escortwags Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 well after being threatend to be cut if i didnt make a thread bout me ol girl ive decided to make one..pics will be slow as im sucha useless bastard at taking them let alone putting them on the net.. anyway heres some of when i got the ol girl she is a virgin to N.Z fresh from acrross the ditch have all paper work check sheets all that crap so she can and will be registered on our crappy bumpy roads the bodys not to bad usual rust in a few places but ive seen worse sporting a massive 1.6litre which actually didnt run that bad and massive front callipers which the passenger side had decided to make brakes babies with the rotor and was siezed on like a bitch (was fun to drive like that) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escortwags Posted November 12, 2008 Author Share Posted November 12, 2008 then after that before i forgot to take more pictures i stripped the girls insides till she was but naked..and also at this stage i had purchased some brand spanker RS'5 mmm they were yum! just eyeing them up to see what they would look like (i eventually bolted them on that night just have to find pics) god dam that thing looks jacked! these pictures are from bout november last year this was when i was living in auckland and had to ditch the car in my old mans shed for a while (was inbetween a transfer to aucks) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escortwags Posted November 12, 2008 Author Share Posted November 12, 2008 Next thing to tackle was the 4x4 stance that they seem to have ended up getting bilstien adjustables on all 4 corners all custom made and to suit track use (spring rate, valving etc) will get pictures of the faaaaarking extremely pricey bastards tonight when i go threw my pics my old mans big ass shed up north the car waiting for its suspension to arrive THAT IS THE WORST CRYPTIC TYPING IVE EVER SEEN MYSELF DO! : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escortwags Posted November 12, 2008 Author Share Posted November 12, 2008 meh one more pic today and im done this is when she finally made it to her resting place at my house in aucks parked it with my partners sweet little cortina (which just got a new wof again woohoo) sussed a carbon fibre boot for her (the old boot was tired anyway) and cut out the boot florr to make way for drop tank surge tank battery and methanol enrichement kit more pics of all the goodies tomorow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escortwags Posted November 12, 2008 Author Share Posted November 12, 2008 some random ones of the suspension rear springs are now the same as front the rear the front Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escortwags Posted November 12, 2008 Author Share Posted November 12, 2008 oooo bits and peices ive managed to haord over the last few months ready to go in and a random pic of the mates r100 and hearse on baaaaags mmmm shiney drop tank sust out some coils awhile ago along with a microtech going to mount them in this weekend the only thing holding me back from most shit is not being able to go to bolt man on the weekend ooo some arrow 2 bukeez to put my booty in the fit nice on standard rails no mods are needed (had them in and took them out as the floors just been painted and getting ready for DYNAMAT next week) FANCY! what do we have here? part of the methanol system which should be fun and smell oooooooo so good! mmm sexy cars! that'l do for the day dont wana blow my load to quick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escortwags Posted November 12, 2008 Author Share Posted November 12, 2008 ok ok should have posted this near the start the motor out of a series 6 batty boy the engine bay getting all fanced up and cleaned and de ugleyd didnt get much pics of it and what do you know after getting the front cover switcharood and using my spare rx2 x-member the bastard fits snug as a bug! also note the nice shiney snout i got from oz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escortwags Posted November 12, 2008 Author Share Posted November 12, 2008 ignore the masking tape thats just there for dummying purposes ill let this stu longer and post more pics tomorow shes alot further along than im showing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escortwags Posted November 12, 2008 Author Share Posted November 12, 2008 favourite part of the car dont see many of these around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escortwags Posted November 13, 2008 Author Share Posted November 13, 2008 alrite found some more pics this is at the stage where i had made up all the intercooler piping all nice and snug mounted up intercooler with some alloy (replacing with steel obviously) and just about to mount rad (thats why the tapes there) got a exhaust manifold of SDR in australia all niiiice everything sitting pretty much where it should, and whats this .... its a wee little turbo woohoo going to get anything that isnt alloy powder coated satin balck for something a bit different manifolds etc. heres a pic from the front how everything looks looks dirty as shit basically the plan is to put everything in how it should then rip it all out for panel and paint that way im not f''kn around with mint panel engine bay etc trying to fit everything its a Mr enforcer intercooler and yes it goes all the way up past the grill the plot thickens... just looked at that picture and it looks wierd makes the front bumper look all mental at everything looks outa proportion oh well ill get some better ones when shes out the shed this weekend note the awesome piece of wood in the top pic just waiting for bolts to smake the g-box on and that should be long gone..alot better then holding it in place with rope and shit though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escortwags Posted November 13, 2008 Author Share Posted November 13, 2008 alritey then its more picture time heres the boot with the panel steel but and box section all dummied about to be welded little fuel tank is for the methanol was a mission to make the template so it would but up, but managed to sus it after a few beers and heres the diff in (bolts finger tight) checking clearance issues which are close but non exsistant so much bigger than the standard pussa plus have a nice tight lsd for here everything looks crap how its so dirty but that will all change after paint and heres a but shot of the car.. the adjsutables are wound up so i can access underneath the boot easier etc..eats rim hard in the bum with them down but the front x-member gets a wee bit close to the ground (under 60mm) BUT DONT WORRY IM NOT A STAIN IT WILL ONLY DRIVE ON ITS LOWEST SETTING thats enough pics for today will get some decent ones this weekend when i push it outa the shed..also notice the inside of the rim with the diff picture .. its polished to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escortwags Posted November 14, 2008 Author Share Posted November 14, 2008 just thought id throw up a random pic of the front wheels theres still some dish action on the bastard and front can come down more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escortwags Posted January 14, 2009 Author Share Posted January 14, 2009 BACK ON MUTHA F**KN TRACK! Shits kinda sorted with all my shit so cars starting to get some more love rolled her outa the shed for the first time IT MOVES!!!! brakes all sused going to hopefully finish the interior this weekend, just waiting for dynamat to arrive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escortwags Posted April 15, 2009 Author Share Posted April 15, 2009 ahhh my thread was on page 4!! fuk im slack! heapsa pics up tomorow progress is going sweet and the parts are still being bought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escortwags Posted April 15, 2009 Author Share Posted April 15, 2009 alright found some olish photos on my work computer from a few months back where the green paint is, is where i decided to get angry with my mate the angle grinder cutting out the crappy bent to shit top panel bit and a nice hole for the turbo to suck from starting making the raditator ready to be bolted in FINALLY!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escortwags Posted April 15, 2009 Author Share Posted April 15, 2009 decided i hated old stupid rusty hex bolts, went down to bolt man with my wallet and got $150 worth of black cap screws got carried away with them as you can see and even done the headlights! eventually everything will be a cap, most of the front end is now after that buying spree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escortwags Posted April 15, 2009 Author Share Posted April 15, 2009 ooo thats rite, some of you may hate it but i dont! got a really f**kn good deal on some dynamat and couldnt resist I luck being comfortable in my old beauties!!!! + makes the whole car alot tidyier and nicer to work on : my engrish is pretty bad this afternoon mounted my nice brand new seats in aswell, no modifaction needed to original rail or the racepro one niiiiiiiiiice only one shown in this pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escortwags Posted April 15, 2009 Author Share Posted April 15, 2009 forgot to mention in that post if anyone decides to lay dynamate WEAR GLOVES my hands got so fucking cut up by the sharp shit i was a mega emo ive got dna covering most of the floor and heres what it looks like with a big arse hole cut out where there shouldnt be will be nice for the little turbo once i get a filter on there note all the crusty rust and crap on the front, prepd and painted it all up looks alot nicer now, will put the pics up tomorow, have most of the interior finished aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escortwags Posted April 15, 2009 Author Share Posted April 15, 2009 and a random picture of the garage looking like a shit whole last month car looks like a pile of crap that just sucks my money have sinse tidyed shed up put new black door cards on and back seat mounted oil cooler + radiator painted up front black mounted EWP put gearbox together and put my trusty gearknob on and shit loads more... pics to follow (get on page 2 you crappy thread!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escortwags Posted April 15, 2009 Author Share Posted April 15, 2009 decided last week to piss off the old bus steering wheel turned into the biggest mission ever bashed the shit out of it for about a week with no return soaked it in all sorts of crap with nothing more than sweet fuk all happening ended up taking the whole steering column out, put in a big vise, got a big punch, and a big fark off axe and puned the shit out of it with a mate for 5mins till eventually it slide off the steering wheel it actually looked like the thing had self welded on the spline with 30 years of gunk hardning!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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