{"id":102,"date":"2015-02-10T16:56:45","date_gmt":"2015-02-10T15:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vermaatonline.com\/ford_zodiac\/?p=102"},"modified":"2017-12-27T22:10:15","modified_gmt":"2017-12-27T21:10:15","slug":"improvements-classic-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/vermaatonline.com\/ford_zodiac\/improvements-classic-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Improvements for a classic car"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Next step&#8230;\u00a0Improvements<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vermaatonline.com\/ford_zodiac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/improvement.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-103 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/vermaatonline.com\/ford_zodiac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/improvement.jpg\" alt=\"Improvements for a classic car\" width=\"225\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/vermaatonline.com\/ford_zodiac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/improvement.jpg 225w, http:\/\/vermaatonline.com\/ford_zodiac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/improvement-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>Ok, so now\u00a0I\u00a0was the proud owner of a <a title=\"Ford Zodiac MK3 \/ MKIII\" href=\"http:\/\/vermaatonline.com\/ford_zodiac\/\">1964 Ford Zodiac MKIII<\/a>. What to do next? Like most classic car owners I like the idea of\u00a0Improvements for\u00a0the car but I do not want to lose the &#8216;authenticity&#8217;. For me this means that improvements that make the car more reliable for everyday use are acceptable but they may not\u00a0be seen\u00a0on the outside.\u00a0 I do not think that to improve a car like this means putting a big V8 into it.\u00a0 For me that is modifying not improving your classic car. That does not mean that I do not like or enjoy the creative mindset\u00a0of other people!<\/p>\n<h2>What to improve?<\/h2>\n<p>The Zodiac looks pretty decent on the outside and the interior is clean and complete.\u00a0To get the big Ford looking any better it would require a bare metal respray\u00a0together with\u00a0a complete overhaul of the interior. And that just is not happening any time soon. It is the age\u00a0old story of time and money that stands in the way. Sounds familiar? \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n<p>For now\u00a0I will concentrate on\u00a0Improvements for\u00a0the running gear only. Starting by replacing the coil, ignition cables\u00a0and sparkplugs. And a <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ignition_system#Electronic_ignition\">electronic ignition<\/a> unit will be fitted. This will make the car a lot more reliable, improve fuel economy, torque, power output and make the car more enjoyable overall.<\/p>\n<p>There are lot of other (regular) things that have to be done. Like \u00a0changing the oil and brake fluid. Adjusting the valve clearance and checking other components of the six cylinder engine.<\/p>\n<p>One thing that does not require changing or replacing is the exhaust. it is an aftermarket stainless steel \u00a0replacement that gives a nice &#8216;burbling&#8217; sound. At low and higher RPM&#8217;s the sound this exhaust makes turns heads\u00a0\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Next step&#8230;\u00a0Improvements Ok, so now\u00a0I\u00a0was the proud owner of a 1964 Ford Zodiac MKIII. What to do next? Like most classic car owners I like the idea of\u00a0Improvements for\u00a0the car but I do not want to lose the &#8216;authenticity&#8217;. For me this means that improvements that make the car more reliable for everyday use are &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/vermaatonline.com\/ford_zodiac\/improvements-classic-car\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Improvements for a classic car<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Improvements for a classic car - Ford Zodiac MKIII<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Improvements for a classic car. Ok, so now that I was the proud owner of a 1964 Ford Zodiac MKIII, what to do next? 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