Hi all; long time, no update..
10 weeks ago my wife and I welcomed our first daughter (and only, I might add). With the run up to that being costly, and my wife being off work, I had to reallocate funds from the car, to food/mortgage/electricity. Such is life!
In any case, work stalled as it was (literally) the bottom of the priority pile. It still is, unsurprisingly.
That said, it hasn't been entirely stalled.
Firstly, I've been collating parts and working out what I can use. Or not. I'm still unconvinced the engine is worth saving, but for now it's in storage whilst I work out what to do with it.
I bought various running parts; brakes, suspension, etc - but some of that will be returned or sold off as I intend to uprate them.
The frame has been painted as well. It was already e-coated, as you know, but I've added a couple of coats of rustoleum. I did a fair bit of research and the colour is pretty close (or as close as paint can be to 40 year old epoxy).
Here are a couple of pictures:
![Image](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/903/27233719797_1a57ace5b5.jpg)
![Image](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/972/41203066925_f0d0be3382.jpg)
![Image](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/957/42058747342_978e66d2d6.jpg)
![Image](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/945/41203072005_a298d1912d.jpg)
![Image](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/976/28252094458_31d56406ba.jpg)
![Image](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/971/42078564172_e1dc0acc02.jpg)
They look a little blue in pictures, but not in person (the final pic is closer and far more grey).
And the engine, awaiting a fate or three:
![Image](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/823/42058747182_28465e70ec.jpg)
At the moment I'm researching ideas; the car, given her state, is a blank canvas and much of what I
could fit, I don't want to - age and general fatigue put me off. So, well... more on that when I'm sure of my path.