spjmorris
New member
Hello!
Ok so I've been a member her for a while now and thought it was about time I started a progress thread so I can bore the pants off you all!
but first the car:
bought her at the end of May and it's a pretty good one! one of the earliest being a 98 R plate in Moondust, only had 78K on the clock with almost FSH, here she is freshly collected from the garage:
the car is well specced, it has the optional silver handbrake cover, I believe the air conditioning (which is wonderfully cold) and the heated front screen (which doesn't work) are also optional extras?
first thing to address was the horrible clonking from the NS, so she's had new wishbones, drop links, and complete struts, the only thing original now is the springs!
wow what a car! absolutely love it and she pulls amazingly well and with the new front suspension overhaul it handles really well too!
couple of cosmetic additions:
then I set about putting the head unit back to standard, it had a gaping hole when we got it and had an aftermarket HU for a while but it just didn't look right to me, she now has the proper silver 6000CD and I've also added a ford multichanger in the boot which was removed from my Cougar
the sharp eyed among you will note the buttons!
next up...detailing, ugh the state of the wheels
much better!
Wifey wants rid of the props but I really like them!
bodywork while straight enough was desperately in need of spit and polish, I have never seen tar spots this bad on any car!
today saw the broken a pillar trim replaced and an oil change
aaaand that pretty much brings things up to the present, she was at Ford Fair last weekend where we met some of you guys, and pretty much fell in love with Steavie's beaut, it has to be said I think all the Pumas on the stand were of a very high standard.
next on the list is to sort this:
which thankfully I've got in the garage courtesy of alexwilliams, sadly the heavens have opened so it won't be on today, oh well gives me an excuse to play tomorrow :grin:
Cheers all, Steve
Ok so I've been a member her for a while now and thought it was about time I started a progress thread so I can bore the pants off you all!
but first the car:
bought her at the end of May and it's a pretty good one! one of the earliest being a 98 R plate in Moondust, only had 78K on the clock with almost FSH, here she is freshly collected from the garage:
the car is well specced, it has the optional silver handbrake cover, I believe the air conditioning (which is wonderfully cold) and the heated front screen (which doesn't work) are also optional extras?
first thing to address was the horrible clonking from the NS, so she's had new wishbones, drop links, and complete struts, the only thing original now is the springs!
wow what a car! absolutely love it and she pulls amazingly well and with the new front suspension overhaul it handles really well too!
couple of cosmetic additions:
then I set about putting the head unit back to standard, it had a gaping hole when we got it and had an aftermarket HU for a while but it just didn't look right to me, she now has the proper silver 6000CD and I've also added a ford multichanger in the boot which was removed from my Cougar
the sharp eyed among you will note the buttons!
next up...detailing, ugh the state of the wheels
much better!
Wifey wants rid of the props but I really like them!
bodywork while straight enough was desperately in need of spit and polish, I have never seen tar spots this bad on any car!
today saw the broken a pillar trim replaced and an oil change
aaaand that pretty much brings things up to the present, she was at Ford Fair last weekend where we met some of you guys, and pretty much fell in love with Steavie's beaut, it has to be said I think all the Pumas on the stand were of a very high standard.
next on the list is to sort this:
which thankfully I've got in the garage courtesy of alexwilliams, sadly the heavens have opened so it won't be on today, oh well gives me an excuse to play tomorrow :grin:
Cheers all, Steve
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