two_days_late

Hey Allan,

Would you be keen to do some more work on the car? Not sure if my PM's are getting through.

Cheers

Matt

I'm also after a complete rubber kit for a 2 door mk2 escort.

Place in Aus can dothe same set as palmside for $500 not including shipping. Guess that'll be cheapest.

What place is this bro?

Cheers,

Matt

Am heading from Welly to Gisborne and back next weekend, so if you know anyone heading from Whakatane to Giz this week, then I'm happy to bring them back from there.

Cheers

Matt

sweet

sweet

Cheers man, Allan's sorting it this weekend.

Sweet cheers for the help bro's!

Hey guys,

Can anyone here weld up exhaust's and replace mufflers? The exhaust on my 94 Legacy broke where the pipe connects to one of the center mufflers, and the piece of pipe (about 2 feet long) is now missing

Have just taken it into Pip Stop and they said it'll be $650 for a new muffler and a piece of pipe! Wondering if anyone on here could do it, or know where I could take it. I don't mind paying to get it done, just hard to justify $650 for a 2 grand car

Cheers,

Matt

Cheers bro, can't wait to get it finished aye.

Cheers mate, head work was done at a place called Chris Carrick Reconditioners in Wanganui. Head work wasn't mates rates unfortunately, but the engine build was ($650 for the entire build including a steel head gasket and the oil filter).

Engine is finally built. Hopefully I can get it running over new years

Engine is now together, I just need to finish painting it when I'm back in Gisborne over new years. Then its a matter of setting up the carbs, and sorting out the electrics (need a side entry cap for the dizzy and some sort of coil).

I've also got a set of coby's but am thinking of getting something else due to hearing bad things about them. Also apparently the coby paint falls off straight away? Anyone know what those polished ones that are always on trademe at the moment are like?

Cheers

Matt

I just paid $130 at Chevelle Motors in Gisborne for a bore and hone.

Cheers

Matt

Was down at Macs Brewery on the waterfront in Welly last night, and shell were setting up a big Marquee down there, with about 4 Ferraris. Looks like its still there if anyone wants to go check em out.

Cheers

Matt

Is there still a rare spares in Chch? I have their catalogue here and its got new carpet sets for 200 - 300. This is a few years old though.

Alan Fisher in Gisborne is buildin my escort motor at the moment, definately knows his stuff. Is tweaking the valvetrain at the moment to get the max performance from my cam. He used to own Fisher Automotive so still has all the parts catalogues and orders straight from the suppliers. Will ask him the exact specs on the head gasket for ya when i call him next.

Matt

My engine builder sorted it out, but im pretty sure its just an ACL part. Think its made of carbon, will be talkin to him again in about 2 weeks so can find out for you if you like. My pistons are 40thou over, 1300 ones.

Matt

Could be worth gettin some oversized 1300 pistons though, as getting a motor bored and honed is only like $120 and then ya get a nice fresh bore. Have just done exactly the same thing with mine. Also an uprated head gasket to cope with the extra compression.

Cheers

Matt

This is what it cost me for the head work on my 1600 escort motor:

Supply & fit hardened inserts x 4 158.00

Strip & clean head 18.00

Bead blast & acid clean head 32.00

Crack test head 24.00

Reface valves 28.00

Reface Seats 38.00

Reface head 40.00

Clean & assy 44.00

Oversize valves 105.00

Port & polish & match to manifolds 200.00

Double Valve Springs 193.00

============================================

Total $963.33

That was by a place called Chris Carrick Reconditioners. There are photos in my build up page, might find some other interesting info too.

//oldschool.co.nz/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=10637

cheers,

Matt

If its stolen and recovered its probably the insurance company selling it off and they dont give a shit. Can score some mean deals there if you go at the right time (like when its pissing down and not many people go).

http://turners.co.nz/TabId/188/vguid/D8782E20-9D8B-490E-B54F-BDB843457035/default.aspx

Could be a bargin for someone depending on who else is at the auction, will probably go for next to nothing though.

Haha very true

They send their mailer out free as well, or if you sign up to the site you can download it as a pdf. Some dam nice parts in there.

Matt

Yea weber are generally more expensive so i thought they'd be a better carb but dunno. managed to get the ones in that auction for $400 with a few spares. I had a set of webers but i sold them for $400 coz i ran outta money which was a dum idea! still have 2 or so rebuild kits with heaps of parts for the webers so should be able to make some money back selling them off. just gotta see what parts are interchangeble first.

Guy on trademe offered me 2 reconditined delortors for $700 so he must be able to get the rebuild kits from somewhere? must be after market shiz.

Cheers

Matt