Haven’t had much too much time for the car in the last couple of months… But a fair bit has been done. The trunk pan is in, the right hand shock mount, trunk extension and trunk filler panels have all been put in, and so has the inner and outer wheelhouses.     There is still a load of spot (plug with my MIG) welds to do and also some…

Front brakes The backing plate (the flattened edge and the self-adjuster screw slot point towards the rear, so this plate is for the right-hand side), assorted hardware and the self-adjuster screw (thick grooves for the front, thin for the back). The brake cylinder installed, the bolts holes only align one way with the holes on the backing plates, so it’s not possible to install a right-hand cylinder on a left-hand…

Installing new bushings. I don’t have access to a press, so a hammer had to suffice. To install them, start with positioning one bushing in place, then slide the shaft into the inner sleeve, then position the other bushing with the other end of the shaft going into this inner sleeve. I used one the my old bushing shells to hit these new bushings as it was a good fit,…

Rebuilding the steering linkage.   Started by bolting the steering gearbox to the subframe. This is held on by 3 bolts.   Then I found the old tie-rods and assembled the new ones to roughly the same length.   Then attach them to the centre-link.   Last bits to attach to the centre-link are the pitman arm and the idler arm. Once these are on the centre-link it is just…