Per BDA, here's some info on the car (I tried to attach pictures but the file sizes are too big):
Previously owned by a premier twit who did minimal if any mechanical work & was pretty good at butchering electrics & anything else he did touch. He did have the engine rebuilt. It has a substantial oil leak from under the head & a possible bent intake camshaft that makes the alternator drive pulley wobble. It was minimally driveable when I bought it 2 years ago but too risky to drive home 25 miles. The intention is make her work properly (Phase 1) & then do upgrades (Phase 2)
First up I went thru electrics replacing bad lights, bad wires, switches & contacts, adding heavier gauge wires, grounds, & relays for horn, fan, headlights, & windows; Stripped, repaired, & sealed the gas tanks; Rebuilt the front suspension & steering with new wheel bearings & seals. 2 new wishbone fulcrum pins, tie rod ends, ball joints, shocks/springs, trunnion rebuilds, new metalastic bushings, & steering rack gators (most of the rubber was torn or rotten); Cleaned out the mouse nest that packed the inside of the tunnel (Yeeecchhhh); A friend re-veneered the dash & the upholstery is now a nice two-tone black with tan inserts in the door pockets, seat centers, & tunnel cover. I'm now finishing up rebuilding the rear end with new shocks/springs, radius arm mounts, u-joints, hub bearings, & brake parts; straightened a few bent things; Bought a set of 6x15 Minilite wheels.; Fixed a lot of other miscellaneous stuff. You can probably imagine that none of this was the least bit easy, but the best part is I have absolutely no buyer's remorse. It's way challenging & satisfying. A big shout-out to Dave Bean Engineering & RD Enterprises for their help with everything.
I used to have a '63 Mini-Cooper & a Donkervoort version of a Lotus 7. Some fun & depressing stories there. I should probably list my current & past vehicular acquaintances on my profile.
Carry On,
Steve
