Ok some of you may have seen in a previous thread the car i was given by terry (panelbasher)
Well i picked it up yesterday and its now sitting happy on my drive (much to the disgust of the escort )
I'm hoping this wont be as mamoth project as the escort and first impressions look good
Anyway here's the story so far..........................
The collection.................
Deffinatly in need of a bit of a clean
Some passing chav
Anyway yesterday at daves we put a battery on and tried to start the car. It turned over..........It sparked..............And it stank of stale petrol and most of the fuel hoses had perished
So i thought while it was still on the trailor i would remove the fuel tank and give it a good flush
You know when you get a good feeling about a car? This car has that feeling. Everything we have tried so far has worked and everything we have took apart has come apart with out a problem And on top of that everywhere i look its minty mint
Panhard rod as standard
Pushing it was a knightmare so i little bit of pressure in the tyres didnt go a miss All the brakes work fine which is cool for a car that has been stood up for 6 years.
My 2 helpers for the weekend.
The power plant...................
And a snail nest
With a battery on everything works.............
Including the radio i found in the foot well.........
Before...............
After
And now i've got somewhere to keep my bucket seats out of my escort
mmmmmm comfie
Chav alert!!!!!!!!
And now for something that im proberly going to get hung for
15's on a south london manta
Sorry terry and daughter i couldnt resist they wont be staying
Anyway plans for this car are to keep it as standard as possable and get it to a state where its a reliable retro car to hack around in. With room for the kids.
I need to change the fuel lines and get a couple of tyres and i reckon that will be that. The gearbox may be a bit dodgy but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. Its not going to get in the way of the escort but is something to tinker on while i save for the remaining parts i need for the escort.
And a big thank you to terry and daughter for trusting me with the future of there manta.
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