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So the little lady is now tucked up safely in my garage.
The first drive was eventful, maybe picking the car up and driving it for the first time in the dark wasn't the best plan!
I spent ages trying to figure out how to adjust the passenger mirror (manual, not electric!)
I found that the fuel sender didn't survive after all and only works below half a tank and then intermittently (what's the range on an 85 ltr tank?)
I don't need a stereo because that engine note is gorgeous
The road surface on the M25 is awful
The right pedal is addictive
I can't see the speedo between 40 and 80mph (momo prototipo wheel is a bit small, so I've rotated the speedo and then rev counter to match)
The dials are lit by a candle I'm guessing (yes I've found the dimmer and no it didn't make a blind bit of difference!)
The gear change is lovely, I just don't like the lack of centering spring or the fact that the gear knob always seems to be out of reach! (Rennshift on the way)
The upgrade list is growing, I know I didn't have a load of cash before, I don't think I ever will again!
I managed to do a few jobs over the weekend.
I've modified the gauges so I can see them in the dark, I've used EL wire inside the gauge fed by an inverter near the fusebox.
The only other quick change was fusing the dash lights and starting to build a replacement fuse panel. All of my rough running issues seem to stem from cracks in the original panel. Shouldn't take too long to build up the panel as Fred cook has kindly shared his fuse panel instructions which has given me a massive jump start.
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