Stoneleigh 2013

Stunning R1ot at Stoneleigh

Stunning R1ot at Stoneleigh

I went to Stoneleigh yesterday, and thankfully the weather was much better than last year! This time when I arrived at the JPSC area, there were some people and cars there. Read more

Vinyl Angst

Lots of adjusting

Lots of adjusting

Flushed with the success of getting the scuttle covered in vinyl, I tackled the driver’s side panel a few weekends later. I knew it was going to be a two man job, so got my brother over to help out. Read more

Scuttled

Starting to vinyl the scuttle

Starting to vinyl the scuttle

My next task was to start covering the aluminium panels with vinyl. Read more

Brake pipe brackets

Brake pipe bracket

Finished brake pipe bracket

This weekend I worked with the rear brake lines. The first problem I hit was getting the knock-on pipe clips in place. Trying to drill into the tunnel chassis rails in the side proved impossible, because getting a drill in there was difficult. Fine drills simply snapped when ANY pressure was applied, and thicker drills wandered and did not drill in the right place. Read more

Addictive Reading

I came across this site in one of the forums, and it is an addictive read. The level of attention to detail is phenomenal, and if I could work on a car (and blog!) half as good as this guy, I’d be a happy man. Read more