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    • made an attempt to get it back on its wheels for this week

      therefore thought id try and finish the Handbrake and fit the exhaust, and then on with the Prop

      I eventually settled on a sierra Cosworth / XR4i cable and to be fair it fitted a treat. some securing brackets were then made to fit opposite the existing adjusting bracket, and then the connection to the handbrake lever itself.
      sods law i couldnt find some flat bar to make a connector, however in the "box " was a lifting bracket...............



      with a bit of measuring and twisting it seemed ideal for the job










      and i ended up with the bit below







      and it works very well, although the picture below doesnt really show it off that well due to the angle and the Copper grease, prop fits ok and no rubbing either







      next its the exhaust, and having fitted the WCXM i was told that i would have to modify the exhaust i bought and sure enough............ The pic above shows the rough route (note the Briefcase, no, its not THE briefcase) to support the system.

      the system (2.5" and twin silencer) had to be shortened approx 2" and the "crossover" extended by roughly the same amount to give sufficient clearance from the prop and four links. I used a slightly larger diameter pipe and sleeved the join before mig welding together , all it needs now is to be ground down and tidied up, but getting there. hopefully finish it off later




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      • top work G, hope she is coming this weekend

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        • possibly!!!!!

          but it would be on a trailer


          cheeRS
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          • Originally posted by graham John View Post
            possibly!!!!!

            but it would be on a trailer


            cheeRS
            great work g, coming on there

            would be great to see it there weekend
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            • Originally posted by Dave1800BDA View Post
              great work g, coming on there

              would be great to see it there weekend
              Park it between ours Dave ....
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              • Originally posted by graham John View Post
                possibly!!!!!

                but it would be on a trailer


                cheeRS
                i aint got a tow bar G
                Difficult roads often lead to beautiful places

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                • Originally posted by Andyc View Post
                  i aint got a tow bar G

                  you could carry it up for me Andy


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                  • even got the ford logo stamped in it,looks like a real part

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                    • Originally posted by Tim View Post
                      even got the ford logo stamped in it,looks like a real part
                      well spotted Tim,
                      that will cause some confusion in years to come


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                      • Originally posted by graham John View Post
                        well spotted Tim,
                        that will cause some confusion in years to come


                        cheeRS
                        what, on an edition of 'Time Team' when they dig it out of a bog on the Egypt ranges

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                        • what will your whole car
                          Difficult roads often lead to beautiful places

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                          • Originally posted by grum View Post
                            what, on an edition of 'Time Team' when they dig it out of a bog on the Egypt ranges
                            time team will have to guess what they have found coz it won't be finished ..........

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                            • filled it with fluids last night, Diff, gearbox, Engine, water, just have the brakes to do, exhaust is almost finished, possibly i can drop it onto its wheels over the coming weekend,


                              bought some rather nifty wheel bearing covers in aluminium over the weekend, gives it a nice finish than the old ford ones






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                              • very posh
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