Eunos Chump

Cured a rattle that had developed on the bonnet latch using the mystical power of electrical insulation tape. I've finally set the timing from 10 degrees to 14 (the timing mark on the crank pulley is tiny ), and though it doesn't make it go any faster (I checked this most thoroughly), it does feel more enthusiastic, especially at low RPM. So recommended. Took a trip to the Haynes Motor Museum in Somerset yesterday, this is also recommended. Spotted a number of cars I've owned in the past, which really brings home the fact that I am getting OLD. There's an Eunos Roadster too, and despite it having 100,000 KM less than mine it's considerably more tatty. There's also an MGF though, so it looks like they're collecting any old tat...

£20's worth of Ford Graphite Grey paint, lacquer and masking tape has transformed the wheels. I didn't realise it while I was painting them, but they now look suspiciously like Lotus Elan Sprint items. New bigger wheels are planned, but I want to get the turbo installed before tampering with the gearing. Had an issue with the OSR caliper dragging, which took all of 15 minutes to fix. It looks like the calipers had been apart sometime recently, but whoever did it forgot to put any grease on the sliding pins. Muppets! The Mighty Benz has suffered another flat battery, but I think I've traced the fault to the stereo. I hope that's the end of it, it's going to France this summer...