BDA780

lol sponsoring the Cancer Society as he smokes like a train?

Its a old Revell -> ESCI kit from the late 70s. I semi built the Revell mark 2 and was disappointed in how bad the body was but the little BDA was cool. https://www.scalemates.com/kits/esci-ertl-3049-crystal-ford-escort-rs-1800--160907 @Scrubb waiting with interest in how your Lancer comes out as Ive heard mixed reviews on Beemax kits and are really keen on their Delta S4

This pleases me. Wish I could make a final meet at Mercury.

Damn this is cool!!! Are you at ByGone? Please run the chrome modgies in super slam mode some time too.

We organised OS club parking years ago when there was a designated car club area. In short, getting everyone to arrive at the same tome to ensure they all park together is too much of a pain as OS members are staying all over the peninsula. Regardless it will be great to see OS member cars in the wide classic car parking area sporting OS stickers for easy identification.

Is Foo Fighters a two day concert? If so that'd be rad

House goals: http://www.fox13news.com/news/hurricane-irma/miami-couples-compromise-during-storm-preps-ends-with-car-in-living-room

Have they finished with all the building? Will the T be there?

Will the Soul Synchro Machine be seen at Caffeine and Classics?

Excellent work!!! Following with great interest. Use lost wax casting to get the nice finish.

Not so often. I should come see you out there.

Superb work Louis as always!! Hows the lil plane coming along?

Stoddard Rd, give it a trial. Top work on finding another option.

Awesome work!! I love the quarter bumpers and little details, but am particularly impressed by the inlet manifold. Did you notice any issues with shrinkage after casting or porosity using a 3D printed mould? Were you able to grind out the staircase effect in the ports? Also, whats a ballpark cost of casting that size? Keep up the great work

Block is done. Internals and head are all there just need to set aside some time to assemble. I'm thinking to design some slides as then I can design them to fit hardened tracks and needle rollers, pipe dreams haha. Whats in store for the Cortina?

Top work dude, car looks tidy in orange. Using this as motivation for my 1600 upgrade sometime.

The Auckland Monthly Meet! Wednesday 21st September Second-to-last Wednesday of every month 7:30pm onward A chance to catch up with fellow club members, talk some shit and eat some lush foodstuffs. Burgerfuel, Mexicali Fresh, Ajadz, Subway, Doolan Brothers etc. corner of Robert St and Hurst St, Ellerslie See map. The DEAL$: FREE Drink with Burger and Chips Purchase (From the COKE range , excluding mini burgers) FIRST MEET?? If you are new to these meets here are a few points that may help; Most people usually show up between 7:00pm and 8pm ish. We roll down to get burgers and whatever else is available whenever we're hungry. We sit around either at Burgerfuel or back up top in the carpark and continue the yarns. Remember its always a casual affair, a place to yarn to mates and make new ones. An Oldschool car is not required at all, but if you've got one on the road then bring it and show it off!! Doesn't need to be flash or special. And to be honest, many of us drive our boring modern daily drivers there anyway. MOST OF THESE ARE COMMON SENSE. WE WILL PROVIDE A FEW GENTLE REMINDERS WITH THE NEW RULES BUT REPEAT OFFENDERS MAY BE ASKED TO LEAVE. RULES AND THE BORING STUFF!! Basically these are in place so we have a fun and friendly meet and leave the carpark clean and tidy like we were never there. Take your rubbish away with you or put it in a bin, Use the public bins downstairs not the private ones belonging to the business up top Smokers please don't dispose of your butts on the ground! Please limit the ALCOHOL consumption. Its a public place and the Police/security regularly stop in and we don't want want anyone getting in trouble, We also don't want people leaving empties around. You are welcome to invite a few mates, but please note you are 100% responsible for their behaviour If you belong to other clubs and feel they might be keen to come check out our meet then that's cool but please see BDA780, Threeonthetree or 73crownwagon for permission before inviting them. NO Skids or Reckless/Dangerous driving Please leave a space near the fenced off area clear for the cleaners and don't block them in if they are there. Park in a proper carpark! If its full then just use a bit of common sense and try not to park to many people in. Newschool cars please park to one side and be prepared to move if we get short on space. I have had to ask Newer cars to move and park elsewhere and will continue to do so. The old cars get first preference for parking. Don't be offended if you're asked to move your newer car to make space for something old. If its raining and we have to park downstairs then new cars park upstairs or out of the way. The covered carpark is very small and needs to be OS only, No unregistered aircraft in the parking lot No daywalkers (including Dave) No gang colours / patches to be worn or displayed No pants with a fabric proximity of less than 5mm either side to the wearers legs If you have any suggestions or input for the meets then PM Threeonthetree, BDA780 or 73crownwagon Thanks!!

That's the messiest formatting I have ever seen in a post. Come to think of it all your posts are messy. Is it a Linux problem?

While not an official oldschool event Caffeine and Classics is generally popular for many oldschoolers and general car enthusiasts. Sunday 29th May (next Sunday) Smales Farm, Cnr Taharoto and Northcote Roads, Takapuna 10:00 onwards (get in around 9:30 to guarantee a park) If we get enough numbers a pre meet can be arranged at Partmaster on Wairau Rd. More info - https://www.facebook.com/CaffeineAndClassics

While not an official oldschool event Caffeine and Classics is generally popular for many oldschoolers and general car enthusiasts. Sunday 24th April (this Sunday) Smales Farm, Cnr Taharoto and Northcote Roads, Takapuna 10:00 onwards (get in around 9:30 to guarantee a park) If we get enough numbers a pre meet can be arranged at Partmaster on Wairau Rd. More info - https://www.facebook.com/CaffeineAndClassics

All was swell until this… It was cruising like a dream at 100 clicks until the engine cut out. I left the car in the workshop for a couple weeks (read: over a month) until the old boy decided to have a gander at the distributor where it was found that the spring for the points had broken. With a distributor raided from many spares the Escort lives again ready for the All Ford Day tomorrow.

So 10 months later I decided to purchase a bone stock engine so I could enjoy the car in summer and ultimately cruise to Leadfoot. I bought a 1300 crossflow out of a MK2 Escort from a dude on Escort Cortina parts and sales on Facebook. It was decided to give it a simple fresh up, coat of paint and obligatory flywheel lightening before putting into the car and thanks to shaneo I was able to source some rectangular rubber engine mounts. My old man, rot808 and rotorhoe did the lion’s share of the work and thanks to all their efforts and some help from Manon Butler Motors it was able to make it to Leadfoot trouble free.

Ah right, here is the build thread. What I failed to mention in the last update was in addition to lowering the rear of the car, I also applied 1x hacksaw to the resonator as a baffle had moved creating a painfully annoying rattle. This resulted in another interesting feature which will be discussed shortly. After completing these minor tasks the car was ready for OS Nationals or so I thought. Only a couple of km’s from home on the motorway in peak hour traffic it decided to die. It didn’t take long to determine it was a dead battery, thanks to help from fellow OS member DougD who was on his morning commute. Once towed back home, an all morning jaunt to find a replacement battery in order to make track day resulting in a couple sessions at Hampton Downs. This is where it went wrong… I was told to take it easy at the track, which is easier said than done. On the drive to Coroglen the oil light flashed on twice suggesting imminent damage to the engine. Furthermore, black smoke was observed by those following me. This led to the engine being frequently topped up with oil over the weekend and resulting in fumes entering the cabin when taking gomaxgo and Horse25 to Auckland airport. This was further worsened by the shortened exhaust system asphyxiating all inside and temporary exhaust bracket being dislodged creating an annoying rattle of the exhaust hitting the diff when unloaded. Despite these pitfalls the car was great fun at dirt speedway head to head racing and was head car in the Nationals group photo. Images courtesy of Snoozin However right after the event it was decided to park the car until another engine could be put in.