new toy coming in a few weeks :)
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new toy coming in a few weeks :)
Well the purchase has gone through and the car is going to be shipped in the next few weeks, so figured it was time to put up a bit of a teaser of my new project. Still waiting for a shipping date. Wanted one of these for quite some time now, along with a couple of others (hopefully more on these a little later)...........
Not sure what I am going to do with it, but it will be a fun little toy Will need a few mods to get it road legal over here, but has just gone through a bare metal restore and is currently running a Sierra 2.0l engine.
Not sure what I am going to do with it, but it will be a fun little toy Will need a few mods to get it road legal over here, but has just gone through a bare metal restore and is currently running a Sierra 2.0l engine.
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Just found this on ebay and thought of you , not to far away either
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-ESCOR...item3ce619478d
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-ESCOR...item3ce619478d
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Thanks - getting very excited.... but HMRC customs paperwork tends to knock me back little, painful is an understatement!
Very nice, but they will go for a lot more! Watching it though
Just found this on ebay and thought of you , not to far away either
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-ESCOR...item3ce619478d
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-ESCOR...item3ce619478d
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Very nice mate.
Fun cars indeed
Fun cars indeed
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Nice mate, would like 1 let alone 2.
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hoping so!
Thanks, yes, worked out a fair bit cheaper
The white one has just been rebuilt, from the ground up. The blue may have 1 or 2 spots, but has been checked already.
Definitely, I just dont think its as good as the white one, but shouldnt take long to get it there (I hope )
Arriving tonight/tomorrow, but I am a little behind on getting the VAT clearance and customs stuff done, will be a week or 2
Thanks, yes, worked out a fair bit cheaper
Arriving tonight/tomorrow, but I am a little behind on getting the VAT clearance and customs stuff done, will be a week or 2
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Will see once the whole process is completed. I will probably sell one of them, but this is a proof of concept in my head for a small import business. Just a side line thing. Will see afterward the process is finished....
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They have arrived, all VAT has been paid and they are at the mechanics place. I am going to be keeping the white and its being broken apart and rebuilt as we speak car was 95% complete when I bought, it but I wanted a few extra things done.
The blue one has an incomplete engine and needs a complete strip down and rebuild, but I will be looking to sell this in the not too distant future.
The blue one has an incomplete engine and needs a complete strip down and rebuild, but I will be looking to sell this in the not too distant future.
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They look sweet! Get that standard inlet off and get some proper big carbs on it! (Along with some big valves in the head and a lumpy cam)
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Yeah, did annoy me a little but it was always just a "spare" car for me, to make up the missing bits on the white one.
sounds like a plan just want to get it running first, then I will mod it.
sounds like a plan just want to get it running first, then I will mod it.
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Didnt know the wheels, so thanks!
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Well the white one started last week, just needed some re-wiring and a fuel flush. Have a nice long list of work to be done over the next week or 2
Have decided I will more than likely sell the white one once its complete and then do a full ground up rebuild of the blue one and going with a nice revvy engine
Have decided I will more than likely sell the white one once its complete and then do a full ground up rebuild of the blue one and going with a nice revvy engine
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Blue escort has been sold on, since I bought another classic, something I have been dreaming of for a little too long! RHD, UK spec
The white one is being moved to a local guy in Redhill on 6 December. Then the car gets stripped and sent off to the bodyshop to have the paint stripped off (paint has air or water bubbles coming through) and it will be getting resprayed in white. Hoping to have the car in the bodyshop by the middle of December
Then hopefully it will be ready for Spring next year!
Will need to get some additional parts:-
Interior dash
Interior clocks
Bumpers (front and rear)
Decent wheels
The white one is being moved to a local guy in Redhill on 6 December. Then the car gets stripped and sent off to the bodyshop to have the paint stripped off (paint has air or water bubbles coming through) and it will be getting resprayed in white. Hoping to have the car in the bodyshop by the middle of December
Then hopefully it will be ready for Spring next year!
Will need to get some additional parts:-
Interior dash
Interior clocks
Bumpers (front and rear)
Decent wheels
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That^ is also mega sweet! I love an old Datsun Z
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Today the 240z arrived at the bodyshop to be stripped, blasted and repaired. The blue escort has moved on to its new home.
On Saturday the white escort moves on to its new home where work will begin
On Saturday the white escort moves on to its new home where work will begin
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Unfortunately not much has happened, the escort is at the body shop, partially stripped and I am looking for some parts:-
front wings
wing rail mounting
front nose panel (round light)
heater
dash
ignition + keys
door locks + keys
Any help with the above will be greatly appreciated....
The 240z is moving faster, the car has been stripped and blasted. Some of the rust has been repaired, more to come. All new panels that were required have been sourced and the bodyshop is cracking on with the rest........ paint soon
front wings
wing rail mounting
front nose panel (round light)
heater
dash
ignition + keys
door locks + keys
Any help with the above will be greatly appreciated....
The 240z is moving faster, the car has been stripped and blasted. Some of the rust has been repaired, more to come. All new panels that were required have been sourced and the bodyshop is cracking on with the rest........ paint soon
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Unfortunately not much has happened, the escort is at the body shop, partially stripped and I am looking for some parts:-
front wings
wing rail mounting
front nose panel (round light)
heater
dash
ignition + keys
door locks + keys
Any help with the above will be greatly appreciated....
The 240z is moving faster, the car has been stripped and blasted. Some of the rust has been repaired, more to come. All new panels that were required have been sourced and the bodyshop is cracking on with the rest........ paint soon
front wings
wing rail mounting
front nose panel (round light)
heater
dash
ignition + keys
door locks + keys
Any help with the above will be greatly appreciated....
The 240z is moving faster, the car has been stripped and blasted. Some of the rust has been repaired, more to come. All new panels that were required have been sourced and the bodyshop is cracking on with the rest........ paint soon
try this man , Raymond Bradley, 07703004696
hes in n Ireland , deals in escorts/parts etc
usually has a good few bits about him, worth a phone call anyway
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Long time no update
240z
waiting on a few parts and small bits of repair work being done
mk1
front wings replaced
bodywork sanded down
painted frozen white
just waiting for a new roof lining and then glass and new rubbers goes in.... oh yes and decals
still some interior work to be done
This is the somewhat the goal, without the bubble arches.......
240z
waiting on a few parts and small bits of repair work being done
mk1
front wings replaced
bodywork sanded down
painted frozen white
just waiting for a new roof lining and then glass and new rubbers goes in.... oh yes and decals
still some interior work to be done
This is the somewhat the goal, without the bubble arches.......