Exhausting Holidays
It’s been a productive week. My clients think I’m taking a holiday over Easter, but really I’m getting on with the Aston. The fuel tank went in yesterday and the exhaust today.
You’ll be wondering how it could take a whole day to fit a fuel tank. I’ll admit it did make it’s way in and out a few times while I figured out the sequence of assembly. Some bits and pieces needed to be fitted before the fuel tank, and some needed to go in afterwards. I found one very special screw which couldn’t be fitted either before or afterwards. It was just an earth connection for the boot lamp, but the screw was in a really awkward spot.
The exhaust was much the same. The rear mounting to the body was inaccessible. It seems the rear bumper or overrider should ideally be removed so the rear lower quarter panel can be detached to access the top screw in the exhaust mounting. It’s that sort of thing that makes low volume cars special.
Once the fuel piping has been connected (tomorrow) the car should start and drive! Then a spot of paint and some interior trim and we’ll finally be there. I like this stage of a project. While there are surely hours of fiddly bits to go the car feels “nearly finished” which helps a lot with motivation.
I wonder how long I can get away with pretending to be on holiday…..
PS - I’ve got some new projects for when the Aston is complete.