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2006/02/09 18:58:58
2lt_Scort

Rhys' Rally Pack

Got a new daily, blew up the shmag(Magna) and its going to be time and cost ineffective to fix really. Thats when this puppy popped up by chance.

1978 Mk2 2dr Rally Pack
Runs a 2lt, 4speed manual
Stock appearing motor, but goes suprisingly well. So unsure if its got any work done to it.
Pedders springs up front, 4leaf rear.
Custom rust in places
Custom paint fading
Top of the range 1980's stlye radio and equaliser
Currently needs work, no handbrake, starter is dead, no bonnet release, grill not attached, front spoiler hanging etc etc.

Thats about it for now



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Rhys
46 comments Leave a comment
lizard
Good luck with it mate.

Would you be able to get a full pic. of the front seats? They look really nice from that little snap shot

Cheers
2006/02/09 19:14:46
sundowner
Looks like a drag is in order!!!

How are u gunna see all the locals conformidoores u beat off the lights with the rear view mirror in the passengers footwell???


i may have a bonnet release, when im in the shed next ill check for ya

so when its running are u gunna take it round lucas's to be reunited with every other rally pack in SA?
2006/02/09 19:20:47
michael_1
looks great mate
2006/02/09 19:21:25
Escortpower
Nice one Rhys, takes me back......

Regards,
Criag.
2006/02/09 19:57:11
grant
awesome handbrake, TRI_BRICK technologies
2006/02/09 20:27:27
Mr Mk2
Amazing how these cars just keeping poping out of no where!!!!

Good Luck
2006/02/09 23:12:09
Dale Baron
Looks sweet man,
good luck
2006/03/09 10:26:50
JamesR
that doesnt look like a daily driver to me.
looks more like a new project ;)

2006/03/09 16:55:08
2lt_Scort
Lizard hows this?
Will get a better one during the week.
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JamesR,
Can assure you this one wont be a project no money for more 'projects'.

Grant,
TRI_BRICK sponsor me at the moment. Was told the cable was snapped, stuck my head under today and it looks more like it just been disconnected from handbrake.

New starter motor went in today, hope to have it on road tomorrow or Tuesday.

Rhys

2006/03/09 21:24:03
lucas
nice Rhys il have to come round and have a look
2006/04/09 14:12:41
Avon
Pretty good find!
2006/04/09 23:05:49
2lt_Scort

Cheers pal...
Check your email

Rhys
2006/05/09 08:36:26
lucas
wow Rhys that was a scary ride. goes pretty good for stock must have a little work done to it.

but great daily, abit of polish and she will come up fine.
2006/05/09 16:31:17
lizard
Cheers for the photo Rhys.

I'm liking that seat design....

2006/06/09 17:23:29
RS2000mk2
some people would call this a problem???hahahaha

nah nice find mate, bring her round soon, i can have a suss and we can get my beach on the road at the same time[;^)][88]

cheers
Rhys
2006/09/09 20:52:03
Shea
booyeah! 1 tough find! hope its reliable for ya.... plenty of parts for them mk2's ya kno... let me know if you need handbrake, bonnet release cables, extractors, panels, grills, carby's, lights, bumpers, gearbox, diff and MUCH MUCH MOREEEEEEEEEE

[:u]
2006/09/17 23:24:10
2lt_Scort
The Rally Pack has undergone transformation from POS to respectable.

First I gave the car a cut and polish to bring the paint from chalk white to white.

I've painted a few things, front gaurd, grill, front panel, rear panel, bumpers, front spoiler, fixed rust some rust, got a full set of 13x6.5" hotwires on it, put mudflaps on and a set of genuine ford spotties to complete the Rally Pack style.

Also fitted my old 2 1/4" exhaust off my blue Escort. Will be trying a few different carb's on it over the next few months to see what suits it best.

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Rhys
2006/09/10 14:30:33
RS2000mk2
looks great, good to see she is getting some love!haha but i think u need to let lucas and his crafty little tool set come round and molest that suspension[;^)][88][88]
2006/09/10 16:54:24
Mk1 Pinto
Definately a huge change from when you bought it. Well done!
Ive just put a deposit on a MK2 4 door thats gona need a fair bit of tidying up to be my daily and hopefully it looks as good as that when its done!
2006/09/10 17:25:26
Diablo69
Looking great after some cleanup.

Good work.

Can't wait to spot it driving around Adelaide.
2006/09/10 21:43:18
sundowner
do u need a badge for the grill?

i recon dan has a few u could hit him up ( with the caps) thats were my badge came from.
2006/09/10 22:57:41
2lt_Scort
Thanks guys,
Rhys it won't be going any lower. Its already got springs done in it(see 1st post) and rears scrub if I load the back up with people.
Glenn, yeh I need a new grill badge, the one I pulled of it was past its use-by date. If Dans got some good ones I'll grab one, alternatively when I get around to it, theres always new ones on eBay.

Rhys
2006/10/10 08:55:14
JamesR
quote:
Originally posted by 2lt_Scort
[br]Thanks guys,
Rhys it won't be going any lower. Its already got springs done in it(see 1st post) and rears scrub if I load the back up with people.

Rhys

hehe..
mine scrubs in the back too.. and im about to lower it..
i love the look of Rally Packs, makes me wanna get 1/4 bumpers ,spoilers and stickers..
2006/10/10 17:43:57
mad-mk1
Looks real good mate! you work fast
is this daily now...?

Cheers Luke
2006/10/10 18:35:00
2lt_Scort
Cheers Luke,
Yep its my new daily, and its alot more fun to drive than the Cortina was. Hope to get Blue Escort doing more daily duties soon though.

Rhys
2006/10/10 20:46:41
sundowner
ill add it to the list of things to ask him when i see him... doubt he will need them as his cars arent modern enough to run em
2006/10/10 22:37:10
Mk2_2dr_2L
She's definately cleaned up nicely. Good work !
2006/11/10 09:18:08
The Other Half
I like it a lot [^]
2006/11/10 15:10:08
2lt_Scort
Few more new pics, nearly finished installation of 45mm weber. Just few more adjustments to my ugly homestyle linakges.
Will trial this carb to see if theres any performance gains or just fuel losses.



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Throttle response is alot better but Im having trouble with petrol pooling the the throats. Dont know why or how yet. Doesnt seem to affect the running of car, but could become hazardous.

Rhys
2006/10/18 20:44:48
Joshua
the webber looks..... different [:x)].
Have you put the air cleaner on it yet. Mind only just fits and mine sits down lower, below the strut top bump.
2006/10/18 20:51:44
2lt_Scort
quote:
Originally posted by Joshua
[br]the webber looks..... different [:x)].
Have you put the air cleaner on it yet. Mind only just fits and mine sits down lower, below the strut top bump.


Yep its definately different to normal way of doing it. Will only be able to run a ramflo style filter with bottom half of it bent clear strut tower. It does look a little tighter in pics than it probably is though.

Rhys
2006/10/18 20:55:38
sundowner
so u recon its got more power or is the throttle response just better,
would the throtle response change have anything to do with the linkages?????
2006/10/18 23:37:25
2lt_Scort
quote:
Originally posted by sundowner
[br]so u recon its got more power or is the throttle response just better,
would the throtle response change have anything to do with the linkages?????


haven't driven it yet, only driveway action. Throttle response seems to be as a result of the carby.

Still have petrol pooling issue though, so too scred to put filter on incase it backfires, then I'll have a nice fire.

Rhys
2006/10/19 07:53:39
2lt_Scort
Thumbs down for 45mm sidey! Its coming off tomorrow.

Can't say its all carb fault as it wasn't perfectly jetted to engine.

At the end of the day, I had the parts sitting round and got that weird style manifold so decided to try for myself.
Car possibly went marginally better but thats clutching at straws. Not worth spending the $'s on rejetting and dyno anyway.

Next stop....38DGAS

As a side note that manifold was icy cold after a few km's off "testing" yet the standard inlet its joined to was hot.

Rhys
2006/10/19 15:00:03
Mark
quote:
Originally posted by 2lt_Scort
[br]Thumbs down for 45mm sidey! Its coming off tomorrow.

Can't say its all carb fault as it wasn't perfectly jetted to engine.

At the end of the day, I had the parts sitting round and got that weird style manifold so decided to try for myself.
Car possibly went marginally better but thats clutching at straws. Not worth spending the $'s on rejetting and dyno anyway.

Next stop....38DGAS

As a side note that manifold was icy cold after a few km's off "testing" yet the standard inlet its joined to was hot.

Rhys

Rhys - mate - seriously[:u][88][;^)] you cannot just slam on a new weber with random chokes/jets/emulsions/air correctors etc and expect it to just work,[:-(] too many variables...thats like grabbing doors from an Escort, bonnet from a capri, boot from a cortina and expecting it to all line up to make a perfect car.[88] Sure they might go on, but they won't fit quite right.[;^)]

I went to the dyno with 88hp atw and left with 163hp atw and my car drove well before, just lacking the potential power. (2 dyno sessions to get that figure, we changed chokes/jets/correctors and emulsions to get the right combo.

...alt, just get injection...yummy
2006/10/19 17:50:32
2lt_Scort
quote:
Originally posted by Mark
[br]
quote:
Originally posted by 2lt_Scort
[br]Thumbs down for 45mm sidey! Its coming off tomorrow.

Can't say its all carb fault as it wasn't perfectly jetted to engine.

At the end of the day, I had the parts sitting round and got that weird style manifold so decided to try for myself.
Car possibly went marginally better but thats clutching at straws. Not worth spending the $'s on rejetting and dyno anyway.

Next stop....38DGAS

As a side note that manifold was icy cold after a few km's off "testing" yet the standard inlet its joined to was hot.

Rhys

Rhys - mate - seriously[:u][88][;^)] you cannot just slam on a new weber with random chokes/jets/emulsions/air correctors etc and expect it to just work,[:-(] too many variables...thats like grabbing doors from an Escort, bonnet from a capri, boot from a cortina and expecting it to all line up to make a perfect car.[88] Sure they might go on, but they won't fit quite right.[;^)]

I went to the dyno with 88hp atw and left with 163hp atw and my car drove well before, just lacking the potential power. (2 dyno sessions to get that figure, we changed chokes/jets/correctors and emulsions to get the right combo.

...alt, just get injection...yummy



Mark- your right,
This is why I said "can't say it's all the carbs fault because it wasn't perfectly jetted to the engine".
Although it ran and idled like it was built for the car, there was not many other gains-this would be due to what your saying.
But from feedback on these already (mostly bad) I had to try it for myself and from where it was all heading it wasn't worth my time or effort to pursue it any further given the fact I've got a got 32/36 that wasn't giving me any issues to start with and a 38DGAS thats next to try which are both jetted for the 2lt, so decided I'll stop wasting time and (what would turn into money) on the 45mm.

It was just a bit of trial and error backyard mechanics

Rhys

2006/10/19 19:07:08
Timmeh
Backfires certainly do happen, especially with fuel pooling. Not sure if you ever saw the photo of my RS backfiring:


When it comes to the Weber, it looks like you've got stuff all space there for some trumpets - surely the sidedraughts work better with trumpets?

I'm having problems with my RS2000 synchronous 40s pooling fuel and backfiring, but it hasn't had a dyno tune yet, as Mark says, they need some tweaking to really get on song. In your case, I'm not convinced that setup will ever produce peak power due to the space limitations there with regards to trumpets.

Tim
2006/10/19 19:12:46
2lt_Scort
38DGAS is on and working a dream. Reset timing, and changed vac advance part on dizzy as the one that was on it didn't work at all.

So running all good now with no pinging evident. Great throttle repsonse.

Timmeh, yeh theyre great action pics, I've had experience at what damage a backfire can do to an engine bay and bonnet.

Rhys
2006/10/23 20:17:04
lizard
Correct me if im wrong but I believe your going EFI now?
2006/10/23 21:51:14
2lt_Scort
quote:
Originally posted by lizard
[br]Correct me if im wrong but I believe your going EFI now?


Am I being stalked? Its on its way, at this stage I'm just gathering some extra parts I need. Then its a Matter of time and money to get them together into a working package[:I]. Got lots of ideas, but not much else to back them up at this stage. Only time will tell if I can get it to eventuate.

Rhys
2006/10/23 22:07:32
lizard
Haha Are all these 'ideas' for this car?

I was waiting for a reply from the guy as what exactly was included! And btw what is included?

Then I had a look today at it was gone!

The user name just clicked and I thought it was you![:x)]
2006/10/23 22:18:41
2lt_Scort
Sorry mate. Yeh I bought it for this car.
Included is everything except injectors, and sensors he tells me. I think I still have all the standard sensors stored still from my other Escort(hoping).

Rhys
2006/10/23 22:44:55
2lt_Scort
Sadly I've sold this car to make way for the RS. All I have to say is, if anyone's selling a genuine Rally Pack - don't sell to the first person that comes around
I was amazed at the interest this car drew.

Some farwell happy snaps will be up soon.

Rhys
2006/12/20 23:05:39
sundowner
it is a good car.. it got away from the sundowner on the southern expressway.... and would have made it to fox creek no worries that day, but my pinto fuel line blew up, and then there was the angy greenskeeper....

good luck to the new owner, u have bought a great escort 2door...with what seems to be a very poky pinto ... lookn 4ward to seeing u on a cruise soon


Rhys: did u pass on the websites details?
2006/12/21 00:29:07
2lt_Scort
Haha....what a plug[(#)]. Cheers Glenn.

Nah didn't pass on details, didn't even think of it actually- plus cars getting pulled off the road for next few years and will be sitting in a shed, with the little fella 'tinkering' with it. Its to be this guys first car.
He's still a few years off even getting his L's.

Rhys

2006/12/21 08:59:51
wishihadars1800
hey Rhys its josh the esky is stripped back and ready to be painted
and il asure you its in good hands. i will post up pics when its finished just been working on the interier trim for the moment then when thats finished its time to paint im going to do it the same colour but maybe thinkin of making it a replica rs1800 ive tracked down the decals for it and all that but still deciding whether to do that or re do it to its origanal condition.
2007/10/03 11:40:13

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