Originally Posted 7/7/2004
After an unproductive weekend, other than reinforcing the vice mounting points on the bench, Tubes J1 and J2 received the tack welding they deserved, however they had to be repositioned as I tacked them slightly offset. Further problems where encountered when assembling rear tubes K1 and K2 with K3 and K4 on tube O.
I bought the book so why not read the relavent paragraph before starting, saves a lot of time, anyway things are back on track workwise with progress being made nightly.
This project may come to a grinding halt, as a suitable donor vehicle is proving to be hard to find.
I have an engine A+ Morris Ital should provide a gearbox and back axle which I suppose is the spiritual succesor to Standard axles (thats Vanguard rather than ISO for historians). Still a few scrappies to try locally before looking further affield. Have heard that Lada axles are dimensionally similar to esort axles a MK2 escort would still be the easiest to build with, just getting a bit jaded by scrappies laughing in my puss, though humour is usually involved when the Ital is mentioned, After all it is a marina, which after all was a rebodied Minor, which after all was a …
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If things dont improve on this front, a reversing diff may have to be obrained and a big F.O. bke engine a rethink on the rear suspension and a complete rethink on the style of the car.
