Had a full day working on the car today for the first time in a while. We managed to get quite a bit done and things went well for a change so that was a bonus :)
Aligning the wheels Dad managed to find some spirit levels with laser pointers on to line things up. We started on the back and used the wheel stubs to get a flat level starting point then used the laser to mark a piece of wood on the floor and one above running across the rear tub. This gave use something to measure so we knew when we adjusted the uprights we were doing it right. The back only has one adjustment so it was just a case of getting each side level and matching. The front was easy too really, we made a mark on the garage door to show what we were aiming for on the front. We adjusted the top ball joint first to get it level then adjusted the steering end to match up with the back wheel so we knew they were pointing straight forward and finally tightened it all up. We might have to do a bit of tweaking when the wheels are back on but its a good start.
Bought some new spark plugs from Halfords and plonked them in the old ones looked like originals and a bit tired.
Topped up the gearbox oil nice and simple plug out - oil in.
While we were on a role we had a crack at the scuttle. Had to cut two pieces out for the steering support and for the steering column. We measured and drilled holes on the scuttle the popped it on marked the holes took it off and drilled the chassis and used some riv nuts so we can take it off when we need later. Bit of a faff to screw them in but once they were in it made the panel really solid.
Had to have a go and see what it looks like with that on lol :)
I bought a gear knob a while ago so thought i might as well put that on too.
Dad had already made this bulk head bit but we didn't know where the scuttle would come to so had to chop it back a bit to match it.
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