Newbie Granny mk2

[mattycoops43]

Hi folks.

 

Thought I'd say hi. Brand new here, not been lurking, I am looking for a forum to get some help with a Granada Ghia x I am putting back on the road. I have been restoring and building cars and bikes for quite a while, I build custom bikes with a good friend of mine who is a neighbour. Love rear wheel drive and have restored several Bmw's in the past, my favourite was my E30 325.

 

Anyway. Not new to cars, but I am very new to RWD Fords. My bike building mate is mad on old Fords and has a yard full of them so we have a pretty good collection of parts to keep our cars on the road (He's driving a mk5 tina with a 2lt pinto in it).

 

In Newport, South Wales. Would love to meet up with anyone local who is up for a cuppa and a chinwag. (there's a mk1 I think escort lives down the road from me-wonder if they are on here)

 

My Granny is (now) all solid, I have done all the welding. It was restored about 8 yrs ago so was ok when I got my hands on it apart from the rear jack points which were horrendous. I have dropped the rear subframe off and fuel tank and rebuilt that side of things, new brakes all round including calipers. 

 

It's on lpg, and when my mate was running it, the valves were starting to recede, judging by the frequency of valve clearance adjustments, but it's still running absolutely beautifully so we are going to fit an oil injection kit and hopefully that will sort it.

 

Body work is well scruffy, it's been painted in blackboard paint to hide the welding, but I don't care, I am already fully in love with it despite not having driven it yet! The idea is to have a fully sorted and solid mk2 that drives lovely but looks like a shed. Maybe it will be repainted one day, but it's not my priority. I kind of like the survivor look. It has chrome bumpers and a metal front grill off something old and it looks quite scary tbh.

 

I have a question about wheels. 

 

It's on some horrific scorpio wavey curvey wheels that I hate. My neighbour has a set of 7 spoke RS wheels in 14" and 5x112pcd, but one of them is damaged after he had an incident in the snow when a roundabout attacked his back wheels. We are not sure what model these are off, they are like the capri ones but in 5 stud? Any info on where they are from? I am looking at getting it repaired, but thinking it might be easier to pick up a spare rim.

 

Anyway, I am not new to forums, and will be around, so please say hi.

 

Thanks

 

Matt

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Welcome Matt. Sounds like a great project, hope you find the help and bits that you need here.

[Vista]

Welcome to the site. initially I thought you might be talking about mk3 Granada Cosworth wheels but they're nothing like capri 7 spokes

[mattycoops43]

No, they are just like these, with the big centre cap, except they are very definitely 14" and 5 stud. Two of the good ones are currently on the back of a MK2 granny estate with a rotten shell.

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-RS-7-SPOKE-15-GENUINE-FORD-ALLOY-WHEELS-VGC-/161440765576?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item25969e9688

[mattycoops43]

Subframe back on, brakes sorted, engine service done and oil injection kit fitted to inlet manifold. This is where it stands now. Drove it to my garden which was nice.

 

https://scontent-b-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10291102_10152367413460846_6822304427218546032_n.jpg?oh=7db87c8f55fb6957e51a2db25951483a&oe=54CAD81B

 

https://scontent-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/10375968_10152367417735846_1774977439356063790_n.jpg?oh=39311926beb8e452a4a90ef0a65105f6&oe=54B401DC

 

Still to do for mot, change the windscreen (we have several stored). Get the windows working, get the aux fan working, and I really want to do something with the wheels as they are in terrible condition and two of the tyres have slow punctures, but they are so horrid I can't see myself getting them sorted.

[wazzzuk]

this is mine on cosworth's mate

[mattycoops43]

Sure I replied to this, must have pressed the wrong button somewhere. I love those wheels, they really suit don't they.

 

I think they might be the ones I try to get if I can't get my RS wheel repaired. They are not going for silly money. There is a guy fairly local to me selling 3 so I'll see if I can get an odd one.

[wazzzuk]

I got 5 for £100 off ebay.................I'm selling this on here so sorry you can't have these  ha ha

[mattycoops43]

I got 5 for £100 off ebay.................I'm selling this on here so sorry you can't have these  ha ha

Ha Ha! sure? swap you for some lovely wavey spoke scorpio? wheels? they are particularly tasteful!