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It'll be awesome to race against some capris in the championship next season. The two seasons I raced in before there werent any capris so will be good to line up against another! Just got final few bits to purchase so will be ready for April next year!

Do you honesty think that would be a better option than us 2? We are fixing the carpet with gripfill though........

My brothers got an MG F which hes just put a new bonnet on. For some reason now the bonnet catch wont pop the bonnet open. We can get to the catch and release it but that doesnt do anything. Has anybody got any ideas of how to get it open? The battery is also dead now so cant even drive it to a garage to look at!

Sounds good then. Ill have a think about it and decide between Mallory or Accel.

they do but they are about 70 quid more expensive. Id prefer mallory, I was kinda hoping someone would say there amazing/ just as good to save me a few quid.

Im looking for a distributor for my 302 v8, ive found one that would work perfect but ive never heard of the brand so was wondering if anyone on here has used them or heard them. They are called 'ACCEL'

Yeah I didnt prep that much too start with. So ill start again when the weather brightens up a little bit. Cheers for the help guys

My prep probably wasn't the best but I think some of it is wear and tear. Ive heard that theres a special paint thats used in vans and pick ups thats hard wearing?

Ive stripped the interior out of my Capri and resprayed it Matt Black, However the paint isn't very good and is coming in up in a lot of places. Is there a better paint that I can use on the inside, mostly where the carpet should be? Or do I use a higher ratio paint to thinner?

Ill swap them over and see how it looks before I ruin the bonnet. Another problem is they might obstruct my view. Hmmmm

I love that idea! with the manifolds I have the angle on them would be awesome! But do I want to cut the fibreglass bonnet?

Excellent! Means I'll be waking up the neighbours at weekends soon!

Got my 302v8 engine fitted this week... Excellent work by Dazmush! The car is only going to be used on the 1/4 mile.... It currently has only the headers and no exhaust. my question is... do i need to run an exhaust for back pressure to prevent losing hp... reason im not sure is that I think I read on here somewhere that a V8 doesnt lose pressure as the gases release out of both exhausts seperately. How is my memory or do I need to build a exhaust for it?

nothing today. But tomorrow I will be finishing cleaning the heads and refitting the valves and rockers. Then hopefully they will be ready to be bolted back to the block!!!!

HI selling my gfs Mk1 Fiesta 950 popular plus. The car has just been through an MOT so has 11 months left, I have also just taxed it so has 5 months tax. The car runs and drives brilliantly and is quite economical. Only reason for sale is it was her first car and now wants something bigger! I have bought a Weber 32ICH carb which adds like 5bhp but is much more reliable and economical than Fords original, it is also the much sought after Italian Weber not the Spanish remake. Sale price is £950. Car is located in Aldershot, GU11 postcode. Viewing is recommended so you know what you're buying. I see this as a project car due to the below bad points, however wouldn't take much to bring back to its former pride and glory. Good Points: 11 months MOT 5 months Tax Runs and drives Weber 32ICH carb. (Italian) Completely original car, no aftermarket parts added, except carb Fiesta Supersport wheels Bad Points: Small amount of rust around the car, in numerous places Dent in drivers door (I imagine it could be removed easily enough with the right tools. Dent fixed in Passenger side rear quarter. I have repaired this, however I didnt paint over as going back to original colour will be much brighter than the origianl paintwork and IMO would look odd. Overall I would say the car needs a respray. If it was up to me I would Satin black the whole car. Interior is heavily ripped and would need reupholstering or replacing. Still comfy though. Pictures This is the dent that I have repaired and filled. It isn't as bad as it looks!!

Ah the air correction thingy has 170 on it when its supposed to be 150. But dont know what that is or what it does!

Cheers dave. Your doing your modding job very well! But doesnt help as all the jets have a lower rating than whats on my carb? So surely this just means its tje setting up of the carb that isnt right? The idle jet # is 40, the main jet # is 115 and the needle valve is 150

Excellent. Looks like none of the numbers match up or close to what I got. Now I need a diagram showing me which jet is called what!

Ive stripped the carb down now. Just going to look up on net to see what jets are supposed to be in. Does anyone know what there supposed to be?

Thats who has it now. Hes just called to say it is choking up his machine. The way he made it sound was that he didnt know how to set it up.

My mk1 fiesta 950 keeps failing mot on emissions. I now have 10 days to sort them out or I pay for a 4th test! Its got a weber 32ich carb which im told is a direct replacement part. Ive tried adjusting the air/fuel mixture etc. But still kicks out too much fuel through the exhaust. Its a leaded head and im using redex additive. Not sure what else I can do. Hoping someone can point me in the right direction!

Ive got one, when its running, and if it ever passes an MOT!! Currently failed 2 on completely different things, so fingers crossed for the one booked in early May!!

thanks for that, ill have a play later. Ive got a Colortune so that should help. Would it also be possible for the valves to be wearing due to not enough lead replacement in the fuel? I got one of the lead drop it in the tank thingys but not confident its working properly.

Hi, my mk1 fiesta has failed its MOT on emissions. They are according to the machine 3 times over the allowed limit. Ive changed the carb over and its stil too high, i have noticed that its getting harder to start when cold and also kicks out a lot of black smoke when accelerating. Im thnking piston rings may have gone, but im hoping for a quicker fix or something else to check first. Has anybody got any ideas?

Im putting my 302 v8 back together in the next few weeks and want to know what things I should do before I do this. Ive cleaned her up and had a look for cracks and splits etc... im replacing all gaskets, oil, bolts, valves etc... Is there anything else I should do. Ive never had it running as bought it in pieces, she turns over easy. The plan is to do bits in pieces once ive run her in at Santa Pod! Just want to make sure the engine isnt a dud before I spend big money on it.