Air in the tyres, petrol in the tank, a piece of chipboard resting across the chassis to sit on and we are away! The first drive up and down the driveway to the amusement of the neighbours, and to my amazement I could lock the wheels (well the front ones at least) with modest pressure on the brake pedal. A bit of a shock to find reverse where first has been for the last 30 years of driving, but all three forward gears could be selected.
OK OK So it has been a while since I have posted, but over the last few months a few more jobs have been done. A prop-shaft was sourced from a later Ruby with 'proper' UJ's. This was cut down and rebuilt with new joints at a cost of £7.00 each. Not bad, my sort of price. The handbrake (lever from a mini) has been cabled up with a 'closed loop' arrangement which runs around a couple of pulleys mounted on the axle casing, seems to work fine. There was no way that the battery was going to fit in the rear as intended, so is now placed in the passenger side. Perhaps a few months behind target but any progress is good progress I keep telling myself............
