So buying a kit car that has little build history is like doing automotive archaeology. I’m slowly working my way through the car from front to back figuring out what’s in there, fixing any issues and upgrading where I can afford! O… and I’m learning a lot too! I spent more than a couple of …
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Back on the road
I’ve been a little quiet because I’ve been out of the country with work and enjoying the car. We’ve had a couple of dry(ish) weekends so I’ve been out and about. The camera is mounted and I grabbed video… it’s mainly me stuck in traffic as the battery ran out as I got some open …
Job done: Radiator
The new radiator is in and plumbed up. I’ve taken her out for a quick shake down and everything seems fine. Over the winter I want to add some type of rubber stop at the bottom of the radiator to stop it fouling on the chassis (being uber cautious!) and check to make sure the …
Cooling almost sorted
Learned a lot over the last week. If you’ve been reading the updates on the hot headed page then you’ll know after I installed the radiator and filled the coolant system the car wouldn’t start. It turned over but wouldn’t fire. Turns out the Koso Digital gauge I have has two resistance settings for the …
A little bit of cleaning and another job…
Hopefully the radiator is arriving tomorrow so I can get another job ticked off and car taken out for a little bit of a shake down. I haven’t driven it since replacing the exhaust mounts and I don’t want to do too much without making sure it is all okay. I popped down to the …
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On its way…
Text from Darren at Custom Made Radiators. The new radiator is on its way. It looks like a work of art to me! Should be here by Monday. Fingers crossed that it fits!
Ring ring…
A call from Custom Made Radiators has cheered me up along with some progress figuring out the wheel cap cover. Both pages updated below. Radiator Wheel
A few bits and pieces
So popped down to the garage with a modest list of jobs to do. I’ve cleaned up the area behind the radiator as best I can. It certainly was a bit grubby from all of the leaked coolant and salt from the road. I’ve had a good hunt around the engine for the casting mark. …
Radiator out…
So I’ve found someone to make a custom aluminium radiator and have now removed the old one so that I can send it off as a template. I’ve updated the Hot-headed page to include some more pictures and a description of the process (which was easier that I thought). Let’s hope it goes back on …
The post has arrived…
There were some goodies waiting for me when I arrived back from work today. In no particular order: Tiger supplied ball joint Case for my action cam (if the attachment fits the roll bar then videos will follow) Selection of bolt cap covers Tiger supplied exhaust rubber exhaust mount (might use this one as it …
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