No offense, but I'd worry about something else first. The stock bumper isn't some svelte item but it isn't horrible.
No offense, but I'd worry about something else first. The stock bumper isn't some svelte item but it isn't horrible.
In reply to pres589:
I wasnt actively seeking, this one just happened to pop up for CHEAP. I certainly have other things to worry about actively.
Every time I see this thread jump to the top I hope I'll be clicking in to see this magical creation running and driving. Instead I read through two pages of discussion about bumper covers. Not to downplay the aesthetic importance of a project car, but I can't wait to hear how it actually drives.
mazdeuce wrote: Every time I see this thread jump to the top I hope I'll be clicking in to see this magical creation running and driving. Instead I read through two pages of discussion about bumper covers. Not to downplay the aesthetic importance of a project car, but I can't wait to hear how it actually drives.
Sorry!!!!
Let me boost your hopes again and then just let you down with a picture. 
Hoodpins!!!!! Rice, rice, baby!
Anyways, cleaned and finished assembling the interior yesterday, replaced all the broken trim pieces, and re-wired the stereo to work without the amp that used to be in the car. Still sounds pretty decent, and should be loud enough to drown out MOST of the car.
Turns out that with some mild tweaks and junkyarding, the interior of these cars isn't a TERRIBLE place to be. 
Loading it on the trailer tonite, taking it to Raymond's Performance first thing tomorrow, where they'll be doing the alignment and exhaust work. Then they're storing it for me inside FOR FREE until Ludwig Motorsports is ready for it.
I'm gonna see if i can talk them into putting it on their showroom floor.
Anyone have guesses as to what this abortion weighed in at?
2013?
2297
mazdeuce wrote: 2350. Heavier than what you could possibly be happy with. edit: I put down 2350 but when I view the post it says 1. I do not think it weighs 1.
if you meant it weighs 1 escort, then youd be right
4cylndrfury wrote:mazdeuce wrote: 2350. Heavier than what you could possibly be happy with. edit: I put down 2350 but when I view the post it says 1. I do not think it weighs 1.if you meant it weighs 1 escort, then youd be right
I thought the whole point was for it to weigh less than one escort. 
153.57 stones
2355
2248lbs.
61/39 front rear weight distribution with driver.
There's a good 150lbs of low hanging legal fruit on the car.
Got the car back from the alignment shop on Thursday.
Does green numbers in "Toe" mean Toe In? If so, i'm a bit unhappy.
In reply to Swank Force One:
Prob need to ask the shop. Did you have alignment specs in mind? What were you hoping for?
I specified 1/8 to 1/4" toe out. I gave them all the specs. They hit all of them except for toe i suspect. Well... on paper at least. There's two other things i'm not 100% pleased with. (Didn't set track length, didn't center rear track.)
usually the green/red mean in/out of factory spec. look at the actual numbers of what it is, and that will tell you what youve got. i cant see the pics well enough to make it out.
usually my alignments that i farm out to custom specs are printed in all red except for toe
Dusterbd13 wrote: usually the green/red mean in/out of factory spec. look at the actual numbers of what it is, and that will tell you what youve got. i cant see the pics well enough to make it out. usually my alignments that i farm out to custom specs are printed in all red except for toe
It's 0.29*
I'm ASSuming a negative number would be toe out, and a positive number toe in.
Get out a couple of boards and bungee them to the front wheels and get to measuring. You need to be able to measure and set your own toe on this beast anyway so you might as well start tonight. There's no time like the present and all that.
I think i'm just going to bring it back to the shop and have them touch it up. I don't have turntables or anything or any way to really adjust anything besides up on jack stands, which we all know isn't real helpful.
There's another project taking up my workspace at the moment anyways.
Car goes down to get wired up and fired up this weekend!!!
OK, but you're going to have to figure out how to do it eventually. I get that you want to remove one variable when getting things going. Keep in the back of your head that you're missing a skill set here, one that's easily learnable.
I'm all excited for you to get this running. It's a damn cool car.
mazdeuce wrote: OK, but you're going to have to figure out how to do it eventually. I get that you want to remove one variable when getting things going. Keep in the back of your head that you're missing a skill set here, one that's easily learnable. I'm all excited for you to get this running. It's a damn cool car.
I know how to do it, it's pretty easy on this car, i just don't have the equipment, space, or time to do it myself at the moment.
When i'm driving it back from Louisville in a couple weeks, i'll just bring it by in person. It's pretty likely that they'll touch it up for free, the guy who was doing it is a nice guy.
Sounds like a sound plan. It makes a lot of sense to have the car squared up on a machine for the first go round anyway as long as you can trust the guy doing the work.
Swank Force One wrote:mazdeuce wrote: OK, but you're going to have to figure out how to do it eventually. I get that you want to remove one variable when getting things going. Keep in the back of your head that you're missing a skill set here, one that's easily learnable. I'm all excited for you to get this running. It's a damn cool car.I know how to do it, it's pretty easy on this car, i just don't have the equipment, space, or time to do it myself at the moment.
You have a smart phone, a tape measure, some wrenches, a jack and a set of jack stands? You do? Then you have the tools to get it just as close as they did, if not closer. Its just about going slowly and using a process that is repeatable.
The rack and lasers just makes it all easier, but the process is essentially the same.
turboswede wrote:Swank Force One wrote:You have a smart phone, a tape measure, some wrenches, a jack and a set of jack stands? You do? Then you have the tools to get it just as close as they did, if not closer. Its just about going slowly and using a process that is repeatable. The rack and lasers just makes it all easier, but the process is essentially the same.mazdeuce wrote: OK, but you're going to have to figure out how to do it eventually. I get that you want to remove one variable when getting things going. Keep in the back of your head that you're missing a skill set here, one that's easily learnable. I'm all excited for you to get this running. It's a damn cool car.I know how to do it, it's pretty easy on this car, i just don't have the equipment, space, or time to do it myself at the moment.
I even have a laser level that will measure angle!
What i don't have is a readily available work space at the moment, and it's cold outside.
Either way, i'll be doing it myself in the future, especially once i start driving it and moving away from the "base" alignment. But at the moment, i paid for an alignment to my specifications, and i didn't quite get it, so they're fixing it for free. It'd be a silly thing for me to do it myself when they can do it much quicker for "free", and are probably better than me at it.
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