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Just drove back from Gizzy to Welly on Sunday with an empty car!

Ah right, looking at the source of the page all the links still have "?action=view&current=" in them though so maybe he edited something different

Your post hasn't been edited so you mustn't have saved it. You need to edit the post.

Hadn't looked too much into the tailshaft modification yet, I just came across this guide in my travels so looks like it can be done without too much trouble:

http://www.british-cars.net/mg-midget-sprite-technical-bbs/5-speed-type-9-gearbox-gear-lever-position-200810110843355749.htm

Staying with the cable clutch and using the Sierra bell-housing / fork. Will also make up a custom backplate.

Cheers!

Matt

Cheers man. I'm going with the T9 at the moment aye, have a new sierra clutch and have modified the escort flywheel to suit. Will also be modifying the tail-shaft on the gearbox to bring the leaver forward so I can keep the original shifter hole. Here's a couple of pics:

Cheers man, it's getting a 1600 back in it with a bit of work done to it. Once the cars painted then the next step is dropping this in and getting it running, battery will be mounted in the boot at the same time and engine bay tidied up (Deloomed, alloy radiator with nice hoses etc). Will be swapping those dellortos out for from recon'd webers as well.

Actually... I think its because you linked to the page with the picture on it, not the actual image itself.

Go through and change your image links to go from like this:

http://s1176.photobucket.com/albums/x32 ... 6_full.jpg

to be like this:

http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x32 ... 6_full.jpg

So basically just delete the bit from each image that says:

?action=view&current=

Chur

Same for me.. did some snooping and its because your photobucket album is set to private.

Thanks bro! Yep, have heaps of space under the guards to get it sitting really low now so maximum lowness will be a top priority

More Air-Dam / Guard Molding

Front Air-Dam

Front air dam is on and molded to the body, looking good I reckon. One more Flare and a then its almost ready for the paint shop.

Nope

Got some engine bay pictures & Running gear pictures? wont copy promise

Also keen to see engine bay pics

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.

These were on my car when I got it, pretty sure they are a +40 offset. They're 16x7's with 205/40s and didn't really rub on the guards. Looks pretty gay, but handled fine.

These are what I have now, and are a -4 offset (15x8) with 225/50s, They rub on the front and back without guard modification. Should look awesome, but haven't driven it yet so unsure how it will feel.

Not sure if that helps

Yep all the 2 door KE70s I've seen have been registered as vans.

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.

Anyone got any method to check the chassi damage,crash?

Look under the front guards and see if you can see any signs of repair in there. Seen on a couple of old cars now with whole new fronts welded on and less time is spent tidying things up under there so can often see evidence of repair. Also as mentioned, check around with a magnet.

Also look if the cross member / engine mounts look straight. If its had a big knock in the front then these could be a little twisted and often overlooked in a repair.

Twin headlight fronts aren't that expensive... Look far better than the slants as well.

really, such as?

Really hard to see out the back when reversing, especially when you are short. Might not sound like much of a problem but mum has heaps of trouble parking hers in town. That's the Mazda 6 sedan.

I find it pretty underpowered also. Think its the 2.3 sport model or something (non MPS). Handles nicely but the leather seats are super slippery and non bucketed so you slide all over the place when you throw it into a corner.

Annoying quirks +1

Yea pulling a fuse / rotor is just a really easy thing to do and will stop a big chunk of thieves anyway.

GPS trackers are cheap as shit off Deal Extreme.

http://s.dealextreme.com/search/gps+tracker

Have got one from there but haven't wired it in yet. Just need a 2 degrees sim card or something.

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