Author Archives: Dom

Scuttle finishing

The replacement fillet arrived in mid April. This one fitted much better, which they tend to do when you don’t attack them with hacksaws. I got to work fitting the wiper wheel boxes which, frankly, is a bit of a … Continue reading

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Fuel filler

The fuel filler has also been fitted now. Somehow, between the storeroom at the back of the garage and the back of the Westfield I managed to lose the cork gasket that sits between the tub and the filler. I’ve … Continue reading

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Cycle wing brackets

I fitted the cycle wing brackets at the start of the month and as I’d known about previously (and subsequently forgotten), they’d need fettling. It’s the tyres that are catching, not the alloy itself. For reference, the tyres are 195/45/15 … Continue reading

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Steering column

The steering column had the correct end welded onto it and it fitted a treat (benefit of hindsight – no it doesn’t). It does sit a little close to the inlet manifold support bracket so I’ll either fab up a … Continue reading

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Initial windscreen fitting

Slowly catching up! Whilst fitting the propshaft I decided to do something that made a visual difference so started on the windscreen. I got the pillars fitted one evening but it was getting a bit late to fit the screen … Continue reading

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