ChristopherEP70 Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 (edited) Heres my ep70 starlet i bought last year. Plans were to put it back original factory spec. It was owned by a nun it was removed from the convent 2 or 3 years ago, thats when it got a new engine. It has a 1.3 2e engine that was fully rebuilt with drilled jets,hybrid carb,ep82 front arb,lightened flywheel.Its a spotless shell with 79,000 miles on it.Heres a few photos from the day i bought itI stripped the front as there was two rust spots at the bottoms of the wingsarted tidying up the bodywork sprayed up the badges,grill,back bumper and engine partsDone the bottom of the wings that was suposed to be a colour match with the paint codeThis came out alot better and that is 206 cherry red i think it is that was a 6 euro rattle canPicked up indicator lenses off toyotaThe next step was to tackle the original steel wheels and centre capsHeres how it stands today. It hadnt left the shed in months so it was long over due a wash! Only missing the original radio to finish it off. Painted the wheels and centre caps, compounded it twice to bring back the red paint which was gone faded from the sun heres a few photos. Edited February 27, 2014 by ChristopherEP70 Quote
littlegreenmonster Posted February 28, 2014 Posted February 28, 2014 Very clean dude, looking nice any big plans or just to go back to original as possible ?? Quote
ChristopherEP70 Posted February 28, 2014 Author Posted February 28, 2014 Thanks lads! Going original as i can, i also have an 1985 EP70 Dx model 4E1 Gold thats all original i bought that over a month ago Quote
Taggy Posted February 28, 2014 Posted February 28, 2014 nice to see your keeping her original these cars are starting to get quite rare these days. Quote
ChristopherEP70 Posted February 28, 2014 Author Posted February 28, 2014 I had to keep it original its hard to get a good one these days Quote
Stu Posted March 1, 2014 Posted March 1, 2014 You should try to find a SI grill to fill the hole in between the bumper and the lower valence, then leave as is. Looks great! Quote
ChristopherEP70 Posted March 1, 2014 Author Posted March 1, 2014 Ah i wouldnt put in the grill to be honest i really want to keep it factory spec Quote
ChristopherEP70 Posted June 27, 2014 Author Posted June 27, 2014 Haven't updated this in ages. First off I took out the 2e engine to replace it with a 1e painted up the engine and gearboxBeforeAfterDidn't like the flat red of the engine bay so painted itPrimedPaintedFitted most of the parts back onInbetween all I picked up this 1985 EP70 Dx very original car. Had some small jobs to do lime change the head and a clean up Quote
turbo Grant Posted June 27, 2014 Posted June 27, 2014 Looking good. The 1e engine done me ok when I had one. When they are all set up they don't go too bad Quote
ChristopherEP70 Posted June 27, 2014 Author Posted June 27, 2014 It won't be a daily so the 1e will do just fine! Want to keep it as factory as I can was the aim of the whole thing Quote
ChristopherEP70 Posted July 12, 2014 Author Posted July 12, 2014 Picked up a new exedy clutch for it and fitted most of the parts back onto the engine bay Quote
ChristopherEP70 Posted November 20, 2014 Author Posted November 20, 2014 Said I'd update this. Done more to the 1989 XL so I put the engine and box together and dropped it in. Put on all the ancillaries. Undersealed the 4 wheel arches just need to do the underneath. Quote
biggy_ep70 Posted August 26, 2015 Posted August 26, 2015 Nice clean rides Its handy when you can do all the work yourself and have the space to be able to do itHere in holland we lack spacekeep doing ya thing mate! Quote
ChristopherEP70 Posted October 21, 2016 Author Posted October 21, 2016 Haven't updated this in a long time but haven't really done anything to it. Considering going down the 4efte route as I have an engine,box,looms etc. But here's how it stands at the moment Quote
ChristopherEP70 Posted October 22, 2016 Author Posted October 22, 2016 Will probably go 4efte with it. Haven't drove it in 3 years I'd say so really need to get it finished next year 😂 Had it nearly finished then the engine stated giving trouble so that put a halt to things but no excuses this time round 😊 Quote
ChristopherEP70 Posted October 22, 2016 Author Posted October 22, 2016 On definitely!Have front and rear brake set ups from an ep91 so will be putting them on aswell Quote
ChristopherEP70 Posted October 23, 2016 Author Posted October 23, 2016 As far as I know they do when you use the EP91 hubs etc Quote
ChristopherEP70 Posted November 16, 2016 Author Posted November 16, 2016 So I decided to sell my Glanza and just keep the one project. So have 90% of the parts to convert it to 4efte. That's the route I'm going down. Kept the nice parts from my Glanza. So have the Cusco rear strut brace,Tein front strut brace,Zep C pillar brace,Zep pan hard rod and the Nardi. Also picked up a few powerflex bushes Quote
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