79 GLS resto

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Re: 79 GLS resto

Postby escort89 » Sun May 20, 2012 6:49 pm

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found a dodgy looking core plug. good job i have spares.
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Re: 79 GLS resto

Postby hbpeter » Sun May 20, 2012 6:50 pm

Going to be a smart car this, look forward to the finished article.

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Re: 79 GLS resto

Postby hbpeter » Sun May 20, 2012 6:50 pm

Going to be a smart car this, look forward to the finished article.

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Re: 79 GLS resto

Postby escort89 » Sun May 20, 2012 6:58 pm

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Re: 79 GLS resto

Postby shamm » Sun May 20, 2012 9:48 pm

I am the Gryphon!

Owner, manufacturer and customer :D :D
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Two 2.3 Viva's, one 2.3 Viva Estate, one 2.3 Magnum estate, half share in a 1.6 Viva auto, and no time (HC183)
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Re: 79 GLS resto

Postby escort89 » Mon May 21, 2012 7:35 pm

HBPeter wrote:Going to be a smart car this, look forward to the finished article.

Peter :respekt:


praying its ready for billing. :!:
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Re: 79 GLS resto

Postby escort89 » Fri Jun 08, 2012 11:01 pm

cleaned up & repaired the wheel arch liners
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Re: 79 GLS resto

Postby escort89 » Fri Jun 08, 2012 11:20 pm

more brackets cleaned & painted.
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Re: 79 GLS resto

Postby escort89 » Fri Jun 08, 2012 11:25 pm

My sons girlfriend came round & asked why i had so many car parts in the house :?:
there's only a few bits in there- honest :wink:


plus took me 3 hours to clean so i wasn't going to leave the grill in the garage :!:
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Re: 79 GLS resto

Postby escort89 » Fri Jun 08, 2012 11:31 pm

got a lot of the little clips & screws i needed at tatton park last weekend.
was nice to spend the day wandering about (in the rain) looking at things & thinking "do i need this/that " :new2_shrug:
Nice to see the stand again. :D
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