At the garage Nigel had some adjustments made to the carburetors, as a result he is idling a lot better. The car needs to go back for a new brake cylinder to be fitted as the original tin one is leaking onto the brake pedal. I've ordered both plastic master brake and clutch cylinder and will get both plastic items fitted for consistency.
The garage confirmed that the wiring behind the dash is very messy and needs tidying up. There are various grommets missing that need to be installed at some point too.
As well as new master cylinders I've ordered 12 volt battery and storage bins for the under-car battery mounts as well as a quick opening battery lid and kick panel map pockets from Clark & Clark Specialty Products in the US. I will be using the map pockets to create some speaker enclosures.
So at the moment its all about Making Plans For Nigel. Also on the to do list is some DynaLiner for under the bonnet (to replace the original heat shield), some new chrome mirrors, dash switch blanks and more!
Apart from applying some Autosol to the bumpers and starting to clean up the glass, I've spent a fair amount of time just driving the car to run it in. The car has only done approximately 500 miles since its rebuild by the previous owner and the garage advised doing some miles in it before any more adjustments are made.
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