| Dear
John (and all), It seems unlikely that my car will be ready by the
weekend. The engine rebuild has taken longer than anticipated, and
I'm still awaiting a clutch. Even if they get it back in by the end
of the week I would be reluctant to go far away from base for a while until
its reliability has been demonstrated. There's so much been taken
apart that I can't see it all working properly again without a few snags
along the way. I've also found a lot more rust than I anticipated
on the chassis. It seems that every time I look at it another loads
of epoxy flakes off revealing more rust. It needs a bit of welding
near the front but other than that it's mostly surface rust and I have
applied copious quantities of Kurust and Hammerite in order to tame it
as much as I can. It's dificult to know where to stop, short of taking
the whole car apart.I would still dearly love to visit Downside, John,
but I fear it will have to be another time. I understand that the
appeal of a solo car is not the same as having a whole cavalcade!
However, I caused a bit of a stir when I went back to my old school a year
or two ago, and was deferentially directed to park at the front
of the school building rather than sent round the back with the jags and
beemers. Keep in touch. Tony LawtherSouthampton |
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