Restoration Yass style
 

First you have to move your cab 11 C30 into the workshed...

Next, you find an engine
 

...and test-run it...

Give it a good drink of fuel and kick her in the guts with the battery.

No need to worry, she won't fall over.

Oil
 

At least there was oil inside. Max had to keep a finger over the oil pipe hole!

is that a late war soda bottle??

engine
 

we were asked " does she go, does she go" said Robert we'll show ya.First we found a battery and jumper leads and then a wire to hook up to the coil, then we realised we had no fuel so the battery had to go back into the old inter truck to start it up to collect the fuel from the fuel line at the carburater.With fuel we were back in buisness Robert cranked the old chev over while I poured in the fuel and when it fired up to our surprise the engine never moved.

Max

Engine start
 

All of this was captured on video by Emma and I am including it in Year of the Blitz II.

It makes very entertaining viewing!

And next you'll have us believe those Ford V8's next to it are runners, too! :devil:

engine
 

Tony you should know that an old ford V8 only needs to have the sniff of fuel and the hint of spark and off she'll go.

Max

yea max ...... to the scrap yard!!!

engine
 

what do ya mean SCRAP YARD fords never go there

Max

Re: engine
 

You can drop them off at the scrap yard, but the next morning they're back at your front door whining to come in again.

engine
 

thanks for the support Geoff how right you are some just don't understand do they

Max

Re: engine
 

Quite so, Max, it seems it's our lot in life to edumacate the Great Unwashed...

yes Fords are the best of the two but did you know that Chev stands for...

Children Have Enough Vegemite (here in Australia that is) :D

so does this make them more energetic? :rolleyes

Cliff :yappy:

Then FORD stands for
 

Fix Or Repair Daily
Found On Roadside Dead
Final on Race Day
First on Rust Detail

Just asking!

How long did you run it without a V-belt and coolant?!

engine
 

We gave it a few short bursts at a time but to be honest we were that excited at the time we didn't notice

Max

[QUOTE]Originally posted by cliff
[B]yes Fords are the best of the two but did you know that Chev stands for...

I thought Chev stood for

Clunky
Hoplessly
Engined
Vehicle

Max :D :D

Dont forget, Found
On
Rich
Driveways

We couldn't run it to long as Max couldn't keep the petrol up to it, dribbling it from a coke bottle!!!

Chugs
Heaps of
Expensive
Volatile stuff

And...
 

Also the thumb got tired keeping the oil in.

More Fordisms
 

First Order Relegate to Dump
Found On Rubbish Dumps
Fails On Rainy Days
Fails On Race Day
Failure Of Research & Development
Found On Road Deserted
Fast Only Running Downhill
Factory Ordered Road Disaster
Factory Ordered Rebuilt Datsun
Four Old Rusted Doors
Ford Owner Really Dumb
For Only Retarded Drivers
(French) - Fabrication Ordinare Reparation Dispendieuse
Ford Owners Recommend Datsun (Dodge)
Flipped Over Russian Dunebuggy
For Off Road Death
Fords Only Run Downhill
Fat Old Rusted Dog
Freaking Old Rusted Dodge (Datsun)
Forget Out Running Datsuns
For Old Retarded Drivers
F***ed On Race Day

BUY A FORD,BUY THE BEST,DRIVE A MILE,WALK THE REST".........
Enjoy!

dodgisms
 

If ya can afford a Dodge dodge a Ford.

kinda like shooting polo club ponies,,, no sport picking on fords

For
Only
REAL
Drivers
:p

ooooooooooo jefff
you need help buddy!!!!

Sibling rivalries
 

This is silly... if its Green its Great! :p
:cheers: Mike

Re: More Fordisms
 

You're a cheeky monkey! :bang:

Re: Sibling rivalries
 

Says he who wears green all day every day... :p

Re: Sibling rivalries
 

In my scant four years of collecting/restoring CMPs, I have yet to find one that is green. I have a red, yellow, white, blue, orange and a number of rust coloured CMPs/CMP frames, and the only one that comes close to green is my formerly white HUP frame.

Truth be known, I have a Ford CMP and I would save other Ford CMPs (I need spare brake parts which coming from a Ford never seem overly used - probably because they never moved too far...).

Ultimately, Mike, I am in your court (but with a heavy chevy bias...).