*MAXXD* Clare's Rieger F40 Escort Cabriolet "BigCab"

[OllieWestwood]

im starting to like the wheels more now i can see the light at the end of the tunnel and it being close to completion, i think once clean the reflections in the dish will look pretty cool especially rolling!

I cant cope with that front end mind you, it dates the car soooo badly! and i think the cream seats have to be next on the bin list for some black ones?

Calipers look spot on matching the bells especially as you are gonna see them more, and the Engine bay looks 1000X times better with Red hosing all round (although i can still see something blue? passenger side - top of the bay?)

as usual its gonna turn heads this season, shame the size of the rear wheels will be lost when walking round at a static show....but no doubt following it is a althogether different experiance!

Good work Al!

[Alanman]

(10-04-2011 10:16 PM)OllieWestwood Wrote:  im starting to like the wheels more now i can see the light at the end of the tunnel and it being close to completion, i think once clean the reflections in the dish will look pretty cool especially rolling!

I cant cope with that front end mind you, it dates the car soooo badly! and i think the cream seats have to be next on the bin list for some black ones?

Calipers look spot on matching the bells especially as you are gonna see them more, and the Engine bay looks 1000X times better with Red hosing all round (although i can still see something blue? passenger side - top of the bay?)

as usual its gonna turn heads this season, shame the size of the rear wheels will be lost when walking round at a static show....but no doubt following it is a althogether different experiance!

Good work Al!

Lol I wish people would fuck off about the lights. They're the right ones for the kit. You wouldn't stick a set of BMW lights on a AE86 or a Mk2 escort.

The blue is O gauge amp wire, not a lot I can do about that

Calipers do look good and you can see em when the light hits them.

The wheels are huge no mater where they're seen. I think they'll do okay. Lol.

Yeah, we know the seats need looking at but we've spent enough on it for a while, the seats will have to wait. lol

I've spent all day today cleaning, cutting and polishing and it looks the tits now. New flocked dash, new wheels, and new stereo all come together nicely.











Watch out 2011, we're coming.

[ste]

(10-04-2011 11:49 PM)Alanman Wrote:  Lol I wish people would fuck off about the lights. They're the right ones for the kit. You wouldn't stick a set of BMW lights on a AE86 or a Mk2 escort.

But you would stick mitsubishi lights on an orion/escort (i can't rmemeber which)

[Alanman]

(11-04-2011 02:22 PM)ste Wrote:  

(10-04-2011 11:49 PM)Alanman Wrote:  Lol I wish people would fuck off about the lights. They're the right ones for the kit. You wouldn't stick a set of BMW lights on a AE86 or a Mk2 escort.

But you would stick mitsubishi lights on an orion/escort (i can't rmemeber which)

That was a £60 Onion and I was young and foolish. Although it did look good. lol

[Alanman]

Last night....

I repaired hydrolic ram for the boot lid so it shouldn't try to eat any poor unsuspecting models this year. lol. It even opens more too. Still not bored of the boot lid. lol.

I've finished the last bits on the flock dash (and a few other bits) and it now looks wicked, better than its ever done.

I've put a bit of trim above amp and subs to hide the join in the carpet. I tried carpet tape but wouldnt sit nice. Dont particularly like it but it looks better than the loose carpet.

Monday I had the rear wheels off again to see why the brakes were squeeking and found a problem with the carrier for the caliper. I think when we've put the new/different hubs on they were slightly different and moved the possition of the disk out. And doing so the front face of the disk was just touching the carrier and thats not good. 10 points to the first person that knows what tool I used to sort this little problem out. lol

I have a few little bits left to do but mainly cleaning the inside and a bit of touch up here and there.

Not sure if I like being this organised. I like the stress. Although we are buying a new battery Friday so thats a little last minute. lol.

[Pyrotechnic]

(13-04-2011 01:59 PM)Alanman Wrote:  10 points to the first person that knows what tool I used to sort this little problem out. lol

Hammer?

[Aidan]

French screwdriver?

[Alanman]

No points yet.

I thought this was an easy question. lol

[cooper]

grinder ?

[Alanman]

Cooper gets the points. lol.