The project has undergone the stark revelations of a comprehensive strip down. many of the parts must be replaced. But first they must be sourced: a task much more difficult than any of us ever imagined. The following few weeks would set the tone of the entire project.
Burlington Diary April 2006
Sat.01.04.06. Today has probably been the most influential phase so far. Collectively we have both agreed that the vehicle must not casually be thrown back together. A thoughtful considered approach in all areas governed by, better craftsmanship, superior quality components, a determined attitude reinforced by subtle aesthetic alterations. This was the time for earnest ‘R and D’, research and development.
The morning witnessed the completion of the final section to be stripped of paint. Haydn’s crude, but effective construction techniques would require a considerable amount of re-working. Initially, tidying the unsightly heads of the various sizes of nut and bolts under the wheel arches in addition to scuttle top was an obvious starting point but there were many other sectors that could be easily made better.
Colin Brockbank, a former collaborator, had been co-opted to add his considerable input to our existing general thoughts. Much of what he suggested reinforced our intentions, but he was both dynamic and decisive regarding other problems that we had previously identified but had discarded because of the prospective complexities. By the end of the afternoon we had arrived at solid changes that need to be made to enable proper improvements to the car (the term “proper” is used a great deal in the car trade and usually refers to a car being clean, straight, having good history, the overall genuine article: I must be becoming slowly sucked into this murky world of car traders to use the word “proper” in a very bad grammatical and unproper way).
We have decided upon many changes.
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