New member- 37 years on

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Nice repair, never seen a collar before on the pump

Dave

[GTiJohn]

And Toby doesn't trust himself to paint the A-surfaces....

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Just realised that I've not posted this update...

During the summer 2 members were good enough to send me the tappet shims I needed to get the rebuilt engine back to the correct clearance. Toby fitted these back in Oct and doesn't it run so much better now?


https://www.flickr.com/photos/150600408 ... 7PoyHh52T0

That does mean that I have a selection of shims to go on to the next owner in need



So, give me a shout.

[GTiJohn]

Back to the project after the cold winter limited what I could be doing.

I finally collected a (second) set of nearly-matching, Sprint alloys which I'd won on ebay in Feb 2020 - a friend kindly stored them until I was passing...

They are better than I was expecting/remembered



They could be used as is, although I don't think the inner rim was a black, hand-brushed finish... Was it just a natural cast finish, lacquered?

They came with, what look like, original centres too. These have responded to a bit of metal polish but it looks like they're lacquered too and it's now patchy. What's the best way to refurbish these parts, please?

[GTiJohn]

And we're back !

Toby is now on the final parts of the bodywork, prior to preparation for paint i.e. the bit that'll take the longest, as he's a perfectionist

This is the original wing. Is it possible to get it to fit any better than this ?



He's started some of the nastier looking bits of the original welding





Still thinking about what to do with the wheels and caps, as per my previous post...