Monday 18 April 2016

Well... it's done

I apologise for the delay, I was waiting until I had some decent pictures of the finished car out of the garage - not always easy with the British weather!

Finishing up jobs included poppers for the door catches - easy enough if you take advantage of the fact the tabs can be removed from the door to fit the poppers.

Wipers - now these are a bit of a pain, as the spring that holds them on the wind screen is surprisingly strong. I would advise covering the area around the wiper mounting with card/bubblewrap to protect the surface if the spring contracts. Getting them lined up just right took a bit of trial and error, but they look alright now.
Wipers (and, somewhat irritatingly, my reflection)

One job I had missed was earthing the fuel tank. I would not advise missing this job! Ensure you fir the earth wire to a nut on the rear wheel arch attachment - and, yes, of course it will only reach the most awkward one to get to!

Nearly forgot; the boot carpet, must give thanks to Mum for this one. Cutting all the little panels to fit and fitting them in place with glue is a little fiddly. One good tip for the pieces that sit in corders is to bend them on the obvious seam and weigh them down over night to get them to form to the required shape - thanks Mum. The boot carpet interaction with the fuel filler cover caused a bit of head scratching; in essence the flanges for the screws should be under the carpet while the front edge should be used to hold the carpet down.

Boot carpet panels
Fuel filler cover

With the last little bits tidied up, it has been driven - basically back and forward up the drive, but reverse, and first work! As do the brakes and the handbrake, so pretty pleased with it. Many pictures below. Big thanks to all those that helped along the way and a special mention for my Grandad without whom, this may not have been possible and certainly would have taken much, much longer! Kept me going through cold, challenging weekends and made the experience all the more enjoyable, thank you!