Hole drilled in the wrong place? ...What hole drilled in the wrong place? Not the neatest on the inside, but it was my first go with bronze brazing and it seems to be staying put, so I'm still happy with it.

This week's entertainment: Discovering that, apparently, the plug I need for the inlet air temp sensor I picked up just doesn't exist any more unless I want to spend a small fortune importing a repair pigtail from the US. Oh well, that sensor can lurk in the back of my shelf for the rest of

So much for "engine running by the end of 2021", eh? I was hoping I could get some tinkering time over the christmas break, but instead spent it completely wiped out by flu. Got a new clutch friction disc, to be stashed aside for later! Got a new throwout-bearing, only to find out it's not the one I need.

Drilled a hole in the gearbox, today, for a reverse-light switch. Then I drilled another one, in the right place. Measure three times, still cock it up, and all that. Anyway, now I just have to make up a little retainer plate to hold the switch in, and cover the hole I drilled in the wrong place. I might

Fancy screws! For holding that lumpy bit on the bottom of there.

What have I done since last time I posted? Sori, Bangor! (Ond ddim mewn gwirionedd.) --

Well, I have learned a thing or two today. Does this seem vaguely familiar, in a way? Turns out, my guess that the servo's off a later truck, is spot on. The screenshot above is from a copy of the Read more…

Time for the tiniest of updates! As a treat! Progress on the welding? I welded part of the passenger's side door step back in the wrong place, and I'm still in a little bit of a mood about it, two weeks later. It's not the end of the world, but I've got to unpick and re-weld in the right place, and I'm not feeling like it. Not helped by me also having to do a load of welding on the car, which