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Originally posted by Andrew
[br]cars looking good as always..

What was with the different wheels on the track? Special rubber or something?

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Cheers Andrew, other rubber was to save my road tyres, couldn't get rears on as I magically lost 4wheel nuts to suit those rims [B)]. Would have been good to see if extra width at rear (225's) changed much. Didn't have any special rubber, both a just road tyres.

Rhys

Happy to say last week I turned over my first 5000km since car and motor was rebuilt. For me it's a mini milestone to get the motor that far, seems like I built it ok. Still going strong.

Upgraded front brakes with vented/slotted items since last post, went with a new set of big bore pacemakers, fitted new carpet, changed gearbox and spigot bearing, front wheel bearings and rebuilt a rear wheel cylinder and put on new brake shoes.

Next will most likely be a rack rebuild, I've got a new rack and I want to install my quick rack gearing to it. Then a diff cnetre change.

Think thats about it.

Rhys

I thought you had a pretty nice escort a while back, but its great to see your still making improvements to it. Can I please request heaps of pics and step by step info on your rack rebuild.. As I have the very same project waiting to be done, and there are one or two things I am not all that clear about.

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Originally posted by 2lt_Scort
[br]Happy to say last week I turned over my first 5000km since car and motor was rebuilt.

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That's more than I've driven my green one in the last year. [B)]

Nice work.

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Originally posted by 2lt_Scort
[br]Happy to say last week I turned over my first 5000km since car and motor was rebuilt. For me it's a mini milestone to get the motor that far, seems like I built it ok. Still going strong.

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Gotta be happy with that. Good to hear, gives me hope that mine will be the same. A quick rack would be nice!

Timmeh

Had exciting arrival from USA this morning.

Suzuki GSXR 1000 throttle bodies. They look like they're new. Have pic of when I was comparing fit up against redline twin weber manifold. Angles are all wrong even if I were to use some form of flex pipe to join them.
Will get a custom manifold made up very soon and hope to turn these into a reality and piss -off the Sierra manifold to see if there is any gains made.

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Also got windows tinted last week and fitted an Escort badge to the back which hasn't be re-intsalled since rebuild.

Rhys

very interesting indeed

Yeah will be watching this very closely. Will be interesting to see what the gains are, if any!! Those T/B's look in top condition as well!

Good luck!

wow thats clean.

will be good to see if this has any gain over a stock throttle body, even if it doesnt it will look damn good , good luck with the ongoing project