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Post by bullyboy on May 31, 2017 6:46:59 GMT
Hi All some of you may have seen these but for those who haven't, the almost finished article,         There you go, so rear quarter lights now in, (them rubber hinges are a pain). Small issue with the clutch possible new thrust bearing i spinning in the housing needs further investigation, quite noisey when engaged Small oil leak on the gear cables even after new seal and heat shrink, looks like the heat shrink is allowing oil out, hope fully sorted last night. Small elec issue with NS rear indictor flashing but not bright and when rear lights is on red light flashing(all earth look good), was working before it went to the garage, need investigating. Need to glue in carpet properly Bonnet badge to re fix(last job). Still need , some side glass, front and rear screens ok for now, (grinding spark rash) but hopefully do that further down the line(when i have got some money again) Need to test drive properly but evertything looking good at the moment. See you soon Paul |
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Post by Penguin45 on May 31, 2017 12:03:34 GMT
Beautiful, just beautiful. She's an absolute credit to you after all that hard work.
Chris.
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Post by dave1800 on Jun 1, 2017 0:10:29 GMT
It looks really good. I had a 1969 Austin 1800 that colour from Bristol in 1974 and it never looked that good no matter how muh I polished it!
regards
David
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Post by andrewa on Jun 1, 2017 6:01:54 GMT
Looks stunning - well done you!
Fingers crossed sorting out the shakedown stuff will be easy, fun and inexpensive.
Look fwd to your driving impressions in due course!
Cheers
Andrew
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Post by peppib on Jun 1, 2017 9:47:00 GMT
Wow
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Post by bullyboy on Jun 1, 2017 11:49:10 GMT
Thanks all, the hard work does pay off in the end, albeit some doubt throughout the process. But very pleased with the out come first proper test drive tomorrow(i have break down cover just in case).
Paul
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Post by andrewa on Jun 22, 2017 10:15:22 GMT
How did it go?
Cheers
Andrew
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Post by bullyboy on Jun 28, 2017 11:37:10 GMT
How did it go? Cheers Andrew Hi Andrew sorry for the late reply, yeah everthing was good. Found drivers wheel bearing knocking(probably the only thing i didnt change as it seemed ok at the time). Thats now done, the tune up the garage was meant to have done was crap, so spent last Friday checking everything out, found twin carbs out of balance, one carb not working properly, tickover too high, hence timing being out buy about 5 degrees. All sorted running like a dream now, driving down to Gaydon in Wariclshire on Saturday, 2 hour or so drive all motorway hopefully a proper road test, fingers crossed. Paul |
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Post by andrewa on Jun 28, 2017 11:44:28 GMT
Happy days!
Glad teething troubles relatively minor and sympathize with you suffering "why can't so called professionals do the job properly" syndrome...it never seems to go away completely.
Cheers
A
PS Where did you get those groovy spotlights from btw?
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Post by Nick RS on Jul 3, 2017 21:59:42 GMT
Saw the car at Gaydon on Sunday and it looks every bit as good in the flesh as in the pictures you have shared here. A real credit to all the effort put in. You must be very pleased with it Paul.
Nick
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Post by bent8rover on Jul 7, 2017 13:54:54 GMT
Looks great!
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Post by Penguin45 on Aug 20, 2017 23:25:29 GMT
Finally caught up with Paul today, at the Tatton Park Show, having missed the car's debut at the LOCI National at Gaydon. We caught him poking under the bonnet of Snoopy's race car subtly improved 18/85 and had a long chat. A little later we went up to the North West Classics stand to have a look at Paul's restoration.  DSCN4605 by Penguin 45, on Flickr  DSCN4606 by Penguin 45, on Flickr  DSCN4607 by Penguin 45, on Flickr  DSCN4609 by Penguin 45, on Flickr She's a beauty and the pics don't do justice - we were a bit tight for space.  DSCN4608 by Penguin 45, on Flickr L - R - Wolseley, Snoopy and Bullyboy (Chris, Mark and Paul.). Really pleased to have seen the car. It is beautiful. Huge congratulations to Paul for all his hard work. Chris. |
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Post by andrewa on Aug 21, 2017 0:26:49 GMT
Thanks for the pics - looks really good.Someones put a lot of time into making sure panel gaps, doors etc are spot on - probably better than factory!
Colour suits it and looks like a high quality paint job.
Cheers
Andrew
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Post by tony on Aug 22, 2017 1:55:01 GMT
Chris
She is so beautiful.
Regards
Tony
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Post by andrewa on Jan 27, 2018 7:59:10 GMT
Morning - been up to anything with the S or is she resting until Spring now? Cheers Andrew |
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