[Mark Evans]
Hello my Sammio building chums and welcome to Another Cordite Is Born. [/Pete Mate]
Sorry, I couldn't resist a small tribute to those inspirational TV shows.
But jokes aside, a warm welcome to my Cordite build thread.
I will use this for both my own record and hopefully a guide for others.
Here is my time line so far:
11/02/12
Joined this forum purely with the intention of doing research for a future build.
Unfortunately, the Sammio enthusiasm is very contagious and before I knew it...
13/04/12
Visit Gary & Mike at the Poole workshop & reserve Cordite kit No.7.
20/04/12
A day that can only be described as a "moment of madness".
Phoned a guy about an ebay ad, went to bank, drove to meet him, bought car!
A 1980, V Reg, Spitfire 1500 which was an unfinished project.
22/04/12
Car was delivered to my house.
It included lots of new bits including this steering wheel.
It has also got new foam sets & leather covers to rebuild the seats.
I just hope the restoration work done on the rolling chassis & engine are good to go.
( I keep getting a sinking feeling that I am in way over my head here )
Those with a keen eye for detail may have noticed this now stored on my drive.
Unfortunately, this will also be my garage & workshop for most the build.
Next Steps...
Do nothing for a while on the car whilst I tackle some chores around the house & garden.
My family must come first and the car will be done in spare, not family, time.
I now need to agree my kit configuration and put the final order in with Gary.
( At this point I'm leaning towards a double hump, with doors, but no tail fins )
I will also get a new "ageless" registration number before I'm finished.
That's all for now, cheers, Paul.