After a busy few months I managed to find a bit of time to have a look over BELa and start making plans for how to proceed. Given the amount of rust...
Continue reading...Restoration
Project BEL; Here we go again..
With HLO now more or less a reliable runner with very few issues, I have decided to turn my attention to the families other 2000. Some of you may remember this one...
Continue reading...Alloy wheel refurb
As regular readers will be aware, I am something of a tight git. That is to say, I wont spend money if elbow grease will do. With that in mind I have...
Continue reading...Project Moo – Projected Outcome
As many of you readers know, I’m a big classic car nut, like totally obsessed. Well over the period of last summer a new project fell into my ownership through some unforeseeable...
Continue reading...Moo Rebuild – Part 06
Work slowed for a little while over summer as I’ve been quite busy with work and other bits but the past couple of weeks have seen more action. I collected the new...
Continue reading...Moo Rebuild – Part 05
Its been another busy week for car work again. I’ve finished under-sealing the body shell and continued to remove odds and ends from the old car. The rear axle, suspension and differential...
Continue reading...Moo Rebuild – Part 04
Today was mostly pulling bits and bobs apart again. I finally managed to remove the Sprint rear axle from the new shell having had to battle it around some badly distorted handbrake...
Continue reading...Moo Rebuild – Part 03
Following the ordeal of finding the car unsalvageable, I ordered in the new shell and engine so work has been a bit slow of late. Due to limited space, I can’t really...
Continue reading...Moo Rebuild – Part 02
I started work on the car this week. Given the results of the last MOT I’ve decided to start with the bodywork first and that way I can build up to the...
Continue reading...Moo Rebuild – Part 01
Setting the scene. So the Dolomite, codename “Moo” is a 1979 1850HL model in Vermillion but sadly she is in need of some serious TLC. I’ve a pot of money and a...
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