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Exuptoy
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Looking at recent auction prices for fast RS fords it seems as it may be cheaper to get the Ferrari!Classic Ford cars a better investment than vintage Ferraris - Car Keys
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A few years old now but interesting still.
There was another article that discussed the demographic of classic car buyers and touched on the Ford/Ferrari comparison ref investments. Seems there's a fair few people who had Ford's in the 70s and 80s, now have a few quid and would rather buy a Capri than a Ferrari as it recaptures their youth etc.
Lovely work on the 4i. Jut finished reading it start to finish. Well done.
Just a note, sold now, to another member on here.
I believe he’s sold the jig, not the car!
Yes, awaiting some warmer weather to get the paint on. In the meantime there is mechanical work being done to refurbish it all.
Only sold the jig, not the car.
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This is the good bit from here on, building up a shiny car.
Not quite. I have the greasy engine to do now. My brother gets all the glory from here on in.This is the good bit from here on, building up a shiny car.
OK, car is coming back tomorrow, so for now a mix of images.
First job will be to get the wiring looms in, then it will go down to Kent for my brother to start the build up. Meanwhile, I have the engine and all the body plastics to do. Probably get to another update in a few weeks.
First job will be to get the wiring looms in, then it will go down to Kent for my brother to start the build up. Meanwhile, I have the engine and all the body plastics to do. Probably get to another update in a few weeks.
Small update then. Brother has re-fitted the Diff, which has brought the rear suspension beam back into line. He also found a decent handle for the driver's seat height adjustment, which is half the battle on these old crocks. Getting parts.
Meanwhile I have been busy with the engine. Not a lot to show, but here's the block after it's first clean. After this it went into the parts washer and now in the process of blowing out the oil galleries. They are so full of congealed 20/50 oil from over 20 years ago so it has been a case of syringe in some gun wash thinners, blow out with airline, and repeat several times.
The bores seem OK, some minor surface rust and some staining from years of sitting in a damp shed. Once the dingle-ball honer has been down them I think they will be OK. Not keen on reboring unless they are dimensionally bad, but no lip to speak of at the top of the bores. Ovality I will get measured by the machine shop.
Pistons and rods are good, even the old rings seem to gap OK, just at the top limit, although when I weighed them all there is a spread of 29 grammes between the heaviest and the lightest. Once I get the new rings and shells fitted I will re-weight them all and set about evening out the weights with a warding file on the burred edges of the rods. They are very rough castings indeed, typical old 80's production really. I think sorting that out will give me what I need.
Crank is going to be balanced, measured and polished. Again, not a lot wrong with the shells, no copper showing, no nasty scratches etc. They measure up spot on with a micrometer.
Heads are away having the unleaded seats fitted, although not much else wrong up top. One rocker shaft has a bit of wear but I have another 2 I can choose from on the engine that was in it.
The sump was a mess. Rusty and the internal baffle had come loose. Welded the baffle back in place which took a while. Thought I was done with the welder. Then set about the rust with a wire brush in a grinder, coated with Kurust, then a smear of stopper over the worst areas. Primered with high zinc paint. Just waiting on some Ford Grey paint to top coat it.
And an afternoon spent in the parts washer getting all the bits clean. Had to get some gloves off Amazon, this pro fluid is nasty stuff on the skin. Strips all the oils leaving white, dry skin which is very itchy.
About it for now.
Meanwhile I have been busy with the engine. Not a lot to show, but here's the block after it's first clean. After this it went into the parts washer and now in the process of blowing out the oil galleries. They are so full of congealed 20/50 oil from over 20 years ago so it has been a case of syringe in some gun wash thinners, blow out with airline, and repeat several times.
The bores seem OK, some minor surface rust and some staining from years of sitting in a damp shed. Once the dingle-ball honer has been down them I think they will be OK. Not keen on reboring unless they are dimensionally bad, but no lip to speak of at the top of the bores. Ovality I will get measured by the machine shop.
Pistons and rods are good, even the old rings seem to gap OK, just at the top limit, although when I weighed them all there is a spread of 29 grammes between the heaviest and the lightest. Once I get the new rings and shells fitted I will re-weight them all and set about evening out the weights with a warding file on the burred edges of the rods. They are very rough castings indeed, typical old 80's production really. I think sorting that out will give me what I need.
Crank is going to be balanced, measured and polished. Again, not a lot wrong with the shells, no copper showing, no nasty scratches etc. They measure up spot on with a micrometer.
Heads are away having the unleaded seats fitted, although not much else wrong up top. One rocker shaft has a bit of wear but I have another 2 I can choose from on the engine that was in it.
The sump was a mess. Rusty and the internal baffle had come loose. Welded the baffle back in place which took a while. Thought I was done with the welder. Then set about the rust with a wire brush in a grinder, coated with Kurust, then a smear of stopper over the worst areas. Primered with high zinc paint. Just waiting on some Ford Grey paint to top coat it.
And an afternoon spent in the parts washer getting all the bits clean. Had to get some gloves off Amazon, this pro fluid is nasty stuff on the skin. Strips all the oils leaving white, dry skin which is very itchy.
About it for now.
A bit of an update. It's all just bits and pieces at the moment but here goes.
Wiring loom and fusebox being refitted.
Rocker boxes cleaned up and painted
Nosecone now has a nice new badge.
Found this. Clean forgot it was ever purchased.
That's about it for now.
Wiring loom and fusebox being refitted.
Rocker boxes cleaned up and painted
Nosecone now has a nice new badge.
Found this. Clean forgot it was ever purchased.
That's about it for now.
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Same here...my mate had one as his company car along with a "mobile" phone which was the size of a cement trench block but a bit heavier
I remember having a ford brochure with pics of the xr4i when I was a kid!
Great work so far...going to look excellent.
