I've just picked up my donor car, It is a 1978, 1300L Mk2 Escort,MOT till March 2001,Tax till end Feb 2001, New exhaust,New radiator,good tyres everything...
Folks, I'm still (again) debating the floor with myself. At the moment I'd rather do a steel floor as it just seems easier but I'd like the lower weight of an ...
Can anyone tell me if there is any difference between the carbed 2ltr pinto head and the 2 ltr injection head, I have a spare carb head that I want to recon,...
James, Thanks for the feedback. My local focus group (family) are really split on this one! Some angles I like the hardness, and others I don't, but I seem to...
Gents, I've just had the pair of Cortina M16 callipers I got from a breakers cleaned, plastic media blasted and treated. I've painted them, so they look good....
Hi, just got an offer of a sierra 2.0 v6. Somebody know wich engine was? A smaller versione of the V6 installed on the Scorpio? 'Cologne' if i'm not wrong. Any...
Hi all Sun 27th October National Restoration Show, National Agricultural Centre, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire (01568) 797881 (I can't speak for this year's show...
A quick think about it would make me think bump steer should be reduced if the pivots are further towards the centre, to a point where there is minimum, then...
Folks, I've now had a proper look at the Clark engine crane. Lets just say who ever welded it up wouldn't have passed my City and Guilds welding course! I'm...
Hi all, Sorry for the blatant ad. Just a quickie for any new members to the list. I'm making Locost shock kits including springs and VAT at £200 for a limited...
I don't know which issue it is but a couple of the pages have been scanned and placed on the se7ens web site (www.se7ens.net i think). A few people have made...
Good day! I was sitting at work and had an idea about dealing with bump steer (No jokes about working hard!). I drew a quick picture of what I meant. If you...
I am thinking of having 3 phase power plumbed into my garage, and will probably sell on my 1->3phase Transwave converter. Asking price about £250 I reckon...
Hi all, Spoke to nice man at DVLA again today. I Wanted to know whether I had to SORN my MKII Escort which had been off the for 9+ years, his reply was no for...
Hello group. Just want to let you know that i have uploaded two CAD-pictures of the car i'm currently building. On the real car the scuttle has been lowered...
Due to an upgrade to K-Series power I am selling my current Ford Crossflow as a complete unit; from inlet manifold to through to exhaust system – all you...
Hi All, Been a while since I posted here, so I thought I'd update my web site and post the URL. Been making the dashboard, fitting the engine and painting some...
Hello folks, Has anyone ever considered a Volvo 360 as a donor car? It's front engined, RWD with a 2 liter Volvo engine (or is it Renault), a 5 gear manual...
Hey all, Could somebody tell me what the difference is betweeen a Budget tool for £30 and ones that go for £60.....Except for the price:-) Where is the...
I have fitted a weber 32/36 carb to my 1600cc x flow but it won't tick over unless i unscrew one of the air correction screws about 1/2 a turn the air...
I have an unmodified 2.0 Pinto with Twin 40's. I gather that I need a non vacuum distributor. Aldon & Bosch do them, but at a price! Anyone out there have any...
HI, As well as spending ages looking into and thinking about making a locost. I have also been storing a MK3 2.0 S capri (my first ever car 12 years ago). So...
Hi all, First post About to start building either a locost irs, (I am capable of welding it myself) or buying the new luego chassis V8 type. I have the cvh ...
Folks, My local machine mart has a sale on tomorrow (Sunday) where I can get Clark products ex vat (and anything else less 10%). I can get a folding, 1 tonne ...
Has anybody built a locost with a fuller body style? That is to say achieving something along the lines of the Caterham 21 or Sylva/Fisher Fury. If so how was...
This is a request for the dimensions of a Cortina Mk II upright, what I need is the dimension from the very top surface of the upright to the bottom surface...
Hi, I'm looking around for Weller wheels (the good old 8 spoke steel) or similar. Trouble is nobody seems to sell them any more. Does anybody out there know of...
