Touch wood, my health's fine -so far.
Time, money, lack of car building experience & the gradual, relentless grinding down of my enthusiasm have been the biggest issues for me.
Most of my workmates turn up in the morning, do their shift, then go home & put their feet up, or play golf, or go fishing. I get changed into my scruffy workshop gear & trudge off to Loony's place, where I sometimes put in as many hours as I do at work. I'd just like to take a break from it all sometimes. Unfortunately I can't -not till the truck's safely registered anyway.
Many year's of budget building experience has taught me it's not the big components that drain your bank account, it's the endless list of small stuff -clips, nuts n bolts, lengths of metal, plus comsumables like
cake, angle grinder discs, welding gas & wire, even marker pens. It all adds up.
I've had a hand in building a dozen trikes now, plus various bikes & played with Morris Minors for a couple of years too, but never built a car from scratch before. With every mounting tab & bracket having to be made by hand, I can spend days toiling away in the workshop with hardly anything to show for it.
I'd guessed maybe a year to throw a basic rod together -yeah, I know, I know!
All afternoon today spent just making one bulkhead panel & it's still not finished.
PD came back & he & Loony had another go at the brakes. A leaking union on the new VW master cylinder isn't helping, but looks like we need a pressure bleeder if anyone local has one. If not we'll get the engine running & use the extra pressure from the servo. Tomorrow afternoon Mr L & I plan to crack on & finish the footwell panels. I also need to try the front screen in place in case I need to take it back to be trimmed down.
Keep saying it, but I do appreciate everyone's help. Makes a huge difference.
