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  • Relay nice.
    After managing to extract the steering relay from the chassis sometime ago it was time to give it the TLC it deserved to keep it going strong and avoid the…More
  • Props and dressing up.
    With the prop shafts painted it was time to assemble them. Genuine Parts GKN joints went in a treat and preparation of the circlip grooves paid dividends as they went…More
  • Fishing frustration.
    I was aiming to quickly get the crank pulley on and was quite proud that I had actually remembered to put the key in the shaft before putting the timing…More
  • Rubber hits the road.
    I had taken the wheels off a while back and now it was time to get the brakes back, swivels and hubs up to snuff. The wheels also went back…More
  • Alternator.
    This is a actually a focus on the alternator over a few days and a change of plan. I had started work on the Lucas alternator with the intention of…More
  • Convoy!
    If you haven’t seen the 1978 Sam Peckinpah film, you haven’t lived. Quite fittingly this film sprung to mind whilst fitting the convoy light. This was fairly easy although a…More
  • Head, sprockets, pumps and pulleys.
    The chassis is now begging to have the engine added and so that means I have had to get back to the engine rebuild. Adding the head is one of…More
  • A rolling chassis gathers no moss.
    Before getting round to making the chassis roll once more, I cleaned up the check-straps. These are part of the select band of parts to have been brought into the…More
  • Paint in the neck.
    The last few days have largely been taken with painting, and in some cases the repainting, of bits that I need to keep moving forward. However, I did manage to…More
  • Rocking and rolling.
    I have made progress over the last few days, and the engine is moving towards the meeting of head and block. I received the new three groove valves and collets…More

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