hey just thought i would post some pics of my new project.

Silver 1980 mk2 escrot ghia

Pinto 2 litre
- Mild cam
- big valves
- strengthened crankshaft
- lightened flywheel
- 20thou oversized forged pistons
- stronger valve springs
- twin 45mm sidedraught webers

supra 5 speed gearbox
8 3/4inch ford diff (not a BW)

wats the plans.

umm plans

at the moment my plans are to sort out everything for getting a road worthy.
iam current as we speak pulling out the front end and replacing the front suspension bushes and soon to be fitting a new set of struts with bmw vented dics and 4 piston volvo caplipeirs. also respraying the inside of the wheel arches and the front quarter bumpers.
then..

i want to completely respray the car (same colour) but also colour match the roof. and fix the little bit of damage on the front, refit a new bonnet (because the old one didn't like sitting where it was and made a surprise visit into the windscreen). then just some fiddly stuff in the interior to sort.

Gee, someones spent some coin on that drivetrain. Nice starting point for a project. Looking forward to the progress pics.

yeah the car has had a few previous owners, the one before last did the supra and the internals of the engine and the last owner redid the supra box (cos it was very dodgy) and fitting the 45s and 8 3/4".

so lucky me now has the lucky job of sorting out the horrid mess all the owners have made of the wiring loom by hacking their way in. but yes as said great platform to start my project off on.

cheers
Mish

been a while since i last updated.
I have now fitted a set of smcka's vented crossed drilled and slotted rotors and a caliper spacer kit to the front end of the ghia.Took a bit of 'working' to get them to fit but after some time they made their way on. whilst all was out i resprayed the inner guards, struts, control arms ect.

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t9/zmit0348/VentedDiscs1.jpg


Next up on the list is to get the exterior of the car up to scratch. i am ditching the vinyl and getting the entire car re-painted.

update:
haven't been on this thread for a while, forgot it was here.
umm progress.
Car is now on the road. cut out a lot of rust, replaced alot of parts, spent alot of time waiting for panel beaters and stuffed up a few times inbetween. sorted out alot of wiring gremlins and had to get the motor as close as possible back to emissions spec to pass the dreaded roadworthy. got some new boots on it too aswell as a new timing belt and all the seals that began to piss out with oil as soon as she was on the raod. also had to do the clutch as it shat itself one morning on my way to work (fun drive).
will post pics soon as i download them.
cheers
Zac

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t9/zmit0348/21082008036.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t9/zmit0348/09102008004.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t9/zmit0348/09102008007.jpg

just some pics of the rust and freshly after the front was painted.

Looking good Mish. Is this the one you bought from SFS this year?

Regards,
Craig.

hey craig,
yeah its the one i bought from SFS this year, seems it was not quiet the 'great buy' i thought it was.

Next on the to do list is to fit my new shocks when they come in january, hopefully it will harden up my suspension and stop my cars bumpstop fetish. After that its time to fab up my antidive kit and then try my hand at some amature motorsport.