399Road Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 For the Chop, For the Chop. Ripe for modification Mick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casper1483 Posted July 25, 2012 Author Share Posted July 25, 2012 NO ! I've eaten enough grinding dust, welding fumes, filler dust etc etc for a while, but keep an eye out for a front end :-O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
399Road Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 (edited) I've got both wings, a front panel, radiator grille and both headlamps already in stock, OOOOOSH. Edited July 25, 2012 by 399Road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casper1483 Posted August 8, 2012 Author Share Posted August 8, 2012 (edited) After the stereo failed to function on the way down to Billing last week, I had a spare hour so I decided to chase the fault,6 hours later it was done,:-( found the fault straight away but decided to re do every joint, do away with all scotch locks, dodgy tape etc etc but I think I got carried away, but now every thing works :-D Its all back together now and its got its twin 40's back on, just waiting for Manta Claus to send me a dual pull thottle linkage............ Edited August 8, 2012 by casper1483 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Abbott Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Ha Ha,You read my mind Mick. Darren's got a spare Red top sat in his garage and so has Rob. I'd stick an Ascona front end on it with a 400 bumper and lose the rear spoiler. It would look like a big Kadett coupe. No, seriously it looks like a really good car. I'll look forward to seeing it soon. ...Luke. Like this I love a good hatch, your coupe looks great and I had plans to have both too. Sadly I didn't have the time to do both. If you can do it, keep that hatch original, if you need any original hatch stuff just ask and I may have it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casper1483 Posted August 9, 2012 Author Share Posted August 9, 2012 Kev, that car looks ace, you haven't done me any favours showing me that, I think I am going to let it go, Hovis is getting there and time /money etc etc you know how it is, I can't justify two, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casper1483 Posted August 9, 2012 Author Share Posted August 9, 2012 (edited) Done abit more on Hovis, carbs fitted and the linkage all sorted, Before....... and after.......... thats better, just abit of modifying to the bulk head, Just to note when I went through the wiring sorting out all the poo par I noticed that when I moved the multi plug at the back of the clocks things flickered so I cleaned it with some contact cleaner, now its all back together the guages etc all read true, non of that up and down stuff, also dash lights are much brighter, worth a try if your dash is off, if not its only 8 screws............ Edited August 9, 2012 by casper1483 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Barrett Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 nice one mick, looks the dogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casper1483 Posted August 26, 2012 Author Share Posted August 26, 2012 Hovis went on the rolling road and it's got 117 bhp at the wheels, that's from a standard 2.0e, not bad to say I've done sod all to the lump, but I've got plans ............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Barrett Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 impressive my man, thats got to be double mine pushing out lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
399Road Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Mick, The Ascona lost 24BHP through the transmission/ axle etc so you can add this to your 117 to get approximate power at flywheel... 141BHP from an old ironhead is good going I'd say. Luke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casper1483 Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 Sounds quite good when you put it like that, still want that lump that you once owned though, that's my winter project :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapierdave Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Thought i'd give an update on "Hovis" since buying it off Mick last month. I 've been driving it around a bit & took it to a couple of car meets in Bristol recently. I've replaced the thermostat & now i've got a heater that works & an engine that gets warm. After replacing the thermostat i noticed that the fuel & temperature gauge were going up & down like a whores drawers so i replaced the voltage stabiliser for an electronic unit (thanks James). I do however still have a fault with the fuel gauge, symptoms are, it reads fine for about 30 minutes then suddenly stops reading. Go out to the car the next day & it reads fine again. Wondering now whether its a dry solder joint on the fuel gauge. Here's a pic from last week in Bristol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casper1483 Posted October 21, 2012 Author Share Posted October 21, 2012 Still looks good, glad your working through the snagging list, :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monzta Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Those Ascona nosed CC´s look the part Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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