2016/09/09 19:03:32
Mish
Matt,
 
Its a DERALE sandwich plate, from the US of A, just have to work out which one is closest to what you need.
 
Ratta,
The core is about 50mm thick, seems the smaller you get them in Length by height the thicker they get. 
2016/09/09 19:15:15
Mish
Weekend before last was the RSOC motorkhana up in Bendigo, as usual i figured id drag the old girl out for a good 300km roadtrip and a day of thrashing in between.
 
Car was absolutely faultless which was nice as i was also running around all day taking photos for the club, so didnt have time for it to be playing up.
 
Even managed to win the class i was in and come 5th overall, Not a bad day out
 
managed to hand over the camera get someone to take a few shots of me from a couple of tests.
 

 

 
and i finally wore out those poor old toyos
 

 
Must admit i thought they had more on them then they eneded up with, was a bit worried it was going to rain on the way home.
 
 
 
2016/09/09 19:19:52
Mish
Which leads me to todays purchase
 
a fresh set of Hankook Ventus RS3's in 195/50R15, Had been hearing alot of good feedback about these tyres and as i was able to get them on a very good rate i thought that they would be perfect for street/fun duties
 

 
i will report with my findings of traction
 
2016/10/25 22:43:00
Mish
finally got a good chance to test out the new tyres on the weekend. Got a good run in all weather conditions
 
really quite surprised with the level of grip in both the dry and especially in the wet. The grip drop off was really linear in both the wet and dry.
 




2016/10/27 13:55:44
deano
mish your car looks great and sits perfect.
It was partly the proof that convinced me how good a 4 door can look.
 
(Yesterday JBW minilights arrived (4 days from uk!)
Spoiler, bumperettes and a few other bits are on their way.)
2017/01/01 18:02:55
Mish
Not much has changed with the car lately.
Mostly ive just been driving it and enjoying it as much as the weather will allow. 
ended up driving it at times when i wish i didn't, got stuck driving it xmas day in the 39 degree heat, which was less then ideal when stuck in traffic on the freeway.
 

 
2017 has a few upgrades on the cards if i can be motivated enough.
Got a billet compressor wheel for the turbo which should liven it up a little, A set of Forged rods to replace the std items that somehow havent bent yet, a new Inlet camshaft with a little more duration to hopefully let it breath higher in the rpm range, might finally convert the front to a adj coilover setup and work to get the alignment and bumpsteer 100% and if i get really bored it may even see another set of wheels
 
 
2017/02/07 20:31:16
Mish
so SFS2017 was a success, typical me with less then 2 weeks till the show i decided that the BBS's had seen almost all the shows in the last 2 years so i was after something a little fresh and different.
 
being the poor bloke that i am buying wheels was not an option on such late notice. and id been through almost all the 'common' escort wheels, superlites, saab chasers, hotwires, ghia wheels. but having seen some wheels that had been sitting for years at a mates place off another mates racecar had me thinking. 
13x8 CSA Milano's
 
a quick test fit was unsuccessful, with the rear wheels hitting the calipers. Then i found out that there were in fact 2 different offsets. swapped them around and bingo. Grabbed some tyres from the stock pile and set about cleaning them up.
 
bit of a before and after
 

 
Final fitment and polished and ready
 

 

2017/02/07 21:12:27
escortinadriver
Wheels looked great.
 
Did notice the change.
 
How many sets do you have now????? :)
 
Shaun
 
2017/04/25 12:59:32
Mish
got the car out recently for a motorkhana display and passenger ride day for Toyota Australia (i know its not a toyota). Had about 20 odd people came in the car throughout the day as passengers, aside from my wastegate bolts coming loose and that pesky crank wiring had a pretty good day.
 

 

 
Also had the car out for our clubs good friday run, which we had a huge turn our for. 26 cars in total
 

 
Time to fix my wiring loom hopefully and get the car out for another motorkhana in May
 
 
2019/03/31 16:38:01
Mish
well this has been a long time coming, almost 2 years
bit of a run down.
Drove the car interstate a few times, did some motorkhanas ect.
Blew gearbox no.7
decided enough was enough
cut the floor out - immediately regrated doing that
found all the parts I had been stock piling for a strong gearbox conversion
realised I had to do a bunch on engineering work to make any of it fit/work
car sat for 6 months
2 month power build to have it done for Small Ford Sunday 2019
 
ill see if I can upload some pics
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