even thoug i havent really updated this with pic etc i was gping to now but photobucket is doing something with its site so i cant up load pictures at the mo but i will post on this post when i can.

the sump, gearbox craddle and bottom arm stabiliser have all been painted, as has the alternator braket, and i painted up the new battery try today, i know its still got to be welded in but them small parts can be paited again, i wanted to make sure all areas were paited which to cant do once its in so thats done now.

bit of a set back with the engine, the price i was told has now gone up nearly £200 so crank will be done and block bored then pistons will have to come a little later but the main work will be out the way for that.

head was stripped and ive started to lap the valves back in but i think the paste is really poor so im getting new stuff.

weekend just gone didnt see much work on the car as i felt like cr@p and couldnt really be that bothered tbh, but the rear end way jacked up so the whole things on axle stands now, the rear axle was dropped, and i found the passanger side caliper to be a little seased on the hand brake part so not happy with that, but its off, rear bumpers off, and i took the rear wheel arch off, which i had to do with a drimel, cutting through the bolts to get it off, not a problem as im going to be replacing hte studs like i did on the drivers side rear which i will/should be doing this week.

plans for this coming weekend if its not pi$$ing down will be to remopve the rest of the kit, strip the underside of brake lines, fuel lines and the tank.

oh yeah, i won a gen ford passanger wing off ebay, my mate on the mainland collected it and fingers crossed my dad will pick it up when his over there this week so if time is with me at week end i might drop the bonnet back on and line it all up then have the passanger wing off and prep it ready for the new one.

pictures to follow, for anyone thats intersted in looking at them

oh yeah, has anyone got a idea on how them stupid fuel connections come off the pipe on the tank? ive tried in the past on a mates car but it wouldnt move, anyone?

im toying with the idea of power steering too, anyone fitted it using a electric pump before?


i had to have a poke at the bubbles of rust and this is what was there, still i was replacing this anyway









and i got these to referb at some point