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Painting, rear loom and steering rack

Started quite a few jobs this week, managed to finish a lot of them today. First up, painting! A bit later doing this than planned, but as the time when they would be fitted was looming ever closer, I thought … Continue reading

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Panelling done (for now)

The top scuttle panel and drivers inner footwell panels are now fitted and that’ll do for now. I’ve still got the exterior panels and tunnel tops to go but I’m leaving them off until I’m sure I won’t need access. … Continue reading

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Brakes finished. Again.

I cracked on with the front-rear pipe when I got home, and think I’ve been pretty successful and rescuing it. I removed it, re-routed it closer to the tunnel at the front and spent some time straightening it out better. … Continue reading

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Now to fix those brake pipes

So, this brings up bang up to date. After discovering that front pipe isn’t up to scratch, I set about replacing it this evening. This time, I went back under the master cylinder and down the chassis diagonal. It’s a … Continue reading

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Ahhh air tools

The end result of the footwell panel was that it’s no longer part of the kit, so I had to purchase it at £15+VAT. I could have just used the flat metal panel supplied of course, but I’d much rather … Continue reading

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