we booked it in for a mot at our usual mot station and drove the car there complete with moss, grass and general crap all over it, the old girl failed but only on bottom ball joints and a sticky front brake, with the work done we took it down 2 days later where it gained a MOT
Now the plan was to give this car to Toms dad as a supprise birthday present as he once had a honeysuckle dolly when Tom was a small boy, his dads Birthday isn't till December so we lads of time......so we thought.
Tom had managed to succure himself a Job in Scotland for 12 months, with me on holiday and Toms due Leaving date looming it gave us 19 days to get the car ready!!
Ill let the photos do the talking from now on!!
MOT time
Strip down starts
Rot on the A post fixed and prepped
Painted first time round
Now this is where the s**t hit the fan, someone had done something wrong and the paint wouldnt harden, it supposed to be touch dry in 16hrs, yet four days later it was still sticky, so the decision was made to fully strip the car and start again......
This is sunday....7 days till we gave the car to Toms dad...
Monday night saw High build primer srayed on
Tuesady night it was time for the Top coat..
Wednesday we rested and let the paint cure
Thursday the black was sprayed on, rad was taken out to be cleaned etc
Friday Pete came and fitted the Vinyl roof and pillers,(pete worked for Triumph fitting vinyl roof to Dollys for most of his time there) after he left the windscreen chaps turned up and fit the screens
Saturday, 9am, me, Bruce and tom hit the car, 25hrs till we gave it to his dad...
21.45, Still no interior, Bruce and tom have fitted the electronic ignition and trying to set the car up to run, unfotunatly it was a dud dizzy so the original set up was refitted
Finished, 2am sunday morning, 8 hours till we give to Toms dad
We done it, and got the car there, Toms dad was thrilled and dont think it has sunk in at this point that this was his car!!
The car was there and even completed the 50 mile Treasure hunt!!
So there we have it!!!.....never again!!!
Nathan, Tom, Owen and Bruce!!
great job done guys lord only nows were this car would have ended up and look at it now, our 1850 auto is 1974 and came with the early hubcaps, also the exhaust is on the left,so yours must be a late 74 verging on the hl model wirh later hubcaps exhaust on the right and front spoiler ,the earlier hubcaps look much nicer and really suit it 
