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Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

its off the colum, everthing is loose, but i cant drop the rack because there is no where for it to go, i cant withdraw it from the arch because i can get the power teering part of the rack through there, the whole thing is still in one peace.

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

iv also just been offerd a 19 16v which has a blown head, its had a full respray and has a full years mot and tax, it very nice, wish i could afford Â£400, and have somewhere to store the cars

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

right ok which part of drop it out the bottom were you not getting? shove it to the passenger side, then pull the drivers side down so its out the bottom of th esubframe then pull the rack out

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

right rack is finally out Very Happy

i got it out through the drivers side arch by the drive shaft, i also managed to remove that pipe with the rounded nut.

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

also just had the second hand cat and downpipe through the post, the guy sent it in a binliner coverd in parcel tape, parts of the downpipe were sticking out and had been bashed on somthing, the cat seem to be in one peace, it also looks fairly new.

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

Where is this 400 quid 19? Razz

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

why! you interested, i am interested in it but i just dont have the room or money for that matter, and there is the fact that the head is fooked, i was going to try and haggle with the guy and then put the engine from my other 19 into it

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

well the rack has been off for 2 days now and the 19 is just sitting there, i emailed the guy and asked if he had the rack ready yet and the answer was no Confused

he says that the engine has to come out in order for the rack to be removed, so its going to be another sodding week or 2 before i will be able to continue with it, i did however manage to get the instrument panel out but not sure how its going back in, there is no slack on the speedo cable at all.

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

What condition is the rack in he's sending you? Should be worth the wait... I'd try haggling with that other 19 Razz

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

i would to but there is no room outside my house, there are people already complaining to the council that there are to many cars up here.

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

You only have 1 at the moment? What the fek are they complaining about?

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

i have 2 cars, 1 is the valver and the other is my mk6 escort TD which is what im using every day at the moment, i plan on switching to the 19 when its fully done, 19's have a funny way of bracking down when you least need them to, so i want this one to be sorted before its on the road.

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

here is another update on the car, i managed to get the instremunt panel sorted

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

when i was taking the downpipe off the other day one of the bolts broke of in the outlet manifold, i managed to get the thing out by using a very handy nut remover.

these things are amazing, they will even take off a nut that is round.

The lock on the drivers door is buggerd so will need to get hold of a new one and sort out the denting around it

here is a pic of the car without its rack

and of the car itself

more to follow soon Razz

Site Subscriber Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 4722

good stuff, what happend to the lock? someone try to break in i assume...
mines like that Sad

them sockets are good, used somelike it to get my lock nuts off.

also i have a set of them ramps too.

never use them tho, always use the axel stands. might give em a blast tho, seeing as cant jack the car up all to high as its low.

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

iv also cleaned inside the car, i was quite happy with the end result Smile

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

while youve got the rack out, hows that rear mount looking?

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

the lock was like that when i got the car, i use the ramps more but the car in the pic is on axle stands, the ramps are there to make the car look safe, people here will report you for anything.

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

Neal 19 16v wrote:

while youve got the rack out, hows that rear mount looking?

Good point, take it out, slip some money on Neals back pocket and send it to him Wink

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

glad youve decided to keep it, and just do the work.

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

rear mount looks good as far as i can see, iv managed to get hold of a rack now, cost me Â£30 inc postage, the other guy was messing me about, so hopefully will have it but teusday.