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lotus72R5
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I sure will.
Now, all I need to do is sell my 1958 Ford Prefect to make space in the garage! |
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tommu 
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| Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2023 9:32 pm Post subject: Re: Looking at buying this 1973 car tomorrow; Nairobi |
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| lotus72R5 wrote: |
I sure will.
Now, all I need to do is sell my 1958 Ford Prefect to make space in the garage! |
Need some pictures of that too!
Pretty sure they were not sold in the States so not many here will know the name. Outside of the Hitchhikers Guide..
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lotus72R5
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2023 12:10 am Post subject: Re: Looking at buying this 1973 car tomorrow; Nairobi |
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| Lol - is it allowed to post pictures of a Ford here?? |
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calvinater
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2023 5:29 am Post subject: Re: Looking at buying this 1973 car tomorrow; Nairobi |
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sure , just put a vw related toy or aritifact in the picture
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viiking
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2023 2:06 pm Post subject: Re: Looking at buying this 1973 car tomorrow; Nairobi |
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| lotus72R5 wrote: |
I sure will.
Now, all I need to do is sell my 1958 Ford Prefect to make space in the garage! |
I remember lots of those in Australia growing up. And Zephyrs and Anglias.
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lotus72R5
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| Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2024 12:16 pm Post subject: Re: Looking at buying this 1973 car tomorrow; Nairobi |
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So, she's finally here. Looking forward to trying get her running in the morning!
Fingers crossed.
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Busstom
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| Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2024 12:38 pm Post subject: Re: Looking at buying this 1973 car tomorrow; Nairobi |
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Nice! It looks nice and dry, good project. And great price!
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calvinater
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| Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2024 8:00 am Post subject: Re: Looking at buying this 1973 car tomorrow; Nairobi |
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NICE find
Now about that Ford, any pics?
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Rickf1985
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| Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2024 8:21 am Post subject: Re: Looking at buying this 1973 car tomorrow; Nairobi |
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| Engine bay covered in dust means a lot of dirt road driving, be SURE to service that oil bath air cleaner!!!! |
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vamram
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| Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2024 9:06 am Post subject: Re: Looking at buying this 1973 car tomorrow; Nairobi |
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| Rickf1985 wrote: |
| Engine bay covered in dust means a lot of dirt road driving, be SURE to service that oil bath air cleaner!!!! |
So, is the engine covered in dust or paint overspray? There's money on the line here.
Great looking Bug though, it would be a steal these days in the US is it's as dry & clean & rust-free in person as in the pictures.
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lotus72R5
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| Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2024 11:26 am Post subject: Re: Looking at buying this 1973 car tomorrow; Nairobi |
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It's dust. We got her running this morning after putting in 4 litres of petrol and a charged battery. Started on about the sixth try.
Here's the latest video:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cizGVesF8fk&t=23s |
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Busstom
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| Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2024 1:05 pm Post subject: Re: Looking at buying this 1973 car tomorrow; Nairobi |
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 Awesome, what a deal for that price.
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TDCTDI
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| Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2024 9:34 pm Post subject: Re: Looking at buying this 1973 car tomorrow; Nairobi |
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Is this extensive body damage, or previously damage covered up? The lines from the b-pillar back at way wrong, especially where the side moulding fails to follow the contour of the body line.
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70’DerpyDerby
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| Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2024 10:04 pm Post subject: Re: Looking at buying this 1973 car tomorrow; Nairobi |
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Is this extensive body damage, or previously damage covered up? The lines from the b-pillar back at way wrong, especially where the side moulding fails to follow the contour of the body line. |
I agree that there seems to be some pretty decent damage in that area, but also, its Kenya, and I'm sure replacement quarter's are not what we would call affordable. Hopefully its not too bad that its structual and more just cosmetic that may need some panel beating and mud slinging again.
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GArBa
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| Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2024 12:51 am Post subject: Re: Looking at buying this 1973 car tomorrow; Nairobi |
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the chrome trim is also obviously not original and it appears to have been riveted or screwed in place, the rear quarter panel section was clearly made from a straight piece and it doesn't follow the curvature of the panel, making it appear distorted (or more distorted than it actually is).
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Blue Baron
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| Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2024 2:24 am Post subject: Re: Looking at buying this 1973 car tomorrow; Nairobi |
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As previously mentioned, therer is no advance hooked up on the distributor, so it will have no power.
Also, that plastic gas filter against the manifold heat riser is a fire waiting to happen! Replace all gas line.
Is this a Jeans Beetle? (Does it have denim seats?) I like it!
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zerotofifty
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| Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2024 11:54 am Post subject: Re: Looking at buying this 1973 car tomorrow; Nairobi |
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Congratulations!!!!!
As other may have mentioned, the fuel filter as it is located is a fire hazard. it must not rest on the hot manifold preheat tube as it is currently doing. Best bet is to remove the filter from the engine bay, place it under the car near the transmission. Dont let your new Bug burn! The distributor needs the vaccum advance hooked up, looks like the hose nipple got torn off the vacuum can. and of course the carb will be sucking air thru the dissabled hose fitting now too. so address this defect. The missing hoses on either side of the fan house will cause several bad things. It will cause loss of cooling air for the motor, cause the heat exchangers to over heat and cook the cylinder heads, and allow hot air from the heat exchangers into the engine bay which is not good for engine cooling. So get those hoses installed
But first things first, make that fuel filter fire safe!!!!!
That is a pretty Bug you have.
Is that an African built model, or European built? I think they built African Bugs in both Nigeria and South Africa.
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Root_Werks
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| Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2024 12:48 pm Post subject: Re: Looking at buying this 1973 car tomorrow; Nairobi |
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It runs!
What a great find, looks like it'll clean up very nice as well.
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GArBa
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| Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2024 2:32 am Post subject: Re: Looking at buying this 1973 car tomorrow; Nairobi |
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IIRC Kenya assembled euro CKDs, but I'm unsure of the dates. Nigeria stayed with the pre-65 small windows (CKDs from Brazil) and South Africa used wide five wheels (pre-ball joint pan) until the end of production.
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