Still making progress on and off. Kinda stalled a bit over the spring, lost enthusiasm and time was used in other matters (helping Mother sort out the farm inheritance, looking up all the old family history we're finding out about through old papers, can trace one branch back to 875!)
Since my last update:
-Both brake callipers cleaned, painted, rebuilt and stored
-Was much easier to push the piston through the final dust seal, still a pig though...
-All rear and front hubs cleaned, greased and painted
-All wishbones made and painted, also stored!
-Picked up a 2wd mt75 gearbox, cheap off ebay, stored in the back of the shed
-Made the last 2 panels for the floor and welded them in place on Thursday/Friday. Made them out of the rear floor panel that covered the spare wheel of the donor, so come with a nice corrugated shape for grip.
-Entire chassis (except the parts not yet built(not enough room for them!)) has one coat of red primer, and most has one coat of black hammerite for protection.
-Got a couple bucket seats off ebay for cheap, had to reduce the width by 70mm to make fit. have done one with great success so far!
-Sorted seat mounts/brackets, all fits bootifal!
Hmm, only just realised how much I've done. Knew there was a good reason for keeping a build log on here
Immediate Plans:
-Finish headlight mounts (tube came in post yesterday)
-Finish first hammerrite coat
-Get chassis out to locate positions of engine and gearbox mounts
-Weld mounts and rest of rear end
-Finish painting chassis
-Start plugging the puzzle together!
Long term plans:
Drive around in a home made car in more of this gorgeous weather!
