OK. I know. There’s been no posts from me now for over a year. How embarrassing. There has been a reason, though: I’ve moved house. It was a fairly spur of the moment thing that we decided on in March … Read More
Now I’ve moved the work inside, I’ve started work on a couple of different bits. The first parts to get my attention were the headlamp lift motors and the wiper motor. The wiper motor is waiting on a couple of … Read More
As you might have noticed, I haven’t updated here for a little while. As tends to happen, other plans and projects mean that I just haven’t been able to get down to the car recently. As it’s now starting to … Read More
The body panels I ordered arrived today. I have now spent more on replacement body panels alone than I bought the car for in the first place! It’ll be worth it though. I tried a test fit of the wings, … Read More
Not a lot of blogging recently, the weather has been hampering any serious attempts to work! I have managed to get a bit done though. The windscreen frame is slowly taking final shape. I’ve got it nearly there, just a … Read More
After waiting for a day with some decent weather, I got the welding finished off this weekend. Firstly I welded the bulkhead panel in place, then ground down all the excess weld from the top and sides: Then went back … Read More
Both panels are now in! I tacked the top panel in place and did a bit of measuring to make sure nothing had slipped. It all checked out fine, so time to get going on with the welding. End result: … Read More
The fitting continues – with everything more or less the way I wanted it, it was time for a final test fit of the screen – this time with the finishers: It fits well enough, so time to carry on … Read More
After a bit more tweaking, I’ve finally got the base panel ready to fit. I had to go over the A post bits again as they weren’t quite precise, it’s a nice snug fit now. I also ground back the … Read More
Today I got the top part cut out and tried a test fit: Obviously a lot of cutting, shaping and grinding to be done, but so far so good. Duct tape is as strong as welding, right? A quick test … Read More
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