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Taupo Bound Must be in the right place Scrutineering time All set and all stickered ! Ready to Race 2016 Taupo Tarmac 2wd Rally

Rally Prep Part 4 Kirrane Automotive Has stickered me up too

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/ford/accessories/auction-1100940643.htm Mine are the smaller ones and just carbon look . I see he does sell real carbon ones too

Tarmac Rally Prep Part 3 Sticker Time Numbers , Names and Alan Mann Racing Decal And Big Thanks to my sponsor Jetblast - Air blast technology for sorting out all my stickers and making my car look so good

Tarmac Rally Prep Part 2 Wheel alignment and suspension setups ready for Taupo

Tarmac Rally Prep Part 1 Underbody protection and mud flaps Fitting the chrome strip at last

Good Test Day at Hampton Downs 80 track Kilometers done and the car didn't miss a beat and best of all , its coming home in one piece and still shiny.... phew ! unfortunately the GoPro footage got corrupted so only got some iphone footage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oluSeq0jKHc

3M Stone guard protective clear wrap applied all around the lower section of the Escort Whole front end wrapped and across top of the bonnet Very impressed how you can barely see the edges of the wrap

Had a tune up on the dyno ready for Hampton Downs Im only running the standard engine for now until I have the funds to finish off and assemble the race motor. but 102 HP at the wheels for a standard pinto sounds like fun

Got me some real carbon fiber from Motorsport Composites ltd Much Better and fitted the smiths water temp to match the rest of the set Much better

Its all Certified and all the paperwork has arrived -Warrant -Rego -Authority Card -Motorsport Licence -Club Membership -Rollacge homologation sticker and the logbooks good to go which makes for a very happy Driver (me) and Co-driver (dad)

Took Alan Mann along to the Brit and Euro Classic Car Show The rest of the Escort Klan

Got a few of the crew together and cruised along to the Auckland oldschool meet

Test Drive time for the Cert

Cert Time

Both the Escorts should be making it to oldschool this month

Last bits of setup If all goes to plan , its coming to the monthly oldschool meet on Wednesday

many hours later.... Its all back together and running

Engine bays almost ready Inside panels going in

Finally Splashed out and bought my Smiths Gauge Cluster Marking it out to replicate a works style dash Smiths Water temp is still on its way will swap out the VDO for Smiths one shortly Now time to wire it all up

Had some new suspension brackets water cut got busy on the welder Moved the rear suspension points up 50mm to lift rear end Also moved it forward to square up the coilovers in the turret boxes gusseted and braced four link mounts

Engine Back in

Thanks Mate , Yeah I've raised the suspension and moved the suspension points on the rear so I can get more travel. It was nice running low at the track but a shocker on the hillclimb. Looks like a rally car on the 13's now Ive raised it , also got to get through the cert so I'll keep it up for now and then play around with it afterwards

Thanks mate , The VW is taking shape nicely piece by piece. Great repair work as usual and good stuff getting Felix involved too

Hey Zac , Great to meet you this afternoon. Thanks for coming to check out the escort . Had a look at your VK , very mint I read it was in the family before you owned it which makes it been stolen even tougher.... Catch you up at oldschool soon mate