Practically Classics Forum

A package came for me yesterday from the UK. New windscreen wipers, mirrors, handbrake linkage parts and period seatbelts. I got to work fitting the seatbelts last night. The holes and nuts are there, but they are bunged off so I had to cut the floor mat in each area and ran a tap through the thread...

I love that limo!

Well, the time has finally come to document the revival of the other Ford Anglia in our family! My dad is selling off most of his collection (listings to appear soon) and when he has the space from those sales in the garage he plans to revive his 105e. He has owned this car since the early 70's and ...

We had an unusual series of weather events recently including a lot of rain that have washed the majority of salt from the roads. The housing area I live in didn't get salted anyway, so what little salt was present was just residual from cars bringing it in from the main roads and totally washed awa...

Could you post à link?? Pretty please!! I knew you'd ask so did try to find it, but it appears to have been deleted. That said, Reddit has a forum 'Just rolled into the shop' https://www.reddit.com/r/Justrolledintotheshop/ Anglia is all back together! I had a hell of a time bleeding the brakes. A f...

Wow! Surely the red vehicle, whose suspension component is attached to the rest of the structure by fresh air, can't be driveable? Least of all in a straight line. :shock: Is it just me, or are there at least twelve yellow chalk fails (if tested to MOT standard) in that single image? It'll need a r...

Lovely looking job , shame only you and the mot tester will see it .. Corrected that for you. No vehicle inspections out here! No testing at all? I'll bet there's some real sheds on the road... heaven :thumbs: Sadly both you and luxobarge are right. Most cars out here at not too bad and would most ...

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Mon Feb 07, 2022 7:50 pm

Lovely looking job , shame only you and the mot tester will see it ..

Corrected that for you. No vehicle inspections out here!

Axle is back in! All that's left to do is bleed the brakes, thought I'd add some before and after shots.

I got the underside painted! https://i.imgur.com/dHc80Dl.jpg Had to borrow a tap and die set to clean up some threads for the U bolts and front spring bolts, and new lock nuts spun on nicely. I put the springs back on the axle this morning then took the wheels off and rolled it under with a jack to ...