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My Story

After looking at a few exampies I stumbled over this one which was being sold by a classic car garage. (repairs garage, not sales garage) in Worthing - Simply Classics. The owner had emigrated and asked the garage to sell it for him.

The body was solid, apart from an outer sill. It only had 5 owners and some huge bills including a bare metal respray in 2000, a new cylinder head, brake master cylinder and front calipers.

   

Applying for car tax was a fiasco as the MOT certificate had the registration number minus the last character so the post office wouldn't tax it. Futhermore, the MOT inspector had put the body number and not the GAN chassis number on the certificate! The result of all this was a visit by the local Dept of Transport inspector.

Ownership now consists mostly of repairing little foibles its had since I bought it!

   

Jobs completed to date

May 2008 - Prior to delivery New gearbox
May 2008

A helluva lot of cleaning!

June 2008 The throttle spring was too long so the throttle was incredibly heavy and stiff. Replaced spring

August 2008 Presumed the wheels needed balancing but I was wrong! it was worn track rod ends.

September 2008

Fit radio, fix headlight short circuit which also fixed the horn!

Tracking reset by Kwik Fit

Fuel leak from overflow pipe in carb. Fixed by Modern Motoring, Paignton

October 2008 New n/s outer sill by David Cooper Services of Storrington.

October 2008 New rear brake linings, wheel cylinders and copper pipes by Tony Brooks of Storrington.

February 2009 New lower wishbones, kingpins, stub axles, shock absorbers and full service including carbs balanced.
June 2009 New alternator.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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