Well tomorrow I have to go back to work but today I managed to finish fixing the dash loom and have refitted it to the car. I have also temporally fitted the dash and switches to make sure that I had fibre glassed the dash back into the correct position. At some point in the future this will have to be removed so I can recover it. However I will probably leave it in the car till it comes back from being painted as it will make it easy to start the car and move it around. The photo below shows the dash fitted along with the heater.
25-Jul-2008
After being away at work the last few weeks I have return back to the UK with new enthusiasm. I have spent the last 2 days painting the heater box, fitting the dash back into place, followed by the heater. I have started to strip down the dash wiring loom so I can repair it.
30-Jun-2008
The last couple of days have been spent making up the last couple of brake and clutch lines and reassembling the pedal box. This is now complete and the clutch and brakes have been adjusted and bled. I have also modified the hand brake slightly so the hand brake cable will attach with out rubbing on the chassis.
The next job I plan to tackle is to clean and paint the steering column and heater box. Once this is completed I plan to refit the dash along with the steering wheel. When this is done I’ll be able to take it for a quick drive up and down the road where I live (highly illegal). Hopefully this will then improve my motivation to continue filling and sanding the car down which is one job I absolutely loath.
15-Jun-2008
It doesn’t look like much has happened but fitting the shell took more time than I expected. Before fitting the shell I glued some heat reflective material round the bulkhead and gear box tunnel. Having heard so many stories about hot these cars can get I thought I should do every thing I possibly could to try and reduce the temperature inside the car. Once this was done the shell was fitted back onto the chassis. After this I spent sometime reassembling the pedal box that I’ve painted along with rebuilding the clutch and brake master cylinders. This is still work in progress as I still need some parts to be able to complete this so I can bleed the brakes and clutch.
Well that s the good news for the weekend the bad news is I discovered one of my heads is cracked! I had noticed a small water leak from the head and decided it would be a good idea to investigate this a bit more. I originally suspected the head gasket was leaking. After running the engine for a few minutes and scratching away at the paint I discovered the head was cracked.
