Dave - Cheers.
The LED reflector/fog light really saved the day, as my car is just two days too young to get away without them.
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Misty Wednesday:
A horrible damp day where I could get nothing done on the car itself.
But I did add another wheel to my cleaning production line.
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Thursday:
It is funny how as soon as I am not doing real work, my list of domestic chores rapidly expands.
Still, I did manage to squeeze some car work in as well and hit a major milestone along the way.
Although I started the day by crawling underneath the car with the covers still on.
( So excuse the run of poor photos. )
First job was to trim the main bolts holding the framework to the chassis.
The bolts holding the seats in place had a little surface rust, but were still very tight when I checked them.
So all eight bolts got a liberal coating of Kurust.
Several hours later I came back and gave the bolt a quick spray of black paint.
I don't expect this finish to last long, but I want the underside to look good for the MOT.
You may remember that I found this old wheel by a skip and used it to shape the former for my wheel arches.
Well, today, I final tested it to see if it matched the Spitfire hubs, but it didn't.
As I have a half baked idea to get a Spitfire wheel centre mated to a space saver wheel.
( Although I am not sure there would even be room in my boot for one of them anyway.
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With rain in the forecast, I decided to fit the wheels now and finish cleaning them later.
Two wheels on my wagon.
Due to the angle of my driveway, I have to jack up the hub to get the front passenger wheel on.
Four wheels on my wagon.
Other little jobs included fitting a new grommet in a hole in the boot floor.
( Another legacy of the car falling off the axle stands. )
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