Love friends with benefits [}:)][:x)]

classic!

well the drive was fun as, its good to have an old looking car thats able to keep up with "new car" traffic, sluggish old cars are embarrasing, like my mates 1600 gemini, when we drive with him we roll down the windows and hear the motor going ruuuUUUUUUU!!!!! hahah

(not realising hes going flat sick)

my driveway laps are fun though, when you get on the open road the escort felt heaps slower lol, still fun though.

can wait to get the twins on.

ive got some parts sitting on my workbench at the moment too, no pic but yeah:

- pedders 1600 H/D springs
- A.L.I. lowering blocks (1.5inch)
- black and blue sports steering wheel [:x)]
- (now) complete intake : twin DHLA 40's, manifold, linkages etc
- SAAB 15" sunburst rims,

fitted a tyre to a rim in my shed (was really really really hard)
but yeah 195/50/15 looks good, any lower profile and the cops will flick the 'ol lights on.

really hoping the inspector will just check the things on his list were done (right), not do another whole check, im worried he might find something else, which would be stupid on his part cuz ill be like "why didn't you notice that last time?"

hehe

hoping to get it back before new years

hmm well unfortunately i didn't beat my deadline (which was by the end of december)

but the mechanic has given me a NEW deadline..

"if you can fix these things before mid-january, ill pass the car without doing another complete check, any longer and ill have to check it all again mate"

so yeah, heres the things on the new list:


exhaust extension unacceptable (my dodgy welding lol)
exhaust leaks ^
brakes spongy (need bleeding)
noisy engine cyl head
D- unblock and adjust p/s washer jet
D- engine mount missing bolts
D- engine mount spacers dodgy
D- d/s window weather seal
D- windscreen

and ive already progressed halfway overnight haha!

ill see what i can do RE: head noise, slappy and rackety as all hell.
then its off to the exhaust shop (i cbf f*cken with it)

and if hes concerned about the spongey pedal, he can bleed them.

-i could only bleed them so well, one man doing a two man job.

owell, gotta wrap some presents in a half an hour haha

haha, well ive been making a few rookie mistakes lol...

read the manual (while sitting down and cracking a cold one, taking my little break [:x)] )

and there i see the words "ADJUST HOT"

ohhhhhhhhh haha, well i set the tappets again, (exhaust on no3, and intake on no4 are absoloute C*NTS to get to with a stock carby! omfg!)

-had to grind off the side of one my 19mm spanners. to fit!

anyway yeah, its really quiet and sounds mint!, i can hear the exhaust/intake alot better now.

made my own exhaust (again) but the clamp holding on the rear peice vibrated loose and fell off, so gotta figure that out...

but then its brakes and headlights haha, this list is easy!

updates?? or are you too busy driving it on the road now?

The guys at the exhaust shop did my roadworthy inspection and were really helpful.

sounds like you are nearly there tho, ready to take to Small Ford Sunday

Small Ford Sunday is the 7 th of February at Bundoora Park