I have put off writing this entry for a while, partly because I have been waiting for several things to happen before I wrote, and partly because I a struggling to figure out my audience and thus the parts to write about and the parts that should be glossed over.
I am still in the cutting stage of the build and a lot of my time is spent waiting for material to arrive. I have been able to fabricate the 16 wishbone brackets that attach the suspension and therefore the wheels to the car. This, as I expected, was a little tedious, making 16 of the same thing should be saved for a factory in my eyes, but at least they are done.
I also found out that the book that I am working from lacks continuity when it comes to the cutting list part quantities; this resulted in me ordering too little material which was very annoying. I won't explain in any more detail as it is boring, but what I will say is that if you are using this book to do this project CHECK YOUR PART QUANTITIES.
On Sunday my dad was a true hero and drove the 5 hour round trip to Nottingham and back to allow me see the car. It was much as I expected and it drives well, the lack of power steering can take one by surprise though. It was really great to finally see it though.
Yesterday I started to order parts and currently have shocks and a steering rack on route, I eagerly await their arrival and I will keep you posted. That's about it for the moment but I will leave you with the great words of Jonny Silvester,
"Not just a sierra but a laseeeerrrrrrrr!!!"
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Never a truer word spoken by that cockney!
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