just got this restored shell after its been dry stored for 10 years

 

the rolling shell




all most rebuilt

 

looks sweet, should have put in new galvanised core plugs, would of set the block off nicely!


You going EFI? jus I cant see the hole in the block for the CPS....thats not a huge prob though.

 

Look at you with your nicely painted block and shiny alternator..... just trying to show me up! lol




Good work mate!

 

wait till u seen how far i gone karlos, bit tragic really

 

lol Oh dear what have you done?? Not gone and chromed the block have you! LMAO!!

 

na not efi stayin mfi. want to try say standed. i had loads of problems with my efi cab

 

Something like this?

 

no but i even painted the little black bit on the altinator, matt black block an altinator bracket, starter motor is black/silver, inlet painted, fucked off my chrome rocker an had it powdercoated hammered black, even done sump an thermost housin lol, only did as i was waitin 4 funds for bits lol

 

I bet that looks really nice!
I do like tarted engines and bays (efiturbocab's looks sweet!) but I really cant be arsed to do it! lol
For me it's all about the technical side of things, my engine may not look pretty but it's been built to a really high standard and hopefully will last!

 

yh im usually the same m8 but i thought as i had vht paint sittin around i would do it while i had no money, free mod an kept me busy lol just means i now have to clean the bay to make it look good lol

 

it ok when you got it all out only doing because i had an engine to do up, got the car with out an engine so thought i tart it up befor it gose in as the car had been mosty restored

 

haven all all the inlet painted black 2 & rocker cover gearbox cradle anti-rollbar rear arms and what ever else i can lol

 

yh thats wot i thought, while it was out an all that, the missus keeps callin me sad an sayin its only an old ford lol, then i see cars an engines as lovely as yours an realise i musnt be the only one lol

 

ive not gone that far lol ill do an underbody resto nxt winter i think, the missus would kill me if i spent much more this yr lol

 

i got the misses to do my mine lol in the bathroom aswell ha

if you get them involved they dont moan

 

god youve been busy seen this on ebay only a few days ago lol

fair play

 

Thats quality Matthew! I really want my block red now seing all these other red one!!

 

teach her how to use a torque wrench next lol

 

My GF has stripped down 2 bottom ends and rebuilt a head for me in the past!! I've got some pics somewhere but looked and couldnt find them!

 

First a kitchen build now a bathroom build. Is the garage build a thing of the past lol

Great to see some restos being done ready for the spring. should hopefully finnish mine by start of may hopefully.

 

my gf wouldnt even contemplate gettin any grease under her Ł40 a fortnight nails lol

 

new samcos in red boost and water on there way and gearbox, hope to get the freshly painted inlet and rocker cover back 2day to get them on.

 

bushers poly or standed people are telling me standed??????????????????????

 

Depends how much you like vibrations, same goes for gearbox/engine mounts! lol

 

was that the shell on e-bay, was tempted to buy it myself if i had the cash

 

saw this on ebay, looks a nice shell.

 

anymore pictures of the missus lol?

 

ya was on ebay me and fruitycooty when halfs on it i all ready had the engine so started doing it up

 

lol sorry it efiturbocab on fruity's laptop

 

where it all started 2 weeks ago with just this block and head

 

to this now

 

looks great mate gonna rebuild mine soon too! how did you go abouts prepping the the block before painting it..i want to paint mine too

 

steam cleaned it down with oil remover primered it then painted it by hand. sump was removed and sand blasted it and spayed black.!!!!!!!!!!! looks cool good tuch when the bonet is up. in let and rocker cover being painted black to waiting for them to come back.

 

all ready to go one more thing down

 

very nice keep it up shud be a good 1.

 

ah right i see.. did u just use normal primer? and did u use that high temperature paint or just hammerite? i want to paint mine bluee lol

 

she is on her way to me after waiting 2 weeks 26/2/2010 woop woop
more pics tonight i hope

 

used high temp paint with hardener you should get blue to

 

ok cheers mate