Parts Update Info

Hello again,
I had a couple of things that I either forgot to mention or have learned since my earlier posts, so I thought I should share.

 I recently realized that I forgot to mention having to replace the Ford Fuel Filler Neck Seal when I installed the fuel tank.    Luckily Ford used this seal on several different models, so they are fairly easy to find.  The seal part# is E1AZ-9072-B, and I purchased mine from Amazon for around $15 with shipping.

It was a fairly tight fit, but I am pretty sure that it was supposed to be.  I had to put a little oil on it to get the filler neck to slide in, but I don't think that will hurt anything.  

I also heard from a fellow Granada enthusiast that a stainless fuel sending unit from a 1971-74 Ford Maverick will fit the Granada's gas tank.  It is a good bit cheaper than the route that I took since you can get them off of ebay for around $75-$100.  He purchased one for his Granada and found that it did work perfectly.   Hopefully that will help someone out who may stumble upon this!

Winter Update

Wow, time has really flown by this year.  I've just had some down time for the first time in a long while and realized that I haven't posted any updates in 5 months!  I haven't made a lot of progress on the old girl since my last post due to being so busy and other projects.  The major update I do have is that I was able to move the Granada back home!  Back in September my Dad was gracious enough to help me load her up on his trailer and tow her back to my house.  I forgot to take any pictures until we were finished, but here she is back under my car port.

I kind of hated to move her out of the garage and somewhat back into the elements, but it does have it's advantages.  I can now start her up and move her without having to drive almost an hour away.  I can also do things like work on getting her cleaned up.  Which I had some opportunity to do in the middle of October.

So now that Christmas is behind us, I hope to get some work done on her soon.  Thanks to an Amazon gift card I have been able to get some parts ordered and will be doing a tune up as soon as they all get here.  I plan on updating almost the entire ignition system next so I can work on getting her running smooth and getting the timing set.  Once that is done the next step is to work the rear brakes.  Now that I have been moving her around some, I found that one of the rear brakes will not release.  So more updates will be coming soon!