More Parts and Preparation

I nipped over to the MGOC in Swavesey today to pick up a few misc parts that I needed - mainly just fittings for the engine bay but also the two long bolts for the water pump and the clips to hold the heater box together.

The majority of today was spent working on another car (the Maestro) but I did get time to do the following:

• Spray the front cross-member and brake pipes with Hammerite Satin
• Degrease the bell-housing
• Replace the clutch slave cylinder hose
• Fit the water pump to the engine
• Degrease engine mounts and other misc items
• Remove the clutch arm and drift out the bush

Think that's it for now, but with the remaining bits now painted, attention can turn to rebuilding the clutch parts in the bell-housing (the new bush is in the freezer so that it'll hopefully drop right in) and also putting the flywheel / gearbox adaptor plate back on the engine along with the clutch.

Hopefully not long now until the engine goes back in!

I've also updated the balance sheet (see one of the first posts in 2010) - so far the project has cost £1868.