Hi all
Just a few quick pics of my 4 door esky rally car after I rebuilt after rolling it.
Needed a new roof drivers guard and 4 doors.
Full respray in works colours and I added alloy flares..
Pretty happy with the outcome
Cheers
Matty
Sorry the pics aren't the best was very bright and the car looks flat
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Just wondering, if anyone makes any types of turbo manifolds for pintos, whether with the 32/36 weber or with an injection manifold or throttlebody xf-ea?
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It's easy to look back on Escorts as being the cheap cars of their day. The Rally Pack was an aspirational model released around mid-1977, so to see just how affordable it was back then, I took a look at the price and net income of the average male worker in Sep 1977.
The car itself cost $5152 (including sales tax), and adding a couple of reasonable extras, i.e. sports suspension ($30), 70 series tyres ($40) and a tinted, laminated windscreen ($89) brings the total to $5311. These figures were taken from a road test of that exact model in a magazine published in Sep 1977.
From the Australian Bureau of Statistics I learned that the average male weekly wage for the Sep 1977 quarter was $204.60 a week, or $10,639.20 a year. Assuming no deductions, the income tax on that amount for the 1977-78 financial year was $2,301.65, leaving $8,337.55 net. So, a Rally Pack with a few extras cost 63.7% of the net disposable annual income for the average male worker in Australia. Doesn't sound cheap to me.
By way of comparison, you'd need to spend about $37,939 today to use the same percentage of your net income. This is based on the latest Nov 2012 average weekly male wage of $1489.10, and annual tax payable of $17,874.29 (incl. medicare levy). That puts the price and specifications of todays cars into some perspective for me, especially in the small car market the Escort once occupied.
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Hi Guys (and Gals)
The time has come for me to now begin work on my Rs2000 (finally). I was originally planning to do the work on the body myself, but have subsequently changed my mind and think i will get someone else to do the bodywork.
So, My question is (and please forgive me if this is in the wrong section), does anyone know of any good panel beaters / body restorers in either the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, of the south seat suburbs. I live in croydon hills, and work in dandenong.
Wether it be a back yarder style job, or a panel shop, im not too fussed. I do understand that a shop will have a more significant price tag associated with it, but then again the time frame may be a little shorter?.....
It doesnt have to be a top shelf job, but i do take pride in my cars. Hope that makes sense?
Thanks all - hopefully someone can help out.
Dave
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Hi guys,
I'm looking at buying a MK1 escort 2 door which i want to do as a Mexico replica. As i think all of the 2 door escorts here are type 49 body shells it would be a shame not too.
I have researched bits and some parts especially interior bits seem hard to locate!
Does anybody know some sites/places to look at for these bits, IE dashboard to fit 6 dail clocks into, seats etc. I am not to bothered if the seats are not original spec as i know they will cost some serious coin if i want to go down that route!
I will also be looking at stage 2 head and kent 234 cam as she is a 1600 x flow lump. I will also be wanting twin 40DCOE webbers or Dellorto's. A luminition electronic ignition kit would be good too. I know i can get lots of this stuff from the UK but shipping is costly to say the least!!!!
Thanks
Rob
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