Spending hopefully nearly over...

While carying out the engine work lately, I've been making a list of items that need replacement and have hopefully just bought the last of the big lists of items.

My policy has been to replace any safety-critical items, so I've bought parts to completely renew the brake and clutch system, even though some parts may well have been re-useable. Elsewhere I've decided to replace parts where doing so will probably increase reliablility when the car is back in service. Also, in the interestes of both safety and reliability I've replaced all locking devices and seals / gaskets.

There's a post right down near the start of the blog in 2010 ---->Here<----- which I've been updating to keep track of expenditure. Currently the whole project has cost about £870 which includes the cost of the car in the first place. As I said above, hopefully the list will not grow too much more, although that reminds me - I need to buy a new temperature guage, possibly a fuel tank, interior items, tyres... Damn - maybe I've spoken a little too quickly. Maybe it's safe to say that the majority of the mechanical items are now purchased!!

The next major milestone in the project will be taking the head to get it checked-over and the valve-seats replaced which I intend to do later on this week.