Sunday, 12 January 2020
Having enjoyed the new daily driver so much I am starting to think that the policy of keep modern vehicles for years is flawed. Now say, if I were 24 and in possession of a brand new Porsche 911 I might be tempted to keep it for a life time but I'm not 24 and I don't have a 911 so I am going to change the car regularly. I got to thinking that perhaps I should change the motorbike a little more often as well. This killed Saturday. Only window shopping now but everybody knows that is how it starts.
Sunday meant a little garage time. I have watched a clip of the wonderful Australian chap who restored his 100/6 and video'd the lot and in it he modified a G clamp to install the rear shroud rivets so I thought I'd have a go. I just couldn't get it to work and, well, I got bored and gave up.
I spent the day screwing up M3 flat head screws, it was particularly tricky to get the nyloc nuts on the screws.
I am pleased with the foam tape that I installed between the shroud and the boot floor.
Whilst working near the fuel tank I had become concerned that it stinks of petrol so I put a post on the AH Experience site to see if this is common. A chap from California sells a stick on kit that effectively takes the fumes from the cap vent hole and exits them out of the boot area for $15 so I bought one. Frustratingly the postage is also $15, flippineck.
I have three cockpit trims for the rear shroud and none of them fit well. The first pair of photos are from the best of the bunch, I have some work to do here.
I met Rob in the pub last night and he is happy to paint the car at half term, 6 weeks tomorrow. This feels really exciting. I need to get the panels on properly and get all the cockpit trim on in that timeframe. I probably need to get a move on with it all.
Take a look at this Daddy, not really designed for the London commute.
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