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3 hours ago, paulplom said:

I saw a dude in an  r reg escort cab this morning at 8.30. Roof down in the dark with his tunes pumping. Spoiled with silly lexarse lights and fart cannon. I think he's 20 years to late for that party

It wasn't this one was it?  Spotted on the A1 southbound around 11.30 this morning..

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48 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

Very cool, I appreciate the thought/photos  :)

GPG721K is the oldest known surviving Model 70, it being the 111th off the production line (if it was 11 Model 70's older it would be on a J Reg!)

I really want to get some detailed photos etc of it, I have a feeling that may end up requiring me to drive up to scotland and paying a visit to it in person!

(I do wonder how they have it mounted on that plinth like that! I hope they have not drilled any holes into the chassis or such!)

How is the roof attached- just bolts? Could you take it off and make a convertible?

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The Capri hearse has confused me greatly. 

The front end doesn't look widened, but Granadas are wider than Capris no? 

Also, what is going on with the front suspension? It appears to be some sort of double wishbone affair where I would expect Mcphereson struts. 

What is the standard Granada set up? 

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25 minutes ago, Timewaster said:

The Capri hearse has confused me greatly. 

The front end doesn't look widened, but Granadas are wider than Capris no? 

Also, what is going on with the front suspension? It appears to be some sort of double wishbone affair where I would expect Mcphereson struts. 

What is the standard Granada set up? 

I saw that Capranada at another show, spoke to the owner and posted it in the 'WTF is that?' thread. The Granada is 3 inches wider than the Capri so the front end has been widened at the rear edge and it apparently has the Granada bonnet skin with the Capri outer overlaid onto it. It's very neatly done and you can't see the join, but does seem to be an awful lot of effort put into an entirely pointless exercise.

The Jacks Hill meet looks like a good one, quite a few local cars I recognise there but several I don't, including that lovely beige Maestro.

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Just remembered the chap also said it's now running a 3.0 V6 in place of the original 2.8 so it's probably had some changes to the running gear too. I'm not sure what to make of it really, it's certainly different but I can't decide if it's brilliant or utterly bonkers.

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12 hours ago, skattrd said:

Minor news, I popped up to the garage yesterday to check on the Volvo. I put  a fresh battery on it, cleaned the earths and it's still broken. I then gave it a quick wash (as it was looking a little sad) .
I will be arranging transport for it this week for specialist tinkering. I'm really looking forward to driving this again.

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beautiful..

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I did things to the Camrys this weekend:

1. Put Sunny's battery onto the estate, it started first time. I needed to move it so I could cut the hedge, so I went via the long route up and down the track which leads to our house. It still drives so nicely, as it should with the new clutch etc that I got fitted when it was resurrected after the write-off. Going to ring up the local garage and get it in for an MoT soon. Interior is damp, especially headlining - probably sunroof drain holes blocked. The Lexus wheels and tyres I bought off Semi-C last year have held air perfectly, better than the V6 alloys it used to sit on.

2. Stood on the Camry saloon spares car so I could cut the hedge alongside that one.

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3 hours ago, wuvvum said:

That Capri hearse is making my brain hurt. 

That Escort convertible's back lights are making last night's lager a step closer to exiting from the hole it entered via.

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missus says oh i think my mot is soon, well its in 2 weeks and the flexis blowing which is 1 part including the cat, well its looks like rough price is 150 quid for it,  due to time and my dodgy leg which is giving me grief im gonna have to pass on doing it, but she been getting quotes at local garages,, good luck to her..lol

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yep, got the tool (bought it years ago from junkyarddog when he was involved in mx5nutz) - pm me your address and I'll bung it in the post - mine is also a mk1 1.8 which I was booting off a roundabout when it went ping, a quick tow home from the rac and a new belt fitted a couple of days later and it's running good as new, maybe even better as the old belt was pretty worn, might have been slightly out of timing before.

@Tenmil Socket

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I bought the kit off mx5parts, worked out much cheaper than europarts :)

https://www.mx5parts.co.uk/camshaft-timing-belt-budget-mk1-25-p-2758.html

if you've not used them before, sign up for the newsletter before you order and you should get a 10% off code

 

 

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