well, took it for its first road drive today..

got a permit.. mum wanted to drive to the end of street and back first incase anything was going to go wrong.

the esky loved it. sat at 60-70degs. nothing broke or starting making weird noises.

didn't even need to turn thermo fan on.

pics soon :D

bout time you had some good luck sterlo.[:p]

yeah no sh*t lol

especially with the scare i got Friday night.. the escort wouldn't start!!, no spark!

played with it more and more, went to sleep, satdy morning i kept on trying and trying.. finally got it going, and it was one of those times where i did two things and it started running.

not just one thing, so it could have been either.

coil boost (from starter) wire shook/fell out of the ring clip (my bad)

and

one of the four wires on the module/ignitor, one wire wasn't contacting the clip.

but yeah drive was so much fun

i couldnt have asked for anything more entertaining. really

sat at about 3000rpm doing 80-90? just loved it.

temp guage didn't go anywhere near 80degs let alone 90/100.

and on the way.. just as i got into frankston.. cop saw me.. told me to pull over.. and 10 minutes later there was a canary on the window [:x)]

lol

-ground clearance (elcheapo exhaust hangs to low)
-no washer bottle
-wiring for thermo fan must be concealed
-bald front right tyre

few more things.. but i left the list in the car.. my bad.

also forgot to bring the speedo cable with me so he could change that.

got alot of looks for three reasons poo pooty looking car, loud car, bonnet not latched down. (it was latched, just didn't have the bottom peice so bonnet was not down fully)

heres some pics my sister took as her and mum followed.











and at the workshop... FULL of Escorts... had to be atleast 10 mk1s a white mk2 rs2000 (beautiful stunning condition) and a mk2 2door shell on a trailor with forest arches and front spoiler etc.



so looks like its in good hands [:x)]

dam that is cop bait if i've ever seen it!! haha.. honestly it's the best way to learn when you can work it out yourself just takes some patience at times keep it up

A couple big jumps will fix the exhaust hanging down.

Your mechanic sounds like he might lead you down the garden path.
It can't be a bad thing.

You must be bored now without a Escort to play with?

oh sh*t yeah... all Sunday afternoon (right now)..bored as.. usually these bored times i would either drive the esky around or just do something to it.. theres always something to do on it lol

i ended up eating and watching tv alot
haha

Sterling, that is too funny. A cop puts a canary on an unregistered car that has a temporary permit for the purpose of having a RWC check done on it.

Whereabouts did you take it to get fixed?

Regards,
Craig.

i took it to colin at cam automotive... in frankston..

cant stress enough how mint the cars he had in there were

im talking Escorts that were all shiny and painted.. chromed with the rims etc just the outside.. who knows what was under the bonnets and in the interiors.. look like each one owes there owner like $20,000

and yeah doesnt really make sense hey...

he said vicroads shouldnt hand out permits to cars they have never seen before. and everythign he marked me for IMO didn't deserve a canary.. its not like having no washer bottle or a low hanging exhaust could cause an accident..

only the bald tyre could affect bad situations really.

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Originally posted by Escortpower

A cop puts a canary on an unregistered car that has a temporary permit for the purpose of having a RWC check done on it.

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Yep, have to see the irony on that one. At least with the permit you cant get done for driving an unregistered vehicle......

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Originally posted by Sterling

he said vicroads shouldnt hand out permits to cars they have never seen before. and everythign he marked me for IMO didn't deserve a canary.. its not like having no washer bottle or a low hanging exhaust could cause an accident..

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Sorry Sterling, but the permits are for cars that are considered roadworthy or at least very close to, ie. safe to drive.

Not having a washerbottle and ground clearance items are most definately canary items...

When I saw the pics of that exhaust hanging down I was shaking my head... It's no wonder you got pulled over mate...[8~2]

Oh well, look at the bright side, it's now at a place where it can get sorted. With any luck, that should be the last of your running troubles.....


Shaun

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he said vicroads shouldnt hand out permits to cars they have never seen before

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u picked a bright copper sterling... not only did he stick a yellow on an un-registered vehicle, but how can vic roads see a car.... if you cant take it to them.....