very nice work
very nice work
so i take it the 1.6 sierra friction plate will fit between the xflow flywheel and diaphram thats a smaller diameter, and slot onto the gearbox spline is that what ur sayin?
if it aint broke, break it!
i think it;s the 1600 sierra/capri plate si the same diameter as the x-flow one just that it has the spline to suit the 5 speed input shaft hence same x-flow flywheel, cover & starter but i also think the release bearing might be a different one too.
right it seems that burton sell a 190mm xflow a.p. clutch friction plate that has accepts the correct 1" x 23 teeth spline that fits the mt75 and type 9 gearboxes. so this will prob be the one i get
if it aint broke, break it!
I think neilm was selling the same thing, only a bit cheaper IIRC?
http://escort.accelerator.org
1968 MK1 Escort 1300GT
1969 'Big Wing' MK1 Escort
1972 MK3 Cortina 1600XL
1984 Sierra XR4i
And other junk I don't like to talk about!
i got a pm off neilm i take it he works at 105 speed then. they do a a.p. clutch plate on its own for £45 which is about £20 cheaper than burton do them for.
anyone know where the best place to take a ignition switch live from the wiring for a oil pressure light?
if it aint broke, break it!
i picked up six period 13" x 8" compomotive cx wheels today, there in pretty good condition just need minior curb marks taken off and painting then polish up the outer edges and they should come up really nice. i tryed them on for size and they fit well bringing the wheel edge out to the arch how i wanted. so im well happy
one step closer to the 70's touring car look im going for
if it aint broke, break it!
nice matey what size tyres you going for???
Very Nice
thanks lads but i have no idea of tyre sizes yet i think someone said 205 60 13 will fit but not sure yet? going to look at my options so any sugestions would be considered.
if it aint broke, break it!
looks smart bud!!
looks well mate, like the rims
S.A.S Motorsport
right then with these alloy wheels that i cant be arsed to get all the paint off the inside of the spokes with paint stripper. so does anybody know of a acid dipping or sandblasting place in bristol that would remove all the paint for me? and i would like the outer rims polished up to a mirror finish any ideas how to achive this with some diy kit or if there is a polishing place in bristol that are good?
if it aint broke, break it!
nice wheels, they will look the dogs bits, keep em Gold though
All I got for christmas was a sweater, I really wanted a moaner or a screamer......
Nice,very nice. Just the job them wheels.
that car has been crying out for them wheels, great look
Regarding polishing the lips on the wheels, these polishing kits work well, I used one to polish my cosmics
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Metal-Polishin...item45f244e1c5
http://escort.accelerator.org
1968 MK1 Escort 1300GT
1969 'Big Wing' MK1 Escort
1972 MK3 Cortina 1600XL
1984 Sierra XR4i
And other junk I don't like to talk about!
thanks for the comments i do like these wheels as there so retro there were a few bubbles under the vinal roof so off it came, i hate rust! and all the roof looks to be in good condition just one or two small patches of surface rust so happy days i also hade a go at tidying one wheel up a bit with a nilon drill bit and wire wheeled the inside with and angle grinder which worked a treat but i still want to polish up the outer rim some more.
Last edited by bodger rogers; 09-12-2010 at 21:10.
if it aint broke, break it!
those wheels are lush... the perfect wheel for the look your after...
right then this is what im trying to sort out now: when i had my 1300 xflow int the car it was rigged up to a oil pressure gauge through the usual capilary oil pressure sender, but now i have changed the engine for a 1600 xflow the oil sender on the new block was a oil pressure sender that connects to a light. i here you say yes just remove that and swap it with the one from the 1300 unit. this is what i thought but after the engine was fitted i tried to remove the oil light sender from the 1600 and it was fucking impossible to remove without snapping it of completely, and it looks like some one had already had a good go aswell rounding of a few flats! not wanting to remove the engine again to have the remains of the sender machined out of the block after breaking it off i decided to leave it well alone. untill reading through the new 2011 burton book i saw a sandwich plate that could be screwed between the oil filter housing and the filter that has a adapter for a oil pressure gauge and oil temp gauge, perfect i thought.
if it aint broke, break it!
this is what im talking about
if it aint broke, break it!
so my plan now is to have the original oil warning light sender conected to a oil waRNING LIGHT ON THE DASH SOMEWHERE and have the sandwich plate running my oil pressure gauge and at a later date a oil temp gauge aswell. but burton state several different sizes of outlets on the sandwich plate and im not sure what size the o.e. oil pressure sender would be as burton show 2 senders in there book.
a 1/8npt and 1/4 npt senders
the sandwich plate outlet sizes they state are:
3 x 1/8npt outlets
2 x m10x1 + 1 x 1/8npt outlets
1 x 3/8bsp + 2 x 1/8npt outlets
1 x 5/8unf + 2 x 1/8npt outlets
now im really confused? can anybodey shine any light on this for me as im not sure what one to order, and it would be nice to know i have good oil pressure or not.
thanks
Last edited by bodger rogers; 05-02-2011 at 15:48.
if it aint broke, break it!
Assuming it's a later 711m type block the oil pressure sender will be 1/4 npt. only the early 681 blocks were 1/8 npt.
http://www.turbosport.co.uk/showthre...-Thread-thread
So, to make that sandwich plate work you'd need to get 1/8 - 1/4 NPT (or BSP) adapters.
http://escort.accelerator.org
1968 MK1 Escort 1300GT
1969 'Big Wing' MK1 Escort
1972 MK3 Cortina 1600XL
1984 Sierra XR4i
And other junk I don't like to talk about!
update : i cleaned up another wheel i stripped all the paint off it this time as the original gold paint was quite flakey. it took forever! but its came out quite tidy. oh and bought some nice new chrome wheel nuts for them
if it aint broke, break it!
i picked up the clutch plate i was looking to get 190mm with a 23 splines so i could start to mock up the mt75 gearbox i got with my old 1300 xflow
rally weld fabrications gearbox tunnel
after a bit of messing about i managed to get it all bolted up to the xflow
looks like i can retain my escort original clutch cable at this point but we will see?
i think this is a electronic spedo drive, this will have to be changed for a mechanical one.
but i have no idea what this cable is
or it might be the other way round
Last edited by bodger rogers; 14-02-2011 at 22:55.
if it aint broke, break it!
it seems that the clutch arm with the release bearing on it moves about 1 inch before it touches the diaphram so i might need to get some kind of extention or replace the bearing with one that is close to an inch thicker. so this is what i will be looking into sorting out next, then theres spedo drive reversing light switch and drive shaft stuff to think about. oh and gearbox mounts!
if it aint broke, break it!
i thought i would check that my new wheel nuts fit ok and for clearance on the rear arches just trying to figure out what size tyres to go for. it looks like 205-235/60/r13 will be okay but 205's seem to be easier to get hold of
they seem to clear the arches okay
if it aint broke, break it!
That is going to look mint on those wheels!!!!!!
Real men do it Sideways
Lovin those wheels, proper retro look you've got there.
i ordered a boot with spoiler today from fibresports these look bad ass imo.
they have only got the outer skin as the inner section of the mold was damaged in a fire so i might be molding my original boot to it but we will see?
if it aint broke, break it!
i'm sure you'll come up with something mate
you using the car at the moment?
square lites bubbles and a mk1 yummy yummy keep it up mate its the nuts and that spolier lush
thanks mate and yeah lee the cars in daily use at the mo.
if it aint broke, break it!
update
trim holes welded up and spoiler on but not finished, a little step closer i suppose
if it aint broke, break it!
very nice boss u guna need twin pipes cuming out the back now imo.x
cheers mate. its getting there slowly, very slowly at the mo cause ive been distracted by a light restoration on a classic bike, a 1976 yamaha rd200 thats been sat under a piece of carpet in a garage for the last 30 years!
if it aint broke, break it!
Loving the wheels bud as for Tyres have you thought about 195/45/13???
http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m4b0s4432p0
Just Found this one too.
http://www.tyretraders.com/tyreInfor...1375VCOSP.html
thanks for looking rich but i found some falken 205/60/13s locally for £56 quid each so said yeah i would get 2 to see what there like
if it aint broke, break it!
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