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Eagle321
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Hi from South Africa

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Hi, we are from George in the Western Cape, South Africa.
My son Bevan has just bought a 1977 Colt GS which needs some serious restoration. We are working on it most of our spare time.
Vin No.: KG4ZH2303147
Eng. No. 2E84551
4G32 engine - 1597 cc with two Solex/Mikuni carbs.
Needs a respray and some rusted panels replaced.
Also needs seats to be redone.
The driver's side window winder gear was stripped. Managed to have a new one laser cut and put bushings in the pinion.
Window winds up and down fine now but slips down when you push it by hand. Does anyone have any experience with the window winder mechanism?
Engine is running but needs a service and tune-up. Was running very rough, difficult to start and blowing back through the carbs. Ignition timing was way out (about 30 degrees ATDC - we now set it at 5 degrees BTDC and she's running much smoother with no blow back)
Carbs are also out of sync. Any tips on the carb setup will be most welcome.
Would also like to replace the timing chain as we don't know when last that was done. Don't know where to get a spare though.
Also needs the radiator to be re-cored.
I used to rally with a Colt GS in 1973 and 1974 and they are really awesome very solid cars.
Would like to post some pics of the car and the restoration progress as we go along. Also have some pics and press clippings from 1973 & 1974.
not too sure how to post pics just yet.
Max :)
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Sounds like you are in for the long haul. Putting the work in and resolving the issues that you come across.
Is it possible for you to put up some pics of your car, and maybe the parts you are having problems with so we have a better idea of exactly what you are asking?

To upload pics, this link may help?
http://www.sigma-galant.com/viewtopic.p ... 21&p=87564

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Hi Dave,
Thanks for pointing me to the post giving details on how to upload the pics.

Here are some pics of the car we have just bought. (1976 Colt GS)

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And here are some pics of the 1973 rally car.

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Will post some more later this week.

Cheers,
Max
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Nice, what's your plans for them?

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Welcome to the site Eagle 321,

I love the pics of your old rally 'colt'. Brilliant.
Good to hear that you are trying to save and restore a '76 coupe.
The site isn't as busy as it used to be so it might take time to get replies to all your questions but in the meantime thankfully there's a lot of good info that can be exhumed with careful use of the search function :thumpsup:
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