Gareth_C_79

I woke this morning and there had been no rain for a few hours so took the opportunity to get out for a scenic run. Most enjoyable I must say!

There is a fella in Northern Ireland restoring escorts solely for the purpose of those competition sites. Usually Mk2's and they look well done. He did that grey one posted on last page. Think his name is Seamus Quigg.

Im friends with the guy who had bought this. The car was stolen by a gang of well known criminals in Doncaster who stay at certain sites that Police won't enter. The cossie and trailer were sold to 4 Asian men yesterday who took it towards London. The A4 towing the trailer was notified to police at various times and locations but they refused to do anything as the VRM of the A4 wasn't reported. The cossie was only a shell with no running gear as it was being bought for a restoration project. It will most likely be stripped now as its been made too hot for anything else. Devasted for my mate as he's a genuine nice guy.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175466802961?hash=item28daa2ef11:g:skIAAOSwiZVjWp6c&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoJAHCXylVMBzVq%2BjlZF48hFW0JHYoutD%2BABUjo%2FDIQUAOVJFC8RMirh2M%2Fq2ruiNtGPofk4I4gcBU%2B3dg6D8B2QL41avNiG8LtL0wtcq5fEI5daUoAhsBbIOAb82V8l0LaxQKunhz39NEKlc%2BAZ%2FLXDOd8CQsmyQE661Bcc76o8tBa0REWaTiabz5%2F7bmxTFDMaCt8f41kdchOe%2B5j5psLs%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR9CyqaWRYQ Always a bit wary when I see the 'selling this for a friend'. Thought it was interesting and I've a bit of a craving for a well sorted cortina. Think I'd rather (forgive my sacrilege) have a resto-mod though. Anglia/cortina looks with modern running gear.

Welcome to the group! Absolutely stunning motor. You picked up a good one there !

Im also using a blackline helical geared diff. I changed the oil after about 1000 miles. Had no problems with it at all. I find it fairly quiet and it does exactly what I wanted it to 😉

I also found this pair on ebay. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255770080029?hash=item3b8d15b31d:g:fnMAAOSwTKtjRHl~&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAsNusO7BNmpFoF8ayTFgluLiM1Gz3wKlPMUCkBvpEDyCWiP%2F1CDyqnbYWg7EiAyrq49Va02s4cytI9e8bV0Dp%2BEoyi7HhxgNAeOp92tZ%2Fhy1nezpGNeXdJgl8HwTVHlnrHhHuZRxCQhs%2FA%2F8byweOcoFEz0qM%2BY2FhQiOeQym1DGPxX38AxXCD4jZ1OU2bjO%2Femr2KuXHCYUzfT9tDrtuHRCY0X%2FWoa1r1enluI9zMBA%2F|tkp%3ABk9SR8CNlPf9YA Bit more expensive than the previous post but, are in better condition. I'm sure you can negotiate a delivery price with the seller.

Probably won't be on the car till its back from the body shop so likely January.

I just rang R and R alloys. They can provide those wheels at £339.60 which is cheaper than JBW BUT, they are an extra £20 delivery to me and when you add on the yokohama A539 (£330) they are only slightly more expensive than JBW. Saying that i did haggle with JBW until they offered me a 5% discount so thats probably the only reason they worked out cheaper. £710 delivered to Northern Ireland. Factor in the 3 months interest free credit JBW do and they are, for me, cheaper.

@Nige65 it's coming in around the £760 mark although I've got delivery to Northern Ireland to pay for and I added on the chrome bolt in valves which add on £12. I might wait for the black friday sales to see if they do a discount.

Just checking that these good folk are still the go to place for wheels and tyres? I was going to refurb my current wheels but, because they are deep dish with polished lip, I got quoted the same price as actually buying a new set if wheels. I'm going to go for the same wheel, 13 x 7 ET -7 deep dish superlite style with the polished surface around the lip. Going for the package with the 185 60 13 Yoko A539's as I know these are probably the best tyre choice for Northern Irish roads. Basically im just checking that JBW are the best choice to go to and nobody else can beat them for quality or value?

I've put the bid in on that pair on ebay so will see how I get on. I'm not looking to keep the car period correct or anything so paying £100 is more than I want to pay. If you're looking big money for your NOS pair it's probably way above my price range. Thanks for letting me know though.

Thanks @Rally Pack 2000 I saw these on flea bay but was checking if anyone had anything lying around before pulling the trigger and buying.

By any chance does anyone on here have a complete set of mk1 front indicator lights for sale? I've had enough grief about my awesome land rover defender indicators!

Yes the brakes worked really well prior to my replacing the half shaft bearings. Ever since then I've had to pump the pedal to get good brake feel. Bled the brakes several times but can't seem to get rid of that spongy feel. It's possible some air has got trapped in the cylinder on the bias pedal box so I'll maybe try pressurising the system to see if I can blow that out.