1982 granada project...all finished ?
23-03-2017, 06:34 AM
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£4.50 later and I was armed with a roll of fablon type stuff for the dash. a quick wipe over and some warming with a hot air gun was done and then a little trimming. rubbish pics but the dash is done now and the stone effect one is in the spares pile
steering wheel looks pants but its got mould on it from the damp garage.
23-03-2017, 06:37 AM
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a couple more rubbish pics......gotta love a camera phone............not
and heres the one i took out
took yesterday off work to play cars.......
swapped out the diff bolt and fitted the towbar. had to make up spacers and to be honest, I coulda done with a second pair of hands.poxy job. all the wirings been ripped out and redone and now the switched ignition feeds a single feed to the arm rest. theres a three switch panel on order and it will be plug and play when it arrives. one for the fuel pump,one for the fan and one for the nos. the fan will get a relay added and the nos will need a relay in the engine bay too but that's all. didn't have a battery so connected a battery charger to see how the pump fairs with the t piece for the nos petrol feed. only filled the filter half way but then realised it wouldn't fill as tehres nowhere for the air to go as the solenoids are shut............doh
I always wanted to run a "go baby go" type switch for the nos but as much as I like the idea of modifying a sparco wheel mount horn button on the steering cowling,i was better off just using the WOT switch that came with the kit.....so did. os rear end is now undersealed and the cars back on the deck. very happy with the days work
and heres the one i took out
took yesterday off work to play cars.......
swapped out the diff bolt and fitted the towbar. had to make up spacers and to be honest, I coulda done with a second pair of hands.poxy job. all the wirings been ripped out and redone and now the switched ignition feeds a single feed to the arm rest. theres a three switch panel on order and it will be plug and play when it arrives. one for the fuel pump,one for the fan and one for the nos. the fan will get a relay added and the nos will need a relay in the engine bay too but that's all. didn't have a battery so connected a battery charger to see how the pump fairs with the t piece for the nos petrol feed. only filled the filter half way but then realised it wouldn't fill as tehres nowhere for the air to go as the solenoids are shut............doh
I always wanted to run a "go baby go" type switch for the nos but as much as I like the idea of modifying a sparco wheel mount horn button on the steering cowling,i was better off just using the WOT switch that came with the kit.....so did. os rear end is now undersealed and the cars back on the deck. very happy with the days work
23-03-2017, 06:39 AM
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fitted the new switch panel yesterday after work.............after leaving my daily in the garage all broke arsed :-(
really want the old girl back on the road for this years show at Wrotham......and Enfield.......and Battlesbridge
tidied up the gear stick too....looks like the gear knob had a neck. funny how an old piece of hose actually has the same pattern as the seats.
really want the old girl back on the road for this years show at Wrotham......and Enfield.......and Battlesbridge
tidied up the gear stick too....looks like the gear knob had a neck. funny how an old piece of hose actually has the same pattern as the seats.
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23-03-2017, 12:17 PM
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it's been a lot of work... well done man!
love the knob!
love the knob!
23-03-2017, 12:23 PM
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thanks,been 24 years in the making so far. I have the odd year of playing and then its back on the ramps for its next mods. once this revamp is done there wont be any more changes though. just servicing and driving. building a rat rod with and for my 13 year old son and want to get that up and all together this year too
23-03-2017, 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by limey
thanks,been 24 years in the making so far. I have the odd year of playing and then its back on the ramps for its next mods. once this revamp is done there wont be any more changes though. just servicing and driving. building a rat rod with and for my 13 year old son and want to get that up and all together this year too
23-03-2017, 12:52 PM
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has been a while and the car has had many looks along the way too but its almost the way I want it now. my sons rod will be his first car too so hes doing much of the welding himself.
his rods a 68 vitesse chassis and a morris 8 body.....with assorted other stuff.
cars are our thing so it was only a matter of time before he got one
his rods a 68 vitesse chassis and a morris 8 body.....with assorted other stuff.
cars are our thing so it was only a matter of time before he got one
15-05-2019, 12:33 PM
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forgot about this post
since the above was done ive retrimmed the interior at home by hand ,plumbed in extinguisher,vibe sub,and other stuff............basically shes all done and ready to go. ive got the rs bodykit back off my mate so ill be repairing and fitting that at some point.anyway,heres pics,theyre show all the newly done stuff
[IMG]http://i1052.photobucket.com/albums/s441/THEFGCUK/seats2_zpsnzxcafe2.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i1052.photobucket.com/albums/s441/THEFGCUK/g1_zps22echdfq.jpg[/IMG]
since the above was done ive retrimmed the interior at home by hand ,plumbed in extinguisher,vibe sub,and other stuff............basically shes all done and ready to go. ive got the rs bodykit back off my mate so ill be repairing and fitting that at some point.anyway,heres pics,theyre show all the newly done stuff
[IMG]http://i1052.photobucket.com/albums/s441/THEFGCUK/seats2_zpsnzxcafe2.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i1052.photobucket.com/albums/s441/THEFGCUK/g1_zps22echdfq.jpg[/IMG]
15-05-2019, 12:39 PM
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Refitting the seat base cover
Didn’t have any of those small circlip things so id already got me some gardening wire that I used instead. It wont snap and was easy to poke through the material etc too
27-07-2020, 11:31 AM
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well that went well.......... found a bespoke bolt in roll cage that I just had to have. back seats been taken back out now. will have to tidy up the rear cabin area but ive got all winter to do that. need the cage bolted in first and its a damn tight fit
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