My 1.6LS - First car

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c.turff
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Re: My 1.6LS - First car

Post by c.turff »

Looking fantastic mate. there is no better feeling than driving your car knowing how it started and what you have achieved. well do.e
Rosso Russ
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Re: My 1.6LS - First car

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Looking superb mate, nice to see an LS getting saved. Well done on the hard work you have put in to the car - bet you cant wait to get it finished :)
Russell A Macfarlane
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Re: My 1.6LS - First car

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Had a nice busy day today. You know its been a while when the inside of your car had spider web going the from windscreen to the back seats, drivers door to the gearbox tunnel and from roof to the floor. And hundreds of tiny baby spiders running around everwhere. Needless to say they are all taken care of :bruce:.

Did more welding today and managed to tack on the new front valance on the car.
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Rosso Russ
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Re: My 1.6LS - First car

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Nice work there mate, its really taking shape.
Russell A Macfarlane
Fife, Scotland
1986 Ford Capri 1.6 Laser, Rosso Red, 39,000 Miles
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tallant
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Re: My 1.6LS - First car

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Slow progress indeed, I've given my full attention to my motorbike as i need that back on the road so i can travel around more easier. But since i lack funds for paint i carried on working with more weldings.
Almost done the drivers side headlight bowl.

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tallant
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Re: My 1.6LS - First car

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Drivers side headlight bowl now finished.

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Re: My 1.6LS - First car

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After being away for a month its finally back to work on the car, got it inside a workshop across the yard from where it stood outside and started cutting out more rust and grinding down the welds.

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tallant
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Re: My 1.6LS - First car

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Done more welding to the underside of the car, in front of the leaf spring mount on the drivers side.

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Swishy
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Re: My 1.6LS - First car

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in front of the leaf spring mount on the drivers side.
:cool: Good work - Been tackling same area on my black LS this summer.
tallant
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Re: My 1.6LS - First car

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Passenger headlight bowl now finished.

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tallant
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Re: My 1.6LS - First car

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Has been a long while but work has restarted again on the car, getting unseen bits done before the sill will finally go on.

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Re: My 1.6LS - First car

Post by Andrew 2.8i »

Hi,
I've just read through this thread, and it's good to see that you're making progress on the car. It looks as though it's been a long, hard restoration with plenty of drawbacks on the way. But you know what? It will all be worth it in the end.

Keep up the excellent work,
Andrew.
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Re: My 1.6LS - First car

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Indeed, I've been doing bits and bobs that i haven't taken pictures off such as the bonnet and drivers door. Not to mention the engine being halfway build for this too.
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pbar
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Re: My 1.6LS - First car

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Love looking at threads ike this. Well done so far, please keep the updates coming if you can.
tallant
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Re: My 1.6LS - First car

Post by tallant »

The sill is finally on, 16 months in the making and its finally there.
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I also got a new daily driver. a 1983 Granada Ghia X thats had a 3.0 with a manual dropped in it at some point. Same year as the Capri but its in much better condition.
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tomfairall1995
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Re: My 1.6LS - First car

Post by tomfairall1995 »

bet you're a pro welder by now haha, what's the insurance like on the granada out of interest? also looking good =)
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Re: My 1.6LS - First car

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Dirt cheap, Around £260 for the year full comp. A hell of a lot cheaper then for a 2.0 tdci mondeo.
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Re: My 1.6LS - First car

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A while back I welded up my drivers door and only just got round to putting it on the car to see how it fits.

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Before massaging with a hammer.

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After massaging with a hammer, its close but needs more grinding.
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tomfairall1995
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Re: My 1.6LS - First car

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tallant wrote:Dirt cheap, Around £260 for the year full comp. A hell of a lot cheaper then for a 2.0 tdci mondeo.

that's actually pretty good
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