John F Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Good to hear you're still with us, Sealtainn! How's Bulgaria treating you & the family? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 How's the bus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 As it's been some considerable time since my last post, thought I'd post an update.The Granada is now residing in our barn in Bulgaria. She now has a set of LHD headlights and NOS headlight protectors fitted in preparation for her KAT test and subsequent Bulgarian registration next year. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalkyou know that the bucket man will be coming sniffing if that happens Sealtainn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sealtainn Posted November 13, 2017 Author Share Posted November 13, 2017 Hi everyone,Bulgaria is fantastic, the people are very friendly & tolerant of my piss poor language efforts. We are looking at Mrs Seal & the kids moving out there full time next year and I'll stay in the UK working and taking chunks of time off work to go back & forth. Can't remember if I posted before but stupidly I didn't check Mrs Seals licence restrictions and she wasn't able to drive something the size of the Mercedes with that many seats (even though she has her Category 1) so I sadly had to part with it a few weeks before we left for Bulgaria last year and buy something else sharpish. Ended up with this Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk johngarty, nacho man and HMC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Great to hear your settled and the ex jimmy white* Granada is still going strong. It it a shite spotters paradise in Bulgaria or does everyone seemligly have a new Dacia on finance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sealtainn Posted November 13, 2017 Author Share Posted November 13, 2017 It's most definitely a shite spotters paradise, many old Dacias, Ladas and so forth running about Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 shonky transit ye'll fit riiiight in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobT Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Blimey, I can't believe it's two years since you did that epic collection from here to the Shetlands. Gives me a flimsy excuse to post this photo. Me going through my south London spiv stage! HMC, Brodders, Bren and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 and she wasn't able to drive something the size of the Mercedes with that many seats (even though she has her Category 1) so I sadly had to part with itWas down-seating the vehicle and updating the paperwork not an option? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sealtainn Posted November 14, 2017 Author Share Posted November 14, 2017 Not in the timescale, found out less than 2 weeks before we were due to leave, the Merc has gone to a good home on the Mainland Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sealtainn Posted March 7, 2019 Author Share Posted March 7, 2019 Bought this van load of spares from a mate in a Facebook Ford group for £150, the interior is in fantastic condition and includes all the motors etc for the rear seats. Picked it up from Essex and drove it to a freight forwarder in Enfield and lobbed it all on a pallet.Also managed to find a mint dash top as the current one is cracked and a 4cyl rev counter as for some reason she has a 6cyl one fitted so reads way too low. Also picking up the rest of the RS bodykit to go with the factory fitted RS rear spoiler. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk RobT, DVee8, danthecapriman and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sealtainn Posted September 21, 2020 Author Share Posted September 21, 2020 Finally the old girl is fully legal over here and registered.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Asimo, beko1987, cort16 and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 That’s interesting re the Rev counter I remember it used to under read like mad but had no idea why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sealtainn Posted September 21, 2020 Author Share Posted September 21, 2020 Swapped the entire clocks over as the 4cyl set only had 200 miles less than the originals and all is now well. Got the leather interior in too, had to wire the electric adjustment as only had wiring for the heated seats which was available with cloth seats on the Ghia X. Also added a Sierra Cosworth 3-spoke leather steering wheel. Next up is changing the suspension as her arse is saggy and I want to add a towbar. Found a guy on the Mk3 Granada Facebook page who’s a member of the Bulgarian Sierra/Granada page who works at a bodyshop and lives 1hr from me so she will be going there for a full respray and fitting of the replacement doors, bonnet and the rest of the RS bodykit. Having to save for that as house renovations are taking priority (I can’t continue walking down the garden for a crap in the depths of winter) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk HMC, sutty2006, RobT and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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