TFM's - Project 855 T5 MK2

[The Flying Moose]

Yep you guessed it I lasted all of two months without a T5 parked at home... the D5 is still here too however for now at least.

Yesterday took a venture up to see a man about a car owned by a forum user that was owned by another forum user before.

Cameron's old 855 is now with me and will hopefully get the treatment it deserves.

What can I say... a car with plenty of history but in need of some TLC, the bodywork needs attention and since driving it back I have discovered a leak from the gearbox shaft seals which hopefully will be resolved with a fiver of new o-rings. Other than that the car drove beautifully back from morcambe on a 250 miles test trip home if you like and used £50 of juice.

So the plans?

Manual Conversion with M56L short ratio box and 850R Clutch is definately on the cards and some power modifications.

Here she is as I bought it...







After a day of tweaking, including fitting new rear pads, replacing the comulbas with Nebs, replacing all the tatty engine plastics, giving it a full service, replacing the overly noisy exhaust with a stock one and fitting an RIP kit she has certainly moved on... next gearbox leak was seals arrive.

Oh and it will be getting roof bars too as I dont like the estates without them.

Here she is:







This is to give you an idea of hopefully what it will look lke (roughly) when finished:



You see secretly the reason for buying was I could bare putting up at tent at York.... or was it arriving in a D5???

[daza-b]

Yep you guessed it I lasted all of two months without a T5 parked at home... the D5 is still here too however for now at least.

Yesterday took a venture up to see a man about a car owned by a forum user that was owned by another forum user before.

Cameron's old 855 is now with me and will hopefully get the treatment it deserves.

What can I say... a car with plenty of history but in need of some TLC, the bodywork needs attention and since driving it back I have discovered a leak from the gearbox shaft seals which hopefully will be resolved with a fiver of new o-rings. Other than that the car drove beautifully back from morcambe on a 250 miles test trip home if you like and used £50 of juice.

So the plans?

Manual Conversion with M56L short ratio box and 850R Clutch is definately on the cards and some power modifications.

Here she is as I bought it...







After a day of tweaking, including fitting new rear pads, replacing the comulbas with Nebs, replacing all the tatty engine plastics, giving it a full service, replacing the overly noisy exhaust with a stock one and fitting an RIP kit she has certainly moved on... next gearbox leak was seals arrive.

Oh and it will be getting roof bars too as I dont like the estates without them.

Here she is:







This is to give you an idea of hopefully what it will look lke (roughly) when finished:



You see secretly the reason for buying was I could bare putting up at tent at York.... or was it arriving in a D5???

very very nice!! you wanna bring it back now!! haha
was a pleasure dealing with you buddy and thanks for the long night lmao

hope all goes well with it mate!!

[stephenevans99]

Good to see it was spared from breaking and has gone to a good home !!

[foammanmark]

This is a happy ending, and it will be great to see it come on.

You guys talk about football last night!?!

[claymore]

Swap my roof bars for your blanks

[Rhys]

Always interesting to see how a car changes when it acquires a new owner
It's going to look smart from the pics you've put up, pleased another one isn't going it be broken when there's no need.

[daza-b]

This is a happy ending, and it will be great to see it come on.

You guys talk about football last night!?!

you funny enough no we didnt! i think i was too busy thinking.....im ££££ed!! lol

[foammanmark]

you funny enough no we didnt! i think i was too busy thinking.....im ££££ed!! lol

What, nothing to do with Rovers going down then?

[V70 Graham]

.....after a day of tweaking, including fitting new rear pads, replacing the comulbas with Nebs, replacing all the tatty engine plastics, giving it a full service, replacing the overly noisy exhaust with a stock one and fitting an RIP kit she has certainly moved on.....

You did all that in a day.....makes me tired just thinking about it !

Cracking job so far, will look excellent if it resembles your pic, following with interest.

[T5RPete]

Very nice mate. Sorry I couldn't come with!

I look forward to seeing it in the flesh!

[LiamT4]

Looks excellent with the nebs on.

Thats a lot of work you've done on it already, especially in this heat.

[The Flying Moose]

Swap my roof bars for your blanks

Can do colin... are you going to York?

[The Flying Moose]

Looks excellent with the nebs on.

Thats a lot of work you've done on it already, especially in this heat.

I cheated I was indoors

[claymore]

Can do colin... are you going to York?

Yep, as long as I don't have any unexpected problems putting the car back together this week.

[merc85]

Thats gonna look sweet buddy

[T5frankie]

well done mate good to se you are 20yrs younger again lol, looking good

[Nealevo]

Looking rather fab there mate, I'm coming up to York next week.... In my Volvo (not a jaguar in sight) so you can talk me through the pitfalls of a manual conversion!!!

[antz]

Looking good mate! On a side note, the Titans that used to be on that car are now sat in my garage waiting for my dad to pull his finger out and get them refurbed

[Wobbly Dave]

Good to see in a T5 again - I am sure it'll be lovely when finished

[WOODY T5]

back to the 850 about time to mate looks very nice with them wheels;-)