back on the road ..........fingers crossed

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a few more pics, + how to park 3 augusta's in a tight space 

[adrian donovan]

You'll get there James! - but it would be easier if you didn't have quite so many projects!!!!
But seriously the Gussy is looking good!

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more progress, coach lines done, side lamps fitted, rear lamp and number plate mount made and fitted, dor panels and front kick panels recovered piped and fitted, my dad recovered the interior pull handles that were missing each 1 taking over an hr each!!! hand stitched each 1 !! all the door tops removed and re piped, headlining removed and fitted correctly seats cleaned ready to go back in blah blah blah blah

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also fitted a new security system to 1 of my vans in the process see attatched photo

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more.......

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interior finished, car polished, drove it to my dads for him to finish the electrics off tomorrow and hopefully the front bumper and bonnet latches, been busy working on warby's appia today also will post that seperatly

[DavidLaver]

I hope you didn't have the "as seen in Classics monthly" trousers on. 

You're going to have to scrub yourself up now.

David

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i did indeed!!!   they had a good soaking in petrol today not by choice just when matty's fuel tank decided to empty its contents over the pair of us! but they have suvived for another day 

[Running Board]

Those trousers again............well...........I blame his parents! 

[DavidLaver]

Well its going to have to be the tartan rugs over the seats then...  It was a while before I realised my Grandpa's car didn't ALWAYS have rugs over the seats, but only when he had no alternative way of moving his sticky grandchildren from A to B.

In fact for YOU maybe a bit more than the tartan rug - they make them with wax cotton "backings" but I suggest the wool side goes on the seat and you sit on the ground sheet.

http://www.thehampershop.com/images/ProductImages/PER_wax-and-wool-rug.jpg

I sympathise - and my mother dispairs.   Wool seats are gorgeous but I could never imagine having a "Sunday best" car.  For the other scruffs I think this is the sound deadening material I used in the Aurelia.  I stuck it on the back of rubber mats so it was a job of moments to pull them out to clean or to strip for competition.  I remember it as a closed cell neoprene that didn't soak up water and wouldn't burn.  I put in early Fulvia seats that took the abuse and wiped clean.

http://www.woolies-trim.co.uk/c-129-sound-damping.aspx

Jason and Louise have smartened it up the interior a bit in their "care" - even if they are keeping "maintainable" paint on the outside to avoid tears with every scrape.

David

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well looks like chugga an hovis (gussey & appia) shud make tatton park  dads been working hard on the gussey today, we now have front and rear lights that are functional ( electrics are his department!!), he dropped off my front bumper mountings after he'd repaired them for me today so i stayed back late to paint them so they will be dry for the morning, he's fitted the front bonnet catches that needed modifing to fit since new wings have gone on, got a few jobs to do tomorrow , final clean, put her on the trailer and drop her off with stan tomorrow night as i have work on sat , cant stand people trailering cars to shows as cars are meant to be driven!! but the gussy has had to go to tatton on the trailer the last 2 yrs, last year with a blown gearbox, this year because i'm not staying with it and need to get back home in the trusty ducato the appia will hopefully go under its own steam ( my friend is following in convoy), so there we go target almost reached, havent had time to flat and polish the parts i've painted yet so i'm a little dissapointed with the overall paint finish on the wings but hopefully i will get time to finish off my last few jobs like these before the agm and DRIVE IT THERE!!!

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got the cars there tonight , cant believe what a differance fitting the front bumper has made, the car now looks complete, thanks dad!!! your an absolute gem

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well the gussey's first outing went exceptionally well, i won best lancia at tatton park today, really pleased and thankyou to whoever decided to give the award to chugga 

[DavidLaver]

Interesting to do the "before and after" side by side.

David

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passed its mot again!!! we had some fun getting it ready though!!! weren't really happy with the bodge that had been done on the handbrake cable so decided to route them back through the rear chassis legs as lancia had intended, the problem was that most of the origional cable was still in the conduit hence why it had been hashed about, anyway sorted that relitaverly easy but the handbrake was still poor, anyway superdad to the rescue and he rebuilt the rear brakes and cylenders as they were weaping, sorted out a few electrical bits n bobs while he was at it and after the mot had been rescedueled due to the extra work needed she flew through, we have also fitted the correct fuel filter and tap and in all fairness for an augusta she goes well! took her to a village carnival and got held up by a few moderns on the way home  loadsa fun hehe, i have no intension of doing anymore to the gussey for a while now just enjoy driving it for a change