Slow
progress - we always seem to be waiting on parts to
allow us to continue, from ford or third party suppliers.
So we find ourselves moving onto other parts of the
restoration until we can continue. There was a big outlay
in the form on cosworth rear disk conversion which will
be fitted in issue 13 due to kit being flawed - the
bolts foul the hub and need to be recessed.
One of the parts we have been waiting
for - cosworth rear disk conversion kit
more on that shortly.
Brake
servo back in and connected with
a nice coat of 2 pac - superb finish!
Steering rack back in about 60% of the
under bonnet parts so far are new.
The release brackets are still available
from ford - for how long I don't know!
Lovely new door seals still available but
most of the window rubbers deleted.
Luckly we had a few spares which were
good enough.
The last of the lights now we have every item lights, lenses,
indicators are all new and original - this will help make the
car look like it did 17 years ago .... but better!
Some
of the parts we have splashed out on this month ...
Charge carrier
This wasn't new but was worth the extra work, we rubbed down by
hand around all the detail to a smooth finish took approximately
10 hrs to get the finish we wanted then was sent to be chromed
the finish is amazing and still looks original with all the original
detail intact.
New chromed cam cover - it's not red thats just the lighting -
just the throttle body and induction chamber and induction manifold
to go!
The kit was good but needed a little restoration so we used 3M
liquid rubber to fill the holes and repair the damage due to age
and general wear then re-drilled all the rivit holes as new while
fitted to the original with masking tape on the bodywork to protect
the finish.
The kit looks good now this is the front arch we will fit this
towards the end of the restoration as we dont want to damage it.
The kit including the rear spolier are now bubble wrapped and
in storage - hopefully for not to long.
We need a sunroof and mechanism before we go to much further as
we cannot put in the roof lining until the sunroof is in neither
can we put in the windscreen either.
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