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RE: My 1600 XL mk2 4d
2010/10/01 22:20:40
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ahh the spongey pedal is causing me more headaches than i thought it would..
may need a new master.. found rear cylinders both leaking, hopefully that will de-sponge things a bit lol.
might have to relax with this speed bump.
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RE: My 1600 XL mk2 4d
2010/01/13 22:18:45
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well a mate from work came around today, and had a look at the escort with me, sanded till our shoulders bled, with 2000grit. concentrated on half the bonnet and top of the p/s guard. got that someone peel free, buffed, then polished. i was soo stoked with it, ive already started sanding mroe because we didn't get all the orange peel out yet, this was just a test - buff. but yeah, the finish was awesome, ridiculously reflective. the paints got ALOT of depth. -just what i had wanted, hence why i used such a "unique" recipe for the paint. but yeah, after i put in the hard HARD time, ill have the surface completely free, and baby smooth, and he'll come round a buff the whole car. didn't get a pic 
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RE: My 1600 XL mk2 4d
2010/01/21 21:48:04
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well, Escorts buffed... i gave it a paintbrush wash (detailers will know what i mean) then a hand polish, and started reassembling..
stupid camera batteries dead [8~2]
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RE: My 1600 XL mk2 4d
2010/01/22 20:36:36
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RE: My 1600 XL mk2 4d
2010/01/22 21:25:42
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Looking good sterling, when is rego? hows the roady going?
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RE: My 1600 XL mk2 4d
2010/01/22 21:49:56
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gotta gather up the boys for a brake bleed, then once funds get better, its off for the exhaust, then down the road for roady 
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RE: My 1600 XL mk2 4d
2010/01/22 22:27:53
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that looks a 1000x better mate they tend to be less harsh if ya have shown to presanted the car well and made an effort good luck 
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RE: My 1600 XL mk2 4d
2010/01/22 22:31:00
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You have to be happy with the way it has come out all that hard work is paying off PJ
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RE: My 1600 XL mk2 4d
2010/01/23 08:30:09
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all that hard work is paying off
cheers mate, ive been feeling that way lately [:x)]
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RE: My 1600 XL mk2 4d
2010/01/30 12:33:09
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well since i sorted out the brake pedal, (tried everything, couldnt get it hard) now all that was left is the exhaust, got that done just an hour ago at westernport exhausts in hastings,
they did 3 circuitous welds, and fabbed up the pipe going from the muffler (just before the diff) to the end of the system.
charged me an amazing price! stoked! highly recommended.
but yeah, gotta wait till Monday/Tuesday to take it in to the roady joint, and have the certificate written up!!
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RE: My 1600 XL mk2 4d
2010/01/30 12:43:29
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Looking good Sterling, Just need some tyre black now Shaun
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RE: My 1600 XL mk2 4d
2010/01/30 15:57:30
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Back the car up the hill and get a picture in the sun.
Did you extra cut the paint before the buff was used, mind the corners/edges with the machine buffs.
Don't rest the Jim beam or beer on the roof. it should slide off now.
Top effort Sterlo, 18 months of pain. Now the fun starts.
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RE: My 1600 XL mk2 4d
2010/01/31 20:00:32
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Back the car up the hill and get a picture in the sun.
Did you extra cut the paint before the buff was used, mind the corners/edges with the machine buffs.
Don't rest the Jim beam or beer on the roof. it should slide off now.
Top effort Sterlo, 18 months of pain. Now the fun starts.
not sure mate, i didn't do the buffing, from memory he used; rejuvenation compound, thick pasty stuff, and a hell coarse foam pad. then some white cutting compound, with a finer pad. then some swirl remover/polish stuff, with an even softer pad. then it was just a wash and a hand polish. i need to gourney through the washboard though, theres still some dried cutters in there i cant get out [:-(] and yeah ill get a good pic in the sun, looks pretty nice.
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RE: My 1600 XL mk2 4d
2010/02/02 22:07:14
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RE: My 1600 XL mk2 4d
2010/10/02 22:08:44
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well my brake switch adjustment is now too sensitive. the lights come on when i depress the clutch! LOL
nothing to really update about. im just bored as...
i bought a pair of second hand rotors that turned out to be undersize, but i managed to get the part number for factory rotors, ordered them in though supercheap auto.
- called up, asked for rotors for a 1976 1600 ford escort, they contacted dba or abs or dbr or something, called me back and qouted me $300 for a pair!, yet when i gave them the part number, they qouted me just over $100 for a pair. now how the hell does that work? owell just glad its sorted. better be the right ones.
one the brake rotor nightmare is over (mostly my fault for dragging it out) then thats finally everything. ive said those words too many times!
only 8 weeks till im 18, running out of time lol...
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