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I'd say something's catching... would expect rub marks somewhere. Wheel bearings?

I used to get 27-30mpg for just about any 70's ford... crappi, cortina, escort. That's 9.5 - 10.5 apparently.

Mike Fiddymont on Brougham Street down here replaced the webbing in the van with matching green stuff. They are retractable, but... worth a call.

Lancia Beta Montecarlo

Same, but flanked by a couple of mazzers

Sunbeams

Wolsleys

Couple of Austin Healeys

The NZ TR Register. Apologies for chopping a TR7 off the end.

Mark's beautiful Mk.2 Jag. Unfortunately not as pretty as it was this morning due to an under bonnet fire.

Finally Tim's Austin 1300 GT. It's for sale... contact me if you're interested.

Sunday morning breakfast meet at the Governors Bay Hotel, first Sunday of the month, 10am.

Back in the UK, it was necessary to keep handbrake cables. Is it the case here too, or can I just run a hydraulic one???

no shoulders on the bolts. metal cups, rubber washers, nyloc nuts is all I've got.

What's the proper way of fitting dellortos with soft mounts? Is is a specific gap, or do you torque them down or what???

Thanks Taistorm, just had a look at their Catalogue, they seem to have exactly what I want... but they are in 30m spindles... will have to give them a call and find out their prices..

Cheers

A.

Group buy??? I'm going to rewire the escort from scratch, so would be up for some...

The rolls solution would be to mount 2 facet red tops ( so you don't have to get out and hit it when one sticks ) in the boot, line to a filter king under the bonnet, then 3psi to the carb(s).

That way if you go injection, you can replace/add the filter king with a surge tank, use the facet as a lift punp, and feed off from that with a high pressure pump.

Hope that makes sense.

I don't think this is relevant but... I had a 20V Coupe, and it used 1 litre of oil / 1000 miles. And that's from when I bought it with 3,000 miles on the clock. Apparently that was normal.

FF valve sizes: 39.6 in 34 ex. If it's a formula ford engine, then there's limits on valve lift as well... and plenty else.

711M mounts are shorter than 681F. All are unequal lengths, the longer one being on the drivers side. the rubbers should fit in the original slot on the xmember, not on top of it.

Conversion to world cup may be an alternative?

TBH I've never noticed any difference... maybe you're talking about Mk.4 / 5 cortinas which I've never played with. The only unique tail section I know of was in my RS2000s, which moved the lever forward a couple of inches.

yup that's what I meant. If the head's been off, it may just have been a problem with the gasket, or torquing the head down.

As far as I know, all 4 speed ford RWD gearboxes are the same length. Only the type 2 is cast with an integral bellhousing, which makes it pretty easy to distinguish, as are the old 3 rail boxes ( tailshaft cast in ). I know the 3 litre capri box has a longer input shaft.

Maybe you've got a type 9 5 speed box there? If so, you'll need to mod the gearbox crossmember and prop shaft...

Every pinto I've had that suddenly starts throwing oil out like this needed a rebuild... and that it more than one lol.

However, it could easily be the gasket if you've just rebuilt it.

I thought it was a crossflow? The hex oil pump drive is on pintos only. Oil pump is external on Kent's.

From what I remember all the Lucas ACRs fit, so go for the biggest you can if you need to replace it. 25's are about 70 amp I think.

mk.2 mex = 1.6 pinto.

I'm after an EDIS-4 module / trigger off one of the old fords - if anyone's passing can they let me know. However, looking at the prices, it sounds a bit steep. Am I reading it right?

Thanks for the offer, but reality's kicked in.

will do. thanks Dan.

http://www.pickapart.co.nz/stock.asp

Not always that accurate

many thanks. all new to me...

Can you find out what's there before going?