NEW TOY!!

[FATBOY]

alright guys. after a few months of sorting out getting her back, i finally picked up the cabriolet.

this year has been a proper shit year for me, a few of you guys will know what happened. but back in august i lost my old man very suddenly (he had a heart attack in his sleep) and i cant even begin to tell you how much of a shock that came to me. after so much sorting out a getting affairs in order, i decided to look for a 2nd car to pass the time away, and always wanted to go back to the XR's (my previous car before the willy was a mark 3 XR3 not the injection model)

i have inherited my dads old garage and after clearing loads of rubbish(and selling some bits too. its now starting to look like a workshop(including a pit!). so i will now have the proper facilities to do some work on the cabby(and not forgetting the willy as well). i hope to put her on the road in april ready for 6 months usage during the summer months.

heres some pics of the garage and the car

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y108/fatboy78/12122009098.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y108/fatboy78/12122009099.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y108/fatboy78/12122009100.jpg

all the stuff towards the front of the garage is sold and going tomorrow!

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y108/fatboy78/12122009101.jpg

the pit!

also starting a new job in 2010. so onwards and upwards for a better year for me!!!!

[Winston]

Old is gold..... looking forward to seeing progress

Mk3 escorts are rot boxes.. hope this ones soild 8)

[MatrixGuy]

All the best mate, hope to see the cabrio looking it's best soon :D

[FATBOY]

yeah shes solid!! the underseal will be out soon after shes cleaned up! the battery tray unfortunatley is non existent, but that will soon be rectified!! :D cheers lads!

[Wobba]

Sorry to hear of your loss, but I'd put money on your old man being happy to know the garage will be put to good use!

Excellent project choice, there is so much stuff for Fords, you shouldn't have any trouble.

Keep us posted on progress and don't forget to take pics!

[2 live]

yeah shes solid!! the underseal will be out soon after shes cleaned up! the battery tray unfortunatley is non existent, but that will soon be rectified!! :D cheers lads!


a mk3 with no battery tray..............never.......lmao

has it still got a bulkhead is the next q. lol


gd luck with the project mate.

[flash]

retro ford win.. our mk1 had no battery try.. held in just by the terminals !
bulk head had gone..
inner wings.. gone..
flitches where so rotten the struts had burst through !
A posts.. guess what.... GONE ! haha
basically having a whole new front end was on the cards !
thank god the mexico wings (worth 500 quid a pair) where intact..

but yeah.. that car will be a lovely motor !
shame its not from the RWD days
could of fitted an lsd and had hours of fun on islands

[busterhymes]

Good luck with your project and the new job m8 sorry to hear bout your dad

[FATBOY]

cheers guys! we cleared the last of the garage today, and shes now safe and dry in there (the willy is in the car port and nice and dry too)

[Carole Anne]

That is one nice retro ford, love it, look forward to the updates 8)

[northy]

not my cup of tea paul - but good luck with the resto. what colour ????

[FATBOY]

staying white mate....

[col]

You think Williams rust ?.........|I drove one of those when they first came out,hated the scuttle shake and the seal leaked at the top of the windscreen,even though it had been recalled three times to replace the seal

Best of luck with it Paul Ill be interested how you get on :wink:

[schakal]

dont do fords but i do appreciate the retro factor big style 8)

for parts & inspiration ,get your arrs on retro-rides.org
if you have not allready .

[white16valver]

Sweet, I love old Fords :D

Are you going to stick a turbo in it? ;)

[FATBOY]

might just put a 1.6 zetec in it.

[white16valver]

2.0 from the mondeos fits I believe ;)

[richy]

2.0 ZVH-turbo :wink:

[2 live]

do it rite mate....chop the rusty floorpan out n whack a cossie one in there, running gear etc. done right its hardly noticable from the outside, the wheels sticking out about an inch is all.


knows u want to lol

[col]

More powerful mill, perfect.......but not in a scuttle shaker.........one with a tin roof ,fine. :wink:

[schakal]

F7P/R it fur den mega gewinn !!! :P

[flash]

like said ours is cossied.. but really wish we used the duratec..
you should do it..
purely for this reason
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8VLJVvuu1M

hes got it into the tens now.. WITHOUT gas

[col]

You know whats gob smacked me....ive been stripping my zetec engine this morning,an i removed the cams and found that the pulleys on the end of the camshafts are just a push fit on :shock: :shock: no woodruf kev or peg to stop it rotating!!........just a bloody big mushroom bolt pushed through the pulley into the end of the cam...........how strange!

[stan]

Alot of manufacturers use a friction fitting for cranks/cams.

The woodroof key doesnt provide drive, it just provides location for tdc...

[col]

ye i know Stan,but you got to be thinking when your hoonin down the road...."i did torque that up right didnt i" ? :lol:

[schakal]

ye i know Stan,but you got to be thinking when your hoonin down the road...."i did torque that up right didnt i" ? :lol:


or having a blat :D