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looks good rhys, why isnt the paint as good as you hoped? better result with tha punto?

well so far this weekend I have managed to fit a wilwood quick release hub for the steering wheel. Also managed to connect fuel tank and after 30sec turning over the car sprung back into life again. sound okay but could do with a service which I will carry out over the next few weeks. Also will be removing the front suspension to get powder coated and will be going back with polybushes and spax coilovers along with my 4 pot kit. Then MOT and get a bit of fun out of it whils preparing parts for the engine swap.

good work mate you got to be please with all the work you done

I think your falling in love with this car now
The TLC is coming out of you

great stuff.

wheres it gunna be parked up while you work on it?

i have been able to hire a garage of an old couple at the back of our house, I am able to go through the back gate and come out directly by the garage. I have been driving it around to are house when wanting to do any major jobs as the garage has no electric supply but I could if I wanted run a extension lead down our back garden but it is to much hassle. Managed to fit the clutch cylinder and bleed it today so it is now drivable with only a handbrake lol.

Heres some more pics today after cleaning it, note the skill involved to create the effect of the frontal view pic lol shear luck really was turning my phone around as it took the picture lol.

shes looking nice and shiny now mate, when you going to put her on the road? be nice to see her in the flesh!

possibly after crimbo, I want to sort my suspension and fit new carpets and headliner, fit new harnesses, and do a few cheap engine mod to the stock engine for now. Am going to purchase a set of twin carbs of a spitfire 1500 later on tonight and hopefully next weekend will have them fitted along with a k&n and give it a service. Ive got the engine out of the metro now and am just waiting for a few parts to come up on ebay such as bellhousing etc.

wow kinda sums it up for me

well decided to do away with the old palastic bottle a pump action and fabricate my own in stainless. It was made from tig welding two end caps to a length of box section and a few other bits and pieces. I then removed the old washer motor from the metro along with the seal and measured the hole the seal sat in. I then drilled the fabricated washer bottle to suit. have tryed it and works well. For the lid I got a mate to turn a piece of nylon to suit and to fit an o ring for I tight seal

Nice one Rhys.

As i said your getting into it now

Thanks for keeping us updated mate

Looks good, how you going to know how full it is? just keep filling it up to the top?

yep, same as the original it only hold about a litre like the original so wont last long. I was going to put pipe fittings in the side and attach a clear tube so it is easier to visualy check but thought I was taking the washer bottle ideas a bit to far for a 40 year old car lol. Just polishing it up to a mirror finish now and will put some pics up later. Serviced the engine today and purchased a polished alloy rocker cover. Also bought a carbon look battery box which was also fitted to the bulkhead. thought this was quite expensive at £61 for a piece of plastic.

wow well done mate.