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  1. rubberhead
    i would have thought in the region of £4500-£5800 ish,going by description
  2. rubberhead
    very cool and very usable.
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    Mk1 rear shocks

    rubberhead replied to Daz1500gt's topic in Wanted

    i fitted escort shocks on the rear of my mk2,as its a series 1 having the same chassis as mk 1 fitted fine and only cost about 20quid new.
  4. rubberhead
    i had one of these in the 80s,i replaced carb with a twin choke from a 1300e.ran almost as good as a 1600 ohv.
  5. rubberhead
    sounds like a good idea mate,all I know is there both based on the same chassis
  6. rubberhead
    i think the bolt is welded to the shackle itself,both {bolts} are fixed to shackles one to the top and one to the bottom.you cant remove them unless both nuts and washers are removed first
  7. rubberhead
    i replaced my rear shocks with mk2 escort ones ,shorter than mk2 Cortina but doesn't interfere with ride or handling,available off shelf in most motor factors
  8. rubberhead
    i have a white astra diesel estate and my wife has a white astra estate but petrol.i really have to think when I'm in a garage .should make her fuel her own up really.
  9. rubberhead
    think you were right first time baz,when I changed my inserts I only had a c spanner,nothing with prongs on.
  10. rubberhead
    missed the estate so keep looking then innit.
  11. rubberhead
    had a look at 1600xle and when the guy said a few paint work issues he wasn't kidding.he called it micro blistering I call it rust,rotten around base of c pillars,side panel of rear wing peppard with large blisters,roof pitted here and there,front wings not so good either.well worth saving not to much work for some guys on here but to much for me to do,also a bit pricey at nearly £6750 considering condition.couldnt get to see estate last weekend so trying to get there Thursday if poss.i will keep you posted as to how I get on.
  12. rubberhead
    no storage for me,use it all year round.many a time swept snow off with a broom(when the wifes not out flying it)before I could drive it.
  13. rubberhead
    don't do camping but do go fishing so handy for that :thumbup:
  14. rubberhead
    think its going to be estate if its still available,as dave said ive had an E before(3 actually) and a gt also had 1300 deluxe in the 70s,paid 150 quid for that.just fancy something a bit different,hes up for having my car in p/x aswell.
  15. rubberhead
    never heard of an xle,i did notice a few things different,thought it had had a few things changed,your a knowledgable man dave
  16. rubberhead
    going to look at a couple of cars Saturday,one is a totally standard mk1 estate nice condition all round mot and on the road and a 1600E sold new in new Zealand used as a staff car at an airport.it has had a downton engine upgrade complete with SU carb & brake servo,looks ok seller says solid but needs new paint.cant have both so what do you all think??they are both the same money ish.what way shall I go.opinians very welcome.
  17. rubberhead
    connect a jump lead from battery earth to exhaust manifold,just to make sure of an earth.
  18. rubberhead
    ive put an accu-spark system to my last 4 classics with no trouble with any of them,its a fit and forget system,i did have a problem with accu-spark plug leads though.
  19. rubberhead
    don't do it mate,i sold my 1600E earlier this year and regreted it ever since.seen it sold twice since ,last nearly 3 times what I sold it for.you will be gutted like me then try to replace it and it doesn't work.ive had 3 cars since and still looking for a permanent replacement.sit on it a couple of months first.btw 15k is not out the question ,you only get what you pay for.
  20. rubberhead
    I couldn't get any nos hoses for my 1600E so I bought 2m of heater hose and shaped them myself.all I done really was pushed a piece of 15mm copper tube inside hose and bent it gently so not to kink it into required shape,didnt restrict flow or anything.as for pcv valve ?no idea
  21. rubberhead
    shouldn't be any water loss,breather above fuel pump vents engine so you shoudnt get emulsion out of there,as Danish said poss condensation as it aint been run for long.pull breather out and rinse it through with paraffin or a strong degreaser blow out with airline make sure its clean inside and not blocked.if your getting it still might be valve stem oil seals bypassing or rings bypassing pressurising sump.does anything come out of dipstick hole when running,oil vapour?
  22. rubberhead
    on my mk5 I used cork,just fitted gasket to cover with a fine smear of sealant inserting bolts to line up when dry/cured smeared a bit of grease all around mating face then fitted and tightened down very lightly{,about 2 blue viens} you can always nip em up later if it starts to weep a bit.
  23. rubberhead
    like savagethegoat said,drill and fit a stub to rocker box and fit a breather,or run a pipe from stubb into a catch bottle or tank to catch oil vapours.
  24. rubberhead
    I didn't read the bottom bit,doh.
  25. rubberhead
    Cortina 1600E and triumph vitesse mk2 use the same break pads.
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