My 1980 RS2000

Well done Dave!
Good move getting the plates too.
Enjoy it

Time for an avatar change hey?

well done dave glad you got it.....

have u had an idea on what wheels u want to get?

now i wont be ashamed of driving past you and waving...

cheers for all the comments guys, thought you'd be happier with this choice of car , im thinkin the black centre superlites, but still wanna check out all my options before i lash out

Good buy mate. For wheels, i'd go the superlites with charcol centres, its a good comprimise between the original colour and black.

Then again,
I've got some 13 x 6 & 7 minilights with new michilens on them.

These ones...

The new car looks great, good to see the passion for small Fords still there! Good luck with it, look forward to seeing the upgrades as time goes by,

Cheers
Woz

haha yeah gavs a good bloke so your the one he works with with the nice mk2 coupe?, cheers for all the comments guys so far im loving my new car

only has little ghia rims on it at the moment but previously it had saab chasers with 225/50R15s on it,correct me if im wrong Rhys[x2x]

quick update, fitted a new 2 inch exhaust system and got rid of my big milo tin exhaust tip, and got my new starter motor, alternator reconditioned,and new battery also had a problem with the gearshifter coming entirely out of the box, damn nylon threads, think its time for one of those quaife short shifters, all metal ah the never ending fun of old cars, still you gotta love them :)

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ah the never ending fun of old cars, still you gotta love them :)

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soo true that.

im eager to see the new pics

ur paint looks nice as!

lookin tip top now mate

kinda stole the idea of your bro Rhys , saw them on his red rs,

yeah ive been pulled over already, was more because it was so low rather than an old car( was lucky they didn't measure the height) i try to not do anything stupid cant afford to have it defected

i dont get cops and p platers, my mate has a rodeo 4 door pickup and he got pulled over and the cop just wanted to make sure the car was registered and such! its bullpoo poo!

good stuff mate. lookin mint
if u dont mind me asking what kind of money are the bilsteins going to set u back. are they a new direct fit or a rebuilt modified set.
Cheers Mish

well my quickshifter arrived today, so much smoother then standard rs one, also fitted new gearbox mount as the old one was original and soft as jelly, ordered my bilstien shocks came to a total of $908 and theyre coming over from Sydney so that should get the car feeling a bit nicer, ill also do adjustable strut tops and new front and rear springs and a superpro bush kit while im at it, can any one recommend a brand of strut tops ?, and with any luck all my brake components should arrive tommorow so ill fit them up 2morow night, so over the next few weeks my car should feel totally different

yeah when in doubt, scream for help haha

nah if i cant get springs off the shelf ill get some customs made up because i would like to keep this ride height, looks spot on i rekon

and as for the fancy struts i figured if im gonna do it at all might aswell do it properly

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well my cars up and running with twin webers today, got heinrich motorsport to make up an accelerator bracket for me, im not to good with a welder so they did a good job, its not running as good as can be but pretty damn well for not being tuned definately gained power, (running rich as came off car with cam and headwork) and have some noltec adjustable strut tops and some new king springs on order so hopefully will have a bit nicer car for the up coming track day, ill get the car on dyno this week and see if i can improve on the 57.5 rwkw figure i pulled with a stock motor

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Dave,

Welder[:0] What have you done to my linkages??[x2x]
Any chance you can bring it round tomorrow after work for a quick spin?

Rhys

cheers wiggy, was your car down there at all?

dw Rhys your carbys and manifold are all the exact same as you gave them to me, its only my parts that have got mutilated :(

ill ring you before 2 ish to make sure ill probably be at urs about 2.15

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cheers wiggy, was your car down there at all?

dw Rhys your carbys and manifold are all the exact same as you gave them to me, its only my parts that have got mutilated :(

ill ring you before 2 ish to make sure ill probably be at urs about 2.15

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Nah wasn't down there yet,just had a chat to bruce about my next round of mods. It will be in there getting some work in the next Month or so.

purchased a new engine on weekend, couldnt help myself
heres the specs:
20 thou over bore. Shot pened rods. flat top pistons. balanced. Head port and polish. new over sized vales (triple angles, facing). new valve springs and rockers. wade cam. inlet opens at 50 deg and closes at 77 deg, exh opens at 63 deg and closes at 48degs. Inlet duration 307 deg, Exh 291 deg. Over lap of 98 deg. 400 thou lift. Adjustable cam gear. alloy rocker cover. pace maker extractors

previous owner made 152 hp atw on efi throttle bodies, so im expecting less on twin 40's but should still be a fun package
started ripping out engine tonight, should finish and hopefully get it running by Sunday afternoon, then off to the carby specialist next week if all goes to plan!

jeez sounds good mate, defiantly gotta have a look at the old girl now!

well picked up the engine yesterday arvo and got it all in by about 10 pm that night had a few minor setbacks, such as a stripped engine mount, god knows how it happend but thanks to the kindness of Rhys (2ltscort) a second hand mount was supplied to get me on my way again,now the only drama im having is gettin the thing to run[xx(] ive got spark and ive got fuel so im assuming its gotta be timing, ill have a bit more of a play around with it after work today but hopefully she shood be a drivable by Sunday night with some luck that is

Sounds like it's gonna be a nice bit of kit with those parts.

Dave,
Who did you get the brake lines through? I found them a great improvement also.

On a side note, you've done a top job getting it looking good, I saw it parked out front of your work tonight with the sun reflecting off the side of it. Looking very nice.

Rhys