Tues.24.10.06. The work on the car has become a list of jobs rather than one major task. At this stage this is the nature of the building process, all these small parts contributing to the whole. The brake pipes have been dry built on the car.
They have proved to be far too long in certain places but this is understandable because the ‘Automec’ product had been designed for a 13/60. However, the pipes can be shortened easily forming new olives at either end. The callipers have been assembled then tested on the front near side hub. The second coat of Hammerite was applied to the offside and rear of the chassis; once the brake pipes have been removed the remainder can be painted. The cardboard dash can now be ‘mocked up’ in MDF, as most of the minor adjustments have been completed. During the course of the afternoon an additional order for Paddocks, containing all of the missing nuts, bolts and clips, was collated.
At the end of the day I loaded the Discovery with the seat frames and covers for Terry Trimmer, the exchange cam for dispatch to XRN of Guildford, the water pump housing for cleaning followed by rust proofing and the dashboard for Richie to cut. I am becoming a touch more assertive with such matters seizing the opportunity to carry the responsibility of making these appropriate, timely decisions. Not being the best craftsperson in the world I feel that I can, at least, ‘bring something to the table’ with my organisational skills. (Corporate bullshit spoken by wankers).
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