Guest escort_boy Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Preparation and Painting well here is my lil project that has been happening over the last month or 2 First of all the 1600 ghia automatic was looking a lil sad like this. it was poo brown, had a vinyl roof and was high as a kite after a month of deciding i decided to the pull teh car offf the road and give it a paint job, remove the vinyl roof, which proved to be not that hard at all, cheers leon for the hand. we undercoated, paneled it and preped it at home. i could have done with a litlle bit more time but hey i gues ill remember that for next time. courtesy of dads work we painted her in the booth. we had a car painter paint if for us. its good having contacts in the field... contacts = cheap!! The colour chosen was not hard to decied since i was in love with the ford blue applying the colour, didnt really appeal to me as it was dull. Little did i know that it would turn out glossy as! bringing it out in natural sunlight bought out the colour that i fell in love with! taken it home was more exctitment, coz once i took it off the trailer and saw the colout in the sun it was incrediable im still wokrking on it at the moment. doing a 2l manual conversion along with putting a few things back to gether stil, lowering it and new magsl but it wont be long till its finished! other random photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest escort_boy Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Springs, Shocks, and steering Well i got me sum lowering blocks for the back and new springs and shocks up front. Got pedders shocks, and springs that are as low as they can go with out getting the shocks shortned. i will post up pics when its back off the axel stands I also scored a quick steer rack for the car and another set of disks so they have been chuked on as well[/b] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest escort_boy Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 Radiator I just scored my self a brand new Sierra Radiator for the escort. I pcik this up this weekend so all i need now is a sump that is cut properly and it will be done! Windows My windows have been tinted while they were out, so i just gotta put them back in. Thanks to DVLRCR for doing them for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest escort_boy Posted August 14, 2005 Share Posted August 14, 2005 went to pick apart today and scored some mint condition honda seats for the eskie. looks like it had only come in. no wet smells, clean and no tears! and they were wat i was after but on the down side im getting pissed off with the 2l so im thinkin of workin the 1600 a lil and putting the 5spd in.. ill see how i go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest escort_boy Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 I finally got my motivation back to do it again after losing it for a while the 2l is now bolted up less the sump. Im gonna bolt the box up to it and then modify the sump to fit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest escort_boy Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 well the box and engine are all bolted up but good old logan forgot to put the clutch relase bearing in so out she comes again the hole is all cut for the box and is rite. Im thinkin of getting a rs2000 sump in from england as my old man is dealing with a guy who can get htem for cheap Now all i need to do is sort the exhaust and wire it up and ill be away hopefully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest escort_boy Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 at the moment im using my modified sump but that wasnt working so i had anotehr one that was cut a lil white ago but the oil pick up wouldnt fit. I took it to my engineer mate and he is extending hte pick up for me so i cna use that sump the engine and box is all in at the moment and just waiting the return of the pick up so i can bolt it all back up and put the driveshaft on and wire it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest escort_boy Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 Windscreens Finally got the front and rear windscreen in, just gotta get some sealer to seal it up. I opted not to have 20% tints on the rear incase i got pulled over by the 50. thats it pretty much to do apart from lil things to put back on and im still waiting for my pick up. i can rush a free job god dammit it but is meant to be done by xmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest escort_boy Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 got the oil pick up and the sump bolted up perfectly (cheers davidian for the hand) the 2l is now in and bolted up. most stuff is bolted up. just gotta wire it up and put the radiator in. gotta go get an alternator and pipes for the carb as i didnt get any also gotta sus the mountng for the 5spd box but that will coem with time hopefully she will be ging in 2 weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest escort_boy Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 got teh engin turning over today. we had a slight problem with the auto rely not letting it start but soon by passed that and got it going going to sort the timing and leads out when i get back next week and hope the engine actual goes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest escort king Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 hey man im doin near the edzact same thing as u. no need 2 worrie about gearbox mounts slot the old 1 about 5 mill and its sweet. also if you are looking for a sport steet cam send urs to camco in rotarua and ask for a kent grind. it only cost about 80 dollars and dont have 2 change valves, springs or any thin and it goes hard. also look at jetin the carb better as its a heap better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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