Well 2 months have flown past - the joys of seasonally affected work. Stuff has been going on, or more accurately coming off, but I haven't had the time to write any of it up.
So:
Seat base was painted and an old seat base sourced for the driver's side. New seat bases and backs are on order - still need a base for the passenger side. having twin tanks means both sides have to be lift-out-able.
Doors have been painted, inside and out.
Bonnet has been painted - both sides, and new fittings obtained. Anyone care to explain why the left hinge is 4x the price of the right one???
Gear lever has been sourced - I have three gearboxes but no selector. Weird!
Gearbox is slightly reluctant to mate with the engine but that can now wait until bulkhead is out of the way.
Pics to follow for the above.
Front end: Front grill and slam panel removed. Greatly amused at the painting approach for the grill.
Both wings detached - now that was a bit of a struggle - not my idea of fun at all, but they are off and that is the main thing. I have just received shiny new mud shields from our friends at YRM. Looking forward to finding that reassembly is soooooo much easier than stripping down.
So now on the joyful task of stripping out the bulkhead. It is a race against time...will the rust collapse before I get it out???
A few interesting aspects along the way - like why the brake servo is not actually attached to anything?
Heater came out ok tho
Still fighting with the inward side.
Right, off to watch the rugby - Ulster v Glasgow. Hoping to get a bit of painting done tomorrow and some pics taken before heading to Murrayfield for Edinburgh v Scarlets. First actual day off in 3 months
. Tourists....gotta love them
