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Not really mate if you want roller top hats the best option is from Burtons or rally design or eBay or even palmside.co.nz. As for shorter inserts you can get the from the places mentioned above . I have had a new set of shocks in the past from the shock shop and got them to machine them down to keep the lowered springs captive . If having them machined down is the way yoi want to go to be honest pretty much any engineering place could do it for you. I have also heared of poeple using shocks out of toyotas that have been shorter from the factory....but you would need to google that.

After picking mjrstars brain and finding the parts needed I converted the 1ggte from distributor to CAS today so I tgjoight I would just pita quick how to on here. The distributor is way to big and in the way and iI waned to to run wasted spark any way. Big arse dizzy Difference between dizzy and 1ggze CAS And as you can see the CAS won't fit with the 1ggte thermostat housing. So you need the housing from a 1gge as they sit lower.here the differance between the 2 The new housing bolts up the same and the heater pipe bolts straight up as well the only thing is there went any coolant pipes for the factory turbos. Also the top 2 bolt holes need to be drilled out as the 1ggte bolts are thicker. The top edge all so needs to be ground down a wee bit so the cas fits. I used my milling machine. My milling machine Now plenty of room Job done

Bye bye shit solid discs and shit calipers......and hello vented discs and Volvo 4pots. Even fit under 13" rim

Bye bye shit solid discs and shit calipers......and hello vented discs and Volvo 4pots. Even fit under 13" rim

Well its a new year and I thought I should do some work on the old girl. 1st time I've tryed the new cross member since making it and its a nice fit. Then mounted the escort steering rack and the to is a good fit with full movement and nothing hitting...so far Then I put spear motor and box in and that was not straight forward at all....thanks to the shut loads of rafters in the garage roof ....so close together and low. Ended up leaving the motor hanging while I lifted the front of the car so the wife could take the axle stands out so the car was low enough. Once all in its good to see plenty of room around the master pipes at the rear of the motor and also around the steering joint. Now I can continue making shit.

No sorry lads....will have to count me out of the 1st one.

Will check this week with the wife to see what we have planned over the holidays....and what days I have to work.

Not really. Ended back at karls for a beer.

sweet might see you there..........i wont be in a cortina.......but after seeing sams i may come home and work on it.

Sounds good to me pretty sure my oldest will be keen as .......my youngest whom I lovingly refer to as "Handbag"....loves doing things with dresses and well.......handbags. Mine are 5 and 6 1/2 and both if the girl variety And I'm all for the spending time away from technology. Hell of an idea Glenn

What time will you be there till man. Approximately?

Check head gasket.....electric water pump....electric fan ....thermo switch..

If its over heating with thermostat in with in a 100m ......to me that does sound like a head gasket...

Agreed dickie gauge ..if you had a over heating problem normally the gauge gets hotter when stopped at intersection... Not get colder in seconds...

I approve of your fetish...... Carry on my good man

just mounted the oil cooler ....tight as a nuns nasty in there. but once the inter cooler is black it should be to noticeable .

Well after the move and not even opening the doors for 2 weeks I thought I would get in the this weekend and sort it out. Its about the same length as the last garage but half the width. Over all still'pleanty of room so I might get back into it.

Hay man looking good and 1 if my favourite projects on old school......mainly because I to love massive rolling burnouts. Any who .the tube your using for the link arms .is it threaded all the way threw and where did you get it from. Cheers

Its utter bullshit what they want man.....wanted 6 individual references for me and 6 for my wife.....got shitty with them so much.....very surprised we got the place to be honest. And I bet if they said no you can't have a project car there.....and said well fuck it we will find something else ........they would have changed they're minds.

Our agreement states no unwaranted /unregistered cars on the property...just told the I'm restorying a classic car....I'm just not allowed to spill oil or paint and not to piss the neighbors off....I'm just going to get some carpet\ flooring from tardme to throw in the garage.

Its shit man . We are just about to move and I had to beg to let them allow me to have my cortina in the garage.

Don't know yet mate.

When's a good time for that chris?

Will do . Cheers