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Mine is still a work in progress, and this photo is a few months old, but I just love how the car looks here

Parked at the side of a road in a ditch. The natural stomping ground of many old Fords 😆

I've just arrived and now I'm parked up with some tasty old skool motors 👍

Pic taken just outside Cortina d' Ampezzo.....

Thanks for the welcome everyone. Got the car back, with the head gasket and valve seats sorted; however, the gent at the garage kindly had a look over her and handed me a list of things I’ll need to do - the first of which is getting her set up, as she’s running a high lift cam and he wasn’t sure about setting her up or the state of the carb... I’ll then (try) sort out the electrics, as she lights up like a Christmas Tree!!! Just waiting for a price, but she’ll (probably) be going to a local specialist (JK Classics) in Lincoln for the carbs and possibly an electronic ignition - if I’d known how much I’d have spent up to this point I’d have gone straight down the Zetec route. I’ll need to run what I’ve got for a while now! Left to my own devices (& eBay) I’ve bought some front bearings, track rod ends, a lower steering bush and am waiting on a kit from Polybush before I put her up on stands... As a couple of the engine mounting bolts were missing I’ve ordered a new set of those as well, but still need to source some engine mounts, as well as several other items - I’ll post a shopping list soon, which I’m hoping you all might be able to point me in the right directions. If I’ve bored you to death already, I’m truly sorry, but will happily take any advice and cost saving pointers you can offer along the way. I’ll try to get a more concise set of pictures loaded up, as you’ll all have more of an idea of what I’m working with than I do! Thanks again. Mark

Since she’s still in my possession..

My Mexico BDG

Ignore James, they still have mullets in Oz!🤣🤣 Take them off.

Looks good and welcome to the forum. First mod for me would be to get some nice proper shaped stainless bumperettes for the front. Those chopped down ones spoil the look a bit but I suspect looking closely the holes for mounting original bumpers may no longer be there. Should be easy to rectify, in SA they often adapted a make do and mend approach from lack of panels and parts.

You said in another post you want to do a zeta conversion? Don’t think I’d waste money doing the valve seat mod if your changing the engine soonish