Assistance please

[eddyramrod]

There is talk of a Mk1 Granada round here, and it's many years since I owned one. Can any of you more technical bods think of anything that might be a dealbreaker on a 1972 GXL with the 2.5 Essex and manual box? My old one was a 3.0 GL auto, and we parted on bad terms after it ate its third set of head gaskets inside a year.

 

Informed opinion welcome...

[Pete-M]

The 2.5 Essex lump is a bit shit, but it should be reliable enough.

 

I'd be looking for rot, front subframe bushes, prop doughnut, rear cv joints and that's about it really.

 

Tough as old boots.

[autofive]

well, i dont know about a deal breaker, but if it has a type9 then the bellhousing (formoco no. 72GB7505LA)is worth a ton - 150 on its own

 

and the 2.5 (if running okay) is in demand by some scimitar GT owners

 

the 2.5 isnt that shit, just not as torque-y as the 3 litre

[eddyramrod]

Thanks guys, pretty much confirmed what I already thought. Propshaft doughnut was the first job I had to do on my first Granny!

[barrett]

My opinion is not informed, but I say buy it whatever happens. If it's cheap that is. even if you park it up for a while and do bugger-all to it, it's not like it's going to rot away in front of your eyes is it? It's a bloody Mk1 Granny FFS, how much cooler can a car be?

[Torsten2001]

^^^he's got a point!

[eddyramrod]

It's a bloody Mk1 Granny FFS, how much cooler can a car be?

 

Given your avatar.... but yes, I agree, and it always has been, thanks to your mate there...