I still won't buy or drive a toaster !!

Light bodies/backings , didn't you find them on Ali ? I'm sure there's a set on FaceAche or Gumptree , and don't worry which side as both are the same, even if square or round..
If you get stuck, I can scan one and send the file 😜 but you will still need the long adjuster screws and springs. Early models till 77 had metal but after 77 they went plastic.

Here you go
https://www.ebay.com.au/i...artemis&media=COPY

deano
no strange policy announcements until the first of April next year at least...... ()

You got me!! Well played sir!

another year of All Ford Day Geelong.
The Capri got a run, first time out of the shed in over 1 year.
 
It needs a good trip TBH, I think the valves might have bene sticking, plus the fuel was old.
Still lots of run.
Next to it is a mates Falcon, which had been his pops, and got alot of attention.

 
Some of you SA'ers might recognise the Orange mex replica, it was an ex racer that used to run a 1600 and Shannons livery and BMW nose treatment.

Nice Sundowner spotted resting in the shade
 

 
And this drag van beast:

interesting his upper door fames had cracks the same as mine

cheated with the side panels:

 

 
 
 

I think you carby might just need a good clean out treatment, also the year old fuel won't be doing any favors, best to run it down to about 1ltr when not being used and put excess fuel in the daily or mower. Fuel loses it's octane after a month in the tank from evaporation, you were prolly running on about 36ron haha.

Silver van looks nice, dunno how the chute will work with the back door being in pins . Yellow van,I thought it was old one from 6yrs ago but no, it's in Sydney last I heard..

ok, where are we up to?
I've been abit slack in updating, maily as its boring stuff that will look like the previous photos.
But anyway...
 
-seats now fitted. The next job on them will be to retrim them. I have colored thread arrived, and settled on a style. The foam is all buggered, but they are still comfor, recline, and have tilt. The standard Escort rails were fitted, so all above board.

 
 
Next job was the crack that had been noticed in the drivers doorframe. The van is verymuch a poverty pack, and has the door trims that dont go fully up to the glass. Check out the stress crack:
 
It doesnt look much in the pic, but if you held the top of the doorframe in a little more snug, it opened up.
I had the door fitting pretty well I thought, but the top gap always bugged me.

I assumed the metal near the crack would be a pain to try and weld having fatigued and all. After thinking a bit, the only solution was going to add a reinforcement patch to stiffen the area.
 
Not the prettiest, but it gets hidden under the vent rubber. Now I can hold the doorframe top in, and its stiffened up nicely. Onwards!
Off with the door again, to strip down the rest of the old paint, ready for some undercoat.
I way getting antsi with all of Martys good progress with the topcoats going on his coupe, and was sick of seeing the van partially rubbed down. Plus with some suprising warm weather over the long weekend , out with another coat of primer so I could see how far off it still is:

 
 
 
 
 

Of course, that primers grey, and its 2 pack, and here's the next idiot mistake.
There was a small, pea sized dint in the roof, enough to be annoying but that I had missed previously.
I tried some stop putty, hoping future coats of paint wont eat it. It sanded nice, and had been given plenty of time to fully cure.
Since I'd painted the side of the van and door, may as well dab a little of the grey primer on to seal it, right?  Save me mixing up some white.
I expected the topcoat might show the grey slightly, but gave it a crack anyhow:
Here you can see a ghost image of a cat where they grey undercoat is shiming through.
Bugger, because it was getting there apart from the odd run.
I'll try an patch spot a few coats, but i think the roof will need a full coat again.
Maybe leave it now for winter. We'll see.
The roof rail repair spot looked ok too.

And another thing I should have done, was defluff the roller first, but would you believe I ran out of masking tape.
You can see the little specs, like dust in the finish. Could have been dust as it cured.
 
Lucky its getting painted again....

 
that its for painting.....
 
 

.. well actually not.
I had some 2 pack left over, going off. 
And me being a tight ar*e could not let it go to waste, so I painted the bonnet white.
Mainly so I could gauge the bonnet spot repair, but it's kinda grown on me, so we will have a white bonnet instead.
Sort of goes with the rally theme, maybe.


It can stay sealed like this until the next paint session.
A secondhand glovebox came in today also.
 
Sorry all of the thread pics are pretty much identical, thats just how it has been so far it seems.
Next post should be wiring install once the wiper motor goes in.