[AndyB]

Hey you're doing a fine job! I love the engine bay, looks very clean and business-like, also the engine looks sweet too nice job on the dizzy!

Just a little tip about getting the bitumen off the floor, if you use a hot air gun it'll come off really easy

Keep up the good work mate, it's very impressive.

[Bradstevo]

just a quick update, got the head on the engine today and the carb, finished lapping in the valves and have been fiddling round with the timing (absolute son of a bitch!) ive also got a little surprise for everyone here but ill show you guys tomorrow when i put up some pictures!

[vibrating_cake]

just a little tip for REMOVING bushes, if you're replacing them with polys (which dont require pressing in)... get ya blowtorch out and just soften the rubber and give em a poke with a screwdriver

[007]

Bradstevo, on 13 July 2010 - 10:33 PM, said:

just a quick update, got the head on the engine today and the carb, finished lapping in the valves and have been fiddling round with the timing (absolute son of a bitch!) ive also got a little surprise for everyone here but ill show you guys tomorrow when i put up some pictures!

hey brad,
In my experiance,(quite a few years)! the timing on your pinto engine will allways be half a tooth out. dont worry about it!adjust it on the ignition timing.
never understood how you can be half a tooth? but there you are you can on a pinto!!
just rebuilt an audi a8 w12 try that for a nightmare!!!!
you are dooing great
regards
rog

[GT4 Capri]

wow just picked up on this one!!!

good on ya lad for getting stuck in and getting it welded up!

and everything looks so damn good keep it up!!!!

martin

[Bradstevo]

Right guys, havent been posting for a while and have done little work over summer.i ran out of money for the project so i got a full time job and was far to tired to work on the car after work! then been on a two week holiday and have just finished enjoying reading festival!
Good news is now i have enough money to finish the project and im going to be dedicating solidly the last two weeks of my summer holidays to completing it!

Right so i last showed cleaning up the fuel pump and dizzy.

More things to clean up



Here is a hole in the thermostat housing, need a new one of these then



Alternator dismantled mainly out of interest, but made it a lot easier to clean up



Starter motor



Dismantled



Cleaned & reassembled



Water pump cleaned



picked this 2.0 Pinto engine up off a mate for £80, got a plan for it but need to finish car first haha



Engine reassembled completely



want to get a K&N filter on it though

Drivers side inner wing



Rear seats in slowly getting there!



don't know if you noticed but for time being im not getting a respray due to lack of funds. ive been doing it all with spray paint etc and only on bits needed to keep it on the cheap!

Right so now i need your guys help. need to locate two inner wings as its come to the time where they need to go one. im looking to try get them this week so if close neough hopefully i could pick up?
let me know cant wait to get them on so it looks more like a car!

thanks for reading guys!

[chap foose]

great work brad.thought had given up on it.missed your updates but now your back and the end is near.look forward to the final product.keep the pics comeing,atb paul

[sean]

ahhhh welcome back brad!!!
i know what you mean about the money. ive come to a complete stop now because of no money whatsoever to get the paint etc etc to get mine finished. am gutted!

anyway good to see you back m8 you're doing well