I felt like a kid, caught out being naughty yesterday.
Had @pauly over by 09.00 to collect the cab lifter for Woody his C10 bought in 2015
https://forum.retro-rides.org/thread...0-eagle-landed
As well as his blasting pot, and a quick bacon sandwich with a mug of tea.
After he left I had gone and carried on down at the garage, followed by a visit from Stuart my one neighbour to collect his large die that I had used to clean up the track rod ends when I reset the front wheel tracking last week.
When he left it was time for a coffee, which I had just finished when @nickwhheler arrived, me sitting indoors reading the internet.
More coffee, note comparing, planning and then off to the garage.
Nick brought gifts………
He can explain them.
First job was to remove the front grille, make space and do one more trial fit, then tack weld it all in place the steering rod.
Not as tight as it looks, and later I would remove what was left of the original Ford engine mount.
Then final weld up.
More about this later.
In the mean time it had become time to address the relocated position of the MX5 gear lever vs original Ford position.
The MX5 gearbox is small, and lower than the original Ford part.
Marked, cut, and then fine tuned the piece of MX5 tunnel I had removed. This will allow a Mazda part to be bolted in place once I have a gear lever extender screwed in place.
5th gear position was what mainly drove the relocation, as the original box would have been a 4 speed I suspect.
Happy with this position too.
Loads of small fabrication jobs done.
Nick also carried on with modifications to the battery bridge and its mounts.
Coffee was consumed constantly, the machine needs fueling.