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Got some painting done. Pretty much time to put the old girl back together. Once i sort the damn front brakes.

What about low'n'slows 4 door mk1, he said the pcd was wrong so he used mk2 struts? From you gaz i think?

Yea disc ones. Haha

Ok thanks.

My grandad is claiming that these wont fit, frustrating as hell... almost turning into an argument.. so those ones from palmside will DEFINITELY fit a mk1 escort? 1975 if thats gona make any difference. thanks

Are capri discs able to be fitted to mk1 escort struts/hubs?

Hi, im trying to figure out what brakes to use on my escort, am i able to use the original brake booster with my 2l pinto, has anyone? Im running 4-2-1 extractors, looks like it may fit. Thanks.

Engine ready to sit in. aannnd sitting in. Decided to put original diff back in, as i am leaving for a few months at the beginning of september so cant f***ed trying to get it to work in that time. this meant the back could be back on the ground for now tho. just sat the front wheels up. Getting ready to move shifter hole back. chuur. looking goood. extending the gearbox crossmember to bolt to the floor. and thats it until i suss a welder.

Stoked to say the least. 7x13 JBW minilights Nice weee stretch.

Hahaha yea hes really good. Hes raced cars and done them up his whole life. Good to have a helping hand. Oh really! Good going haha

Finally got this back, looking a bit blingy. haha. added some plates for strength. Means of camber adjustment, 2deg. Nicely done grandad. In and ready for a test fit, to do the gearbox shifter hole and line up for the diff to be welded to the mounts. hopefully get engine crane for the weekend, and a welder. bye for now.

Thanks guys. Chroming. Wel the actual plating for two bumpers and door handles was 700. And the old guy who is a polisher stripped them and panelbeated them was 500. I never thought it would be that much so i just gave it to my dads mate without getting a quote. So yea 1200 for it all. Shat myself.

yea it is real similar to the mazda blue. kinda what i was going for ae. looks darker in the photos than it is.

Colour is, Subaru (legacy) Sydney blue/liberty blue. That's just what it says on the can.

Yea that's what my dads been saying. but hes coming round though. thanks for the feedback.

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Hey guys. Discussion: http://www.oldschool.co.nz/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=34650 Had this escort just over a year now, should have started a thread ages ago for it but here's pictures of whats been happening so far. Bought it from some guy in Levin, 1 owner from new and 65000kms on it. Felt like a crime to change it. Didn't do a whole lot for the first 6 months. This year i have got stuck into it, slowly of course. Pics of when i first got it. (Bumper and door cards taken off just earlier) When i got it the guy said he didn't know if the back seats had ever been sat in. I then got a pinto for it, (the guy who had it may be on here, a crashed mk2) had a bit of head work, over sized valves (20 thou), ported and an fr32 cam regrind. Got a hilux LSD that had been narrowed, too much though which is a pain but I'm just going to widen it 1.5cm each side. Mocking up of some reversed 14's to see the low (3") Ready to be removed. Aaand out. Dad wanting to help, making room for radiator. and done some sanding and priming. Test for colour. Pinto makeover. My space, not bad. gravel floor though Type 9 Stripped inside although i'm not painting in there. Present form the grandparents. Straightened them up though. Painting the doors. Doing all the painting myself, come out good so far. Close up on colour, really nice shine to it. Grandad help me make up these from original struts. Painted under the bonnet. And door jams. Shit yea. Another shit yea moment, mate gave me these for quite the steal, 40mm mikuni solex. looking so nice. and painted cam cover black. New wheel. Got he chrome redone which was ridiculously expensive. but looks the shit. Got the engine running on the ground, hooked it up all bozo, was just too loud otherwise. Thats it for now, hopefully get some good stuff done this weekend. chur..

Any tips or advice would be great, or just let me know what you think.

Yea the earth is good. Guess i should try another place though. I have it bolted at the manifold. Fuel? Not yet just trying to get a spark by touching the spark plug on an earth.

Hey everyone. I am in need of a bit of help. Iv got a 2l pinto that im trying to get running, just on the ground. And i can not get any spark. I was using a lumenition ignition system, me and my mate did a dodgy wiring guess where things went, and buggerd that. So iv got a new electronic ignition, not lumenition, and still no spark. I had the coil and the distributor tested and are fine. What else can it be? Im sure its all wired up correct. Any help please!!

Oh really. Thank you

Does anyone know if the mt75 clutch fork and release bearing will fit a type 9 gearbox. If not where can you buy them? Thanks.