They have the American Vibe without being American ,if you know what I mean

Nice British truck, at evening car meet, all I know is that it's an Austin

Progress report. Fitted cooler plugs to the motor. Sorted out the few minor leaks. I've extended the master cylinder pushrod 1/2" to give more...

It's a car :tup:

My son in law gave a good hand today whilst I was at work, he cleaned up the interior, fitted the door cards, number plates and polished the wheels a...

:tup:

Great progress :tup: Hope to see you at the Nats.

Yes, dual 7" behind the master cylinder. Vacuum is from an electric pump via a reservoir tank Pulls 15 inches on a vac gauge. Took her out to a...

Nothing photo worthy again, but the new wheel nuts arrived so thought I would fit the c5 wheels and tyres, all went well with the rear end but then...

Do you have a servo fitted?

Have had a chat with some car builder friends and it looks like the ratio of the pedal is to small so not getting enough push on the M/C. The...

That's a bugger about the breaks, can you rtemember what they were like before you started the up dates, did they lock up then, Can't remember if you...

Took it out for the unofficial MOT this morning. From start, the temperature goes up to 210F, then the fan kicks in and it drops to 180F. The...

I would check that the engine is not too hot, sometimes an engine gets too hot and the fuel in the carbs continues to flow for a very shortwhile and...

Plugs out all eight are an identical colour. According to pics on the web they are normal, happy days. Now got to look else where for the...

The bottle should run front to back but there is no space,it just about fits where it is. Unless I leave out the passenger seat and mount it there...

Progress was a bit slow but it was progress. The paint match on the fuel filler cap is way way out, apparently Merc Brilliant white is not so...

Exhaust all cut about and just waiting for some clamps, should be here tomorrow. The quadrajet carb started to flood, took it apart but for some...

Excellent, one comment and I might be out here but shouldn't the blue bottle be the other way round? thinking of full chat at the strip the pick up...

Wheelie bars in place...check. Found a few little things that needed sorting, USB socket for phone charging (Sat Nav), 12v power socket for...

WooHoo :D

Great stuff. Just in time to make it to Old Warden then?

Whilst building the car I thought wouldn't it be useful to add some daylight running lights. I built a dual bracket for the DLR's and indicators. I...

You don’t need either of them to drive to the nationals:incheek:

A bit more powder coating done. The wheel cradles were originally cheap chrome that rusted through, so blasted and coated satin black. I...

I disagree, it would be a gaudy, the small flash is a high light. Imagine the car in all one colour , then as is ,then the bonnet and middle of the...