Johnny Boy

Tinny and thongs 😁

Its a great tow vehicle.

No offense taken😀

I've got access to the ford Web site , so the number should work. It's worth a try

Trying to sort a new one , can you pm me the chassis number🙂

What's the part number of the auto bit you want, I can check that too.

I don't work for Ford , the firm I work for run a fleet of ford's. I get access to trade prices. I can check on Monday if it's available, and cost. It's more likely available here than Australia 🙂

I don't think there is any aftermarket ones in the UK, as you say 1 on ebay here for £20 i think id give that a try. If not, wait until I get back to work on Monday, I'll get a trade price from Ford , on a genuine one, and can post it to you.

I do try

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Great pictures 👍

OK, that's sad to hear. You still have a keen interest though, that's what matters.

I have new Tie rods, MK1 £20 the pair, MK2 £30 the pair.

End of hobby ?

Is I tie rods, or tie rod ends you are after ?

I have a pair of new Tie rods, Ill get the part numbers , you can check. Im not sure if they are metric or imperial.

That's good news 👍

I like the Taunus 12M P4, we didn't get them in the UK. Its a pity they are FWD, as I think I'd like to hot onr up if they were RWD. They liik like they share the windscreen and side windows with a MK1 Cortina. Is thee anything else shared with the MK1 Cortina ?

I took the van into work today. How small does it look too 🤔

I had a nice drive to work today. How small my Cortina looks next to the modern cars 🚗 🤔

Glad to here you are back home now James. My best wishes to you

I'm running 2 MK2 Escorts with MK1 MX5 gearboxes, Thats easy as they have a mechanical speedo drive. But the late rMK3 box , that are used in most conversions use electronic pick up

Its easy to convert a mechanical speedo drive to an electronic speedo , but not the other way round 😬 Its pretty common conversion, on older cars that have a mechanical speedo, but no one has got around the fix yet.