Oxford & Ed - Cheers chaps.
I am always very nervous when the
Dr Frankenstein butchery begins.
But at least these days I have a fighting chance of repairing the damage.
( Provided I don't mind a hint of
Hillbilly in the finished article.
)
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Swifty & Dave - Thankfully, this is definitely the last of the
major cut & shut work.
Although the
minor alterations "To Do" list may still take some time.
- Join the bottom rear sections of the bonnet to the sides of the body shell.
- Re-shape the front wheel arches across both the bonnet and the body shell.
- Reshape the bonnet hose external opening edge / internal grille lip.
- Finish the re-profiling of the rear edge of the bonnet to match the bulkhead.
- Drill holes for the front indicators & petrol filler cap (so I can re-enforce the edges underneath).
- Finish sorting out the boot access panel.
- Finish off the cockpit sides (although I may do this
after the body shell is bonded on).
Plus the "Go Kart" needs a bit of final prep. before the body shell can go on.
Having said all that, I now know for certain that I
can finish this build, it is just a question of
when.
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Monday:
It is fair to say I've thrown a lot of hours at the bonnet recently.
- The good news is that is just what was needed to make some decent, morale boosting, progress.
- The bad news is that I am now behind in a few non car related areas, so will need to catch up with those.
So there will be no car work today, but I do have a small update...
DVLA:
I waited until today's post arrived and as there was still no revised V5C I finally gave Swansea a ring.
I spoke to the nice man who has been guiding me through this process and there was a
slight problem.
- The good news is that the error on my first revised V5C (that I returned) has been fixed.
- The bad news is that the system was not set to automatically send me the corrected version.
This was manually fixed while I was on the phone, so the wheels are in motion.
So if all goes well I should have my new V5C by the end of next week.
Then I can finally reveal what my car will be called.
Cheers, Paul.
