Not being at work is ok... I quite like my job but is does take a lot of my time. Today has been A Good Day. The done list includes:
- strip down the "new" gearbox
- have a general tidy up
- fit the off side rear seatbelt properly
- fit the rear wing properly
- get Molly's engine running
- free off the rear brakes
- fit a new wheel
The temperature today has been mostly frosty (it was -1 when I came in tonight), but I did manage to get a few hours in the garage this morning. It was bittersweet though, fun playing with cars, but Rory had his little nose squished up against the patio windows wanting to play.
Stripping the new 'box was a bit weird - perfectly good box in bits on the bench is not a good feeling. I have a big shopping list for speedy spares when they open (not until the 5th of January?!) and keep wondering how much to replace. All the bearings and seals or just the stuff I really want to? And I'm quite scared of the massive quantities of the needle bearings that I have in little tubs on the bench now. Ah well no going back.
Molly's rear wing is now on with the piping - still needs painting though, but it'll do until after the MOT. Getting her engine running was a bit of a whim thing, she'll not get past Jessica (what with wheels being in the air and the gearbox being in lots of tiny bits on the bench) buts its an emotional thing.
As the back wheels wheels were in the air, the brakes got freed off and, well there's no point putting the old wheel back on is there?
Molly's rear wing is now on with the piping - still needs painting though, but it'll do until after the MOT. Getting her engine running was a bit of a whim thing, she'll not get past Jessica (what with wheels being in the air and the gearbox being in lots of tiny bits on the bench) buts its an emotional thing.
As the back wheels wheels were in the air, the brakes got freed off and, well there's no point putting the old wheel back on is there?
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Nice to see you playing with impunity again!
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