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ford anglia wagon
« on: October 02, 2015, 06:22:00 PM »
hi everyone, i thought i ought to let you see what we do with fe motors here in england. this is my altered wheelbase gasser my friend scott and i have built. it has a mild (for now) 390, c6 and a 9" out back. the front is a straight tube. we built the full chassis and cage along with all of the suspension/steering parts. there is a full build here http://www.rodsnsods.co.uk/forum/garage/105e-estate-awb-gasser-64485. here's a pic of the car as it is now
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« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2015, 07:03:19 PM »
Way, way cool! Keep us up to date.
Kevin Rolph

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« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2015, 07:06:30 PM »
À friend of My father had one in the70s
Hes dreamcast was a mustang so we
Called IT the mustanglia



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Re: ford anglia wagon
« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2015, 10:37:36 PM »
Welcome to the site. That looks like a WILD RIDE. Do you have a video of any runs down the track?
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« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2015, 07:18:44 PM »
Very, very nice, thanks for sharing that.  I expect it takes a lot of dedication to follow the FE path in England. 
Is it close to being a street-able hot rod or a track toy only?
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« Reply #5 on: October 07, 2015, 04:35:39 PM »
cheers guys,i've got some work to do before next season. swap back to 750 carb, new ignition setup, a small sniff of nitrous and a rolling road session. that ought to improve on the 12.6 so far. it's only been out twice since we finished it but the important thing is it launches and runs straight so i'm happy to put more power into it now.
various names were suggested during the build like 'angrier' but i liked 'russian roulette' as sooner or later it could all go horribly wrong.
here's a vid my son in law took from the startline, watch carefully at the top end as the tailgate comes wide open...... oops we'll check that next time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVbmLGNuPHM
yes fe stuff is rare and expensive here in the uk, but your suppliers are only a phone call or mouse click away so it's all good.
and lastly a weekends work would see it road legal but that would compromise it's track use so i guess i'll need to build another gasser for road use (with an fe of course!), oh dear i am upset.
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« Reply #6 on: October 08, 2015, 07:41:23 PM »

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« Reply #7 on: October 11, 2015, 05:10:40 PM »
thanks for that and there are some very cool cars there for sure  ;D
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« Reply #8 on: October 26, 2015, 06:27:05 PM »
that is a sweet gasser,  I love the big metal flake paint.

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Re: ford anglia wagon
« Reply #9 on: October 26, 2015, 06:38:03 PM »
Very cool car and color! Wow, that trunk lid (boot?) needs some taming!
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« Reply #10 on: October 27, 2015, 06:11:12 PM »
thanks guys, the flake came from a shop near us that makes fairground rides so is larger than is normally used on cars. i love it, it's cool  8). i got a local guy to paint the signwriting on too as decals just wouldn't look right to me. as for the trunk opening it sure made me jump when it slammed shut again, we'll have to check it's closed fully in the future  ;).
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Re: ford anglia wagon
« Reply #11 on: October 27, 2015, 07:40:16 PM »
That is incredibly, unbelievably, spectacularly cool!

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« Reply #12 on: October 28, 2015, 06:00:14 PM »
That is incredibly, unbelievably, spectacularly cool!

thanks barry  :), i just wish i had the money for one of your engines to go in it  :'(
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« Reply #13 on: November 18, 2015, 10:23:17 PM »
Very cool.  That takes some real dedication and perseverance to build and FE on that side of the pond!  Posts like this give me motivation for my projects!

Thanks for sharing.  Best of luck, and don't forget to latch that trunk lid (boot lid?)  Haha!
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« Reply #14 on: November 23, 2015, 06:59:10 PM »
thanks jake  ;), and yes cores are few and far between over here for sure  :( 
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