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Good advice about the weather Bob, it was much cooler yesterday. I've got out of my restoration routine, forgot to take pictures of the stages of the seat rebuild, here it is finished and bolted back in place, the firm new web straps were hard to stretch and clip into position, would have been easie...

in the meantime, I'm making a new seat cushion from this old foam sofa base. cut to size first...

Hi Bob, sounds like you had a lot to deal with, so what is the classic you have now with bright new shiney paintwork? the shed is moving along slowly now the main part is done. Just fitted the two workbenches in there. http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1310/13786625/24842515/414284201.jpg the drivers...

Thanks for that Cheery Christmas post there Bob. Alice has been busy these last few weeks, carrying timber to make the new shed workshop, just large enough to get a moggie in. http://i68.tinypic.com/1dyd52.jpg it's far from completed, still the insulation and inner panels to fit, but Alice has a bro...

thanks Bob, Tinker he is.

when you have a few hours to yourself it's nice to just, go for a drive, finding that winding country lane and just seeing where it leads you.

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oh yes Les, maybe some time till it needs a replacement.

here's a link to part two viewtopic.php?f=28&t=27320

and another update just to keep things in perspective... alice with a new Carb, runs better than ever.

Moggie trouble of a different kind, A sensible little Mr Furry Someone would have put one paw in and gone around the other way, oh no, not Tink, he looks like he's auditioning for strictly come dancing, In my fresh Cement!

Cheers Bob, been a while, so much use for Alice, running building supplies, she's a sand and cement truck, she's soon to be a cobblestone carrier. She's done her time carrying a cement mixer. With the new Carb fitted, she takes it all in her stride.

haven't posted in a while, busy with the house move to our bungalow. Alice was soooo handy during the move, not only trips for property into storage, but the Bungalow was a dooer upper. Massive overgrown garden, major refurb, Alice has been worth her weight in gold throughout the whole process, but ...

the ip might have been refering to this one...
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Fin and Jagnut, thank you both, I wound a 1/4 unf die in there and it simply cleaned all the road dirt and grease out of the threads and allowed a brand new grease nipple to screw in there with ease. http://i66.tinypic.com/1zw13lz.jpg just love doing these little jobs, take care of the little one's ...

I got this tap and die set at a charity fundraising event, bid cost me a tenner, not used it yet, so now could be a good time, now then, what size is the thread on that nipple?

Hi Jagnut, it's hardwood, Oak. It's nice and strong. After some front suspension squeeking, I put the grease gun to good use topping up the lubricant. There's a grease nipple on the offside lower trunnion... http://i65.tinypic.com/2usg5rk.jpg but the same area on the opposite side has no nipple, jus...

great resto project Pete, you'll have to update the thread title as there's not a spot of rot to see now. Keep up the posts they are fascinating and a real inspiration for those of us that want another project.

thanks guys, great to hear that it's been helpful in helping you with your own resto project pickupen. The one thing that I needed to address was the loss of the wing mirror when I renewed the drivers side front wing, so Here Is Alice, showing off her new Mirrors. http://i63.tinypic.com/s4yid1.jpg y...

actually, just noticed on the mot pass certificate above, it says ussued 8 mar 2017, but in the additional information box it says the earliest I can present the car for MOT next year is 8/2/2018?

Yes, I may well need to place the lifting block back in use before long Bob. But the great news today is... Alice passed her MOT, with just three advisories, easy fix's, except the engine oil leak, chuffed, can drive her again. http://i68.tinypic.com/rwhohz.jpg ready to go out for a spin. Once the h...

thanks Irmscher, yes I may follow up on other connections using heat shrink later. In the meantime, it's another round of brake shoe adjustment and bleeding. The jack slipped out from under the chassis, lucky the exhaust bracket I've just re welded wasn't damaged, so I made this, a block of timber w...