Spent some time working on the rear wings at the weekend; the near side is finished and the off side nearly.  The door gaps are good and the swage lines look lovely from a close vantage point.  I am wondering if I need to get the car off the stands and out so that I can check from a distance but that is for another day.

I then fitted the boot lid, mounted the hinges and installed the lock mechanism.  I realise that I don't have a boot lock and it isn't on my list of parts to acquire so that is a bit of a slip on my part.  I managed to modify a piece of M10 studding to do the job and was pleased with the lock action.  The boot fits surprisingly well.  I did have to work on the shroud to get the gaps a little more consistent and by the end the lid fitted well.  I am rather pleased with it.

My main challenge is that I am now away for every weekend for the next month and will then be away for the summer leaving me little time to work on it.  I would very much like to have the rear end in primer by the time I leave in July which means evening work and so far I have found myself too exhausted after work to get in the garage.  The year 11 students finished their last maths exam yesterday so I am hoping for a little less action at work to enable me to get garage time in the next four weeks; must try harder.

Back at Easter, Moss had an offer on interior trim which included 20% off seat covers.  I had just sold an ISA to settle a credit card bill or two so took the plunge and ordered a set for my 100.  Now I know that the original colour scheme was blue with white piping but I am a mucky sort of chap and thought that the white piping would get a hard time so I opted for blue piping.  I am delighted with them and can't wait to get them on the car.  They came with a note to say that they had been crafted in person by Ana, well thank you Ana, you are a star. I still need to buy the wooden bases, seat foam and a few other bits and pieces in addition to repairing the metal frames so I am a way off doing it but hey, I'm excited already.

It had never occurred to me that I would be able to afford leather seats so I am over the moon.  When I was a kid and had my 65 Midget which I used all through university I loved the seats which were trimmed in read vinyl to match the car colour.  Back then the thought of having leather seats was beyond dreams.

I have often referred to the Swedish restoration website, link below, that has 100's of photos for reference and have looked again at it to see the way they trimmed their seats.  I suspect I may need help so have ask my mother for assistance as she used to upholster sofas back in the day for a hobby, I'm hoping she still has her tools.

http://healeyspecialists.com/restoration-of-the-first-healey-imported-into-sweden/