Old cars, DIY and other stuff…
As we are closing in on the end of the year I figured I would make a small update, in short, the car is great! In total I drove it a bit over 2300 km (~3700 miles) untill the middle of October. I will drop a collection of photos from the season below. The plans...
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2023-05-23 was the day when the poject was towed to Gothenburg for its final inspection. Apart from the headlights being pointed a little low (which was fixed right there) it passed with flying colours. The leather steering wheel was changed back to the wooden one after registration, still undecided which one I actually prefer. I...
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So as the check lists started to have all their boxes ticked it was time for the complete build inspection. For this I had to bring the car to the Inspection. There we went over the car, checked off the fixes I had done since the rolling chassis inspection. Brakes were tested, looking for leaks...
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So its time to put the finishing touches on the car like the front indicators, front park lights and headlights. Also the rearview mirrors need to be added. Both the front indicators and headlights are motorcycle parts that also have the right markings to use on a car. Another thing that is still to be...
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Time to finish up the rear end. Before that I need to do something about the holes underneath the roll hoops. Using some leftover leather from the seats I made these pieces, rolling the long edges over and stitching them to get a nicer look. Six push buttons will hopefully keep them in place even...
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After newyears it was time to tackle one of the last big items of this build. From the start I had planned for the rear fenders to be fixed to the rear hubs and be moving as the suspension moved. As the body came into being the space for any fender supports shrunk to almost...
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