1990 country squire resto/lowrider in UK

[andyfanshawe]

haha,:smirk: i would think no. not with bags, little lone shockwave bags. which by the way man, they dont lay as low as a out board shock. but it might not matter because your not notching the rear.
my regal with bags took a bit of speed to get her to pop on 3.

Quite right!
The rear frame may get notched later this year, and the shockwaves can be custom made to have any travel you want. I don't want to 3 wheel, just sit low when parked. At the moment, just on the bump stops will do it!

Custom paint job is going to be designed in the next few days. I'm going to get this thing rolling on its original (but highly painted!) suspension, get it through its annual test (next week or so), then reconstruct the rear inner arches, get it painted, then install air. Thats assuming I'm not divorced by then.

Andy.

[Lincolnmania]

incredible!

[wagon mafia]

standing 3 is possible with bags. requires a limiting strap, or additional air cylinders to push up.. you know i really need to get my wagon bagged

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e87/s10Squeek/86.jpg

[andyfanshawe]

Sorry guys, not been on much. Work is getting busy-exam season just starting.

Anyway, you will all be pleased to know that the engine fired up and ran, but a bit rough! Was eventually traced to a loose connection to the coil and timing was 20 degrees out! Many little leaks but all sorted by tighteneing up various fasteners.
Now its all the fitting up of front calipers, bleed brakes out, front sway bar, front shox (front springs put back in place of airbag temporarily), front and rear bumpers, last bit of cosmetic welding and its off for its annual test.

When it passes, its bodywork time.

I have a graphic designer coming to photograph the car in the next few days to design a paint job. I'll keep you all posted of the different designs.

Andy.

[wagon mafia]

sweet!

[johnunit]

Can't wait to see the design ideas

[cld783]

amazing work

[Pirate]

I have a graphic designer coming to photograph the car in the next few days to design a paint job. I'll keep you all posted of the different designs.

Andy.

"Yeah, the only stipulation is that he has to airbrush the woodgrain back onto the car!!!"

[andyfanshawe]

Trying to catch up now.
Front calipers (new) painted.


Front sway bar painted


Front springs painted


New drop links


All installed




Heres the EGR completely clogged


Sway bar


Heres the sticking rear fold down seat locking mechanism being cleaned and freed off


All brakes bled out, all suspension bolts tightened....and a serene view of the wagon waiting for its first test drive!



Andy.

[andyfanshawe]

Received my TV cable from Grand_Marquis_GT in the post!
In fabulous condition! Thank you very much GM GT.



Andy.

[GoodSamaritan]

So tell us... how does it drive?

I know you couldn't wait to go for a spin... Or did you doll up that tv cable first?

[andyfanshawe]

I dolled up the present TV cable!
Haven't been for a test drive yet, couple of silly little jobs let to do.

Andy.

[87gtVIC]

Looking great.

[andyfanshawe]

2 12 hour + days and its bumpers back on today, but have a look whats under the silver foil





and thats with it cleaned up! So major scraping and rustproofer sprayed around.

So thats about it for the first stage of its resurrection. All that remains is to fire it up and see if it moves and stops!

Heres the first photos of its new position for a few days while I do a bit of cosmetic welding.





I only turned it around, but what a fantastic feeling! First time in 6 months it has moved under its own power after an extensive rebuild. And nobody was there to see it...except me.
I don't care. I know what has gone into this car. And I know whats to come.

Every single day through the long cold winter in sub zero conditions-with spanners frozen to the floor and water running out of my shoes. No excuses, no sitting in a warm comfy chair, no complaining about how cold or wet it is outside. I didn't realise how lonely it was until the last few days when other people are outside because the weather is better.
This feeling is something else.

Heres where it was!





Has it really been that long? This has been hard, and I mean one of the toughest I have ever attempted. The rest won't be easy but the results will start to show.

Thoughts turn to the next project....................................but for now, thanks to all that have been following along. Your inputs have been invaluable.

Now lets get some paint on this thing and bring it to life! ;-)

Andy.

[1980c10]