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EK tidy up stage 2

Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 8:12 pm
by ek61
well the motor gave up the ghost b4 i realy wanted it to but ya get that
so decided its a better time than never to start with the 2nd stage 8)
get rid of the rusty yframe :P
all in a days work :lol:
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the dead yframe :shock:
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will post more progress pics soon
cheers dave

Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 8:16 pm
by mrs ratbox
:shock:

Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 9:28 pm
by basic.green
No flys on your back 8)

Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 11:41 pm
by southcoastkustom
All in a days work huh Dave :shock: You drivin' her to work tomorrow mate?? :roll: Great progress, no questioning your motivation when its on...nice work 8)

nice rickshaw mate

Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:57 am
by myblue62
hey wheres ya donkey wont get fare like that. oh and hows it feel to drive a real ek LOL :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

awsome

Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:00 am
by myblue62
so can we call you vek-61 now or what?

Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:13 am
by captainbill
You should probable fix your windscreen seal whilst your making a day of it.(wet feet,not cool)

Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:20 pm
by ek61
mmm a real ek that sounds like a kenworth buy a muffler 4 the poor old gal :D and the donkey got stolen while it was tied up out front of ya work shop :lol:

hey captain bill its almost summer i reccon ill leave it till next winter then change it your :P feet were dirty anyway 8)

Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:27 pm
by mrs ratbox
it had a red motor b4 not a gray so the donkey has been gone for a while i'de guess :lol: :lol: :lol:

Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:51 pm
by mrs ratbox
wouldn't want it any other way :wink:
registered on the FE/FC forum now so my spoon will be working overtime :lol: :lol:

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 7:55 pm
by ek61
myblue62 is rebuilding the front end 4 me while its out of the car just gunna replace everything

will be changing diff ratio new shackle rubbers and mounting pads aswel any thoughts i have the option of a 3:36 or 3:55 will still be trimatic running standard 13"
also any idea on what color speedo drive wheel to suit

cheers dave

Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:26 pm
by ek61
front end is on engine and trans r in just sorting ot the extractors at the moment
bit of cutting to be done on them 2 make them fit but comming allong ok
had to move the engine 4ward about 5mm from where it sat b4 so the manifold will clear the firewall 8)

will tidy it up a bit change the rocker cover and add a bit of shiny stuff
sould come up ok
:P cheers dave

Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 10:26 pm
by captainbill
Looking good dave,bring on the shiny stuff.

Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 10:43 pm
by basic.green
Hi. you cant get enough shiny stuff and when you start you cant stop trust me. :D

Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 10:46 pm
by RedGold79
Looks fantastic. Will it sound as good as it looks?
Going to get it Dyno tuned?

And where is this "bit of cutting" taking place?