camo_78 74 Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 i had an identical set of contessas(mine are roh though=minilites??),polished lip with black centre.not a good picture nor good situation for them but this is the only picture i can find of them on short notice yes,the tyre got destroyed on the ghia at a burnout comp Quote Link to post Share on other sites
azzurro 5,121 Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 glad those nuts fit, at least they will come in handy for someone. wish i still had the beetle they were on, i kinda abondoned it after my gf rear ended someone at the bottom of whakapapa road due to brake fade, and my olds sold it when they sold their business where it was stored and i was too poor to not take the $, but asked to keep the 5 spoke EMPI rims and nuts. Rims are now lost too contessas looks good, roll as is, maybe with a polished lip? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shavenYak 1,149 Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Yep, think I'll just roll them as is. Gonna get someone to fit the tyres tomorrow. Stay tooned for pics. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NVMY R 0 Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 Paint the 12's gold to match your pinstripe maybe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shavenYak 1,149 Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 Yeah was kinda thinking that - I do have some gold hammerite left in a tin too.. but then my brake gear is painted gold so that might look weird. I've put tires on them now and am just gonna run them as is, and maybe paint once these tires need replacing. Will take a photo tomorrow. Car is half an inch lower, but also half an inch more guard gap now, so might have to do something about that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steelies 18,799 Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 make an adaptor plate to go between carb and manifold? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shavenYak 1,149 Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 yeah not sure how because the stud patterns are so similar - there's only a mm or two each way. So as far as I can tell the bolts would clash.. but I dunno - you tell me, you're the engineery type! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlownCorona 4,266 Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 when my dad was younger he fitted an aftermarket carb to an escort manifold by getting the holes drilled and welded, ive still got the setup and its all good Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KKtrips 23,286 Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 How much room have you got under the bonnet to fit it? When the bolt holes are that close the only way to make an adapter plate is to have a 2 piece adapter - You bolt down the bottom half with countersunk bolts then have studs sticking out the top half. The top and bottom halves are bolted together with countersunk bolts on the sides rather than the corners. For the cost of the alloy plate and mucking around to make 2 adapter plates then in my opinion you would be better off to get the holes alloy welded up and then redrill and tap new holes in the weld.. But you may need to machine the manifold flat or at least linish it after it has been welded as the heat may distort the surface. Either way has pros and cons but to keep it looking factory then filling holes and retapping would work best.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shavenYak 1,149 Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 thanks guys - kk: 2 piece adaptor sounds interesting, I hadn't thought of doing it that way. But yeah to keep things simple I think I'll get the holes filled and redrilled. OR I could just slot the holes in the carb.. Hmm decisions, decisions.. by the way, this is my build thread you silly geese! discussion izt here: //oldschool.co.nz/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=12230 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KKtrips 23,286 Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 I'm a silly goose - moved them so no one will know the difference.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kyteler 60,522 Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Man that looks good on them tiny wheels. Noice work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RUNAMUCK 29,081 Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 This car makes me smile. I deeply regret being talked out of buying a minty mint mint nanna spec one with a blown head gasket some years back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steelies 18,799 Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 awww lookin so good man! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Goat 9,479 Posted January 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 What are them tyre specs? They look bloddy good for 12s. 12s usually seem to have grotty high profile balloon tyres available. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
klarkodio 0 Posted July 31, 2018 Report Share Posted July 31, 2018 HI I'm looking for some subaru 700 parts Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shavenYak 1,149 Posted August 1, 2018 Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 12 hours ago, klarkodio said: HI I'm looking for some subaru 700 parts Try eBay uk. Mines been scrapped. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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