Tuesday - Part 3:
Chasing Oil Leaks:
Jacked the car up and propped it up on both sides.
Then spend ages checking / tightening any bolts I could reach around the gearbox/sump/clutch.
No photos, but this was hard work in a confined space on a hot day.
Note: I also cleaned any remaining leaked oil from the exhaust pipes and re-tighten the joins while I was under there.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Front Footwell to Lowered Floor Pan Join:
Whilst it is good news that I can re-use the original Spitfire gearbox cover to hand brake panel "join"…
The bad news is that there is now a gap on both sides between the footwells and floors.
I had deliberately left this gap until I knew what I was doing with the "join".
But now it needed to be sealed, so I covered everything up and sanded down the surfaces.
Before bridging the two gaps with fibreglass matting
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Not sure how much time I will have available tomorrow, but I hope to get a bit more done.
So until next time, take care, Paul.
