Ahhh nae probz, there will be plenty of sunny weekends in the future ( i hope) to go thrashing lol
Ahhh nae probz, there will be plenty of sunny weekends in the future ( i hope) to go thrashing lol
just looked that this .mental but build as kokart mk2
a bet it will go some
dsrestos
This is the meanest looking escort I've ever seen!! And knowing its got a LS1 in it makes it all the more meaner! Absolutely hats off!
Thanks gents, been champing to ger her out again but bloody rain keeps on spoiling my fun but on plus side been tweeking in garage instead ;-)
Such a good looking car mate Will there be a crail visit anytime soon?
Cheers bud, was gonna take her to crail weekend past but backed out cause of weather but went anyway in my van, as it turned out, it stayed dry, typical !!!! Was gonna go for a blast when i got home after seing all the racing but as soon as i got in guess what, it started to pour :-(((( lol
Sad day !!!!! 100% gutted !!!
Had a good look and she is repairable for sure, just need to convince insurance company !!! anybody know any good Bodyshops in Dunfermline or Fife ??
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Gutted for you bud, how did it happen?
Plenty people on here to help you get it back together again
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Oh man!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm gutted for you mate!
I saw the post and hoped it was going to be the in-car video, not this!
If you are stuck, I know a guy in Fife who can probably help you out. PM me if you need more info.
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You awoke the grim reaper, was it down to a " watch this" moment
I'm gutted for you bud and sure it'll be a quick fix
what went wrong ?
sideways is the best way to turn a corner
lost it commin off a roundabout :-(
Chin up mate does not look like it will be to hard to fix
Bugger but it looks fixable but not what any one wants to see.
shame hope its not to long before its fixed
Repairs are progressing nicely cheers, hope to have in on road again end of june, which prob means end of july lol
Cheers
What a rollercoaster of a thread! Glad you're getting it rebuilt.
Great news, hope you get to enjoy the end of summer when it's complete again
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Even got the missis in on the action lol
Cheers
Brilliant mate! Really happy for you! What size of wheels did it have before?
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Well done finlay....
Cheers gents, had 16x9 on rear and 16x8 on front :-) had to get 17s ghis time in same style so as i could easially get new tyres ;-)
Love this car !!
Would really like to see a video of it tearing up the tyres....
Niceone bud looks even better
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Well done on the repairs, looks stunning
That looks the absolute nuts, and cant wait to see and hear this thing
Excellent fabrication and paint work, i love it.
Old skool forever
Just don`t tell the wife
how much it really costs!
Cheers Gents, a wee update, fitted adjustable topounts and got 4 wheel alignment done, castor and camber set up, she drives alot better now :-) although she does wander and pick up on road imperfections, prob due to the offset of front wheels and crap scrub area of front ball joint, something i might have to address in time, also got her weighed just under 1100kg with 15 gal of fuel, found that interesting :-)
Also i had bought a fancy starter motor from states that can be rotatet 360 so the solinoid is at the bottom, got thst fitted so there is loads o room round steering col now for me to fab up a new col as i dont like what i have at the min
Cheers for now, next up is dyno :-)))
gorgous machine lad.. good to see it back on tar
:-)
Small up date, been playing with geometry settings last week with some great advice from you guys here, basically the car felt twitchy whilst driving on the main roads at speed, also wandered abit, this was even after the laser alignment set up so i decided to give it ago myself, i flattened the camber out from -2 to approx -0.5 and lifted the front by 1" then i redid the alignment myself with string and axle stands ;-) WHAT A DIFFERENCE !!! Car now cruises at 90 str8 as an arrow and feels alot more planted on the road :-) ive also decided to narrow the front wheels from 9" to 8" hopefully that will help even more, got some new outer rims and tures from image on order, hope to get some vids up soon to :-))) when the bloody rain stops !!!
Cheers
Finlay
very nice car. glad you saved it after the crash
Just read the whole thread, wow! Impressive build, it looks mental!
Cheers :-)
Glad you got the suspension sorted out.
There's not that many running 13's here as we struggle to get tyres for them.
I stll fancy an LS1 for my mk2 cortina as they are very common here in our holden commodores, your vauxhal monaro???
Shaun
Yea thats right, got mine out a monaro, just had to get a rear sump kit and headers from usa
https://vimeo.com/102063533
A quick vid of the motor, taking it easy in this one but gives u an idea of what she sounds like :-)
Last edited by finlay; 29-07-2014 at 21:19.
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