Neils 1986 Ford Crappa Laser

[Preacher man]

over the next few weeks i shall post my weekend jobbies completed on the car. i bought it last august. it came with a full ticket and 6 tax. its a 1.6 laser , strato silver. the car now has a 2.0 l 205 engine albeit a little smokey on start up. jobs completed so far

fitted 2.8i alloys with RS centre caps
tickford type front grill
tickford type rear spoiler
front half bumpers
sorted out the big holes behind the lights
fitted KN filter - makes a big difference
fitted led horseshoe lights on th front , cost me a tenner and i love em

i will post some piccies tomorrow. hope to fit the rear x suspension link thingies, heard they make a difference.

Immediate problems
heaters, petrol and water gauges stopped working
bit of a steering wonder at high speeds - at the moment the tops out at about 110 but it is on 1.6 gearing.


i wish i could mig weld though

Cheers Neil

[Preacher man]

couple of piccies i took tonight

not a bad car overall , hope that by the summer she will be glossy black with silver or white roof.

[Preacher man]

got rid of the knackered ford stereo , covered the hole with capri cluv alloy cover plate , it fits ok - but the holes are out of position by 2mm so a very tight fit.

sorted the short circuit problem - it was a fault fag lighter- bypased this and all ok

[Preacher man]

fitted these flexi LED lights, they cost a tenner on ebay.Wired them into the side light circuit. The LED are white , so should be ok at MOT time. They are quite brite so may have to fit a half watt resistor to limit the current and make them dimmer.

I glued and wired them on to the insie of the grille , i like em and makes the car look mean. the led strips can be found on ebay , mine are 24 cm with 24 led lights.

Neil

[Preacher man]

painted bottom half graphite grey
painted and fitted laser alloys
fitted much better bonnet
de bumpered the car
fitted motor bike front indicators
tinted the rear lights
fitted Kat GRILL - BINNED THE CRAP TICKFORD ONE

[Supercharged Nat]

keep at it, looks like youve got some plans for her.

[Preacher man]

Fitted mk 2 grill , so much better , wish i had bought one in the 1st place.
Painted a few engine components
In the middle of repairing the rusty drip rail , hoepefully the welding will be completed this weekend.
Sorted the wipers m but can only use 14 inch baldes , as 16 inch break / snap

Heaters do not work any more , yet the car is warmer inside

About to attach the rear spoiler

[Preacher man]

will post some piccies tonight , cannot send them when in work

[Preacher man]

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[Preacher man]

a few new piccies

[Preacher man]

a few more

[Preacher man]

the car is SORN at the mo, cant afford to tax it though.

Just painted the wheels , fitted new tyres,painted the centre caps. looks better

Recently passed the MOT , pleased about this

I noted that two studs on the exhaust manifold have broken off , any one got any advice to get these out.

Plans include

Head off , skim , decoke and FR32 cam
4 branch
leccy ignition
x frame the back
stick the bumpers on

Will post a few piccies as i go along

I must get that fuel gauge working , ran out the other day right by a speed camera.

Neil