TripleRich Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 11 minutes ago, mat_the_cat said: Have you got access to a pressure bleeder? That would get round the problem - or prove it's elsewhere. I do and will be using that next time. Don't often need it and being in the other workshop I carried on with some other jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripleRich Posted December 6, 2020 Author Share Posted December 6, 2020 There are some stickers for the engine bay which I'll be doing later. The engine itself doesn't have anything on it to my knowledge. Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TripleRich Posted January 24, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 24, 2021 I've done quite a bit more work since the last update. Over the past year or so since I painted it I've spent a lot of time with the car and got to know every defect no matter how small. Something I decided to do a while back was repaint both quarter panels when I had the opportunity. When I painted the car originally I had never done anything like it before. As a result my filler work was basic and only focused on areas I could see or feel. The results of that method are missing ripples and shallow dents. Once the paint goes all of them show up when you look down the side of the car. Now with more experience, the right tools, products and method I set to redoing the rear quarters. I rubbed them down with a long block which shows up all the highs and lows. Applied a skim of filler to the entire panel and then blocked it down. It's much more involved than that but you get the idea. I found lots of issues and worked hard over the course of 4 days to get them right. Primed the panels and blocked that back to prepare for paint. About two days to prime, prepare and paint. Much happier with it now. It won't look all that different in pictures but it really has made a massive improvement to the car. With that difficult and daunting task complete I flat and polished the panels to remove the orange peel. Then put everything back together, about a days work. Back on track I continued adding the final few parts. This is a factory under tray, not often seen in the UK but was an option on these cars. Cleaned up the jack and spare wheel hardware. Made and fitted the last bit of trim for the boot. This covers a void between the quarter panel and boot floor. It's originally filled with foam but I've left that out as it causes rust in the wheel arches. Finally I flat and polished the sills and ordered some new tyres. Very close now, perhaps another 8 hours of work and the car should be finished. balford, 808 Estate, warch and 78 others 81 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 That's a beautiful car. Well done on all your hard work. The end result will speak for itself! TripleRich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETCHY Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Just fabulous. Really well done, the attention to detail is incredible & re-doing the back wings - wow. Great job. TripleRich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandersnatch Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 That is magnificent. Very well done. Such a brilliant job. TripleRich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Rich it is absolutely stunning. Wow! TripleRich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 I know it's been said before, but that has really got to be better than new. Can't be another one to touch it, anywhere. TripleRich and RayMK 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Jimmy Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Very impressed- wish I had your work ethic on the cars. TripleRich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Laurence Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 This is spectacular! I can’t believe it’s nearly done. If I ever need a car restoring, I know where I’d take it TripleRich, davocano and Banger Kenny 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Gorgeous. I'm still unsure about the vinyl roof but fully understand why you fitted it. What a stunning car though. Can't wait to see it driving and kicking her lovely arse out a little 😉 TripleRich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 I think the roof makes it...... ETCHY, Macscrooge and TripleRich 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengartside Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Amazing workmanship mate. Brilliant stuff! TripleRich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMcD Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Bloomin stunner 😍 TripleRich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod/b Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 When’s the roffle? timolloyd, EML, Wilko220 and 8 others 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minimad5 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 When you offering Autoshite Restoration Services? (ARS)... needs an 'E' Anyway, some top work that, well done. stonedagain and TripleRich 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timolloyd Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Autoshite Restoration, Servicing and Engineering. Top work on the Granada! mat_the_cat, TripleRich and Minimad5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisbon_road Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 This is amazing work and your detailed posts are greatly appreciated as they encourage the rest of us to get on with our stuff, though I doubt that there's anyone doing anything as amazing as this. Waterless coolant: yes, not convinced. It definitely has lower heat transfer capability. High concentrations of ethylene glycol can lead to polymerisation which causes all sorts of pump leak problems. I'm not sure if the same can happen with propylene glycol which I believe is used for waterless coolants. Keep it simple: I use traditional blue antifreeze with water out of a dehumidifier as someone suggested and change it at about two years. TripleRich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Astonishing as ever. LightBulbFun and TripleRich 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddlethumper Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 We need an emoji for jaw dropping. Love a Granny.( No tittering at the back now). TripleRich, Banger Kenny and Talbot 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sham Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Just a stunning car. Good work, that man TripleRich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Epic. On all levels TripleRich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripleRich Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 Thanks guys, glad you enjoy the thread! It's great to have finally reached this stage and I'm really looking forward to the first test drive on the road. I expect some teething issues but that's all part of the fun with a car like this. I bought the car very early in my restoration career and had no idea what I was letting myself in for. If I could go back to 2016 I would have certainly thought a little harder about buying it or not! Hopefully in the future some of you can see the thing for yourselves. I've no plans on locking it away and fully intend on driving and enjoying it (weather permitting of course). Jim Bell, Banger Kenny, Tickman and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddlethumper Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 You'll get mobbed at a gathering and I'd be in it. TripleRich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Never ever take that to a Tesco car park! TripleRich, Alusilber, twosmoke300 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Holy shit that is just stunning ! Please tell me it’s got a tracker on it though ? Banger Kenny and Jenson Velcro 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 I just can't get my head around how epic this is. TripleRich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripleRich Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 12 hours ago, twosmoke300 said: Holy shit that is just stunning ! Please tell me it’s got a tracker on it though ? It has various security devices fitted. Sorted all that out some time ago. Cheers Jim Bell, chodweaver, Banger Kenny and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Better than new is SUCH an understatement. Compare thrown together with painstakingly restored to standards way exceeding a 1970s plant quality controllers wildest imagination. Utterly fabulous. RayMK, Skizzer and wuvvum 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Rustbucket Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 You have done a beautiful job on this car. The difference between good and great is in the attention to detail and yours is painstaking. So many otherwise good cars are let down by waves in the paint, most often seen on the flanks of the car. I am delighted to see that you will not tolerate this on your car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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