Haydn's MK1

Haydn looks great, Can i ask what you paid for the beast,,,,

nice! not me favour colour but suits it somehow, drop it on its guts and you will be done :D

Lovely escort,its got the extremely rare stainless wheel arch moulds!is the vinyl roof original?cant zoom in to see what the front badges on the guards are.does the car have a 2 dial or 6 dial dash?

hI Haydn thanks for the pm, great buy, all the best with your project.great classic

Great find Haydn.
Not many MK1's left with all the exterior chrome still intact.
Have fun with it.

Here's some much better pics















And the new donk

Yes the vents fit back in..look at pic 5. The speakers were spaced off the back of the panel for this very reason

I'm going to mate the engine with my auto box and see how it goes..

Thanks Timmy :-)

beautiful

Thanks guys. Sterling I know what you're saying about the tyres. I might go 175/60/13 next time and make a small modification to the front guards. The rims are zero offset, I went with the 50 series because I knew they would definitely clear the inner edge of the guards (see below) when turning.

Looking good!

Are they 175/50/R13s?

Can I ask where you bought them from an how much?

Thanks, Shaun

Keep going lookin good...

So the transplant is well underway! I'm so glad to be swapping a xflow for another xflow. It has saved me a lot of time and money being able to use compatible parts from the 1300. So far I have the 1300 out and have taken off the sump to use on the 1600. This is because the 1600 was on an manual box and it will be mating to my auto which has 2 more support bolts down the bottom. I removed the spigot bearing from the 1600 crank with the old "grease and hammer" trick. It took about 5 mins and two sockets but finally got there lol.

Had a win yesterday when installing the manual choke cable. There was a hole in the firewall being used by an electrical wire for the windscreen squirter. It was a good reason to get rid of that ugly reservoir bottle from the engine bay. Choke cable is now in its place and using a factory hole inside the car.

Managed to scrounge an engine mount from the 1300 to use on the 1600. I've tidied up the wiring a little, mainly making sure all the copper and lugs are well connected. I'll be spraying the bay black again, it's looking very patchy atm. All I'm needing is a sump gasket and the 1600 will be going in.

Oh yeah, I am putting on a single DCOE 40, and was told to block off the 2 vac ports on the distributor which I've done. I think the initial timing will need to be advanced a little. Any help in this dept will be greatly appreciated.

I'll get some pics uploaded tomorrow. It would have been good to get a before and after, but the 1.3 is out already. It's great to be able to take my time and not rush the work. Very satisfying.
thanks

I gotta say I prefer your colour though. Not sure how long I can stand the Metallic Poo Brown on mine.

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Originally posted by ratta tat tat
Bits and pieces, bolts all bagged up and marked

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Best thing ever, bagging up parts and labeling them as you disassemble them hehe.

Look forward to more progress, love it!

Well, you won't believe it [V]

I put the motor in 2 nights ago, set up all my manifolds and plumbing etc. Fired it up yesterday for the first time and there was this very loud screeching noise. It's had me completely stumped. I thought it might have been the starter motor because when I turn the crank by hand I could hear the gears were still meshed. Turns out it's just the old pre-engaged lucas starter so I think that's normal. So I'm guessing after your comments Eric that it could be the sump! Oh dear. I'll be an expert engine fitter by the end of this.

Thanks Timmy, so do I! It sounded great when it fired up,, there's nothing connected after the extractors [88]

The 1300 sump I used is from a 1970 aswell. Was yours an auto sump or manual? My 1300 sump was with an auto and had the two support bolts at the base. It could be different, because like you said I haven't heard any banging.
I had a bit of a win today, adapting the metal tag on the rocker cover to hold my downshift cable, turned out very nice. Changed a couple of hoses and spark plug leads which neatened things up a lot. After the throttle cable is attached (I need a smaller size ball at the point of attachment) I'm going to paint the rocker cover in Ford blue. But for now, I'm just going to speak to a few auto electricians about my starter to see if it could be the problem and try to track down replacement.

Got ahead of myself. I took 3 hours today removing the motor and changing the sump over from 1.3 to 1.6. It was quite obvious where the rods had been hitting. But it was a very subtle noise, not a loud banging like others have described and the scoring on the sump was rather minor.

So the motor is mounted back in the car and bolted to the auto. all that's left to do is fix the drive plate to the ring gear, bolt on the manifolds, starter, generator, radiator, etc. Not much really. I might get back down there tonight and finish it off. At least I know now that everything is sorted and I can just get on with driving the beast. Can't wait!

Thanks Eric. Unfortunately I'm not out of the woods yet. The kickdown cable has become sticky from the heat off the extractors. There was about 40mm clearance but obviously that wasn't enough. There's also a drip from the rear seal on the sump- my fault for not following the manual and using jointing compound to seal it properly. The timing was looked at today and is all sweet. But the biggest problem I'm still trying to fix is my starter motor. Even though I have spaced it and there's no rubbing after start up, it continues makes contact when I'm off throttle. I'm struggling to know why it needed to be spaced at all. It worked fine on my 1300. I put it back together the same, I've checked it against the diagrams in my manual. AAArrrggghhh [x2x]

Yes this is the car from Redcliffe. Ronnie was the previous owner. She mentioned about notes that were sometimes left on the car, people making offers and so forth. It sure is a little gem [:I]


Regarding my problems with the starter motor/ring gear...
I have spent a considerable amount of time measuring what I can through the starter motor aperture and have discovered that there is a 4mm difference between the rear of the block & crank face on the 681F and 711M engines. So what I'm now trying to find is a "crank spacer" about 4mm thick, that will set my drive plate back into the converter housing by 4mm allowing the ring gear to spin without fouling on the housing, and the starter motor to function as it should.

I'll have it finished on Sunday, it's all sorted now. Many thanks to the guys at Yesterford. Their knowledge and advice has been amazing.

That's looking very neat. Well done. And fingers crossed its all smooth sailing from here.

I'm very interested to hear how it goes with the single sidedraft on there. I am thinking of doing the same kinda setup on my 1600. Let us know how it goes once you get it out on the road.

Great, glad to hear it! Always a good moment when you can drive your Scort once more.

G'day. Here's a couple of snaps of the engine all finished for now. As mentioned previously, the kickdown cable needs replacing at some stage preferably with a stainless one so it won't melt again lol. But the car works fine without it just using the T-bar.
And a little bit of rust repair still needed below the heater bubble. For the rest of it (which wasn't that bad) I used a wire brush & 3M rust converter then touched it up with some yellow acrylic.
It's all running great, I noticed there's a lot more odour with the breather cap and PCV line running to the atmosphere. But the look, sound and power improvements have made it all worthwhile [8)]

Got these bolted on a few days ago. I should have ignored the poor advice I was given about 15's and put these on instead of the dragways. Expensive lesson, but anyhow I'm happy with the look now. Next will be some 15" chrome dress rings from autobarn. $23 each OUCH

Thanks Mark. I can never get a decent pic of the passenger side for some reason! Great to see you have the RS rolling again, congrats!

Your Mk1 makes me miss my old Brown Mk1. Geez, i wish i had it still.


Yeh I wish you sold it to me [}:)]

So did you grab a set??? Who can turn down a great tyre size at that price. I asked the fella at Wanli and he told me they comply with Australian standards etc. I have no complaints about them so far.
Another bonus is that the 195/45/15 is only 4mm bigger in diameter than the standard 155/80/12 tyres, keeping things legal. The only thing that could be picked on is the rim diameter being more than 2" bigger but saying my esky came with 13's as standard is a story most ppl would believe!

Here's a pic from today

Chrome rings look great!!!

Twincams had 13's so you're covered.. All legal[:I]

Shaun

Looks sweet Haydn Have you thought about white walling the tyres, I reckon it would finish the look nicely

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Thanks fellas.

Phil, 60's Fords & Holdens look great with white walls don't they, especially with venetians in the rear window. But I'm not sure if I want to try that with my escort [x2x]
I had been trying to acheive more of a 'street' look with the car (maybe I have gone horribly wrong somewhere lol)

Mark, how did your ET's go at the drags? Did you run a flat 11?

I soon grew sick of the smell from venting the crankcase through a mini breather! Here's the finished product (except the 3/8 'T' fitting will get replaced with a 'Y' fitting, so the PCV hose and brake booster hose aren't inline)

No more nausea & headaches now

Hey Jonsey. Yep the can is sealed, it's a 'calibre' brand from supercheap. It's air tight and does the job well. The top comes off so baffling can be put in (not that I did but I want the option). The hose on the left runs along the top of the booster bracket and onto the PCV valve.
Kents have terrible blow-by once the rings are worn. I bought the catch can to ensure that none of the muck makes it into my cylinders or brake booster.

That looks awesome, well done mate.

very nice neat car. Wheels look great. Not many people stick with black wheels and dress rims. Good job.
 
Fahley

Just a quick update. I have the HC motor on a stand now. Having it suspended there at working height has given me the bug again. I want to do a compression test and then get head & sump  off and inspect some more. Can't wait to get the block all cleaned up and painted

Thanks Panko. Nice score with the MK1. Are you going to put some pics up for us?  
If you have any questions just fire away, I'm happy to help. Although you may get better answers by posting in the HELP forum. 
 
I got stuck into the engine swap tonight. So far pulled most bits out leaving just the block. So tomorrow night I'll get it out and maybe bolt the sump and head onto the HC block. It only took a couple of hours to get all that done. I forget how quickly things happen with classic cars... so easy to work on.
 
 

Some progress pics
Thanks to Peter for the pedal box and Phil/escort shop for the drive shaft.
On a side note I threw the stock and saab wheels on the scales to compare weights. Very big difference, 5kg per wheel! So the 12"  pizza cutters might be going back on at some stage hahaha.





 

wow the gearbox came up well

Motor and box are resting on front engine mounts and trolley jack respectively. Next is to reposition rear engine mount & refit front swaybar (swaybar should never have come out  .
Then put head back on, set valve clearances, cables and fluids, oil pressure, fire up! etc. The end is in sight. 
 
 
 

It's alive :)
 
I had no spark last night so this morning followed my manual and traced it back to a faulty condenser. With that replaced it fired instantly.
 
Clutch and gearbox work great. The custom gearbox crossmember I had bent up worked out sweet.
For some reason the toe on front left wheel is way out. All I did was remove & replace swaybar and drivers side tie rod end so not sure what's happened there???
So just some ethylene glycol, top up gearbox and diff oils, a few cosmetic touches and it's back to business.
 
First impressions new motor are good.  It's not a massive difference in power but def sounds tougher in the low range and will be a lot more fun with 4 on the floor
 
 
 
 

Great stuff, it's always great when it fires up for the first time.
 
Make sure you get the front end alligned properly.
 
I replaced just the swaybar once without getting a proper allignment and wore out a set of tyres in no time flat.
 
For the sake of $70 bucks or so it's cheap insurance.
 
Cheers,
 
Matt

Quick update. I beat a V6 holden ute off the lights to a merge today (he was in merge lane). Not bad for the humble push rod! :D

I should mention it was a poxy old VS

its still a commodore, and still a V6 :P 
 
i enjoy hanging it on my mate with his VY ute, because in my XF wagon, i can keep up with him in the hills and windys, through the corners. His ute is an S pack, with SS suspension, and he can't lose my XF thru the corners hehe. 

Good stuff. Driving it will be much more fun, and good motivation :D GL with it

Hmm, no feedback. Is there a general consensus out there about the kent vs pinto?? lol
 

that will be fun in the car and you will never look back, take it from someone that had a stock pinto in a van for 10 years, and i never got bored and suprised a few cars
 

Thanks heaps guys. Your comments do mean a lot.
Haydn

I just got this baby fired up on a pallet tonight. Faaaaark does it bark!!!
 

ha! I would need wifey out there with a camera to get it on video so I can mess with the crude ignition.

Mr Pinto should be in the car running. Hurry up! Any dramas I can help.

miruin

great little car didnt have to do much to get it looking good cant wait to build one for myself

Thanks John
Purchasing a well cared for car certainly helped me in that respect. Outlaying the extra cash for it suited me much better than the project route as I don't have the required skills, time or funds to start ground up.
Good luck with your build.
H.
 
Edit: I left the car at the body works today and should be back home by Fri. I'm looking forward to seeing the results

I found the 2L escort sump baffle was broken so my neighbour Keith cranked out his CIG welder this morning and fixed it up for me. Cheers Keith!
 

While the sump is off. Check the pick-up pipe for hairline cracks, the bracket that bolts the pick up to the block often cracks.

The sump might be a little outta shape when you bolt it back to the block. That's why they bronzed it.
Use pleanty of goo around the sump gasket ends, corners of the rubber seals.

Throw the cork side rails straight into the bin and lay down a nice bead of threebond grey replacing the cork. Put a thin smear on the rubber end rails of loctite 515.

I have been doing it this way for years. It will never leak oil ever. Threebond pretty much glues the sump on.

Cork is dead!!

It's in

 

Thanks mate. It certainly took some time and patience to get it in there. No damage to the lip around the heater bubble so a pretty good solo effort.
Everything about the pinto looks better. It fills up the engine bay and looks more at home.
Not all that much to do I just need the time to get out there. I'm going to take an old muffler into the exhaust shop, get them to flare the pipe so I can slip it over and clamp to the extractors. Then drive over to to finish the system. 
This car is gonna fly, I can feel it in my bones.
 

 

Thanks Peter. The radiator worked out well, the top tank was stuffed on mine so they were able to make use of the one you gave me.

Thanks. All was set for the exhaust today but the battery had other ideas. High comp 2L killed it very quickly. I have replaced it with a Century 360CCA, ultra high performance.  The cables I had been using were about 16mm2. Too small for the bosch starter!! So now there's 25mm2 cables run in with the 16's,  soldered together into 35mm2 lugs. It's made a massive difference to the cranking. I highly advise anyone with a pinto to check the cable sizes and go for at least 35mm2. These pinto starters need a lot of current.

Good stuff.  What's next?
 
Matt

NOW WE ARE TALKING ,
 
we need more pinto turbos
 

Lol, pshhhhhht!
 
Matt

Cheers Mark. I've been waiting 2 weeks for a helicoil kit to arrive (2 x bellhousing threads are stuffed). I'm hoping it will be here today. A nice drive over Clear Mountain will be the first thing I do!

Thanks Scott :D If I went down that route I would start fresh with another engine. Someone has spent a great deal of $$$ getting this one built properly. It would be a shame to undo all that hard work.

New cable with Fire foil

 
Lookin good and going good too

 
 

And the arse end is sorted.

Burtons stock concentric tops made by GRP4.
 
I've got non-concentric tops with rubber bushing and spherical bearing from GRP4 and can vouch for their build quality. The owner, Thorsten, also doesn't mind imparting a bit of advice on strut top choice either!
 
Aussie options (k-mac and noltec) are quite pricey imho...

Haydn,
checkout GRP4 Fab. site they have the same strut top for 58 euro. I have these on my struts
P/No.[GRP1191
Peter

Hi Peter.
Cheaper again! Thanks
Matt
yep seen the spacer kits around. Not really worth it for my car. And I'm making an effort to keep all mods legal. Cheers

Thanks cheese. I had questions about these and you've answered them all

Bearing and seal kit all fitted and packed, minus split pins :)  Thanks to Jamie @ Component Restorations for his help and advice.
Next job is assembling and fitting the struts to determine threaded sleeve position.
 
 

looking good mate. 

Nice welds!
 
Matt

Hi, here's a little vid from a while back, All Aussie Day 2013 at Lakeside raceway. Good times :)

Cheers Matt.
Mod plated today for 2L engine, manual transmission, brakes and child restraint anchorage point.

Thanks Peter

Well, I'm a convert. 13x7 hotwires. What do you think?

Can't go wrong 

Here's one from today

Cheers Peter. It's looking tuff as now, massive offset, plenty of fat rubber and some neg camber to boot!

Hi mate, ur car is looking tidy with the light conversion, you should be able to see at night now! Glad the bkts got to you by the wknd too . Nice work

So about half way down the strip was as far as I got on Saturday night. Massive axle tramp and a munched up 4.125 diff centre lol.
 

 
I fitted a 3.77 today and to be honest it's the best thing I've done. First gear is now 'usable', more MPH from each gear (still picks up fast) and accurate speedo!
 
Another night planned for Test & Tune at Willowbank. It will be good to record a time, wish me luck. Cheers

Nice! Good to see you're having fun. is axle tramp an issue still?
I am hanging out to go back to the strip myself but won't go back till I eliminate tramp.

Cheers

Well done Haydn finally got a time down.
now to improve it.

Sounds like someone is ready to race. Let me know when you heading to Willowbank again.
Should try this carby out and run that 15. It didn't sell.
Watch every thing break running 15' wheels.
How was the engine rev's over the line.

maxrsShould try this carby out and run that 15. It didn't sell.

 
Is that the carb you were using when you ran 15.52?

The DCOE42's are coming along nicely. The 39mm trumpets worked well with these 63mm filters. Gives one inch clearance. A few more little bits and pieces to get including a synchrometer/ flow meter.
 

Looking good bud
 
Matt

Looking good Haydn bet it sounds good.

A few little changes with my escort over the past 6 months. I put 13x5" steels on with 165 70 13 "Achilles" brand tyres which (much to my surprise) has made the car much more enjoyable to drive. Sure, it doesnt corner as hard but it's much lower and softens up the ride with the high spring rates I have.
 
Also the idle jet holder thread on my 32/36 carb body was stripped pretty badly, ruining the seat. So rather than replace same for same I upgraded to a reconditioned 38/38 from Carbtec who installed & tuned it for me. 
It packs enough punch to notice the difference. I think the max power has moved higher up the rev range. Induction noise sounds nice too with the K&N filter. 
Time for another test run at the track.
 

Cheers Peter. I'm guessing a few tenths will get shaved off, if I can get a good jump off the line. Throttle feel is a lot different with this carb and will take some getting used to

They couldn't be tuned for whatever reason.
If I decide to go with twins again it will be with a NEW pair of 45 DCOE 152G carbs. 
 
 

Revised gearbox crossmember which can accommodate both 4 and 5 speed ford boxes by simply removing the 1" box steel and shifting the mount forwards or backwards.
89mm holesaw and new carpet on the way. 
 

They certainly are some very neat modifications, plenty of thought has gone into them. 
 
I'm about to do the same tunnel mods to a MK2, seeing this has been a great help.
 
 

Some CSA Globes on the escort now, they're 13 x 6 with 23P offset and 205 60 13 tyres. No guard rub.
The wheels came with tyres but I'm not sure I like such wide tyres. 175/70/13 might look a bit better. Otherwise 185/65/13 but they're a very unusual size so hard to get at a good price. Thoughts??
 
 

Thanks Matt. I might just keep the Globes/205's for track days and put the ratty old steels back on. I have a soft spot for them for some reason.
 
 

185/60/13 tyres are easily had. Good size for 6j.
Car is looking great!

Love Globes on a Mk1. I'm a bit old school (and old) so I like the fatter tyre. 185 is probably a good compromise on a 6" wheel.

I never knew the Cibie Oscars were popular with the 4x4 guys. Because of that there are plenty of second hand sets about. I got these for $80 and they cleaned up very well indeed! I'm on the look out for some brackets if anyone can steer me in the right direction, (preferably Australian made/ supplied) I'm just wanting the pair which mount them in line with grille.
Before anyone asks, I'm putting these on for practical reasons. Not decoration :)  I went for a spin up the mountains at dusk a week ago, I reckon it will be a lot more fun with these on!
 
 

i do have a soft spot for spotlights on a mk1.  

Sounds like it's coming along very nice.

First thing I've done to any escort I've owned is quick rack and nolothane bushes.

Spoties look great.

 Beware SAAS steering wheels! I just returned mine for a refund today after the RH spoke creased from merely rolling the car in & out of the shed over the past 12 months. 
 
I bought a good used Nardi ND Classico to replace it. A worthy upgrade
 

Car's looking nice and some great new additions you have for it there =P
keep up the good work! =D
 

Steering wheel looks the part.

very nice

Hey Carlos, Yeah sure. They're HSD coils. 200mm long, 65mm ID. $50

Yep no worries. I use them with helper springs which come in the HSD sleeve kit.
No arms sorry lol. I have cleared away a lot of parts to make room, now that I have 2 esky's on the go :)
Have you tried these guys? They have a bit of selection with steering arms
http://www.motorsport-too...esult/?q=steering+arms
 

Looking better all the time.

Hi guys, Well a few developments over the past few weeks. I visited Dunedin for the Otago rally a couple of weeks ago with my son which was a blast. Got to see some red hot rally action. Hayden Paddon and Alister McRae being the biggest highlights in their RS1800's!
 
And back home I finally got my 185 60 13's fitted to the 13x7 JBW minilites. I put them on my MK1 to see if they'd fit which they do, perfectly! And the car's handling has improved again. Faster acceleration due to less weight and less rolling diameter, and lighter, more responsive steering. The 13x6 205 combo is on the MK2 to get it through the road worthy inspection (at some stage)  then it will get lowered and I'll see how the 13x7's look on it. It might be hard to part them from my MK1!
A new motor has been built by Peter Baguley (Performance Thumpers Escorts) for the MK1. Some pretty gnarly specs on it and will see close to 140RWHP at around 6500
The current 2L will be going into the MK2 mated to the automatic which will make for a fun cruiser.
 
I'm also looking for an HD clutch that's road friendly. There's one on the new motor but it's an uncushioned 4 puck button clutch which I think will be awful on the road. So shoot me a PM if anyone has one spare. Cheers
 
 

Hi Cam, yep I did notice it. I believe it was badged Isuzu. Plenty of cars from leftfield there. There was a KE70 that was very entertaining on the Tarmac Super Stage. I think about 40% of his run was on 3 wheels!
 
The pinto will go very well. The head was flow tested and came in at 190hp :D Inlet valves (Pep-Pro stainless) getting 0.51" lift

Gone the whole hog there Haydn
 
Otago is an amazing event isn't it? I went over a few years back when Ari came out for it. Absolutely loved it!!

All ready for the dyno this Friday
 

Hi Drew, cheers mate :)
We're confident for figures above 130rwhp. Hoping for close to 140 :)
The tyres are good for the money about $95 fitted & balanced. Just the fact they're lighter and narrower makes a huge improvement to the handling compared to 205's. The offset of the 13x7's has helped a lot too. Car is way more responsive, easier to throw around and acceleration greatly improved by less rolling diameter. I worked it out on gearcalc, 185/60/13 tyre is the equivilant of dropping from 3.77 diff to 3.89.

Haha, cheers mate :)

Just keeps getting better and better mate. Hope it goes well on the dyno.

Thanks for the kind words guys. There's been a lot of energy spent getting it to this point. I can't wait to see how it performs :)

Hi Glenn, thanks for your comments. The wheels are 0 offset. Here's the link to them, also happens to be the business I bought them off. I recall you saying you didn't want to roll your guards? They will need to be rolled to fit these. I"m not aware if any "off-the-shelf"  13x7's that have a positive offset
 
 

I couldn't be there for the tune today but got this message from my engine builder
I'm picking up the car tomorrow :D

NQRS
That's a good looking number- what work have you done to the engine?
Len

ratta tat tat
 I may aswell finish off the spec list ;)
 
92mm VW pistons
Cosworth rods
10.5:1 CR
Kent Ultimate Road cam kit
38 & 44.5mm Pep Pro stainless valves
Ported & flowed head 190HP
Twin Weber 45mm DCOE152 carbs with 38mm chokes
Kent steel Adj cam pulley
Accuspark ignition
Custom 200HP mandrel bent TIG welded pipes 4,2,1
Lightened flywheel with ARP bolts
Modified sump
High volume oil pump

great result! 

Shaved nearly 2 sec off my PB tonight

14.54 seconds, 94 MPH. The car next to me was an XR5 turbo

Great stuff Haydn!
 
Quick little Escort

Cheers guys. I was absolutely going off when I crossed that finish line.  Took about 6 goes to get a good launch but yes, what a great result!
 

Thanks. Yes the breakdown is good. As you can see I was not concerned about reaction time. Just getting a good jump and that paid off. The XR5T was standard. There was also 2 modified ones there running low 14's.
I was really surprised how my times compared to many of the cars there. Plenty of cars I thought would be faster than me, running 15's.
 
There was a Mercedes G wagon (G65 AMG) as pictured below running 12's! hahahaha
 

Cheers Drew. Yes mate the G wagon's worth over 300K. Twin turbo V12, 630hp

Cheers Carlos. Yes I was pretty happy with the ET mate. I knew of a Datsun 1600 with SR20DET that used to run the same time, mid 14's. So I'm more than happy with how it goes. If I bolted the 4 speed back in and changed to a 3.89 diff ratio it would have a few more tenths in it. And better again with an LSD and GRP1 axles!

Thanks Damion. Still drives great on the road. Lives up to its name "ultimate road" camshaft. Good idle, good power from low down and sounds quite harmless until... :)

Hi guys. Just letting you know the car has been sold and is now in Melbourne. Frank the new owner will be doing full paint panel and interior restoration. He said it's going back to the original yellow ochre. So keep and eye out for it down there. Onto my Denim pack now. Aiming for 12's!! Cheers

Boost Carlos. Lots of boost :D

Sounds like fun!

She's long gone BEEVEE. Original motor went to a guy who need a 681F block for his genuine 1300GT. Grille went to a twin cam owner who needed to change from round headlights back to rectangle. I took the car to the original owner, Veronica not long before I sold it. I could tell she was a little disappointed with the very subtle changes I had made. But her husband Arthur was well impressed. Loved the engine & webers!