hi and progress so far

[garyt]

OH yeah just back from a 2+ hour blat headed up to Grantown on spey over the Dava moor to Forres (had fish n chips) over to Kinloss , back roads to Elgin and home managed about 125 miles and swear we were airborne at one point on the moor .........
Left work in lovely sunshine hit some rain at grantown then lovely sunshine over the moor and all the way home
phone died so no pics .... so guess we will have to do it again I have to say the dava moor road is one I really love and go back a long time with it can be awesome and it can be treacherous but always fun

[garyt]

ok so no snow today , sun is out but a wee bit fresh so washed her down and checked her over and replaced the std roll bar with a "westy FW style " one that I had made, added some stainless stone guards and had some lunch.
Now some of you may or may not know but when I was introduced into this world , it destroyed my dads dream of owning a 7, he had put a deposit down only for mum to inform him a new car would require 3 seats !!!!!. So anyway while I have been building her , it was kept from my dad (no mean feat) and as he now has all sorts of health problems the rush was on to get completed and him out in her.
So sun shining , car looking spik n span, full tank we had a little run down to the coast to surprise dad, mum had him out the back so pulled up in their drive and rang the bell, dad answered and was gobsmacked , so after a coffee and a million questions mum and me helped him into the car with dad duly buckled and wrapped up, we went for a wee blast, only about 10 miles or so. When we got back mum and me got him out and inside, well that was the start , he perked up a genuine smile on his face and an enthusiasm (not seen in a long time) for something. More coffee and tales from back in the day when mum and him were pre-gary and doing stage rallying, friends with healey 100/4 and 3000's or with 7's. and then all of a sudden a very timid question..... can we do it again?
answer ...... OF COURSE WE CAN

After dinner I drove home in in the evening sun in a world that seemed ok ... for a wee while, and boy did I enjoy today
Gary

vids to follow Matt

[SteveH1]

Brilliant fair play

[garyt]

first clip fae the run yesterday modded the camera case so the mic can actually work and mounted it on the scuttle behind the screen out of the turbulence..... more to come , it takes forever to upload
https://youtu.be/qYrLQcXiHlo

[metal matt]

Taking it a bit easy there Gary . Nice to see a video. One week down for me and I can't wait to get out in mine. The wife bought me a "go pro" for my birthday a couple of weeks ago and I can't wait to try it out as well.

[garyt]

I'll bet you cant wait,
yeah taking it easy they really are so much fun and we have some great roads around here, and the sound is great
Mine is a cheapo version similar to go pro but I think go pro has an external mike ??? I modded my case so not 5meters deep waterproof now... but given that I couldn't drive in puddles that deep........ lol
Remember and try phoning kits and rebuilds before the bank holiday weekend try Thursday afternoon and Friday, not sure if they will take Friday and Monday off

[garyt]

and the next bit ( and yeah still taking it easy)
https://youtu.be/I38os3hadAA

[SteveH1]

Thanks for the vid gave me a bit of motivation
got my first wishbone started

[garyt]

nae problem Steve, we all need a wee bit of motivation at times, normally to sort out a problem or when its cold n damp, but think of the fun once she's finished
now crack on my man........ lol

[garyout]

Love the vids Gary how addictive is the supercharger whine? I've come to a stop on mine juggling hours with work and home