hi folks
newbie here, please be gentle (I'm having a bad week)
a while back I bought myself a 2+2 after wanting one for some time and flogging my totally mint and 100% reliable 306 cab to fund the purchase of 2 cars that are now barely able to be described as cars since cars are meant to work? (the wife has only just started talking to me again), the plan was to get the Quantum and a runabout since I really didn't want to be driving my favorite car through the winter (last winter and all the grit / potholes did my 306 no good whatsoever) so I did the only sensible thing and got the quantum and a reliable (cough) rover 25.
when I bought the quantum it was in fantastic condition in its original gel-coat and advertised as supposedly built by an air craft engineer (aren't they all? just when they get time to engineer air crafts ill never know) and with interior smelling of old dog .... belonging to a tramp ..... who died 6 weeks ago.
here it is / was
and here is how it looks now after a major buff up (by hand) and that awful tow bar removed / new lights / number plates / blah blah
so far I've had to do loads of rewiring (Scotch locks on the ignition circuits anyone?) and replace the seats and bolt them about 8" further back (I'm 6ft3) - fit new trim pieces and all that which ill post pics about later, the engine needed swapping as it was a ratty old Kent unit that went bang on Tuesday by spitting its dummy out and the entire contents of the cooling system, so I've arranged to collect an xr2 engine next week but the head gasket has just blown on the rover (like I never saw that coming) so it will be put back a week.
eventually I hope to have new carpet (this one is a bio hazard) and a new roof and the uprated engine on twin 40s, new wheels and full stainless exhaust with 4 branch manifold (picking that up next week too) , I'm also working on sculpting some new wing mirrors out of tig welded aluminum / chemical metal / P40 and sticky back plastic and a loo roll to replace the god awful glued on mazda units it has
oh and I need to find a new set of door cards as Mk2 fiesta items painted with hammerite really don't do it for me,
I've joined up here as I miss the buzz of an on line forum and this place seems to fit the bill quite well, I did and do still enjoy the 306 forum but there is a lack of on line stuff for the Quantum .
hopefully ill fit in here well and get to meet some of you soon
cheers and goodnight (I'm off to wash the smell of hot antifreeze out of my hair --- bald patch)
newbie here, please be gentle (I'm having a bad week)
a while back I bought myself a 2+2 after wanting one for some time and flogging my totally mint and 100% reliable 306 cab to fund the purchase of 2 cars that are now barely able to be described as cars since cars are meant to work? (the wife has only just started talking to me again), the plan was to get the Quantum and a runabout since I really didn't want to be driving my favorite car through the winter (last winter and all the grit / potholes did my 306 no good whatsoever) so I did the only sensible thing and got the quantum and a reliable (cough) rover 25.
when I bought the quantum it was in fantastic condition in its original gel-coat and advertised as supposedly built by an air craft engineer (aren't they all? just when they get time to engineer air crafts ill never know) and with interior smelling of old dog .... belonging to a tramp ..... who died 6 weeks ago.
here it is / was
and here is how it looks now after a major buff up (by hand) and that awful tow bar removed / new lights / number plates / blah blah
so far I've had to do loads of rewiring (Scotch locks on the ignition circuits anyone?) and replace the seats and bolt them about 8" further back (I'm 6ft3) - fit new trim pieces and all that which ill post pics about later, the engine needed swapping as it was a ratty old Kent unit that went bang on Tuesday by spitting its dummy out and the entire contents of the cooling system, so I've arranged to collect an xr2 engine next week but the head gasket has just blown on the rover (like I never saw that coming) so it will be put back a week.
eventually I hope to have new carpet (this one is a bio hazard) and a new roof and the uprated engine on twin 40s, new wheels and full stainless exhaust with 4 branch manifold (picking that up next week too) , I'm also working on sculpting some new wing mirrors out of tig welded aluminum / chemical metal / P40 and sticky back plastic and a loo roll to replace the god awful glued on mazda units it has
oh and I need to find a new set of door cards as Mk2 fiesta items painted with hammerite really don't do it for me,
I've joined up here as I miss the buzz of an on line forum and this place seems to fit the bill quite well, I did and do still enjoy the 306 forum but there is a lack of on line stuff for the Quantum .
hopefully ill fit in here well and get to meet some of you soon
cheers and goodnight (I'm off to wash the smell of hot antifreeze out of my hair --- bald patch)