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I'd hoped to have this finished by now but frankly the good weather has been a curse rather than a blessing. I find it really unpleasant to be fabricating and welding in the hot sun, and so I've spent most of the time away in my campervan instead.

I've just got back to tinkering with the mechanical side of this.





I am confident the trailing arms are savlagable with very little welding.



The tank doesn't leak, I may get away with treating and sealing it.



The fuel gauge was dead when I got the car. This doesn't look initially promising.



However a little pressure on the wiper arm produces a reading.



And at the other end. Readings seem plausible.



Sadly the pump is completely siezed.

I did do a minor bit of welding.







It was genuinely too warm for that, so I continued by doing the timing belt, tensioner and drive belts.













Working on this car is ridiculously simple and straightforward. I love it!

I did the injector seals too. They were quite grim.







Rad crossbar rust treated.



With all work on the front end basically complete, I put the engine bay back together and started refitting the front panels.




it's starting to feel like a car.