Getting ready for the road again

[Anders Dinsen]

That's a nice looking fuse box. Really nice to see this whole build process.

Thanks - getting there slowly!

[Anders Dinsen]

I got some more rivets done this weekend so now the tub and right front fender is fitted appropriately. Riveting is not easy, but easier with the right tools. I have a large dual handle riveting tool, but I still had a problem with the lower rivet in the left side of the tub which did not catch. I couldn't get my head down there well enough the see what was going on so for now I've left it empty.

I've also finished painting the cover plate for the cabin fan so that's ready for installation.

Also, I've got the engine running reasonably well. With the AFR meter I installed last year in the exhaust getting the mixture right is becoming exact science. I'll be posting a video later!

Finally, the vacuum for the headlight is connected and works without any leaking

[Anders Dinsen]

I've been cleaning up and reorganizing things in my garage this week, and that turned out to be a slightly bigger project than expected, but the result is good. I now have my parts well organized in boxes. The car returned to the garage by its own power, but it could not make it out as my gear shift linkage turned out to be incorrectly adjusted with 5th and reverse being out of reach. The area behind the garage slopes downward so we just pushed the car out. I've been paranoid about brakes before doing this, but they're perfect, the handbrake as well with the new cable sourced by Roy with grease nipples works perfectly 

I've offered my son space for a gokart or two in the garage. They will sit on cross beams above the Murena. It's a tight fit, but his budget is also tight so I have stepped in and reorganized things to help him, and it was a good opportunity to work together 

I'm getting the body panels ready for repair. I'm working on fixing an old go-kart seat before starting on the panels. That's my practice piece of epoxy work before I start working on the panels. My wife has accepted that the roof of the shed/workshop in the back of our garden is now decorated