Reply To: Is it still a project when I haven’t done anything yet

[Larry LewisParticipant]

I brought the carb to John Gillard when I went to London last month. He checked it and found nothing wrong but did suggest there might be a vacuum leak. I reinstalled the carb and the car fired right up and runs perfectly at idle. Weird! I have not driven it yet as the weather has turned poor here so it may have to wait until spring. We should have some decent days yet before it all shuts down for winter. But at least I have something to work with. I plan to get the rest of the car painted as the roof and boot lid have already been done so that might be done this winter and then the interior.

On another note, I did make a trip to John’s new place in Kent. It’s a former industrial building that is now full of cars and parts, still to be sorted out on racks and such. There is a mezzanine floor and a fork lift truck to lift things up there on pallets. I knew that he had a lot of parts there on Old Kent Road, but I had no idea he had this much stuff! It’s astonishing, really. I think he emptied out another storage building but am not sure. There’s a former office block which he will fit out for living quarters. It’s near a place called “The Hop Farm” if anyone is familiar with the area. Speaking of hops, there’s a former oast house right next door that is now a home.