Popular Post bean.101 Posted November 4, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 4, 2019 Took the gearbox into work and gave it A good clean out. Then onto putting new gaskets through the 32/36 Weber I'd bought a few months back. I made one carb from two. Then fitted carb and manifold up. Found the old exhaust headers that came with the car and bolted them up. Then I took it down to Kennelly Cams to run it up on the dyno. Run it up and found air fuel ratio weren't to far away. The distributor was pretty average and the mechanical advance was coming in at 2000rpm so with the high comp it was det monster. So we backed of the static timing a bit and ran it up. It made a whopping 113hp. So I was a little disappointed. I was hoping to crack 120hp but apparently the intake manifold is the main reason for holding it back. The cam is pretty small so it was never going to make a big amount of power. With good low down torque it should drive nice. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bean.101 Posted March 1, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 1, 2020 So I've fitted the engine here's a picture of it about to go on its maiden voyage. So I don't have a exhaust on it other than the orginal sport headers. So I thought it's time to sort the exhaust. So I bought a muffler and some V bands. I also made a bracket for a couple of gauges. Here's a shot of the orginal exhaust on the left and some stainless 2inch pipe I bought of my old work mate that owns a metal recyclers now. If you want cheap stainless pipe for a exhaust scrap yard is where to go. 13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bean.101 Posted March 8, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 8, 2020 So started by cutting up a few 90degree bends. Then started to try replicate the orginal exhaust so the new exhaust will run in a similar path. Was intending on making some headers. But just decided to clean up the old factory headers for now. Coat of exhaust paint. Finished 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean.101 Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 I bought some quarter bumpers two from the back of a van so they where both just painted. I rung around trying to find out how much it was going to cost to re chrome them. I had some over the phone quotes of around $300-$350 so when the chap that sold me the two van rear bumpers had a single chromed bumper for $40 i jumped on it. Then id only need to get one of my van unchromed bumpers chromed. Here's a pic of one of the painted fear van bumpers So I put the van bumper in our acid bath at work and whiched stripped the paint off. It had a small crease in it where the bumper bracket had been pushed into it. So I hammered that out the best I could. I then took this down to Christchurch Metal Finishers and was surprised when I was only quoted $40 to re chrome this. The reason for it being cheaper than my phone quotes was that it didn't need to be de chromed and was prepped and ready to go straight in the baths. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean.101 Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 Finished result. Bumper on the right is the one that has just been re chromed. Also with the virus stopping work my escort is off to get its rust cut out. I have built a engine for a chap that is sorting my rust in return. He's not working so he said if I can get it to him he'd have a crack at the rust over the next 4 weeks. So I shoot into palmside for a front panel and some new front floor panels. Also bought a Pipercross air cleaner while I was at Palmside. Escort loaded up. Once I dropped it off I removed the passenger door. It has a few creases in it so I have a project to keep me entertained trying to straighten that out. I also have to fit new guards to my car transporter. I mounted the set on it at the moment too close. So the next set will have more clearance, but I still want to be able to open the doors of the vehicle once loaded. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bean.101 Posted October 1, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 1, 2020 So it's been a while since i dropped the escort off at the panel beaters, but there has been some progress lately. Here's a few shots of the rust thats to be addressed. At this point my panel beater has suggested to fit a new roof skin. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bean.101 Posted October 20, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 20, 2020 So the rear panel between the tail lights has had a shunt. The boot has also been pushed in aswell. So i managed to find another boot lid and went Palmside for more panels So i left it with my panel beater to sort out. He had to sort a few rust spots. Panel fitted. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean.101 Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 More progress. Front guards and front panel removed. I have bought old new stock Mexico Gaurds. And the front panel had rusted out where the number plate mounts. So new front headlight panel to be fitted. I will fit some new flitch panels. Rust sorted. Ready for the new panel. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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