Hey Bruce, a change is as good as a holiday. Every time i change wheels it looks different. I cant make up my mind between the rostyles or the Simmons? any way been getting some things sorted, dash is nearly finished, parcel tray is in ( using a repo top section from JR. cheers Mate ) hope to have the interior finished by the end of the weekend. Carby is rebuilt just needs a paint, wiring is in just needs to be cliped together. just have to paint a few items like the front end ( cheers wattsy for the straight bonnet ) tank, bumpers and headlight surronds, just waiting for the rain to stop. anyway heres some pic's of it today after a wash. its getting there nearly finished( thank god ). cant wait to start on the phoenix ;) O

Hi Owen,
Stick with the painted Simmons, they look pretty hot on the car and continues the green theme (even though i'm colour blind).

No worries Owen... hope you can come to my rescue later on when I can't figure out which way is up.

Not a great photo .. bit of a teaser of where I am at I suppose.

Well its been a while but i finally have time for an update. things went backwards slightly as i had a conversation with my dad who now wants the car for himself and after a few golden ale's, we though the car would benifit from a sierra 5 speed behind the grunty v4. here some info on how to do it if anybody is thinking of doing it. first you must modify a v6 4 speed bellhousing ( by redrilling it and getting a retaining ring made) you need a td cortina clutch plate and thrust bearing and carrior, a v4 transit pressure plate, the the corty and transit are the same overall diameter, you must then modify the v6 clutch fork to take the corty thrust bearing carrier, then bolt it all up with a TE corty 2.0lt auto gearbox cross member with slighly elongated holes. and also change the yoke on the tailshaft. so im finally bake to where i was 4 weeks ago as im finding it hard to work on the car in the cold if i have any free time left. cheers O

Its been a while but there has been some progress in the last couple of days. the rush is on as i've book my hotel for SFS in feb and im going to try to get the green v4 there. anyway heres some pics. the guards are just sitting on the car im hoping to bolt it all up tomorrow as soon as the paint dries. O

looks great o
cant wait to see the car when its finished

Well worked on it most of the night, it now holds oil,water, and fuel, almost ready to start. just need to sort out the battery and the ignition switch to get some spark. guards are bolted on as is the bonnet. mirrors fitted and bumpers are ready for paint. only a few things left to do and take it for rego. yippie!!. heres some pics. O

Coming along nicely O, hope to see it in the metal soon. [:u]

well i have some good new.IT RUNS
i just have a cuople of little issus to fix, like bolt in the seats, bumpers and lights and shes ready for rego.... O

Well i toke it for a drive today, only up and down the yard but it does drive. now i have to finish her for rego, it shouldn't take long now. O