ghia4x4

Hello folks Hows the form As in the title im posting up a few bits and bobs of my on going project from september time last year

Just a little bit about the car itself now The model of the car is a Ghia x 4x4 which comes complete with with the full 4x4 set up and a 2 litre twincam (dohc) engine leather seats and all the other bells and whistles

The car itself was brought out of england by a ford dealer Kennedy ford now lindsay ford The car now has 84800 miles on the clock and i am now the 4th owner of the car

It made an appearance at most of the northern ireland shows last year but took it off the road due to the failure of the front diff

So without further ado i introduce u to the car i call my baby The ghia x 4x4

Hope u enjoy the pics folks

Comments and opinions welcome

Glenn_

iTrader: (1)

Thats mint mate i like it.Any more pics if it.

ghia4x4

Yeah lad i do indeed mate thanks for the good comment mate much appreciated all bein well she will be on display at ford show next year

Here is a few more pics of the attempt to tidy the underside of the car to suite my standards lol

The day a bought her





After a little detailing i done myself when i took her off the road as an every day car

tjRS500

hi stewart the car is a real credit to u and cant wait until we get a run in her when its finished, even though u know how deeply i think of the pug lol

keep at it lad

ghia4x4

Cheers trevor lad will take ya up the road for pinks when u get finished lol

tjRS500

kfc and back lol

ghia4x4

U b uying that day if so ill hav my popcorn chicken lol

-beefy-

iTrader: (6)

looks like a cracking base for a resto mate !!


all the best with it


beef

ghia4x4

Cheers beefy yeah she is a solid we motor i was pleased with her when i got her but as every1 knows they always like to do things to make it better to compete with other cars at shows lol

Ill be posting pics of step by step of my build provided the thread does not get spammed again as i had to close my last 1 due to it bein spammed

Hav u any projects ongoing urself mate????

ghia4x4

Ok folks just a small update on what has went on the past few days

Got the car up and the rear beam out





Then got to work on the underseal and unearthed a few horrors truth be told







Plans for the next few weeks is finish stripping the underseal and get her sandblasted and wave goodbye to the surface rust

Sideways_Susan

Good job lad keep at her

ghia4x4

I do intend to lad the way that wind is blowing tonight i mite be looking for a new shell for her lol

Sideways_Susan

Dont be sayin that lad lol. Get the baler twine out lad and get her secured down nicely lol

tjRS500

if mines falls, im taking yours so no worries stewart

ghia4x4

Take ur pick from the 3 o mine up the back by all means i wont fall out with ya lol

The xr4x4 is already 4x4 so ya dont need to modify lol

Dan_RS500

Good stuff getting stuck in there! Looks like you caught the damp just in time, should be cracking motor when done

ghia4x4

I did indeed mate thanks for the possitive comment from both urself and every1 else

Always was convinced the wax oil was there to hide something and when i chased up the previous owner of the car it was said that the car was parked up in a field for a few months

By doing what ive done over the past year with her it has shown that the best of cars can deteriate slightly with age lol but now i know exactly what i hav as i was there chipping in with the work every step of the way and hav personalised a few bits and bobs to suite myself

RAPID 3DR

maybe you should look into surcuring the car on something more stayble,not wheels & bricks

Zetecfiesta

very nice mate!

ghia4x4

Lad that was the work that was happening last year only got around to putting them up but at the min its in a garage but its getting real stormy in northern ireland its on its way to a town near u tomorrow by the sounds of the met office lol

tjRS500

is my car safe?

ghia4x4

Thanks mate it had got a lot of folks votes at shows last year i remember the first show i had her at there was a fella trailed his girl around the show to see my motor (Past 3 cossies by the way) and i overheard him saying she was the mintest twin cam engine bay he had ever seen and it brought a smile to my face lol

ghia4x4

Folks sorry about the delay in getting updates on the thread

As said in the intro the work was carried out last year and after the worst weather last year which led to many sleepless nites due to gale force winds blowing

The progress from the last update is as follows

The car lifted higher off the ground and well supported with steel wheels



Spripped the running gear etc out of her (some very nervous moments i can tell ya)





Got the rest of the seal of the floor and then waited for the sand blaster to come on the date booked





Was a lot of hard work but it has all paid dividends in the long run As the say no pain No glory lol

Sideways_Susan

nice update lad getting on well with her now

scottyrs

iTrader: (1)

well done mate keep up the progress should be good when finished

crumpet

How the fuck did you get her up there pal?! needs a YB in there!

tjRS500

muscles mate

RAPID 3DR

what did the twincam perform like with it being 4x4 cause i got a twincam(2wd) & its fooking shit slow & sounds wank

ghia4x4

Thanks for all the possitive comments folks We got her up with a trolly jack

It was a slow job up at the front steadied with rims up at the back steadied so on and so forth Thank god i didnt smoke a 20 pack would not hav lasted long that day lol

The car in all honesty only got a little squirt here and there she was not abused cause the only time i more or less had her out was to and from shows but on the rollers she was throwing out 120 bhp She had a fairly decent lift dont get me wrong like but i apologise for not bein able to help ya out in that end mate

Again thanks for the comments More progress pics to follow soon

ghia4x4

Ok folks just a little update here

Once again thanks for all the positive comments so far

Got the car sandblasted at the start of the week could not hav picked a better day for the job the fella came down first thing and was away again within 4 hours

We (myself and cossie09 Big thanks to him by the way) saeled her with red oxcide as soon as the tools were left down to prevent the damp getting in to undo all my hard work

Let the work commence




Now the sealers



This sealer has a 25 year corrosion warrenty on it




The plans is for the floor to be sprayed the same colour as the car

Its also been sprayed with stone chip protection cant be to careful when it comes to the likes of this

coswurv

iTrader: (8)

That blaster must of been some tool by the look of the pipe, keep up the good work.

cossie09

iTrader: (2)

it was mate,covered 25 sierras over 50m away with black grit(what you say ghia 4x4) the car is in very good nick ,

adie_mwell

same blater as i use and helmet looks like a clemco pot i see you didnt stip the front that well that because of the rubber underseal ud have been better to scrape that or burn it first then the blaster would of riped that off

-beefy-

iTrader: (6)

yeah mate , currently building a series 1 cossie powerd escort , usually found at the top of the resto section at the mo also cover in the fast fleet section of fast ford magazine

heres the link

https://passionford.com/forum/restor...y-pg-46-a.html

its a long read though but you get the idea from bout pg 38 onwards lol


your in ballymena ......


my girlfriends family are from belmullet out past sligo , never know i may swing by on my was down when its finsihed lol


looking good so far fella

ghia4x4

After the success of the blasting the car i got the back end blasted and painted to the colour of my choice (Or which i thought was ok as the pics shows)






Mate as said in the pm by all means call up would love to meet folk from the site

Would any english members be interested in coming over for the causeway ford fair in 2011 its the ni equivilent of the ford fair

-beefy-

iTrader: (6)

you know the date yet mate and loaction ,

may be able to kill two birds with one stone ,


ohh forgot to mention her mums sides from pomeroy tyrone ,


think thats closer to you aint it stu ?

cossie09

iTrader: (2)

beefy,its in june in portrush ,pomeroy is about 17miles from stu

-beefy-

iTrader: (6)

ahh ill have to see then mate ,



got something kinda big coming up next june , that no matter what i wont be able to get out of lol


cant say atm ,


but id deffo be up for it the year after

my car may even be built by then lol

tjRS500

i think it looked better with the black beam stewart

tjRS500

a pic i took of under her aswell lad