Car Update

Well, on a sunny Friday in Lincolnshire, I finally saw the engine back in one piece. The cylinder head is back on and everything connected. Hopefully the car will be running by the end of Tuesday. The only issue with the engine is to finish fitting the new oil filter. Following the disaster in the Flying Scotsman Roy thought it would be a good thing to fit  an enhanced oil filter, much the same as fitted to the slightly later Lagonda LG45’s. Having purchased one from LMB in Belgium it has proved infinitely more complex to fit than he thought and it is only this that is holding us up. As you can see form the photographs it is an incredibly difficult thing to fit and as always with these sorts of things we are finding it very difficult to find the right sized copper piping to run through the sump. Finding the right sized piping is one thing, bending it without it crimping is an entirely different issue! I think that we may have spent an extra 2 weeks on fitting the oil filter but this is not the time for a post mortem. Having started fitting it we had to finish the job and hopefully we will feel that much happier to have the filter when in the desert. Anyway Roy is convinced he will be finished by Tuesday and after a test run the car will be off to have the new exhaust and sump guards fitted. The good news is, if necessary we can go without them. The bad news is we have absolutely no idea how long it is going to take the guys to fabricate the enhanced exhaust and sump guards.

 

I do feel confident we will get to the start line, barring any complete disaster when we restart the car.

 

I dropped off the numbers and the rally plates so when it comes out the car will finally be a racing car!

 

I know that there is something I have to do for the rally but I cannot for the life of me think what it is! I’m sure that it’s something to do with our Chinese driving licences and the colour of our eyes but for the life of me I cannot remember. That’s being over 50 for you!

 

RHC