slimyroadster

One of the things to be sorted is the roll bar. Due to the rear aspect of the car, there is no bracing available like on the original locost...

 I've just been going back over this blog, to where the bodywork was first trial fitted. On that occasion it was the front panel that I ...

 Since the weather has been absolutely shocking here, it's forced me to do some more theory instead of practical. Here's a few notes...

 Well, that was definitely the biggest gap there's been for working on the car. I guess that's what happens when you buy a second ho...

 On to the new seats. As mentioned before I'm making a frame, that will then be filled in with plywood and surfaced with foam before the...

 I've still got a fair bit to do, but a big chunk that can be done next is the seats themselves. I've already got the fixing points ...

 Well, last weekend was a bust due to much higher priorities (more on that later), but hopefully today I'll be able to get started on th...

The rear pipes were a bit easier. The only worrying bit was the first bit, if I had got that wrong I wouldn't have had enough to finish ...

 Now I had an idea of what flares I need for the pipe, I could make a start. And it's gone really well if I say so myself... The bracket...

Wow, this was a long time coming... so, on to brake pipes!! This started well, the balance valve sits quite nicely alongside the master cyli...

 So after a few weeks of ridiculously low temperatures and 'other jobs', I finally got back in the garage. A quick tidy up, and I co...

It's been a little cold recently so my plans of getting an hour each day in the garage for either tinkering or exercise has turned into ...

 The flexi's have been positioned and I can now weld the tabs on (more on that later). Now I need to route the brake pipes. While I have...

 Well, there goes another two months. I count myself lucky that I have a job during these times, but I also wouldn't have minded a bit o...

 Putting everything together for the brake flexi hoses made me remember something I'd decided on a while back. To get the rear suspensio...

I managed to get some jobs done over the weekend, although the extra hour in bed did help. It does mean that there are no more light evening...

 One of the things I've had in mind all the way through is the idea of an underdash handbrake. The demo HSR car had a handbrake right un...

 One of the things that has bugged me with the donor parts has been the wheel bearings front and rear. They didn't feel bad and were nev...

 Well, it's Sunday morning, the coffee is nice and for once the sun is out, so it's time to get up to date. I've done a fair bit...

 While I was sorting the loom, I found two switches that I had missed. These are pedal switches, one for the brake and one for clutch. To be...