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21 - Sagging doors
With the doors removed they could be assessed. They looked a poor fit and there was evidence on the door pillar of rubbing. With the...
20 - Running Gear
I had purchased brand new back plates, cylinders and adjusters along with fitting kits for the rear and front wheels so I decided to get...
19 - Bodywork
May 2014 First the car is pushed around from the remote garage ! And the bonnet comes off. The interior surface shows the original shade...
18 - Assessing the Upholstery
The interior of the car was filthy, with a lot of stuff left laying around from its last drive. The carpets were removed and found to be...
17 - Stripping the carcass
Component recovery and assessment for restoration or replacement continues. here we have the washer bottle, still containing fluid. One...
16 - Engine milestone
March 2014 and most of the remaining fixtures get fitted to the engine. The manifolds are on along with the solex carb & original air...
15 - Distributors
The 600cc distributor rotates the opposite direction to later ones so finding replacements is quite difficult. The distributor retrieved...
14 - Re united
Work progresses on the engine and the flywheel is bolted on and the clutch plate fitted. 26/01/2014 and for the first time in over 30...
13 - Rockers & mods
The rocker gear was gummed up so was completely stripped down. Wear was noted on the rod, so one was salvaged from another engine....
12 - New Kids In The Block
Continuing through September 2013 and as the parts arrive for the block attention was turned to the re build. I was lucky enough to...
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