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The greatest difficulty is finding the time to work on this restoration project:
What with 2 other cars in the household that both need attention and keeping a business going and keeping the kids and wife happy... Wish I could just have a few more hours in the day...
However, moving on. The front (Marina) suspension is now sorted. The starter motor that had a dead solenoid has now been refurbished and is back in place & I've been busy with the brushes too:
Before:
After:
Also discovered that the ignition key switch is defective, took a while to work around a fix - the 2nd stage switches the fuel pump & ignition on but the 3rd stage didn't activate the starter solenoid. So I hotwired it & it started straight away. Now I have a 'fighter pilot' style starter switch centre of the dashboard:
Closed:
Open:
Key to 2nd stage & flick the switch and she starts immediately.
Now to the brakes, lights and chassis underseal & replacing all those rusty steel bolts and screws with stainless ones...
Maybe a couple of weeks? Mot & the open road
What with 2 other cars in the household that both need attention and keeping a business going and keeping the kids and wife happy... Wish I could just have a few more hours in the day...
However, moving on. The front (Marina) suspension is now sorted. The starter motor that had a dead solenoid has now been refurbished and is back in place & I've been busy with the brushes too:
Before:
After:
Also discovered that the ignition key switch is defective, took a while to work around a fix - the 2nd stage switches the fuel pump & ignition on but the 3rd stage didn't activate the starter solenoid. So I hotwired it & it started straight away. Now I have a 'fighter pilot' style starter switch centre of the dashboard:
Closed:
Open:
Key to 2nd stage & flick the switch and she starts immediately.
Now to the brakes, lights and chassis underseal & replacing all those rusty steel bolts and screws with stainless ones...
Maybe a couple of weeks? Mot & the open road
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