white_van_man

hi all has any one cut there front coil spring down to make them lower , and if so did they work ok and was there any problems when the car was taken for its mot thanks white_van_man

thanks for the info , i asked old ford and there said they just drill small holes in the spring cups and wire them up with trying wire so that what i have done hope the mot mans in a good mood when i take it thanks again white_van_man

hi all i have some capri struts on my 100e with standed spring and they are to high , so i have got some capri -2 inch springs , now my problem is the springs are to short for the strut by about half an inch , i have been told to wire them up so i have done this and they look crap , has any one got a better idear of how two sort this problem out thanks white_van_man

thanks for the info , i fitted then both to try them out again one just jams the engine solid and the othere just makes a grinding noise, so i think i will have to change the fly wheel over or get a pre-engeged starter motor and try thanks again

can someone tell me if a inertia starter motor will work on a pre-engaged starter motor ring gear ( fly wheel ) its for a 1600 ohc capri engine , because i have 2 intertia ones for a 1600 ohc and one will not ingage the fly wheel and the othere just jams thanks

i got some for my 100e from old ford autos and they fitted great and look very good , am very happy with them

hi lee_capri have a look on www.frost.co.uk for some por 15 rust preventative paint also some por 15 metal ready ive been told it the dogs big bits

it looks like you need to turn the power up on the mig to get the weld to flow more rather than sit on top of the metal i see what you mean welded it again with more power and got the weld to flow but i still have drips here are there , i think i will start again on my other sump as this one has more weld on it then the car and i have started to blow holes in it , i think brazeing it would be better but i dont have one thanks for every bodys help

hi all i cut and welded my sump and it leaks on the welds would any one know of some think i could use to stop the leaks thanks

i think the answer is still NO http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page12025.asp

well done Noodles the white ones with the big rubber from the othere mounts are the some size as rs 2000 mounts , they are ford and from a mk2 1977 escort but thats all i know

very easy job do it your self and save your money

iv seen a Granny hearse parked up in guildford i dont think it has moved for years

hi just been on the old ford web site and it says Replica Rs & Mexico Engine Mounts for the swop so are any of the mounts for a mexico or are rs and mexico the same thanks

thanks all for the info , i got them from ebay they said rs 2000 mounts and they where very cheap , oh bottom back to the drawing board

Wessie you did what i need some to for my 100e so any info on how to make some would be great news

hi all just got some engine mounts 3 types can some one tell me which ones are for the pinto rs 2000 , all so what are the others for , i think the big ones are capri , the silver ones have a number on them the longer one has the number 751f-6030-ab and 02-87-71 and the shorter one has the number 751f-6031-ab and 02-87-71 its for the old ford 100e cross member pinto swop thanks

any one

hi can someone tell me the size of a cortina ohc sump bowl , top to bottom and around the top of the bowl and around the bottom of the bowl thanks

hi jason thanks for the offer but am working would be a great help if you could tell me the size of each mount and my be a photo also are there the same angle as the capri one's just shorter thanks barry

hi can someone tell me the differents between rs2000 or mexico engine mounts and the standed capri and escort engine mounts , i have some capri metal engine mounts can i cut them you to make them the some as mexico engine mounts , they are for the old ford 100e ohc pinto cross member conversion also can someone tell me why i can't use the capri mounts with this conversion thanks barry

i remember that car in the club mags , i had two of them a 1969 fd victor 1600cc fitted with 2300cc about 9 years ago and the same time i had a 1972 fd victor 3300cc staight six estate , i snaped the 5 speed gearbox in half on the 3300cc , they are not very fast for the engine sizes , there are nice cars but trying to get spears for them was a total joke , so after that i have always said if i got an old car again it will have to be a ford , ford spares are every where and now i have a 100e in bits