Gaz

You'll be lucky Mark. Waiting for bonus to come through and might get someone to start panel work on 2..... maybe. Undecided atm.

I did consider changing Cortina stud pattern so I could put my Equips on the Cortina.

Gaz

Oh yuh, also got part of a sill on order as I exposed rust and need to replace front section of sill plus outrigger and somehow bottom part of front welded on guard.

Gaz

Delivering rims to engineer tomorrow for 2.5 wider... will make 14x7.5s

Welly prices went up from Howit Engineering.... 100+GST each rim. I'm trying the speedway guys Helcrow Engineering which is just down the rd, will report on costs.

Gaz

Cheers bro.

Humpday brought me some mail... eyelids.

Installed quickly (I need new light surrounds as current ones dented)

You dont think so?

Whole sill?

I told the guy making it only front 300mm rotten and he said just replace the front 500mm.... hrmm,, I'm going out with a 3m disc now to strip back the sill to make sure no hidden rust.

Gaz

From memory I actually finished the last Cortina as much as I had planned.

Just sent rims off to be widened.

Ordered new half sill also.

Gaz

you forgot a couple of break arms and a few shit myselfs. But other than that spot on lol.

Bowdins have some parts also. See their website

http://www.bowdenengineparts.co.nz/

Cheers ears.

Old man has a spare zetec + rwd parts sitting in shed but I think he is planning to use in one of his austinS.

I do have a 1600 711 block plus most parts to rebuild. Was just going to focus on getting current car on road for now as I always seem to get carried away. A Supercharged 1600 kent running thru column shift with itb and a megasquirt does float my boat though.

gaz

Shit that stuffss looks like new. I needa find a vapour blaster here!

Expendy?

Got some steels thanks. Just want to know what they are off.

Centre looks like dis.

Yeah bro all G.

Texted

Whoever Bateman uses to make his rims can polish lips so must be worth a shot. Was bout $30 per lip from memory.

Not sure Zinc and Chrome will do it, they more do finishing but let us know if they can.

Gaz

I use Dinitrrol as do a lot of panel places. Sand back rust, brush it on, leave 12 hours, it goes black, then paint over.

I buy it from Resene Industrial and Automotive by Bunnings in Hutt. Total Body should have it too.

How much area you doing?  Just come grab mine.

Gaz

K got them wheels above.... Anyone know what they are off? They have a squareish shaped centre hole which is weird... (not fully square but also not round.)

Gaz

What u think u see?

Pretty hard to pik but I'm saying flat top.

Oh yeah. Gbox is the same for de and det. Clutch I would assume to be different bit not sure.

I think to be sure you need to rip the head off and cc it... or rip pistons out and find part number. doesn't seem to be any other way to 100% confirm.

You would want to run arp head bolts anyway as this is the weak point of the ca when boost increased.

Internet says 2 Diff things re compression which doesnt help.

a. Rods are what set compression

b. Pistons set compression

Could potentially look up piston part numbers for de and det and if different then that's ya answer.

I did have a link to a site listing al de vs det part numbers, it's a dead link now tho.

You know the other differences but for note:

- crank girdle (some de still had them)

- oil squiretrs (some dets didn't have em)

- compression ratio

- de has beeter inlet cam profile

- sump had turbo return feed on det

- both have turbo oil feed on block but de has blank bolt

- de no water feed in block for turbo

- Diff size + impedance injectors

- 3 wire sensor

- ecu

Cheers bro I've asks question. Maybe exactly what I'm after!

Ahh forgot the pugs. Who's the welly pug crew these days.

Joe?

4x108

Anyone know of any old ford's or similar that had a 14 steel Rim.

Capri?

Later model tina?

Cheers

Engine mounts basically the same as the round pinto ones. I think I got one here if u wanna look. I'll see if I can find it n bring oval Friday.

Gaz