fiend thats true but I see it every day where i work...so many people just want a surface without any other testing....you point out the huge amount of corrosion and tell them it needs welding and they say no just surface it, OK!!??...


obviously no one on fordmods could be this stupid...right?? then again there's a thread on here about converting an 4.0 to a diesel so I dont know!

im just offering up some general advice that some of the less educated might benefit from

btw the fairmont is coming up very nicely

Cheers gogetta, the Fairmont is slowly getting there, still needs a fair bit of work though

Who's the person / company doing the cam grind? Kelston or something? I'd recommend WADE, but them being in Aussie results in some hefty courier fee's and a fortnight or two of down time...........

Franklin cams in Auckland are gonna be doing my cam for me. They're gonna do a custom combo grind mixing specs from 2 different stages, to try and suit the auto and stock ecu, so it'll be a high lift item with a fairly nice duration. Fingers crossed, they do a good job and then i'll be using them again in the future.

I was so close to going with a wade billet 1636 a couple of weeks ago before i picked up the spare cam with the head, but after all the postage costs and the lacks of billets available i decided to go local. Will cost me like $180ish for the regrind and like $15 in total for postage both ways going locally through Franklin cams. Generally they can have it sent out the same day as they regrind it so its a s**t easier and cheaper.

I tell ya what though, if i had the funds and wade had billets id probably go and order a billet 977b and source a high stall

At least you are having a go at it mate.

Car is looking good too.

Cheers
BenJ

Cheers BenJ

Got all the chambers finished off tonight. What a mission , on to the bowls next..





Still a bit stumped as to what im gunna do around the valve guide bosses but ill work something out

A little something i have been working on in the last couple of days..





Did a bit of a custom job with mounting the tweeters i have left over when i chucked my el cheapo splits in. Chose to put them on top of the cowl panel but flush mounted as they can be tilted in place. Its drying at the moment so the tweeters havent been fitted to the panel yet. Has been sprayed in satin black, in anticipation for the future interior colour scheme.

Have chosen to go down the black/cappa combo route for the interior now, all the dark brown parts of the interior will be sprayed black so should look a heap better than that ugly brown..

I have now put the headwork (valve regrind/pressure test/shave etc) off for now, as i have a few other important issues which need addressing such as my second hand replacement brake master cylinder packing up and leaking yet again. Time for a new or reco one this time, no more second hand rubbish lol.. Will be getting the cam reground in the next couple of weeks and chuck that it with a new set of lifters. Will probably chase down a new o2 sensor while im at it. Will leave the head work until i can afford it, but will still keep going with porting/polishing when i find me a long shaft air grinder to get into the ports better. Will get some pics of the interior finished when its done

Nice thinking on the tweeters mate. Should be following suit one day


Keep that light switch idea under your hat huh? We'll be congratulating each other on our pioneering achievements yet!!!!

And you know satin black plastic and vinyl paint is readily available, cheap and LOOKS OH SO MUCH BETTER THAN POO BROWN.

Haha cheers buddy, yeah will keep that idea on the low for now

Couldnt agree with ya more on that poo brown ford came up with for the cappa interior, major brain snap they had there, should of been black from factory

Had a busy one this weekend, got a few more things done on the Fairmont..

Its now sporting a black dash, going with the black and cappa combo and it looks f**k mint





New cowl panel with flush mounted tweeters is in too, sounds suprisingly good with thm up there even though they bounce of the windscreen really, seems to stage okay and they are clear as f**k so they will stay


Black is sex man . Just need to clean up a few little areas of overspray then she'll be sweet. Will be doing the top of the door trims this weekend so it'll all be matching.

Also picked up some goodies from a EF2 Fairmont Ghia at pick a part last week, had tickford running gear so my eyes lit up. Got me a 5DCA ecu and 300kpa fuel reg. Chucked them in on Saturday and and it seems to have a bit more poke from 2500rpm and so far is using less fuel according to the trip comp for some reason, weird huh?



This week i should have the freshly ground cam back from Franklin cams so will also get that fitted on the weekend maybe. Today i went to pick a part again to see what i could salvage from the Ghia, i picked up a cappa handbrake lever with chrome button to replace the grey one i have now and also some leather door cards which will be going in to replace the cloth ones.

Looking swish alright brother... Very swish... If only you had black and poo brown seats......

Comon mate Simon L has a EL Mont with a stock engine putting out 247rwkw, all he has done is put a snort kit on it. If he did anything to the head like porting, cam etc hes surly to get more out of it.

Hey KWIK im liking your idea with the Black and Cappa combo, it looks alright! Also like what you have done with your tweeters, looks factory.

Keep up the good work mate.

Josh

Cheers fella's, the black and cappa looks so much better than the brown that it come standard with, should came from factory like that hey

Thats one thing i have to think about now, the seats, i dont like leather case they're cold in winter and sticky in the summer, but i dont like the ugly cloth it has now, may try upgrading to BA/BF XR seats and get the trimmed in black and cappa or black with cappa stitching or something perhaps

The electric seats out the LTD / Lane or whatever they come out of with some fully sic brah seat covers would work for a while mate... Just get some black and colour (and any colour would do) in a pattern you like and unstitch and sew in some cappa panels... Mate, it's a home job for sure, but would suit and look the part for a while.

Mine were only meant to be there for a few months, it's turned into a year but....

Is that cam company in CHCH mate?


And JOSH - That BLACK combo thing was forced down your throat by yours truly on MSN months and months ago. But hey, you just like your poo brown too much huh?!