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Thanks mate, yea I think my panel beaters done a pretty good job. He's based in Danneverke and does quite a bit from home if anyone in the areas looking to get some work done.

More Guard Modification One side of the car is done and in primer. Next up is the other side, then the front air-dam. Once those are on then it can finally get painted and get the sports striping on it. Made the right decision by going with the 55ml wide flares, wheels will fit perfectly in there. Should look great once its sitting down at the right height.

Haha yea to keep them the right shape, will look balls without the flare giving it the right curve

Rear Guard Modification Starting to modify the rear guards so there's plenty of room for the wheels with it sitting nice and low, and also allowing the flares to be molded on to the body properly. Uncovered a bit of rust that had been bogged up prior to the paint a year or so ago.. a little bit concerning but can't do much now.

Haha yea I think it is a Hyobung, that's not mine though. The wheels don't really fit without the flares. Had to cut some of the front guard away so they wouldn't rub (more than in those photos) and it just didn't look quite right, ruined the lines. The back guards were also going to need some serious pumping and even then I wouldn't have been able to get it quite as low as I want it. Kinda wanted to avoid them, but I think I've made a good compromise by going with some pretty small flares. Once they are molded to the body and painted I'm hoping it will look more subtle.

True, that one was actually on the car when I got it, will probably remove it as its a bit weathered anyway. Cheers man

Yep sure did bro.. they seemed really cheap so I was a bit skeptical but they seem fine. They'll be smoothed onto the guard soon as well, seem like a really good fit for a universal flare, the old ones I was going to use were way off. How long have you had yours on?

The fronts been cut a little already but the flares are just sitting on at the moment to get the positioning right though haha. Guard will be cut / beaten accordingly. Cheers man.. can't wait to get the damn thing drivable!

Starting to fit the flares Got this set of flares for $100 off TradeMe, they stick out 55ml. Far better option that the bigger ones that I had. Should look good once the airdam is on and they are molded to the body.

1200 +gst for 2 fully rebuilt carbs with linkages and everything tuned to suit my motor. Just have to send him my manifold an he will bolt them up to it and supply new studs for the head etc. Carbs are currently set up for a 2 litre so was gonna have to get them set for my 1600, was just gonna rebuild at the same time. Also said he could do brand new ones setup ion the manifold and tuned for 1650+ Cheers Matt

Have spoken to the guy at Weber Specs just now. Sorted me out an awesome deal on some recon'd webers all setup for my motor so all i need to do is plug in the fuel line and bolt on my manifold. Soo I now have 2x Dellorto DHLA 40's for sale that seem to be in pretty good condition but I've never used them, and also a 32/36 weber on a crossflow manifold for sale if anyones interested. Cheers Matt

I need exactly the same thing... and also setup for my motor.

Is this any help? http://www.austarion.com/tech/4g63.pdf

http://www.burtonpower.com/webk99019.html If you're feeling rich..

That "Hammerite" paint is meant to be really good. Have just painted up my suspension etc with it and its meant to extremely durable. Can get it in spray cans or tins. Cheers Matt

They are dirt cheap on www.dealextreme.com I've ordered heaps of stuff from there and its sweet. Free international shipping too http://www.dealextreme.com/p/senpower-5 ... pter-21980

Could be interested in bits for detailing my engine bay on my MK2 as well. What sorta price would one of those go for..? Cheers Matt

Cheers for that bro. Hey do you still have the details for the dude that i brought it off? Those rostyles were meant to come with it but I couldn't get hold of him. Still keen to grab them if he has them. Matt

Cheers bros. Haha yea the plans keep growing as they do... I've got a copy of the rally prep manuals so I might take a look. The rear guards are giving a little bit of grief at the moment, I want it to sit a little lower still but without having to narrow the diff or goto flares. Hoping we can roll the guards a fraction more and get them under there! (225x15s) Next on the list is getting the front splitter on then the engine bay painted up to match the rest of the car. Also have a whole new front end kit (tca's, tie rods, bushes etc) and all the cross-member / steering / sway bar is being painted in black Hammerite so it should be looking sexy in there soon. Also looking for a steel flywheel if anyone has one, needs to be drilled to fit the bigger sierra clutch though. I have a standard escort one that's been redrilled / doweled to suit, but has also had a big chunk of meat taken off it... and I've heard mixed things about them exploding.

Ah sweet will give him a PM. Other 2 door is sold sorry, part of the deal with my mate down here who's giving me some shed space and help to finish this one up.

Might as well start a discussion thread for it too //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/30780-mk2-escort-sport/

So after working on This car for longer than I care to admit, I've had a slight change of plans. Discuss Managed to pick up this genuine sport that'd just been painted so made sense to grab that and put the motor / wheels / box / other sexy bits I've been building up in that, and finish it instead. If anyone knows any history about the car, or has any old photos of it that would be awesome How it looked when I picked it up Starting the tear down process Sorting out the wheels and guards Paneling the engine bay

Hey bros, I've got these wheels for my Escort, they're 15x8 Superlites with a 4N offset. I haven't got or decided on tyres yet but I'm thinking I want something around a 40 profile and reasonably narrow. Main problem is fitting the wheels under the rear guards (there's a fair bit of room under the front). Is anyone else running 8's on the back of their Esky, and if so what tyres are you running and did you get away with just pumping the guard out and not having to flare it? I'm really hoping I can get away with just pumping the guard out, but ideally want to know if other people have managed it as I don't want to pump it out if I end up having to flare it anyway. Not that keen on narrowing the diff or anything at this stage (although there's about 2 inches of clearance still on in in side), as I really like the fat look if I can get away with it. Keen to know what you guys have done in this area! Cheers Matt

Is the plug behind the hazard light switch plugged in? I vaguely remember having similar problems, then realised I had that unplugged so the circuit wasn't complete. I think... I could be dreaming?

I just paid $70 for a front wheel bearing at repco for my mk2.... im sure you could find one cheaper but I needed it there and then. Cheers Matt