samii

looking at doing a conversion into something a bit different in an xf ute, just about to start my apprenticeship now and wanna use my ute as a project until i finish my apprenticeship. i've been thinking about going sr or rb20de/t? and just run full nissan brakes and suspension setup also? not too keen on a v8 as although it's cool, it's fairly common. just want something new and a bit different. any ideas appreciate it, thanks.

needing the wiring in my escort done, there is no power to the ignition, and pretty much no power anywhere. i would do it myself, but i've just started studying full time and need the car going asap so rather just pay someone to do it. post on here if anyone is interested in helping, will pay whoever does it $100. p.s. am in christchurch and would need it doing sometime this week? text me on 0277799675 if anyone is keen, don't have to be a sparky or anything just someone with some time and knowledge

sorry used the term reuild kinda loosely, i'm not to flash with all the terminology ae. still learning i put in a new cam and lightened flywheel i got the problem sorted, there were markings on the bearings and the conrods (eg, 1,2,3,4 on both conrods and bearings) but they didn't match up like 1 ended up fitting with 3 and so on. (they weren't factory stamps, they were done with a vivid type marker). so i just mixed and matched the bearings with the conrods and did the process you said and after about 3-4 hours of trying all the possibilities i got it. anyway thanks for the post ae

yeah i've had some measurements taken, the old man did them for me. the pistons are standard size same with the bore. haven't had chance to get the crank measured yet.

jsut brought a new engine for my escort, (old one was giving too muxh hassle) anyway rebuilding it, one conrod wouldn't move so crc bombed the shit outta it and it mooves freely as all the other pistons and conrods now. but i'm having problems with getting the rigth bearings and pistons matched up. i've marked up all the pistons to match the bearings they came out of the engine originally with. but having no luck turning the crankshaft no matter how many different ways i try the bearings around. j8st wondering if anyone could offer any advice? or if anyone has been across this problem before? thanks.

might be a stupid question but was looking at some spare parts to keep for spares in the garage( from my brothers several 1300 engines) and was wondering if a 1300 and 1600 camshaft is the same in a mark II escort, and the same deal with the flywheel? thanks.

just been out to the garage, has the most ridiculously sized spark plug so it's off to the shop tomorrow to get a socket for it, and will check the jets on the carb then too, thanks.

sorry it's turning over but not firing up. so it makes brm brm brm noises like bzg bling said.

hey i'm house sitting for some mates out in ohoka at the moment and they have a wee home made go kart with a susuki 250cc motorbike engine strapped to the back. it hasn't been used in ages. (like effing ages) it sounds like it's wanting to start up. but it just won't turn over, it jumps forward if you leave the clutch out when you start it. just wondering if anyone knows anything i could do or have a look or whatever. would be a mean wee paddock smasher whilst they are away

rung parks ltd today bubblegoose. the car is stil there, but they said they have scrapped some parts off it and sold some. so not too sure what will be left.

haha, no problems! i'll just guess and hope to god i don't blow summit nah i'll get a manual.

when's the next one? really keen ae.

thanks for the suggestions, i emailed nismocapri. just waiting for a reply now, does anyone know the price he charges for these?

is the track day or nats up in north island too? i might be up there anyway doing trip of the north island, so might have to check it out!

don't suppose you have/ could take a picture of the wiring if you have the chance? thanks.

didn't know you were an invader bubblegoose?! welcome to the crusade brother!

is the clubrun in churchur? could be keen to take my esky on it's virgin club run lol! might drag my brothers ressurected mark 1 too if that's legit too.

uhhhh not too sure? the company that towed the thing was called parks ltd. so i'm guessing there? but don't qoute me. i will dig out the papers tomorrow and pm you as to where the car should be now.

is there any way to make a carb setup fuel injected?

nah i don't i had to scrap the thing to pay of the fines for the towing company and the telegraph pole fines.

got a hold of a pinto a whilst back and was going to swap it straight fo my 1600 crossflow but i've decided to keep that in and rebuild/turbo the engine. i've seen jase's mark 1 pinto. and a few others, most of which are fuel injected. just wondering if a carby'd turbo setup is possible and th setup of one. thanks, samii.

yeh i brought th springs and that a while back too! uhhh i got an alternator from a mates 1990's galant wrecking and made up a plate to hold it in place and just changed over the plug for it and used the same belt. i never even got chance to put those springs in it! was going round a roundabout in the wet and the car had insane bodyroll and slid outand i lost it into a lamp post lol! kinda sucks but awell!

dad took the haynes manual back to the library so back to doing it blindfolded up, but i'll just follow bubblegoose's suggestions. thanks.

aw sorry, it is turning over but there is no spark so it won't actually fire up. sorry about that

hey, i've got no spark from my coil in my MK2 escort. so the car isn't turning over. just wondering if anyone can give some advice as to what might be wrong, or draw up a quick diagram as to where the wires go to and from the coil( as some of the wires have been changed in colour from the haynes manual) thanks samii.