wings and shaft

Martin popped round with his girlfriend (and my former colleague) Kelly for a cuppa and to bring over an internal wing he has repaired and the propshaft, which he has cleaned up and painted.

Progress.

(I wonder if I will have ANY hair left when I finish the project. Need to get a move on - the owner of the garage is planning to sell it)

inter-GRIPPING Progress

Martin has been hard at it, again, and this time has restored the nearside floor support panel, which was riddled with holes. He came round today and we dry-fitted the panels on the chassis; the driver's side one is the one I fabricated using the original as a pattern.

Martin used some inter-grips, which I bought online, to hold two pieces of steel very slightly apart, so that they could be butt welded together really well .

And parallel with Martin's, the one I made some years ago:

Good progress. Martin took away an internal wheel arch and the prop shaft, to work on when he gets his mojo.

Postponements

Martin and I keep planning weekends of metalwork but either I or he, or both of us just haven't been in the mood. But I have been talking to Dad about it this week, and I know for sure that I am going to get back into it soon. Had a few hard weeks at school and I have really needed blobbing-out weekends to recover. But half term isn't far off.

Quickly, take it! These bits are heavy!

 

Today we listed the panel repair jobs yet to do and I showed Martin where the panels go. This is not the best shot, but that's because we were holding several bits on the chassis and snapping at the same time. We are getting close to an exciting stage...bolting floor supports and inner arches, etc. to the chassis.

Achieved my New Year's Resolution

:)

Having put the engine and gearbox back on the chassis 

I have achieved my 

New Year's Resolution.

I am delighted.


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a Landmark Day - Engine in!

Follow this link (with sound on) to the engine running in its test bed.

Here's the day, nine whole years ago that the engine came out.

gearbox