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It looks nice. If you're a bit OCD like me maybe Do another coat and run a golf ball over for the dimpled effect. Or an old piece of cracked leather for the same look as centre?

:cool: Done, not 100% happy considering how much effort I put in but looks lush ...if you don't stare at it too long..🤪:vb-lol:

My LHD project car passed the MOT today, no advisories as such, just a comment about the front left tyre which looks OK to me. :banana:

I asked the same question when I was recommissioning my 38 around 3 yrs ago. The only plausible explanation is to help against vibration fractures but ...not convinced. I made exact copies anyway just in case.

Izzy got some fresh air over the weekend. The roof was lifted off in the garage and now hangs from the ceiling. Which is great as its out of the way...but is a bit of a blocker for a couple of the flourescent strip tubes... The side panels are...

Disc lock. The arm type ones like krooklock are next to useless. Pedal lock as well. They'll still try to nick your doors though but you can fit security type bolts to help there.

"sigh". Buyers remorse, sellers remorse.. Really did miss this old beast, coincidentally new owner couldn't get on with the old beast, something about 12mpg........ :confused: Negotiated a deal and picked her back up. absolutely filthy...

Dropped the Golden Girl off a the plastic surgeon's 😉 Work has already started

The filler was similar to silicon when dry, rubbery and prone to peeling rather than feathering out like body filler, pita but got it satisfactory eventually. First coat of black dye.

Filler surprisingly goes a long way. First pass, letting that go off, then another layer on the deeper damage, then the dyeing bit. Hopefully there's enough black dye to change the colour from cream.

Steering wheel restoration kit arrived yesterday so set to. that dark stuff that I assumed was the finish wearing off was infact grime. The alcohol cleaner in the kit barely touched it and there would be no where near enough anyway to do all...

Leak offs are 3.2mm inside diameter. Fuel flow are 10mm OD 8mm ID Fuel return are 8mm OD 6mm I D.

Before I went on holiday I said I was going down route of 1 tyre onto fubared one of old set. Guess what I lied. Going through the bay of E a tyre place not 3 miles away had 2 excellent Michelin Synchrone tyres the correct size with free fitting...

My cd player keeps playing up, says no disc when there is, stripped it down twice in my 3 years of ownership and it works again even though I can see nowt wrong through my untrained eye and I haven't adjusted anything. Got a good , apparently...

Calibrated the ride height. What a palava! Eventually got there and it said some sbs ecu or other needed to learn something about longitudinal and latitude values out of whack.. but it passed and completed ok!

Swopped over the master pushrods and all is well again. Had some issues bleeding the clutch but got there in the end, all back together and a limited test on the drive has given me good rev and first gears again. In case someone does a search and...

When Mr Haynes says tap gently with a soft faced mallet, usually means knock seven shades out of it with the finesse of someone with sledge hammer tourette's

Thank you to everyone for your replies. It's now off. A combination of 2 blow torches and a larger hammer(sledge) and couple of well placed whacks on the face broke it free.

Yeah, if I had a totally knacked wheel I would have a go at recovering it then on to a pro if I couldn't get it right. This one has a few nicks and a fair bit of wear, mainly on the back, so it's worth a go with the restoration kit at £25. It's...

Plenty of videos on yt.. a few sorting you how the folks do it with the right tools too.. night and day.. but i think with practice you might get a decent job.. but you need the right twine.. right needles etc and pre punched holes to get things neat

Looks straightforward enough to DIY to me. Looking closer at it...it doesn't look unfeasible to remove the leather and use that as a template to cut and sew on new stuff. Plenty of saddlers in Shropshire would probably have the gear and skills to...

If you want a professional job I'd recommend Royal Steering Wheels in Aylesbury. Had a Saab 9-5 steering wheel done by them and was amazing finish. Bit of a trek but could post as an option. Or I pass by that way often and could LRFerry for you.

Kurt had a stash of NRVS but not seen him for long time. I have a set here somewhere but they are not new. Decent enough for spares. Welcome if you need them