ken yeang,
what if i remove the engine bit by bit? like remove the rocker cover, cylinder head and cylinder block? it should be lighter to remove by hand then right?
khoyos,
already visited that website when i first got the car. very tempting, but the engine modifications will have to wait as i plan a rebuild of the current engine (for now). bodywork is of utmost importance.
jethrel,
thanks for your opinions. anyway here's what i think:
1. will be doing the bodywork and painting of the interior and exterior in one go. since i'm not capable with engine rebuilding, i'll farm out the rebuilding to somebody else to complete while the car is having bodywork done.
2. i'd honestly love to go fuel injection. example maybe a zetec or duratec conversion. but not really bothered due to budget constraints. so it'll be a rebuild of the stock engine to get the car functioning smoothly again.
3. i might not bother with carpeting as i have plans for a weld-in roll cage at this point of time. however, things might change depending on circumstances.
4. seats will definitely be full bucket for me, and a semi-bucket for the passenger. i'm still contemplating on whether or not i should put in the rear seats as i have a habit of removing the rear seats and not putting them back in (like my putra for instance). as for the dashboard, i'm leaving the air con out of the picture and will be looking around for speedometer, rev meter, fuel gauge, water temp gauge and a vacuum gauge among other things, to replace the meter cluster. will hold it all in place by a sheet of aluminum.
5. no ICE. period.
6. i might consider wheel arches and a front skirt. like some of those ford rs2000 race cars. really nice stuff. but it depends on the budget once again.
jinkl,
are you sure it's a cabriolet? cause the vinyl top can be deceiving. haha. you want a cortina? :P
picture update guys!