Ray's Been Busy

Vince has been out of town, but Ray's been having fun while he's gone.  We had ordered a bunch of parts and Ray's been installing them.

As we always do, the brake hydraulic systems get replaced including the flexible lines.  Ray's about ready to re-install the wheels and finish this job.

Rear:

Front:

Master cylinders:

New radiator with all new hoses:

Ray had a rattle can of paint made to match the color and has done some filler work and touching up of paint, not perfect but serviceable:

The grill installed covers up all of the straightened sheet metal at the front:

Fuel tank refurbished and lined by Brown's Radiator:

Ray is focusing on finishing up bodywork and brakes.  Vince put oil in cylinders (mix of motor oil and Marvel Mystery Oil) to soak.  Engine only turns a few degrees, we think it's got the typical corrosion on the cylinder walls, hopefully we can work that loose without removing the cylinder head.

Ray took off the top and cleaned up the interior some.  This view shows how the seats lean back pretty far.  We're sure this is from the read end collision, Jan and her Mom's bodies did not accelerate as quickly as the car did, causing the seat frames to bend during the collision.  Vince saw this same phenomena in his MGB that had been rear ended.  We'll remove the seats, straighten the frames, and reinstall and it should be fine.