- 1. Finished...meh.
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- Final jobs were fitting the internal radiator protector screen, refitting the bonnet, aligning the headlights and putting on the glass covers. Now I have to get it registered. ...
- Created on 10 August 2014
- 2. Pop the carbs back on, Sir?
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- Daylight savings started today, so I was already an hour behind the 8 ball when I got into the shed. Plan today was to finish the strapping for the wiring, put the carbs back on, reinstall the radiator ...
- Created on 07 October 2012
- 3. A Lucas moment
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- ... the radiator fans were running without the car being warm, so that's where I'll start looking. The trim, on the other hand, looks brilliant. With a new headliner, carpets glued down, rips and ...
- Created on 24 April 2012
- 4. All coming together
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- ... sort of fool would assume that if you ordered an under bonnet wiring loom it would include the alternator loom or the radiator fan loom? Well, me. So they're on their way from SNG B now. Today ...
- Created on 10 December 2011
- 5. Reassembly going well
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- Whenever you read the manual, any job on the engine, front suspension etc always starts with the phrase "first, remove the radiator". The logical extension of this is that the last step of any job is ...
- Created on 03 November 2011
- 6. No more steering wheel.
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- I only had about an hour free this afternoon but I have put it to good use with a bit of judicious disassembly. The radiator overflow tank, winscreen washer, LHD accelerator pedal and it's linkages and ...
- Created on 11 September 2011
- 7. First bit of reassembly
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- Well nothing major, but I have put the horns back on resplendent in their new gloss black paint; and they still work! I got the radiator back from Mick the radiator bloke today. Radiator is in ...
- Created on 27 August 2011
- 8. Gloss black enamel hides a multitude of sins
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- I managed to spend about an hour removing and cleaning the radiator supports and the horns. Evenrthing has had a good clean up and tomorrow I'll spray them in the car restorer's version of the Philosopher's ...
- Created on 24 August 2011
- 9. Cooling system v1.0001
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- I managed to finish work early today, and despite it being the middle of winter the sunshine beckoned. So I rolled the old girl out onto the back lawn and took out the radiator and the water pump. Lots ...
- Created on 23 August 2011
- 10. Cooling System v1.0000
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- Not much time to play today, but managed to drain the cooling system with a view to taking the radiator off for a checkup. After comparing the radiator with pictures in the Barratt catalogue I suddenly ...
- Created on 22 August 2011
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