October 2012 Blog Posts (9)

Have a read of this people. LINK 

I have already posted one comment which hopefully reads with good humour. Maybe some of you want to chip in and stick up for our cars.

As someone suggested earlier I have started to write up all those fiddly jobs on the Sierra rebuild on Mr'G's forums to save them getting lost in theis one or cluttering it up.

Read all about it here.

patting myself on the back.

The Beast of Blackrod rides again. Made it up the drive and back a few times under its own power, brakes need attention but that was expected after a two year layup. Still have a lot of wiring to do behind the dash but I'm a happy chappie.…

Finishing the engine refit, wiring the capri dash and fitting the brightest LED daytime running lights EVER instead of sidelights... I'll see if I can get away with it as they are not E marked. ( I have a backup plan just in case)

I am going to organise something for a bunch of us to get together in the run up to Xmas it will be in Hull where i live and most likely at a pub/restaurant for an evening meal and a few drinks, some numbers would be good and if only half a dozen roll up it wont be a problem, so long as i know in advance. so i am fishing for numbers it will be "members and partners" so we can get to meet and greet.

if there is no interest that's not a problem either as i am sure that there will be…

refitting the engine and box to the Sierra, third time lucky and hopefully it won't have to come out again for a while.

Thanks to Dave T for pointing out the obvious grot on the splined part of the input shaft which I blatantly missed when assembling the engine and box the first and second times... :-)

cooling and lights/grill still to be put back but other than that she's back together.

http://www.englishdiff.co.uk/complete-english-diff-rebuild-kits.html

includes instructions and only £55 quid.

Going to Bolton tomorrow to collect some allycat wheels for Peggy. If anyone is interested in the Wolfrace Street Octanes shown in my picture, let me know. They're 100/108 PCD, 15", 6/5" (185mm tyres) and ET35 offset with plenty of tread. Otherwise they'll go on ebay.

http://westfield-world.com/flash_changer.html

not Dutton but close and fun to play with.