Cossie Anglia

[105Ian]

Thought it was about time I started a thread about my Anglia , I have been building it on and off for to many years to count it feels .
At the moment in the middle of doing the bodywork last of the new panels has gone on ,and now time to start the filler work.
So I hope you enjoy the photos below,these have been taken over the last year wich has seen alot happen to the car since I got it back from Milton last January .
Would also like to say a big thankyou to my Dad for all his help when we started this project many years ago ,just wish he was still alive to see it finished ,but I know he is looking down at me checking how I am getting on.
Also a big thankyou to my brother Kevin and my fellow Anglia nut Russ for all there help with all the welding .
Cheers Ian

[escort greg]

looking good

[RUSS]

Remebering seeing it at Miltons when i was down there last year.Going to be mental when it finished

[PIG]

oh yes i like that

[mk1yb]

Looking really good Ian . Some really nice fabricating going on there, look's like most of the hard works been done now so all you've got to look foward to are all those little "fitting bits here and there" jobs . Keep the pics coming Ian so we can all watch it come together, popcorn:

Stevie.

[cosy stu]

excellent anglia u got there ian,that rearend set up looks the biz,woz thinking of doing something similar with the back of me van
keep the pics coming.......stuart

[mk1 gaz]

looking good mate

[ekjim]

looks excellent

[DanR]

nice looking car!!!!!! Like you have done the bulkhead!

[sillymonkey]

thats gonna be fantastic, keep it up m8, i love anglias

[Snickers]

My God thats a Beautiful settup love the fuel cell too

[DIDDY]

OLD-KOOOOOOOL !!!!!

AWSOME ride bro!



ALL dads past and prescent mine like yours helps me do what we both loved best !

Work with old fords . Lower, loader and much much faster!!!!

He will be proud of you and your brother looking at that little anglia bro!

DIDDY!

[håkan]

Goooooooooooood Working with your Angi...

keep us update bro, with picts...and good working..

Håkan-swe

[105Ian]

Thanks for the nice comments , I will update soon with some more pics.

Cheers Ian

[105Ian]

Right time for an update , since the last time I posted any pics ,we have fitted new wing rails both sides



Removed the front box section and capped the chassis and fitted the box section a little further back

Fitted new front wings


Then refitted the engine and box etc , ready to take to Gary at Retro motorsport to work his magic.


So now the car is with Gary , and I will leave it to you Gary to update this thread with some pics .
Cheers Ian

[panelbasher]

Looks like its gonna be a real crowd pleaser when finished . Wot colour you painting it ?

[Kevmk2]

Very nice,what has Gary got to do on it? Looks like most of the work has been done already

[mike105e]

looking awesome so far mate, il buy it off ya when its finished

[Retromotorsport]

Very nice,what has Gary got to do on it? Looks like most of the work has been done already

Not a great deal, some reprofiling of the bulkhead to clear the exhaust, revised peddle box due to the exhaust, cage mods to allow harness fixings, mount the IC and Rad, exhaust tunnel... ooh seat belt mounts in the floor, and seat mounts.. think thats it

[lee 1]

Not a great deal, some reprofiling of the bulkhead to clear the exhaust, revised peddle box due to the exhaust, cage mods to allow harness fixings, mount the IC and Rad, exhaust tunnel... ooh seat belt mounts in the floor, and seat mounts.. think thats it

What no bubble arches Garry you know you want to,with that motor it's surely going to need some serious rubber

It does look ace so far

[PIG]

coming along now,should look the nutd once gary has got at it,would'nt want huge power and grip with the english axle in there either imo

[105Ian]

Thanks for the nice comments

Cheers Ian

[105Ian]

coming along now,should look the nutd once gary has got at it,would'nt want huge power and grip with the english axle in there either imo

I will be getting an atlas axle built by Fostek once Gary is finished with it

Cheers Ian

[bazbiker]

nice mate, the Anglia is one of the only classic fords I haven’t had yet, but I think I might have to change that some day after seeing yours

[unclephil]

looking good

I WILL own an anglia one day pray

[Retromotorsport]

Start at the front and work your way back is what they say..

so in goes the mounts for the rad and intercooler ..

[Retromotorsport]

And the top mounts

[105Ian]

Top work as usual Gary , hope its not giving you to much grief . I know I am getting plenty of grief having to all the diy jobs round the house , that I kept saying I would do when the car was finished .

[mk1yb]

Looking good Ian .

Stevie.

[Retromotorsport]

Ians engine is tight to the bulkhead, and this was causing problems with the downpipe from the turbo, so nothing else for it but to move the pedal box back. But as Ians not 4 foot tall this would have put him to far back in the car... his head would be behind the main hoop of the cage, which is a no no.

Solution .. mount a Willwood pendant pedal set up in there and move the bulkhead back a bit.










I also started on the prep work for getting the cossie turbo sized exhaust up off the road , first part was moving the gear box x-member from the exhaust route .. the tunnel will follow.

[Retromotorsport]

And to stop Ian ripping the dash out when he's leaning on the steering wheel he now has a braced mount attaching to the natty little ally mount that was allready there and a dash bar thats bolte to the cage

[Retromotorsport]

And to follow on from the little notch on the x-member for the exhaust, heres the tunnel/ silencer housing ...







The silencer housing will enable 2 boxes to be used, as the anglia underboot area is smaller than an escort the silencer thats normally used wouldnt fit.. so a smaller one is required.

[lee 1]

Top work as per the norm Garry

Makes a change to see you doing something other than an escort

[Retromotorsport]

And also while doing tunnels ..be a shame not to fit an Atlas diff tunnel just incase Ian goes to an Atlas after breaking a few shafts



Cheers Lee, thought no one could see this thread

[mike105e]

great work, . love the exhaust tunnel and notched chassis rail. looks spot on

[Retromotorsport]

Ian said he wanted some of my Escort body box x-members but for an Anglia .... so

Here they are .............

[DIDDY]

Awsome work gary and a credit to what youve done Ian a real SWEEEET Ride cant waite to see it progress !!!


DIDDY!

[mk1nurburg]

credit to you ian, gary top work as per usual. weve all seen so much of your work its norm now to see works of art being produced in cutomers cars!! unique touches like following the recess of the floorpan into the silencer tunnel shows how much care and attention you put into the job instead of just knocking out quick work to earn the most bucks possible per day.
in short.... done well guys!!!!

[105Ian]

Awsome work gary and a credit to what youve done Ian a real SWEEEET Ride cant waite to see it progress !!!


DIDDY!

Cheers DIDDY , I must say I am over the moon the with what Gary has done so far , and I am sure the rest of the work he has left to do will be up to the same amazing standard .
Cheers Ian

[105Ian]

credit to you ian, gary top work as per usual. weve all seen so much of your work its norm now to see works of art being produced in cutomers cars!! unique touches like following the recess of the floorpan into the silencer tunnel shows how much care and attention you put into the job instead of just knocking out quick work to earn the most bucks possible per day.
in short.... done well guys!!!!

Thanks for the nice comments , and you are right about Gary he knows how to make a car look a work of art , and you know when he is working on your car that it is money well spent , as he will do everything correctly and not do anything that you don't need just to make money out of you .
In short the man is a metal working legend

Cheers Ian