Battery cables

August 13th, 2008

New battery cables to replace the ones the lead acid battery had corroded.

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Battery and Trunk Platform

August 9th, 2008

The Optimus battery now has a dongle to connect to the battery tender during storage and is wound around the new trunk platform.

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Oops, darn screw

August 7th, 2008

The right headlight door fell off on the highway and scuffed the paint up, I also cleaned up the battery compartment and put on a new terminal.

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Pocket Dyno

August 4th, 2008

Simple removable adhesive mounts an iPhone to the dash to get some quick dyno results from it.

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Stuck starter

July 31st, 2008

New starter, the old one jammed and stop the engine from turning and would not release.

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1975 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow II

July 21st, 2008

A right hand drive model that was sold in London, has the optional 24 Karat gold plated hood emblem.

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Rusty holes

June 29th, 2008

IMG_1113IMG_1116Passenger side rust stopped and holes patched.

1959 Austin Healey Sprite Mark I

June 29th, 2008

This sprite was raced most of its life and still retains the racing drivetrain with LSD.

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1962 Sunbeam Harrington Le Mans

June 29th, 2008

The Le Mans name comes from the Sunbeam win of  “The Index Of Thermal Efficiency” at Le Mans in 1961.

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Pump and battery and cables.

June 24th, 2008

New fuel pump, battery and cables.

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Exhaust fix

June 23rd, 2008

The exhaust has been repaired to last until a new exhaust is needed.

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Much needed seats

June 22nd, 2008

The seats are assembled and fitted to the car.

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1960 Austin Healey Sprite Mark I

June 17th, 2008

This is an old Sprite and it is in need of a lot of work.

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Nice and clean

June 17th, 2008

On the road and ready to take to some shows.

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Rebuilt rear brakes.

June 16th, 2008

Rebuilt rear brakes.

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