gingergman Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 me engine was tappy, smokey, used oil like fook if you booted it, bottom end was noisey, and it had a really bad issue reversing, but she has done 154k!! so i decided on a full engine rebuild, i was tempted to go down the turbo route but in the end i just opted for a standard spec build as i just wanted a reliabe non tappy solid cvh because i use it as aa everyday car. i didnt have the internet for a while or i wudda put loads of progress pics on here, so ill put a few up now. just a shame it wasnt getting done in a warm garage lol. as expected there was problems along the way, i lost count the amount of times the head had to be taken off lol, main prob was when the new cam went in it was made out of a too softer metal(so the engernering place said) so after running on idle for a hour or so after the first start up it became mega, mega noisey as it discentergrated in the head lol not good! so off the head came again for another new cam! its just run in now as ive just done over 1000 miles! a couple of pics of my old gearbox what was previously changed, we took it apart to see if it was worth rebuilding but the caseing was mullerd so i kept the worthey gears and the rest went in the skip! after the engine was sorted i took it to powerflow for a full stainless steel straight through exhaust! my girlfriend overtaking me in it lol ive been driving it for about 4 weeks since the work, its great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escort Cabriolet Club Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Fantastic work mate, wish I could do that kind of work !!! Glad its running great again, its looking sweet too !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dee1orean Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Nice looking cab there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Haddow Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 nice one mate im going similar route with mine but with some head and cam work, and some extra touches here and there. that cab in the drive i recognise (blue one with boot facing outwards) is that one that was for sale on passionford as a fire damaged one by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted May 22, 2009 Author Share Posted May 22, 2009 Fantastic work mate, wish I could do that kind of work !!! Glad its running great again, its looking sweet too !!! cheers!! i just gotta sort a new paint job for it again then i should be happy with it lol, then i can stop spendin all me doller on her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted May 22, 2009 Author Share Posted May 22, 2009 nice one mate im going similar route with mine but with some head and cam work, and some extra touches here and there. that cab in the drive i recognise (blue one with boot facing outwards) is that one that was for sale on passionford as a fire damaged one by any chance? yeah id recomend head work wiv a kent cam or something, mine is good standard but could be faster lol. that last pic is 2-3 months old, just before i sold the blue one, it wernt fire damaged wen i had it, wouldnt suprise me tho if it was the same one coz it was well ropey!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Good to see the cab back on the road, looks like a job well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escort Cabriolet Club Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 cheers!! i just gotta sort a new paint job for it again then i should be happy with it lol, then i can stop spendin all me doller on her! Same here mate, Tunes, Tyres, Exhaust and Paint and i'm done !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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