76 mex

[cyd1245]

Nice to meet you, hope the rubber fits ok.
Matt had a moment of enthusiasm and stone chipped the underside of the car after you left,wants all the paint finished by the end of August

Ian

[mexicostids]

and you . havent had chace to go up the lock up yet , looks a lot better than mine . he`s well on track keep us posted. found the lead 4 my phone now so should be some new pics up soon

[mexicostids]

hello havent posted 4 a while ,coming on well paint alldone exept 4 o/s door frame & sill to do black. started to put stripes on yesterday ,boot badges etc. sorted the fuel pipe outlet . made a start on electrics wipers,heater,most of the dash not working any tips ? promise i will get some pics up soon

[mexicostids]

found this pic of some rot

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[mexicostids]

been working on mfj today thoink i finally sorted fuel pipe probs, most of the electrics are sorted now too , just the carpet & front seats to go in , bleed brakes sort exhaust where it joins manifold longer speedo cable + a few small jobs for mot time . always the so called small jobs that take ages messing around with

[mexicostids]

done a few more jobs , moved coil tidied up wiring. when i went to bleed up brakes found n/s rear wheel cylinder leaking , so got a new one & fitted then found leak on master cylinder ! so got to get rebuild kit or new master cyl, earlier girling type. also make up sme adaptors for my cobra buckets to fit rs runners but am slowly getting there

[stu37025]

Any more pics mate?

[mexicostids]

will try & put some on this week , having trouble getting them off my phone (cant find hand book !! ) pretty much all finished now just the interior and odd jobs to finish off , just want to drive it now !!!

[stu37025]

Exellent news! Looking forward to seeing it again

[mexicostids]

P090808_14.00.jpg another pic sorry its been so long i"mcrap at this !!!

[Dave1800BDA]

looks great, love the old P plate cars not many of them now

[stu37025]

Seeing that number plate again brings back some memories

[mexicostids]

will try to get some more recent pics up with the stripes done . my phone is a right pig to get pics off (Lg viewty) . nearly finished now been up this week & done a few more jobs , interior to finish is main job , putting some cobra monaco seats in & a set of harnesses , untill i get a set of rolltops. as it has a six point cage it willbe ok for the time being . hoping to have it finished ready to tax it for the summer !!

[enduro]

looks very very nice mate,nice to see a p plate as said,get her done and enjoy.

[simon baldwin 93]

looking good mexicostids, look foreward to seeing the mex at shows/meets this coming summer in cornwall/devon