Its been a while!!
Tbh, Eeyore has been slightly neglected recently as me and my dad have moved garages, so we're now in a larger unit with more room. We also now have another restoration project; a 1969 Triumph Herald 13/60, to go with the 1970 Mk1 3000E Capri, the Triumph Vitesse 2 litre mk1 and 4 MGB's waiting restoration, and lets not forget Eeyore the Toledo
I've repaired the wing where the mazda 6 crashed into it. Its was'nt that hard really, i just beated out the dent as best i couldand thenapplied light skims of filler untill i was happy with it. As i was in a bit of a rush and the car will soon be fully resprayed anyway, I did'nt bother purchasing Triumph Sapphire blue, as halford did'nt stock. So i got the closest match i could find witch was Ford Ontario blue, Surpirising similar tbh and i'm pretty pleased with the final outcome. Photo's to come!
Also, I fitted a reverse light to the car aswell. I thought I'd use my brain and modify an old 'Triumph Vitesse' Reverse/license plate light. I done this by Turning it upside down and drilling and adapting the unit with a pair of clamps which slide over the lip of the rear bumper and tighten up. To be honest, I think the unit looks unbelievably original, looking more like a Period 60's/70's accessory! However, The gearbox didn't have a switch, so I ordered one and replaced it with the blanking nut which BL used to stop oil squirting out the top of the gearbox.
Thats al really, Since rebuilding the carb, Eeyore's much more frugal on fuel, delivering between 28-30mpg around town doing little 1-2 miles trips, and delivered 40 mpg on a drive to Ellesmere Port a fwe weeks ago.
All i've gotta do now is replaced the propshaft universal joint as its vibrating a bit on overrun, and fix the clunking at the front when i go over bumps.
Thanks for reading
Jordan