Saved from the scrappers...

[caduceus]

I am putting them on later...

[caduceus]

It's been a while since I updated this build thread, but with the arrival of some bits today I thought I'd post a few pics.

Early Christmas present


From this


To this so far



I do have a shed load of pics but I just haven't got round to uploading them yet. Hopefully finishing the brake & fuel lines today/tomorrow. Then onto the task of rebuilding the engine and dialling the new cam. How hard can it be

[CHIMV8 500]

Looking good,brings back memories

[FoxTVR430]

Keep up the good work !!

[J400GED]

[ClassiChimi]

I'm getting to the point where seeing these chassis being worked on, it looks like the best fun a bloke can have.
Chassis on stands, a little stool on wheels to sit and wheel yourself around, building up your corners,, right good craic.

It'll be well worth the effort and good on you.

[Squirrelofwoe]

ClassiChimi said:

I'm getting to the point where seeing these chassis being worked on, it looks like the best fun a bloke can have.
Chassis on stands, a little stool on wheels to sit and wheel yourself around, building up your corners,, right good craic.

I'm glad it's not just me who thought that!

Although the nice clean garage environment is likely skewing my perception somewhat. For me the reality is a workshop based inside a barn dating from the mid-1700s, with the large concrete hard-standing area essentially now black from 40-odd years of Tractor/agricultural machinery maintenance and associated oil spillages...

[caduceus]

Squirrelofwoe said:

ClassiChimi said:

I'm getting to the point where seeing these chassis being worked on, it looks like the best fun a bloke can have.
Chassis on stands, a little stool on wheels to sit and wheel yourself around, building up your corners,, right good craic.

I'm glad it's not just me who thought that!

Although the nice clean garage environment is likely skewing my perception somewhat. For me the reality is a workshop based inside a barn dating from the mid-1700s, with the large concrete hard-standing area essentially now black from 40-odd years of Tractor/agricultural machinery maintenance and associated oil spillages...

Thanks chaps. It is nice shutting the garage door and tinkering away with a bit of background music and a cold beer. I'm actually looking forward to getting the engine stand and block back in the garage ready for rebuilding. I must admit to some aprehension as I've not done a bottom up rebuild before, only heads. But have done a lot of reading and watching online to get the gist of it. Dialling in the cam is going to be interesting. It's a steep learning curve but one I'm enjoying.

For me the only way to work is in a tidy environment. Can't stand clutter, especially in a garage the size of which I'm working in. I need a bigger garage! More like a triple garage