Whilst I have been away from the garage I have made progress in other areas.  I visited John, the 100 register man, for some of his old spares.  I had a great time there, in fact it was a whole Saturday and then the following Wednesday morning, poor chap is probably sick of me.  I managed to buy so many parts and get my horn push repaired, thanks John.  I obtained:

LININGS & RIVETS-front (set)

BRAKE SHOES - REAR (EXCHANGE) - BR4500

BRAKE HOSE - FRONT - BR4390

RESERVOIR - SINGLE SUPPLY - BR4010 & pipe

STRAP-reservoir with bolt+nut

BRASS CONNECTOR - 3 WAY - BR4790

BRASS CONNECTOR KIT- 5 WAY & BRAKE SWITCH - BR4842

TAIL/FLASHER LIGHT (ORIG. LUCAS) - LG4013

SIDE/FLASHER LIGHT - FRONT - LG4010

GASKET - BOWL TO BODY (3 ADJ.) ORIG. LUCAS - LG4391

HEADLAMP BOWL - BULB TYPE (ORIG. LUCAS) INCL. ADJ. - LG4361

BRASS NUT - H/L (BUCKET TO BODY) - LG4330

INNER RIM ASSY. - 3 ADJ. - LG4490

HEADLAMP RIM - CHROME - LG4530

HEADLAMP PIGTAIL - C/W ADAPTOR - ORIG. LUCAS - LG4451

PACKING PIECE - MASTER CYL RHD - BR4061

100/4 Brake Pedal Complete RH Drive

100/4 Clutch Pedal Complete RH Drive

Pedal feet

2 Pedal shaft levers and spacer

SAFETY CATCH (COMPLETE) - BN4088

STRIKER PIN - BONNET CATCH - BN4010

STRIKER SPRING - BONNET CATCH - BN4020

SPRING CUP - BONNET CATCH STRIKER - BN4030

BRACKET - BONNET STRIKER PIN - BN4032

TENSION SPRING - BONNET CATCH - BN4040

Tension Spring bracket

CONNECTING ROD - CLUTCH (ADJUSTABLE) - CL4091

CONNECTING ROD - CLUTCH (NON-ADJUSTABLE) - CL4111

RETURN SPRING - CLUTCH PEDAL - CL4130

Clutch relay lever

BRACKET - BONNET STRIKER - BN4255

GUIDE PLATE - BONNET LOCK - BN4260

SLIDE PLATE - BONNET LOCK - BN4270

SUPPORT - SLIDE PLATE - BN4280

RELEASE ROD ASSY - BONNET - BN4190

BRACKET - THROTTLE PEDAL - FL5010

THROTTLE PEDAL - RHD - FL5080

BEARING - THROTTLE RELAY ROD - FL5095

LEVER - ACCELERATOR PEDAL SHAFT - FL5130

LEVER - ACCELERATOR RELAY SHAFT (3/8 SHAFT) - FL5132

BALL JOINT - THROTTLE LINKAGE (U.N.F.) - FL4922

CARBURETTER LINK RODS & NUTS (CUT TO LENGTH) - FL5050

LINK ROD - THROTTLE SWITCH - ES4320

Used Wheel spinner

Trafficator stator tube

CABLE - DOOR PULL - DR4140

KNOB - DOOR LOCK - DR4160

SOCKET - SIDESCREEN FITTING - SD4070

OIL SEAL - FRONT HUB - SF4360

WHEEL BEARING - FRONT INNER - SF4370

WHEEL BEARING - FRONT OUTER - SF4380

BOOT HINGE - RH - BT4010

BOOT HINGE - LH - BT4011

LOCK - BOOT - BT4050

STRIKER PLATE - BOOT LOCK - BT4150

TELESCOPIC PROP ROD - BT4060

PACKING PIECE - SEAT RUNNER - ST4050

BASE PLATE - SEAT RUNNER - ST4051

PACKING PIECE - SEAT RUNNER - Drivers Side

TUBE NUT - SEAT SLIDE - ST4070

AH BOOT BADGE - BD4050

So, I re-read the old posts and realise that I haven't made loads of progress but I have been enjoying what I have done.  I came back to the off-side A post and after a several attempts got it in a position that I am happy enough with.  I went to the Orchard Restorations open day before the summer and whilst I enjoyed going there with my wife and the dog I didn't see any 100's in the workshop.

Orchard Restorations open day

We also went to the Rawles Motorsport day and there were no 100's being worked on there either.  I have been very lucky so far in that those open days that I have attended over the years have had 100's being worked on in the workshops which has meant that I have been able to take measurements and make notes etc.  What I did note though was that the lines on the 100's in the car park were a little wayward.  The swage line was good on all cars but if one looked from the rear then the wings and doors tend to be a bit wavy.  This was a bit of a relief as I had been fighting to get mine perfect and it was just driving me mad but I now realise that where I am at with my BN1 is quite normal.  Hence I have moved on from the A post on the off side.

The above photos show the A post in place.  So I moved on to the wing, cut off the wrecked bottom section and welded on the repair:

This is what happens when teachers go on strike

I had to flatten the rear return to extend the panel from the BN2 dimensions to the BN1 size required. I needed to add an additional section in for the bottom corner.

Trial fitting the wing

When I bent over the extra metal to create the rear edge of the wing I got it miles out.  I was surprised as the edge was straight on the bench!  anyway, I fitted it on the car and was horrified to see how far out I was so I had to open the return out and reform it.

The edge after the first reforming process

The above photo shows that the second attempt was still out so I decided that I needed a beer to recoup my energy before having another go.

Once I have this sorted I intend to have a go at the rear wing which will need a lot of modifying then it is over to the near side to repeat the whole process, could take a while.  All in all it feels good to be getting on with it again.

Well it's been a long time.  Not because I haven't been working on the 100 but because I've been away for the summer and had a computer failure meaning that I couldn't download any pictures or make fresh posts.  In case you're interested the school did well this year and the Maths department held it's own so my wife and I had a few pitchers of beer in sunny Florida on the 22nd to celebrate.  I couldn't face Windows 8 so decided to go for a Macbook; the main issue with this strategy is that my laptop broke a month or more ago and I decided to wait for the new version to be released.  Only the second day of ownership so I haven't figured out how to post pictures yet, I know, I know, I'm slow.