So the material is here and I’m on with the gear boot. Really pleased with the material which I’ll link to when I write the job page. Traced the old pieces on to the new material.: Cut them out: And started stitching them: It’ll take a few evenings for me finish it off.
Author Archives: Tim Lees
Getting desperate…
My kit car is kept in a rented garage just over a mile from where I live. It wouldn’t be responsible to be spending much, if any, time there under the current lockdown. I’m certainly getting withdrawal from working on/driving it! So much so, I spent just over five hours yesterday detailing the ‘daily’: At …
Lockdown jobs…
It’s the smallest of frustrations to have to put up with not being able to drive the car because of the lockdown. So many others have it so much worse and my thoughts are with them. I have been trying to keep busy whilst not visiting the car much. It is kept at a garage …
Sunday Spin…
The weather was nice so I decided to take the car out for a bit of a spin yesterday. I bought a cheap Lavalier microphone to see I could improve the sound quality. It isn’t great but it’s much better. I was only recording to voice memos on my iPhone and clearly when it gets …
Sanding, sanding and more sanding…
So I’ve started to tackle a bit of the bodywork aiming for a spruce up ahead of something a bit more thorough next winter. The nose cone is full of scuffs and scratches like those in the picture above. I’m on a bit of a missions to get as many of them out as I …
One more to the ambush?
One of the great things about owning a Tiger is the amazing community. It’s big enough to have all the answers, but small enough to care and feel a part of. I had the opportunity to give a little back yesterday when I met a top bloke called Bob who is thinking about buying himself …
Headlights, bleeding and smoke
Popped down to the garage today to turn the Tiger over for 5 minutes as it’s been a couple of weeks. I had a few bits and pieces I wanted to do too. I have something of a puzzle. In the last month or so when the car first stars there is a significant amount …
Splish Splash!
So I’m like a kid when I have a new toy. I have to play with it. We had some decent weather after a long period of rain. I’d planned a circuit of West Berkshire and my wife was navigating. We did get a little lost and we found an interesting water feature (watch all …
Jobs done…
Okay so I’ve updated the brake and ball joint pages as both jobs are done! This is an important milestone as everything that would stop me from driving the car on a track is now addressed and the car should get through it’s MOT in April. I’m planning to get out at the weekend (weather …
Time flies!
My word… over a month since I last posted! Work has been a bit busy and then I was away over Christmas so I’ve been concentrating on the car rather than the posting. The hardware sent through with the kit was too long and I needed some spacers to get the callipers central on the …
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