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May 17, 2018 12:56 pm
May 17, 2018 12:56 pm
Subject: Re: Advice needed
Well, I bought this old girl at the auction. I was prevailed upon by a rather pleasant young lady to bid a heck of a lot more than I had intended! Turns out it was her father's car, whose estate this formed a part of (along with two vintage MG's and an E Type in bits). And she has three equally delightful sisters, all of whom have sort of adopted me, so that is a bonus!
There was one other phone bidder, who actually outbid me, but they hesitated a split second and the auctioneer dropped his gavel just as their hand went up. I'm trying to figure out which of the other three girls was the secret telephone bidder!
Anyway, when I got the car home I filled the carburettors with fresh petrol, hooked up a battery (which meant taking the seats and entire floor out!), hot-wired the coil (it has a coil and a magneto), pressed the starter solenoid & she started right up. I managed to drive her round the block before parking up & getting stuck in.
At present I have the engine out, to replace the clutch and to drill out all the 1/4" bolts that held the right hand water jacket on and which the previous owner had snapped off. That bit is done, and I'm now waiting for the clutch & other bits.
And I'd have waited a long time had I not checked and found that I had neglected to pay for the order! There is a quirk on the Club website that notifies you that 'your order has been placed' before you actually pay. I took that at face value, completely forgetting that I hadn't entered my card details. I only noticed this oversight when I went to order some other parts today.
Hopefully, when these bits all turn up I should be back on the road in a few days.
Well, I bought this old girl at the auction. I was prevailed upon by a rather pleasant young lady to bid a heck of a lot more than I had intended! Turns out it was her father's car, whose estate this formed a part of (along with two vintage MG's and an E Type in bits). And she has three equally delightful sisters, all of whom have sort of adopted me, so that is a bonus!
There was one other phone bidder, who actually outbid me, but they hesitated a split second and the auctioneer dropped his gavel just as their hand went up. I'm trying to figure out which of the other three girls was the secret telephone bidder!
Anyway, when I got the car home I filled the carburettors with fresh petrol, hooked up a battery (which meant taking the seats and entire floor out!), hot-wired the coil (it has a coil and a magneto), pressed the starter solenoid & she started right up. I managed to drive her round the block before parking up & getting stuck in.
At present I have the engine out, to replace the clutch and to drill out all the 1/4" bolts that held the right hand water jacket on and which the previous owner had snapped off. That bit is done, and I'm now waiting for the clutch & other bits.
And I'd have waited a long time had I not checked and found that I had neglected to pay for the order! There is a quirk on the Club website that notifies you that 'your order has been placed' before you actually pay. I took that at face value, completely forgetting that I hadn't entered my card details. I only noticed this oversight when I went to order some other parts today.
Hopefully, when these bits all turn up I should be back on the road in a few days.