Category: Car Assembly

Well one day to go before I’m heading off to the 50th Anniversary Weekend for Marcos Cars. The car is just about ready and the photo’s below show the finished interior. The only slight issue with the car is that the rear left hand wheel bearing is making some noise. I’ve been unable to locate a wheel bearing in time so I will just have to take it steady this weekend and hope that it holds together.

The cars back from the upholstery shop and the newly re-trimmed seats and door cards are suppose to look good. I’m actually looking forward to seeing them for the first time myself as I’m still away at work. The plan is for me to return home on Wednesday, which will give me all of Thursday to check the mechanics of the car before giving it a quick washing. If all goes to plan I will be leaving early Friday morning to arrive in time to start the mystery tour at the 50th Anniversary Rally.

With the annual rally fast approaching I thought it was time to complete the last few jobs so the car is completely finish for the rally. Due to the issue with the overdrive I looked into it further and discovered that I had put the wrong grade of oil in the gearbox and overdrive. This was drained and refilled with the correct oil. I also stripped and cleaned the filter on the overdrive along with the solenoid and pressure relief valve. Since doing this the overdrive seems to be working much better but I won’t know for certain till I take it for a long drive (will know by the time I get to Prescott).

The other task I have been working on is refitting the wood frame into the boot that hides the spare wheel. Once this was done I cut some carpets to size to line the boot. All that is required is to have the edges of the carpets bound to finish it off. The final job of the day was to drop the car off at the trim shop so it can have the seats recovered. Next time I see the car the interior should be finished and it will be ready for Prescott.

The MOC annual rally was excellent and it was finally a chance to put some faces to names. My car also performed almost perfectly and suffered from very few problems. During the whole weekend the only issue I had was the overdrive occasionally dropping out on its own which was more annoying than being a serious issue. The only other problem I had was when the brakes locked on at a set of traffic lights when I was about 1 mile from getting home. Not sure how I managed to achieve this but the only solution was to crack open one of the brake lines and bleed off the pressure.