Amazingly enough we are
already half way through the year. The longest day was yesterday but
temperatures have been struggling to get over 20oC. I have been limited by not
having a roof on the car but hopefully that will change this coming week. I'll
be seeing Peter at GKD on Monday, he says he has a set of prototype side doors
that I can take home and try. At the moment I'm using a sheet of tarpaulin that
I throw over at the first sign of rain. The main problem with rain are the
seats and carpets.
Trosa Veteran Car Club
During the summer there are
two villages close to where I live that take it in turns to have enthusiast meets. Last Thursday it
was down in Trosa a small picturesque coastal town 50km south of Stockholm.
There must have been 50 or 60 cars of various types on display. Mine was amongst
them and I was amazed how much attention it got.
4.5 litre Mercury from the 50's
When I had the panels painted I was a little disappointed with the results of the bonnet. Dan at Danbo Lak tried very hard to get the powder coat to look good and it did, fantastic in fact but something didn't quite work out with the bonnet, it had a slite orange peel finish. I talked to Mats who painted the fiber glass parts and he said he would go over the bonnet again with spray and then bake it. The result is brilliant - a mirror finish that really makes the whole car shine.
I bought some brilliant polish from BMW. So easy to use and rub to a mirror finish as it leaves no dust.
Some small jobs done. Anette finished the gear knob gaiter which now looks really great.
New material glued to the original surround.
Perhaps I should get her to make a new handbrake gaiter for me too!
Installed a bonnet switch
Out with Neil a few weeks ago the accelerator cable snapped at the pedal. This was the "Bear Grylls" solution until I got it home.
Tried a prototype wind deflector but it was useless. I found a link to site that made Perspex ones, may copy the idea.
That's all for now - have a great summer!
