Tues.25.03.08. The reinforcement of the underside of the
gearbox tunnel has vastly improved its strength. The intention is to matt black
this area but to apply jade green to the exposed top to have a greater
understanding of how the leather may be represented.
The definitive order from Paddocks was collected later in
the day. The radiator replacement is genuine ‘Stanpart’, the 11 inch electric
fan has been designed to ‘blow or draw’ and is compatible with the ‘rad’. The
13 row matrix oil cooler system is ‘Mocal’, which is quite renowned as a
quality supplier to the ‘race’ industry, and is perfectly matched by a braided
stainless fitting kit. All the necessary hoses and clips for the twin SUs, the
steering column bushes and the other sundry items appear to have a decent
pedigree; hopefully they will all pass inspection at Westmead.
Thankfully, all the parts were appreciated proving
more than acceptable, both having a suitable provenance but more importantly,
encompass all the missing ‘links’ to enable the completion of the mechanical
build. Chris exhibited his usual excited exuberance of a child opening his
gifts on Christmas day. The horde of shiny stainless steel products, original
‘Lucas’ glass together with precise engineering seems far removed from the dark
days of shoddy products, all exemplified by poor workmanship, persistently dented
the aspirations of the project in the early days. The endless number of phoney
suppliers justifiably cast into the ‘fuck off bin’ may be something of the
past. Unfortunately, there are many out there who will always await next
season’s ready stream of innocent anoraks, attempting to fulfil their dream,
determined to ‘do their amateur best’, but sadly becoming fodder, duped by the
unscrupulous. We must count ourselves amongst that naive bunch, but only in a
past life not the present. We are now much better than that
No comments:
Post a Comment