Mk1Daniel Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Discussion? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCADTA Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 looks like a mint shell to start with got any rust issues? surely you must have a couple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My name is Russell Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Good stuff ... hey you don't necessarily need lots of money to make a nice car you just need to think outside the square ... and live near pick a part na who am i kidding ... these things cost a bomb to work on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mk1Daniel Posted December 21, 2009 Author Share Posted December 21, 2009 haha thanks actually as far as im aware the only rust ive had has been fixed(primer patches and some of them are fixed dents) drivers side guard had a f*&% load of bog but all was fixed for $350(dads panel beater mate ) no floor rust or heater bubble rust etc like my last one. saw this looked better than my old one already. suprised me a bit actually.but we will see when i start to strip it down. Is all undersealed and floors done with some black underseal type stuff. no sound deadning its a bit F#%*ing loud in there so might have to fix that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mk1Daniel Posted December 21, 2009 Author Share Posted December 21, 2009 Yeah the plans to do it cheap but.. already spent about 1g on the engine set up. oh well. would sound like nothing to you guys i suppose. My dads been a HUGE help as he knows his shit and gets repco discounts through work and is good at finding cheapys.so yeah. plans to make the outside nice and get 1600 in. then i can save up for a nice interior( least important part i reckon) also whats a cheap way to improve on suspension/breaks mines not bad but might as well look into just in case. Edit:QCADTA and LOW'N'SLOW im loving your guys builds btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My name is Russell Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Lower profile tyres would be the first thing i would recommend looking at, whats on there now as they must have some mega sidewall flex. Put some 2" lowering blocks in the bum and after market springs in the front. Make sure you setup your wheels and tyres before you paint it just encase you need to tickle up the lips for clearance. What condition are your bushes in?, Check your sway bar end bolts are nice n tight etc. Replacing the shocks can make good improvements also. I want from standard shocks to Koni's on my daily 4 door and the difference was huge! Allot funner to take around corners when the car is settled and not rolling around like a whale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mk1Daniel Posted December 21, 2009 Author Share Posted December 21, 2009 Lower profile tyres would be the first thing i would recommend looking at, whats on there now as they must have some mega sidewall flex. Put some 2" lowering blocks in the bum and after market springs in the front. Make sure you setup your wheels and tyres before you paint it just encase you need to tickle up the lips for clearance. What condition are your bushes in?, Check your sway bar end bolts are nice n tight etc. Replacing the shocks can make good improvements also. I want from standard shocks to Koni's on my daily 4 door and the difference was huge! Allot funner to take around corners when the car is settled and not rolling around like a whale. Thanks i have hotwires with 205/50r13s so ill get those on. bushes are pretty new and i have my blocks and springs but cant lower it with those stupid 70profile tyres lol. rear shocks are newish munroes and fronts.. f%#% knows lol. Cant wait to get the 1600 in but i dont think ill be able to drive it for a while coz ill be stripping it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My name is Russell Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 PS you should keep the original seats / interior ... i regret having to replace mine with bucket seats when the back of one of mine broke. Just slap a bumper on the front and paint it that choice green you have shown, with your 1600 you will have a grouse little escort! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My name is Russell Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Lower profile tyres would be the first thing i would recommend looking at, whats on there now as they must have some mega sidewall flex. Put some 2" lowering blocks in the bum and after market springs in the front. Make sure you setup your wheels and tyres before you paint it just encase you need to tickle up the lips for clearance. What condition are your bushes in?, Check your sway bar end bolts are nice n tight etc. Replacing the shocks can make good improvements also. I want from standard shocks to Koni's on my daily 4 door and the difference was huge! Allot funner to take around corners when the car is settled and not rolling around like a whale. Thanks i have hotwires with 205/50r13s so ill get those on. bushes are pretty new and i have my blocks and springs but cant lower it with those stupid 70profile tyres lol. rear shocks are newish munroes and fronts.. f%#% knows lol. Cant wait to get the 1600 in but i dont think ill be able to drive it for a while coz ill be stripping it How wide are those mags your putting the 205/50r13s on? Have a go at this to see what the new vs old profile will look like relative to the width and offset of rim atc http://www.wheelsmaster.com/rt_specs.jsp (you may want to try find some wider mags i suspect as you may still have bubble looking tyres however im no expert and always select the wrong tyres 1st shot) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mk1Daniel Posted December 21, 2009 Author Share Posted December 21, 2009 PS you should keep the original seats / interior ... i regret having to replace mine with bucket seats when the back of one of mine broke. Just slap a bumper on the front and paint it that choice green you have shown, with your 1600 you will have a grouse little escort! ... the front seats are HORRIBLE. way too high and i reckon uncomfortable. might get those black vinyl recaro replica seats i like the look of those and they not bad because dad had a set and they were comfy. then will just retrim it all in black. but that will be in good time. or ill just get fishnets and retrim it to match them. leaning towards option A though forgot to mention it has a full front bumper now but i dont like it still trying to find some proper steel 1/4s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mk1Daniel Posted December 21, 2009 Author Share Posted December 21, 2009 Lower profile tyres would be the first thing i would recommend looking at, whats on there now as they must have some mega sidewall flex. Put some 2" lowering blocks in the bum and after market springs in the front. Make sure you setup your wheels and tyres before you paint it just encase you need to tickle up the lips for clearance. What condition are your bushes in?, Check your sway bar end bolts are nice n tight etc. Replacing the shocks can make good improvements also. I want from standard shocks to Koni's on my daily 4 door and the difference was huge! Allot funner to take around corners when the car is settled and not rolling around like a whale. Thanks i have hotwires with 205/50r13s so ill get those on. bushes are pretty new and i have my blocks and springs but cant lower it with those stupid 70profile tyres lol. rear shocks are newish munroes and fronts.. f%#% knows lol. Cant wait to get the 1600 in but i dont think ill be able to drive it for a while coz ill be stripping it How wide are those mags your putting the 205/50r13s on? Have a go at this to see what the new vs old profile will look like relative to the width and offset of rim atc http://www.wheelsmaster.com/rt_specs.jsp 13x7 hotwires. for now until i can afford 13x7 minilites Fuck your a helpful cunt aye? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mk1Daniel Posted December 21, 2009 Author Share Posted December 21, 2009 http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 389538.htm Want flares that look like this. i asked how they got them that way and they said. flares where done with hammer and dolly and front was pulled out by baseball bat then got a panel beater to smooth it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My name is Russell Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Oh sweet so they should be ok to dummy up with presuming the offset is the same Sweet just be aware you may need to modify your guards lips a little with them .... cant remember if you can get away with just rolling the lip or more is required. But you can see on my 4 door mk1 the extent i went to to get clearance with the same mags. Or get them in as blanks and have some meet shaven of the back by performance mags before getting the holes drilled. You may have inner guard issues on the front then however. edit i see you are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mk1Daniel Posted December 21, 2009 Author Share Posted December 21, 2009 Sweet just be aware you may need to modify your guards lips a little with them .... cant remember if you can get away with just rolling the lip or more is required. But you can see on my 4 door mk1 the extent i went to to get clearance with the same mags. Or get them in as blanks and have some meet shaven of the back by performance mags before getting the holes drilled. You may have inner guard issues on the front then however. Yeah ill see how it all works out but it wont be for a while so hottys will do for the time being. mostly exited about the new motor though. Also i have no idea about how to measure offset. Whats the offset of your 13x7 minilites? ill compare to my mags later on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My name is Russell Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Go to uni to get a student loan to buy these http://www.trademe.co.nz/a.aspx?id=261358272 Cant remember offset sorry, email performance mags or it may be on there website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mk1Daniel Posted December 21, 2009 Author Share Posted December 21, 2009 Go to uni to get a student loan to buy these http://www.trademe.co.nz/a.aspx?id=261358272 Cant remember offset sorry, email performance mags or it may be on there website. just a tad too pricey.Would rather minilites to be honest but.. they are cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My name is Russell Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Keep an eye out for there for break upgrade http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 994184.htm 4 pot calipers that bolt directly on. However they are allot heavier than standard ones which should work fine. Unless you have the original Mk1 small escort disks or worse drums in which case keep an eye out for mk2 escort calipers and disks as they are bigger. Cant remember if they bolt onto mk1 struts if not grab the strut TCA's and steering rack from a mk2. The bigger diameter the disk the better they will work as they have more leverage etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mk1Daniel Posted December 21, 2009 Author Share Posted December 21, 2009 Keep an eye out for there for break upgrade http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 994184.htm 4 pot calipers that bolt directly on. However they are allot heavier than standard ones which should work fine. Unless you have the original Mk1 small escort disks or worse drums in which case keep an eye out for mk2 escort calipers and disks as they are bigger. Cant remember if they bolt onto mk1 struts if not grab the strut TCA's and steering rack from a mk2. The bigger diameter the disk the better they will work as they have more leverage etc. Well the escort i have is made of up of three and the brakes i have are actually quite big. I think they were off my sedan but i cant remember? do those brakes bolt on with no mods? no need for cert or any brakebooster upgrade(Mines also a resonable size come to think of it) alot of parts are from a 75 mk1 and they supposibly have alot of running gear from/similar to a mk2. Also why is a mk2 steering rack used alot? Faster steerting or easier. my guess is its 3 stem so they work together for a quicker ratio? lol but i dunno. im blabbering again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mk1Daniel Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share Posted December 22, 2009 http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 450773.htm What about these wheels they have the mean dish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My name is Russell Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 think ther belong to someone on here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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