shizzl

yeah i just rang palmside.they can bend one up the right shape and however i like. so i went out to the shed,ripped out the heater etc. and mocked up a tunnel out of cardboard(see my project thread for pics) ill get some steel tomorrow when i go to chch. the problem is getting it welded up...ive only got an arc,they suck for panel work..

my mind is in a flurry of fuck knows... either sell the 10a,put the 1300 back in..skid it till it dies. or sell the whole thing and save money. but if the palmside tunnels work out to be large enough i could move the engine to where i want it.. then ill skid the shit out of it till i PP it. ill try calling the bastards again..

has anyone seen a plamside enlarged trans tunnel for mk2 escorts? would like to know how much larger they are.. no pics on the site.tried emailing... couldnt get through to by phone last week.. if i can get a big enough tunnel ill sit the 10a down and back into the firewall..

put the engine in yesterday arvo.. will need to make a custom sump or spin the sucker around.. the sump bowl needs to be where the retarded escort rack is sitting. so i hope if i can spin the sump around and modify the pick up,i can get it to clear the crossmember and drop the engine down as low as possible... mounts are gonna be a breeze in it aswell.. where i want the engine to sit which is as far back as i can really,the shifter lines up with the escort shifter hole!boyah! making the extractors to fit will be the fun part i guess...not.. it would be nice or plain luck if my extractors could just bolt straight in...who knows. ill find out once ive spun the sump around and then reset it all again...but thats for tomorrow.. im off to speedway.. pics to come,i put them all on kiwirotary....but it takes ages,so they can wait.. heres the link if you wanna see the new pics.. http://www.kiwirotary.com/phpbb3/viewto ... f=7&t=1206

just devcon those bitches up and PP the slut to death!!!

bitch please.... wasnt monster port a yank term anyway? pp were a factory production for race cars,but not an factory option in a granny rx3.. i wouldnt run a j myself,from experiance with mates j ports,and other "rumours" and bitchings they are the most unreliable port due to the cutting into water jackets. the low comp rotors may help the life of the water seals due to less pressure there but itll rob abit of low end power if theres any to start with. steel seals arent designed for high revving,they tend to chatter,and if one decides to break the whole side of the motor is throw away..carbons tend to make less damage apparently. me:im going pp with carbons.FTW do some skids.

so slick man,i love it.glad you havent raped it to "rx3" spec.. if you want a set of SSR mesh rims for it let me know ..ive got 12 mag bolts for them aswell,missing 4 obviously.. bloody nice 808..

while i had the 2 gearboxes side by side i did a wee comparison..the sizes are the same,girth etc,the rx3 box is longer,i figure if i can push the 10a forward 40/50mm for the rx3 box mount lines up with the escort mount i should be right,depending how far forward the front of the engine sits... ill get the 10a dropped off today from y old place so i can do some measuring.. last time i measured it think i came out with the 10a being 80-100mm shorter than the 1300.. cant remember.. what will be the deciding factor will be the sump placement.i dont want it on some hory angle. or too far forward,or upside down. these are the pics of the gearboxes...for some reason this image hoster keeps making my pics HUGE! so sorry for the huge pics,but you do get detail

finally moved to the new house the other night,so i started to pull the 1300 out. i decided to drop it out the bottom as the roof is too low being a double story... what a dumb mistake...it was a bitch to do...had to undo the steering etc,drop the struts(cos i cocked it up)..anyway,it took 4hours work,and only using a small floor jack,some wood and normal tools... when i dropped the engine down and slid it all out bolted to the cross member i realised why my wheel alignment was out...the left control arm was well bent.time to get a new one.. best thing about this new place,is i have a parts room,a work bench,and flouro lights everywhere...makes a huge difference.. you can see how bent the control arm is in this pic... only problem with removing an engine etc is you get to find any damage to the body,this mk2 obviously has "bumped" into something.not a massive hit cos the rails arent bent,but enough to distort the front... are these standard escort calipers?to me they seem quite large,but small pads..perhaps why theyr lacking. this is how high i had to lift it to get the motor out the bottom..

no-one will wanna be near you on the track.one ding=serious amounts of $$$$$$$$

gotta be one of those fluttery type ones... i had one on my 7,sounded dope bro.sounded best at 4psi,its like idling in 2nd touch the gas a bit then shift... braaaap tististististis..... but i had the added bonus of twin mufflers and 2ft flames aswell

man that is gonna be sick... those boyds look massive on it!! what colour is she going?

273.5kw@wheels stock block..13psi.. it was the orange s4 on havik..

battery might be overcharging....my mates old torana used to do this heaps..

flywheel,s5 turbo,3 in exhaust..no emissions.

wow nice work on the peddle box. how much did it cost ya all up? is that setup the same etc for mk2???? might look at doing that to mine...

ahuh there we go... the seats are the type that are non covered on the back with raised "racetch" lettering across it..looks sick.. just need side mounts for them.. the wheels are 4x110 so may need to give them a slight file *cough* what ya all think?

trying to get my stupid camera to work on my newly aquired computer... anywho an update: basically just been gathering the nescessary parts... picked up my 2 racetech 4000 seats from chch (paid $265 pair) theyr actually pretty good condition,one small tear where somethings fallen onto it,need a clean though.. next on the shopping list....i picked up a set of 13' SSR mesh rims.. i think theyr only 6" wide though,but atleast theyr not buckled or rusting.. ill chuck my cooper cobra gt's on them,slap them on the esky.. then get her ready for a bit of panel n paint. as for the engine its a fairly slow going there.. i wanna get everything im gonna need for it here before i do any chopping/modding.. i have: 10a engine complete gearbox,starter etc oil cooler coils mounts extractors i need: oil cooler hoses engine bracket fuel pump radiator rowdy dumpy muffler air filter as soon as i get my camera sorted ill throw up some new pics..

my 7 had a link ecu,got 273kw at the wheels.. too scary to drive.. thats why i go 10a in a escort now that bomex front looks nice in that colour..body looks all good ae.

how much??? will ya do a hyd clutch pedal box?

probably steering well away here,but is there anyway of making escorts brakes feel better,i mean my stock brakes feel like theres no damn pressure there at all,you really have to squeeze the pedal to get it to stop,its my 3rd escort and theyv all been the same.... possibly a shagged booster? anyone set up a hillman remote booster?i dont understand how they actually work ?can someone fill me in...

has anyone had experiance removingthe fronts guards on mk2 escort? i see that theyr weld on..gay. how long does it take to remove one guard? and how exactly should it be done?

should be fine...vw beetles have fuel tanks in the front