81 Ford Granada Marquis (Build Preparation)

81 ford granada marquis (Build Preparation)

At the beginning of January 2020 I started harvesting the parts required to turn a mild mannered Ford Granada into the Granada Marquis. First removing the major items, engine, transmission, propshaft and wiring, before finally filling a couple boxes with clips, cables, pipework, assorted modules and miscellaneous parts I thought may be required.

Reconditioning the engine and transmission

I sent the transmission to TES Transmissions LTD for reconditioning whilst I gave the engine a freshen up. Obviously one thing led to another and a quick freshen up led to a partial overhaul including removing the cylinder heads for refacing, fitting new valve seals, new timing chains and other parts including;