Adjusted clutch and tickover.

On braking and turning tyres touched wings. Raised suspension five turns. A bit better. Repositioned wings.

Glued wooden bits on to grille surround - to screw later.

Tried to re-fit front bonnet locks - needs more work.

Put VIN and LOMAX plates on.

Fitted, mirrors, licence holder and aeroscreens.

Put petrol in - overflowed - pipe needs raising.

Also gauge not reading right.

Adjusted fuel sender float. Filled petrol tank more. Gauge better.

Refitted bonnet stay in new position (top of vertical support strut).

Approx. 454 hours so far.

Lubricated speedo cable.

Moved choke to left - used same hole as speedo. (Light needs re-connecting).

Put heat resistant strip on underside of bonnet - need some more for offside.

Put loom covering on nearside.

Adjusted/altered low front bonnet locks - still needs work on nearside.

Bled brakes.

Tightened handbrake cables (each wheel immovable [jacked up] on 7th position).

Adjusted/altered low front bonnet locks.

Moved choke back and in new holes to clear gear-lever.

Strengthened left side of dashboard with two metal strips from scuttle frame to fixing on back of speedo.

Fitted leather-cloth cover on Velcro over gear-lever scuttle hole.

Made and fitted GRP cover for fuel sender unit.

Noticed rear side lights not working (but brake-lights did) - found loose connection under steering wheel - fixed.

Adjusted choke tick-over screw - running very well now.

Checked heat of bonnet - seems OK.

On braking forward, noticed a noise - same as when applying handbrake on the move?

Got rear sidelights to work.

Bled brakes again.

Checked alternator output on voltmeter - rises as increase revs.

Filled holes (seatbelt rods, seat, old clutch, old speedo, old battery isolator cover, dzus clips etc.

Fitted leathercloth/Velcro over handbrake lever.

Removed grille. Reduced wood block for grille. - found that 4 blocks had come loose - probably because alternator pulley touched grille on braking - need to reduce depth of grille GRP at top. Re-glued blocks of wood.

Built up offside wing to bonnet level - more needed.

Put rubber covers on pedals.

Straightened instruments.

Reduced depth of grille surround top half by 3mm and replaced grille - noise on braking now gone.

Built up offside wing to bonnet level with more depth.

Levelled/filled holes.

Tidied up wires under dashboard.

Tightened exhaust end point - it was rattling.

Sanded down, rough and fine and T cut and polished wing blemishes and painted where cracks, new filler bits and alternator pulley yellow.

Sanded down swage line from back nearside to front cockpit (needs finishing, fine sanding, T cut and polish).

MOT passed.

Problem with starting when hot.

Changed seat arrangement - nuts both sides of floor - needs large washer.

Adjusted plug gap- to improve starting when hot.

Picked up tax disc.

Changed seat arrangement - large washer.

Strip of wood between steering column and support.

Re-fixed grille - cut back and stuck new wooden bits.

Fixed front number plate (plastic bolts).

Reversed front flashers (upside/down).

Adjusted height of front locks - tighter.

Removed bonnet. Screwed grille on - OK after trips - no rubbing from engine. Replaced bonnet.

Took out spacer from offside seat belt reel - to stop locking - seems OK.

After trips, noticed a little oil under crankshaft/union area. Tightened union.

Grease on bulkhead - from gaiters?

Still rubbing when suspension + corners - needs inch higher.

Brakes need bleeding.

Fitted rear number plate (double sided sticky tape).

Raised suspension to 180mm - very slight rubbing in extreme cases.

Fitted new points and condenser -adjusted timing by rotating box clockwise 1mm in right hole.

Bent fuel sender to read more accurately.

Tightened gaiter cable ties to prevent grease throw.

Re-routed horn cable - fouling shaft.

Serious oil leak - squirting from offside - discovered leaky shoulder/gaiter connection on offside flexible oil pipe.

Replaced offside flexible oil pipe.

Corrected ignition timing with light.

Fitted new metal strip and new holes to bring handbrake closer.

Tightened and greased gear linkage.

Put clip on hose between oil filler and carb to correct kink. Clip to secure HT cable to choke cable - to avoid touching new handbrake extension.

Put speedo right - altered dashboards supports.

Adjusted throttle cable and carb tickover/choke speed screw.

Went well, though still a problem starting when hot - try mixture change?

Oil escaping from oil filler cap - cleaned up and removed large washer and tightened using plastic washer and nut not wing nut; cloth round to check.

Bled brakes OK.

Tried raising nearside wing - no good but in towards centre ½ inch to avoid scuffing - little better.

Fitted adjustable throttle bolt above pedal.

Altered float (lifted up slightly).

Raised suspension 5 half turns offside 7 nearside - gap above tyre greater on offside but ground clearance greater on nearside!

Got replacement carb base and oil filler gaskets.

Exchanged idle mixture jet.

Baseplate OK - added paper gaskets and washers (none before), new oil filler gasket.

Would not start. Offside cylinder fired sometimes (nearside exhaust cold). Points too wide - reduced - engine started.

Discovered rubber pipe from dipstick to oil filler torn.

Replaced soft rubber pipe from dipstick to oil filler pipe with plastic version.

Moved choke to middle to avoid overtension in cable.

Made extension cap for idle speed screw.

Engine worked very well - no popping, but uneven tickover - probably needs mixture adjustment. Started fine when hot.

Raised nearside bonnet lock, heightened offside lock.

Plastic insert in top of nearside box support to keep bonnet close to clip.

Leathercloth 'oil seal' inside oil filler lid.

Raised rear nearside by half inch (5 half turns).

Made alternative tickover adjustment screw (wing nut).

Adjusted choke and slow running tickover.

Removed entry support handle - no real help.

Car running sweetly - tickover 1000 rpm - can use choke for idling speed adjustment.

Bent throttle pedal to enable toe/heel operation.

More rubbing down swage line on offside.

Applied 'go faster' stripes.

Made box for gearlever tunnel.

Altered central mirror to focus lower.

Made bracket and was given U bolt from Lomax for seat belt middle height reducer.

Also given Lomax badge - fitted using silicon filler.

Tightened body/chassis bolts - front axle rear bolts quite loose - had not been peened!

Painted seat belt centre plate and fuel sender cover.

TOTAL TIME SPENT SO FAR: 537 hours