We made it to the AGM without incident, and so no oily stuff to talk about.
The car has quite a shimmy above about 55mph, so that needs investigating - mostly for peace of mind, as I'm not intending too much high speed driving! It's not engine related, as it's still there when out of gear, and it gets quite violent at higher speeds, so not just a case of avoiding a narrow speed range.
On the plus side, the car behaved impeccably. I took the A49 and then the A466 back from Shrewsbury to Bath, and was really getting to enjoy the handling all along the Wye valley. It was still very nimble, despite a boot that was full of door skins, courtesy of Jack Romano!
The temperature gauge stays solidly in the bottom half of the dial, despite some lengthy traffic crawls (especially Hereford), and oil pressure is better than it was when I first got the car. I don't know why that is, though.
The seat slider mechanism has failed, because the clip that holds the connecting rod in place has snapped. On the way to the AGM I had to drive with my knees around my ears, but a bit of tinkering has shifted the seat back to a better position, though still locked in place until I've replaced the clip.
Oh, and the brakes are still delightfully firm in feel, and "of their time" in stopping power, so a job well done by Charles!
Now, does anyone have the soundtrack to any of the Godfather films...?
