2005/06/09 17:59:00
Juiceman
hey do you live near capalaba in brisbane cause i often see a mk2 in capalaba with colour a coded grille, it looks very similar to yours

nice collection of cars there
2005/06/09 18:04:45
Shea
hey, whoops i meant the colour of your red one, you paint that yourself?
2005/06/09 18:41:11
maxrs
Lazer red,all reds are a type 3 colour.$40 a litre.yep,my dad taught me.
A couple of photo's of first respray,note:little bog mark in bonnet,Overflow pipe from radiator hit plastic fan blade into bonnet.
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2005/06/09 23:23:31
Shea
i reeeally like the look of the deep maroon colour as seen in the very first pic, how often does it look like that because it looks like a monza red in all the other pics (unless those are the older pics and i'm just an idiot)
2005/07/09 18:25:57
maxrs
I changed the colour around 1995, Red flame(colour code)
Madness is 120kg passenger spear a spudding.

Engine was 2lt pinto balanced, blueprinted with copper bearings, heavily ported head with match ported standard manifold, 500 two barrel angular discharge Holley(vac sec)Ivan tighe 35/75 cam with twin valve springs,standard flywheel with rpm 90 clutch, 4 2 1 2.5 exhaust.

Shea i painted 04DRS in 2001,metallic red,It looked great straight high flec metallic.Did engine bay,removed battery luckily,Had engine fire in Sept 2002[8~2]lift bonnet to see twin dellortos blowing flames.[:u]back to square 1[:-(]Gave me a chance to hide engine bay wiring.The two photo's below is near the end of the first rebuild.1995.


2005/09/09 00:15:37
Vanman
Nice rides Max, the deep colour on the 4dr looks awesome.
2005/09/09 08:27:02
tybrown
Car look great Mark.

MORE PICS!!!

so how long have you had your 4 door???
2005/09/09 19:51:31
maxrs
Bought it mid 1993,considered selling/swaping half a dozen times.But wife talk's me out of it.MY DREAM CAR

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2005/09/13 16:11:50
maxrs
quote:
Originally posted by Juiceman
[br]hey do you live near capalaba in brisbane cause i often see a mk2 in capalaba with colour a coded grille, it looks very similar to yours

nice collection of cars there

Have been working around Holland Park,try to use car when i can,specially before morning peak hour.But i did see another car [:(!]Look's near the same,I now know how the ladies feel(same dress-party)
2005/09/16 11:25:47
Mk2_2dr_2L
Nice pics, looks like you may have spent more time wokring on your escy than i have on mine !! [:0]

That sierra was out at leyburn this year... ive been lead to beleive that it is a toowooomba car.. if that is true or not i'm not sure.
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