Battery and associated fancy computer controlled charger arrived. 20240417_161335.jpg Hooked it all up and put it to charge. It's sucking down the juice because it's been boxed up a while. 20240417_155602.jpg Windows, mirrors, sunroof, all of the passenger seat and all but 2 motors on the driver's s...

The aerodynamics of the car are bad enough, as is.
Yesterday morning was nice.

More leather ointments arrived. Did nothing with them.
Instead, I bought a camcorder.

Interestingly, my wife doesn't seem averse to the idea of repainting it.

On a more positive note I spent a little while with some Otter Wax leather salve and massaged the seats. They sucked it up like a sponge. I used the whole tin just on the back seat alone. Ordered some more, and some oil to keep it in good condition afterward. It's nice leather, surprising that it's ...

Yes. That and the collective refusal of American buyers to put up with that kind of shit and knock the cars back with a solid threat of litigation instead of writing to Autocar or The Times. Yup. You could buy a Chevy for a fraction the price and it'd go on and on without any kind of maintenance. E...

Dunno if it had them but maybe worth checking any transmission oil/coolant exchanger if the engine was cooked. Particularly as the traditional approach at Browns Lane was "Ey Derrek, ow big this ray-de-yayter gotta be?" Derek takes a thoughtful sip of lukewarm sweet milky tea while Frank ...

Deffo time to check the valve block etc in the auto box then. That's right in the failure range. From what I've read the valve block is easy enough to do, especially for a man of your skills. They're all 4.0l over there aren't they? I think they only sold the 4.0 here yes. I'll split the engine and...

Bought this as a cheap comfy cruiser. 20240411_153044.jpg 20240411_153059.jpg It's not perfect, but it's had some coin thrown at it in the past. Previous previous owner drove it daily, sold it on and the previous owner neglected the maintenance, popped the head gasket and ignored it until it didn't ...

It was also overheated badly. In writing this block off.

Gearbox was good when parked.

Phil