Project 1990 country squire resto/modification by andyfanshawe

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Bad news now!
Costs so far
1. Car purchase price £2500 ($4100)
2. Train tickets to collect it £45 ($74)
3. Proper thick shop manual £24 ($40)
4. PCV grommet £17 ($29)
5. Radiator £142 ($234)
6. plugs, filters, plenum gasket, red cap, thermostat, valve cover gaskets, dizzy cap, rotor etc £158.37 ($261)
7. Wheel cylinders £54.05 ($89)
8. Degreaser and carb cleaner £16.30 ($27)
9. Oil and carb cleaner £25.30 ($42)
10. EVTM (electrical and vacuum troubleshooting manual) £14.89 ($24.49)
11. Engine stand bolts and copper grease £12.39 ($20)
12. Heater matrix £76.64 ($127)
13. Engine gasket set £140.99 ($233)
14. Head bolts £ not sure yet
15. Core plugs £ not sure yet
Total so far of £3226.93 ($5331)

Started at 6am this morning! Progress will slow from tomorrow because Iam back at work!

At the moment I am waiting for paint to dry.

Timing case prep for paint today.

Started out looking like this

3 and a half hours later and a lot of sore fingers! bare alloy-

Now i may be a pen pusher but my hands are pretty tough, but even mine are now suffering.

Painted silver

Timing marks before

After

Water pump prepped and painted red next.

Heres my sign in the garage

Must change that to read "repay with CASH" for parts!!

Waiting for more paint to dry!

Water pump before

1 hour and a bit later

Looks clean in there

In etch primer grey

White primer

Red next.

water pump is now red

While that is drying, its oil pan off time. State of the oil pickup screen will be interesting.

First view inside the pan

Not much debris.

First views of the bottom end