What a long weekend. The weather has been so naff since everyone came down that this was the first proper opportunity to get on with the car. I got lots done, but I also came across more problems.
So the good news is:
Brakes, cleaned and bled, adjusted and appear to work fine.
Square panels behind front wheel arches sealed and painted
Passenger floor pan wire brushed, rust treated and painted.
Rear inside wheel arch (new panel Mike welded in) sealed and painted
All seams on all of the welds are sealed
NS front wing rebuilt from fibreglass at bottom.
Still to do:
OS front wing (rebuild bottom and arch
Frenching in of the new sill at top weld
Then the newly found bad stuff: (apart from ripping a large chunk out of one of my fingers!)
Radiator looks increasingly like it's a goner
Bottom hose completely gone (and HB 1600 does not fit) - so will track down one for HC 1800
Bad leak at rocker cover
Steering clunk...... see below
Water pump - inlet elbow - big chunk missing where hose connects.
It's getting there but I am under pressure to get it done as I only have about 3 days in total before Billing that aren't taken up with some other commitment. I'm trying to squeeze in the odd hour in an evening too.
The steering problem is odd. When the steering wheel is turned very gently and slowly, when it meets resistance, it suddenly jumps. Turn it the other way and it does the same. It's almost as if the head bolt isn't down tight enough - or that there's wear in the splines at the top of the column. I have tried to detect were it is, but haven't yet. I just hope it isn't the rack itself. The rubber connector is fine.
I will get there......