MK3 2000E V8 Project

[TIB3300 448]

On 10/22/2023 at 7:13 PM, phorbiuz said:

Good to see an update bud.

 

I uninstalled FB from my phone some months back.  I got fed up with constant b******s adverts, how great someone's life is posts, and pictures of people's food/drink.  Still go on once in a while via my laptop but don't miss it at all.  Mostly motorbike stuff that I've gone back to doing.

 

Would love to see this at the Yat next year, and shout loudly at you when I've had a beer lol.  Hoping to be in my Bakkie but as I've not even started the strip down yet I'm not sure it'll make it, so possibly my Sierra or if I pull my finger out the Silver Fox mk3 might see the light of day for the first time in years.  That needs a resto too though so who knows.

 

Keep this thread going on your updates, it's one I check on when I do log in, and much better to re-read than FB.  

 

 

Morning Dave

 

I joined it for Cortina stuff, but by the end I had pages like . car shows. car shows Yorkshire. vintage off road bikes.. Suzuki a100.. Acme picks. Corina mk1 mk2 mk3 mk3 fanatics mk4/5 fanatics American parts for sale old pictures of Sheffield. Constant friend suggestions and page suggestions adverts . Friend requests from people who hadn’t set a friend requests . And the final straw was,, I helped moderate 2 pages, but because I banned lots of wanna be joining scammers, FACEBOOK took away the option to ban anyone from me and replaced it with review in 30 days .

Then you have the daily scammers to look out for , just have a look at market place, OMG pages of way too cheap cars bikes and boats last one I saw was  a  2013 plate motorhome £6,500

Yat!

you comming back to us then Dave ? thought you did download festavel ?

 

Yes will keep it up, the exhast isnt much to see, but as said will do a indepth on the electric PAS

 

 

 

 

 

[C0RKTINA 105]

the way to use Facebook is to use trusted Groups specialising in your subject.  A well regulated group is very useful. Avoid Public Groups though, they can be very trying if their Admin is not on top of the game.  Not everyone's cup of Yorkshire Tea no doubt, but I use it more than anything else. 

[TIB3300 448]

Update on winter jobs

 

Well I was hoping to do two jobs this winter, exhaust and electric power steering.

 

Hmmm!

 

Taking two 3in exhaust tubes up and over the rear axle and between the top suspension arms has been a real challenge,

 

Ive got the better of one side so far, am hoping the other side should be easier now i understand more . I will get some picks when its welded up

 

 

 

Edited January 12, 2024 by TIB3300

[sheffieldcortinacentre 748]

That's why mine run under the axle.

[TIB3300 448]

5 hours ago, sheffieldcortinacentre said:

That's why mine run under the axle.

 

Yeh! that would have been easier Craig, but for some strange reason I like to challenge myself on a daily basis

 

I dono, I just wanted it to be proppa and not ground out on speed bumps etc!

[sheffieldcortinacentre 748]

Being 5 linked mine was even tighter.

[TIB3300 448]

Well looking forward to summer 2024 now

 

Update on winter jobs, the power steering didn't happen due to the fkningkg exhaust testing me to, to, to, well hmmm.

 

Anyhow here,s the 3in up and over

 

 

[TIB3300 448]

On 11/4/2017 at 6:18 PM, TIB3300 said:

Well this morning at 5:30 I set off to newcastle to buy these

Set of five new BF GOODRICH tyres

The next bit of the car :afro:

 

 

Well its been 6 years of waiting to put these on

 

 

 

 

Edited April 6, 2024 by TIB3300

[TIB3300 448]

I love these tyres

[TIB3300 448]

 

 

The first picks are at full compression and up to the bump stops. This is how it should sit 

 

 

 

Edited April 6, 2024 by TIB3300

[TIB3300 448]

Posted 6th April 2024

 

4 Posts one after another, not one response or comment ..

 

 

 

Edited June 22, 2024 by TIB3300

[RichE 1]

37 minutes ago, TIB3300 said:

Posted 6th April 2024

 

4 Posts one after another, not one response or comment ..

 

 

 

Looks blooming marvelous! Hope to see it in the flesh - can really appreciate how much work you've done to get to where you are

[mk4savage 62]

Exhaust looks a proper job there  Does look a bit tight over the axle but the diameter of the tube is big by the looks. 

 

Wheels and tyres look nice and wide too. Definitely a hot rod look going going on. 

 

I saw this in the flesh at Cortina day this year and under the bonnet the finish is amazing. Excellent job done there. Well impressed  

Edited June 30, 2024 by mk4savage

[mk4savage 62]

I've gone through this whole thread this morning and wow what a build. There were a few things about it I wasn't clear on but now I know  

 

I admire your fabricating/machining skills and ability to put all that together. It's took some doing . ( Makes me wish I'd stuck it out in the engineering trade when I left school ) Oh well lol. 

 

As I said earlier, under the bonnet is excellent on the eye and a credit to you. Superb.

 

The axle looks nice and at home in there, great install 👍

 

I'm impressed with all of this build. I mainly like standard spec restorations but once in a while a nice modified car takes my eye. This is one of them, oh and I forgot to mention I do like V8 motors 

[TIB3300 448]

On 6/22/2024 at 8:33 AM, RichE said:

Looks blooming marvelous! Hope to see it in the flesh - can really appreciate how much work you've done to get to where you are

 

Thanks Rich

 

If you do catch up with the car somewhere, I am always there somewhere for a chat, be AWARE I can talk