Another UK member here As you may have guessed i have a 1949 ford anglia, stock at the moment as it needed to be to get it re registered. Ill dig some pics out. Its all origional and er.. well patina'd Not sure what the final plan will be, but will alwyas look stock ish. Nice and low and as period as possible. Tubed 4 pot sidevalve or possibaly, a small v8. We'll see.
here it is at the MOT bay, first time back on the road since 1967! Had to do quite a bit of welding!! Full story here http://www.nsra.org.uk/newforum/showthread.php?t=211 It may read funny as the forum changed. I copied and pasted all the replies. I put a page worth of replies in one post. The pics tell the story though
Ive had a few looks round in the past, read the reverse eye spring tech and the axle drop tech as the anglia needs to be alot lower. Also read some great metalwork tech on here. Lots of info to be found
Will do. Apart from a basic mechanical clean up/rebuild its had A pillars B pillars sills rear valance boot floor corners inner wings rear wing mounts bottoms of all 4 wings complete wing mount flanges Probably more, all in the thread i linked. Tried to make sure none of the repairs show and the origional paint, whats left of it, wasnt disturbed.
Welcome from CSA! (The south, USA!) Those cars have always been one of my favorites! Keep us posted on your progress on your project car!
Ill keep ya posted. Got some bits done today, broke some bits and bought some bits Ill start a thread on the car soon.
Seems odd to hear 'when are you atarting your project' I spent so long welding it and getting it running and driving well i feel like ive already finished! I had to restore it as stock (but leaving it looking ratty) so i could register it. It took about 2 months to weld it all up and get it sorted, then another 8 months to register it. It will be modified, just not sure when or how. It will alwyas look the same but running gear will change. Would love to put a 17 stud V8 60 in it, but there not easy, or cheap, to find in england. Found a couple of 21 stud but i'd rather hold out for what i really want. For now were going to tune the 4 pot sidevalve, up compresion, twin carbs, decent manifolds etc and see what happens.
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