Well, almost three years (and a job change and a wedding) later, and my pet project finally has some real traction again! You thought I abandoned this project, didn't you?

One of the primary difficulties was trying to work on a car stored 20km from one's home. Well, we bit the bullet, and made it fit in the one garage. Don't underestimate the difficulty in trying to work on such a large car in a townhouse complex, where one is not allowed to - say - work on the car outside the garage.

I have installed some decent super-bright lighting in the garage, made a large hanging shelf in the roof to store parts (currently most of the interiour of the car) and we are good to go.

This past week-end, I basically completed the removal of all interiour fittings, including all the side windows, door lock mechanisms, chrome bits, etc. It looks bad, I know... but may I refer you to earlier posts, still showing the plushly-fitted, complete car :-) We're going to make her like new again.

It is just such a relief to be able to step outside the house and spend a few moments tinkering with this lovely old machine. You know, when the effort to get there to start working on it outweighs the effort of actually working on it, the fun is rather spoiled. But no longer!

I also spend a lot of time studying old mechanical repair manuals (Chilton's, etc) to prepare myself for the uncharted territory that awaits next - the removal of the drivetrain and the engine...