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piss it off and buy one already done ....

may be more fun and cheaper

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[br]Thanks for the words of encouragement. I plan to have the engine bay all good with the 1300 and manual tranny back in the car by Christmas this year. I'll kick it over and that will inspire me to finish the rest of the car..... I bloody well hope anyway. [V]


wowee, this single page spans over a year! [:u]

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The whole topic almost spans 2 years [88]

You'll get there just don't give up.

Rowan,
Glass is very simple to remove. Just have a helper on hand to catch the glass is you push it out too hard.

Its pretty hard to break any other way when removing it.

Rhys

My late '74 model has the dash dimmer.

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[br]My late '74 model has the dash dimmer.

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Your car ALSO has the foot bulb washer switch.. AWESOME!!!

among other things, I have recently acquired...

A center switch panel with ashtray;
An air cleaner bos (although it's not actually for a 1300 model as I've recently discovered);
Engine mount rubbers;
Original 1300 single barrel carby;
Original Kent fuel pump WITH perfect condition glass bowl;
Reproduction engine bay stickers (earth, coolant, timing stickers);
A treen(aparently a type of wood) gearknob with a St Christopher medallion set in the top (safe guide my car, St Chris!);
A 1970's original AM/FM Clarion radio;
A dipstick and tube (is the dipstick really made out of a long spring and the tube is just a piece of rubber?)...

WARNING DEPRESSING UPDATE!

I've done nothing else for my escort... oh, actually one thing.
I've taken a spray can of black rust kill to all the visible rust spots, so I know exactly what I will need to repair.


[:u]
It's scary. I'll take a couple of photos of it tomorrow to show everyone what it's looking like now. At least it appears like I'm working on it.


Also, I've been a bad boy and spent more money and time on my VT Commodore. Damn daily driver... [;^)] I fitted the spoiler I bought for it today. It was a little weird drilling holes into a car boot... I suggest everyone try it sometime. [88] also, I'm looking to take a second hand throttle body and plenum chamber and cut and shut... yep, I'm going to make a backyard bodgy Twin Throttle Body setup for my Commodore.

After I've done that, I may even have it Dyno Tuned so I can submit the results to this forum. It would provide a good benchmark/comparison to all the Hot little Escorts and Cortina's out there.

I'm a Holden fan, yes, and I rarely like a Ford, UNLESS it's pre 1980 [;^)]


Don't make that face at me,



My word, it really has been that long since I started this project.




My Escort went off the road, 3 years ago as of last month. It's had very little done with it since. Wow, I was so young and naive... I guess I still am.


Tomorrow : Photos. [:-(]