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would that setup work in a escort van too?? and whats the PCD on these vans??hijets are 4x110

was the same with my old daihatsu hijet,had 215 50 13 yokos on it,bastard thing used to take corners at 80 that a normal car wouldnt do at 50

long time reader first time poster .its looking good,and on the subject of the transam-esque rear flares,i think you should at least get them painted up to match the car,i think it could pull them off,especially with the nosecone

had to go back 4 bloody pages to find this thread,lol. anyway, still working away on it.these pictures were taken a couple of weeks ago but had'nt got around to putting them on a computer until now. early stages of a boot install.yes,i know,not exactly oldschool but i like a nice tidy boot and if that means making panels up so be it .i also apologise for the picture size,imageshack is changing and confused me :/ bought this grill for cheap to try,am getting a mint one from Karl(i500gt) so this one will be hung up as its missing a big chunk on the top drivers side. since these pictures were taken ive finished the sub box(under parcel shelf),finished customising the rear flares,and primered a few more repairs.will try get some updated pictures in the next few days tell me im an idiot here: //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?showtopic=32763

done my registration,payment to come as Karl knows,possibly a plus 1 to come when the mrs makes her bloody mind up

i got 13x7s with 215/50 13s on the hjiet,but hijets have a bigger guard cut than the suzukis on the front so that is probably too wide to fit :/

they're not kidding,i rebuilt the front brakes on my old hijet and that thing would touch the front bumper to the ground quite regularly,lmao

damn it,this makes me want to fix up the rusty daihatsu hijet behind my garage .what wheels are you thinking??

back of the alternator i would assume,ill have a look at the wiring in my van and let you know tomorrow

i like you choice of colour .im eventually going to do the mk5 the original blue(the lighter metallic blue they came in),but with a nod to the ozzy cortinas

im going to take a stab and say its the wire for the battery light on the dash

i can see what you mean by higher now with the flares .and i feel your pain with regards to sanding,just after i got the sport i spraycanned it black,im now paying for it by having to sand it all off again *facepalm* .you sticking with the blue or changing it to another colour entirely??

Karl is a GC of the first degree,have been buying cortina parts off him for years .at this stage it looks like the mrs wants to come with me,so should have 3 spare seats in my mk5 cortina

i have 2 1/4" on the mk5 sport with a single muffler.its not loud but as NZford can tell you,it has a nice note.im far from an expert on exhausts though,i took it to Mark at pitstop hornby(ive known him via friends for a few years),and basically said"i want something more performance orientated but not obnoxiously loud, and NO fart cannons",cost me 425 inc GST all up

the ones im using follow reasonably close,fronts are almost even the whole way round,rears are a little out near the bottom but you have to look closely to notice

IMO keep the flares as bolt ons boss,waaaaay easier to repair if someone rubs something on them(shopping trolleys in the case of my mk5 sport).have you found you need to slightly notch them at the bottom to clear the doors??im running foxton/aerotech ones on the mk5 and ive had to notch them on the bottom as well as smooth them down to match the height of the sheetmetal where it folds into the door shut

i like this idea,may have to steal it

id be keen to do it this way,although come home late sunday night so can at least fit in a full day of activities on Sunday

a good point,the amount of people my mate used to have at his old workshop that wanted a wof with a bungy cord holding the battery was ridiculous.im think a 30mm wide aluminium strap with m6 bolts would be sufficient??or would i be better with a steel strap and/or bigger bolts?? and Joker raised a good point,the mk5 has the back seat in,but theres no solid wall as such between the boot and the seat,unless a large sub box counts as a firewall?

Mk5 cortina sport mate .and cheers Yowzer,thats what i had been told but wasnt 100% sure so figured the wise heads of OS would know

hey guys,im moving the battery to the boot in the mk5 sport,do i need a sealed battery box for a normal battery or can i just clamp it down as it would have been in the engine bay??

i suspect mine is more bogan than your Karl

battery in boot is a cert job???

mantra for all thrash vehicles:"drive it like you stole it" .but yes,i like it a lot,simply because it proves you dont need a high hp turbo monster to go hard

yup,its about all its good for at the moment,lmao.for those that are interested,the springs have lost 4 coils per front,and 3 per rear,resulting in 145mm lowering job,lmfao