Parts scraped sanded and cleaned ready for priming:
Ready for first coat of etched primer:
Front pivot, and king pins ready for cleaning:
Bonnet and mudguards after priming:
Parts primed prior to refitting and undercoating:
Engine undercoated, chassis primed:
Bonnet being repaired:
Rubbing back before priming:
Filling dents and rubbing back prior to priming:
Engine and chassis undercoated:
Rear axle undercoated:
Rear view during rebuild:
Steering column masked up during painting:
Penetrations masked up during painting process:
Dash undercoated during refitting:
Battery box and throttle shaft refitted:
Front view of engine undercoated:
Fuel tank cleaned and primed:
Hydraulic cover refitted and undercoated:
Mudguard frames reinstalled after being cleaned and primed:
Team manager Des Price (left) and Robbie Skellern Team Technical Officer (right) admiring and reminising:
There were quite a few days when Des and Robbie came over during the project, that not much work got done. Generally one thing led to another and before we knew it, four hours had passed. The visits generally ended with Robbie saying to myself, I better get the old fellow home, meaning Des. The age differance between Des and Robbie is not great, (kettle calling the pot black with respect to Robbie calling Des Old Fellow) suffice to say they are both learned Gentlemen, in their mature years. Their visits and assistance in this project has been an inspiration to myself, the restorer.
Des, the steering wheel is not connected:
Not yet Robbie, we haven’t got a petrol tank:
Finish paint on the chassis and electrics being fitted:
Bonnet fitted for the first time:
Fuel tank painted and being cleaned internally:
Front rims prior to cleaning and repair:
Front rim partly scraped down:
Able to undo these bolts on one wheel not other:
New tyres ready for fitting:
Old tyres and tubes after removal from rims:
Rims after removal and cleaning:
Stabilizer bars and top link added:
Tool box fitted prior to painting:
Head lights fitted prior to painting:
Temperature and oil pressure gauge installed:
Kingpins reinstalled after new bushes fitted:
Head lights stripped ready for painting: