit real nice before i weld it in  all i have done is cut out the original tunnel lifted it 1 1/2 inches shifted it back 4 inches and given it a bit of a stretch folded up the floor pans so i can plug weld the whole thing back in and built a new front half of the tunnel. should be able to get the box out without removing the engine too will be a help and i dont think it looks too chopped like some i have seen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmatt4 Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 as she sits as of few weeks ago 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmatt4 Posted September 28, 2014 Author Share Posted September 28, 2014 So een a while got my release bearing sorted had to grind out my bellhousing to fit my flywheel inside have put new seals and a shifter bushes in the gearbox happy with my drive belt arangment also. Constructed a new sump version 3.1 and am having it welded up at the moment will get some photos up of that when i get it back. Have also scored and oil cooler and remote filter kit so my sump and cooler should hold around 5 to 5.5 litres of oil (better than the standard 3.75 litres they hold standard. also have finished my 4k to 4age distributor mod hopoefully have the engine dooorting in a few weeks (owned for nearly 10 years never had it running) fingers crossed its a goodie. Â 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmatt4 Posted October 10, 2014 Author Share Posted October 10, 2014 reversed 4age sump all tigged up as looks mean now for baffles and gates she be mint hold 5 litres of oil too  doing the leak test overnight only 2 pinholes by the looks easy fix 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmatt4 Posted October 23, 2014 Author Share Posted October 23, 2014 sump and pickup finished gates and baffles should work good also added future turbo drain plug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmatt4 Posted October 23, 2014 Author Share Posted October 23, 2014 gates 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmatt4 Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 ok few more bits done the enigine is in yay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmatt4 Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 mission to get in had to drop the crossmember for the sump to clear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmatt4 Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 modified the cheap shit coby extractors as they hit the floor changed from 4-1 to 4-2-1 not fussed on power loss/gain as i will attemps my own set later down the track. also rebiult the entire exhhaust system as i was not happy with the addition of handbrake cables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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