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More progress... removed the rocker cover then realised i needed a female torq (whatever its called) to undo the cams, so anotehr trip to halfords, got some anti freeze whilst i was there too -
cams and tappets out, disconnted the fuel lines and throttle linkage too -...
Head gaskets gone :| lots of thick brown sludge in the top of the header tank and all over the cap, no mayo on the dipstick or the oil filler cap tho... heaters not quite getting upto temp, water temp on gauge is on the dash is normal tho, and oil temp still seems silly high for a standard...
this week with little time after work, ive removed the seat again, removed the rest of the sound deadening cleaned that up, painted over all the welds inside the car with 2 coats of hammerite and painted the front footwells, cleaned all the filings off the bumpers skirts, hoovered all the...
Re: 1.2 Track car Conversion
haha, looking good so far got quite alot done since i was last down!
best job has to be the removel of the sound deadening inside the car of course :P
wish i lived closer to lend a hand more often!
cba painting it now, plus i like the yellow, in the day light goes well with the blue and red touches, will look better with the interior all done and painted and both seats back in!
lmao, i love ford fair tbh, biggest ford show in europe
Cage all done plates welded in and bolted in -
note there are no door bars in yet, due to the ones i got with the cage are shite and dont fit, well they do but at chest height so going to sort some proper ones once ive had a...
ive never been FITP, been the last 2 Ford Fair's, awesome days out specially as big as ford fan as i am lol
Cheers :)
Yeh man, Saturday 5th March, 1st trackday of the year for me :)
Going upto my mates in Preston tmoz to have plates welded in and the cage all fitted and bolted in, cannae...
was a good weeend tho imo, and ffs really? ill probs do mallory this year then tbh as i missed last year :)
get it done!! cant beat the sound and power delivery as you know :)
nice one :)
only shows that stand out for me atm are Fiesta in the Park and Ford Fair, ill also be attenting total Vauxhall at POD and FCS but wont be in this!
nah not really man, this battery has never missed a beat, ive got a cable and terminal box ready just cba relocating it yet tbh
cheers
and yeh stopped spending on this and chucked a few hundred at the daily instead...
and been on the lookout for a cage for ages and this popped up last week got it for a good price!
yeh theyre awesome fun and turns alot of heads too haha, i mustve only seen one on the road since ive owned it (aopart from going to ford fair obviously)
annyyyyyyyyyyywayyyyyyyyyyyy...
Little catch up since november...
went for a drive upto snakes pass and got these couple of pics when we...