Having stripped the car to nothing more than a tubular chassis the need for attention was evident as car be seen from the photo above. I have been aware that my own 1994 chassis has a lot of the powder coating having failed and allowed rust to degrade the tubes, but seeing this 7 in its naked form brought home the extent of the problem below the skin. So off to Arch with the chassis along with all the other powder coated components including suspension arms, de-dion tube and wing supports. Once
So the great plan was that by Easter we would have had our new garage built and would be able to make a start on the car shortly afterwards! In reality the build of the garage only started properly the week before Easter! Fortunately we have some big sheds at our business that house boats during the winter but are relatively empty in the summer so one was commandeered to make a start. May Day Bank Holiday weekend was the appointed time (first time not at Stoneleigh in years!) and fellow 7 owner
Yesterday was not the best day to be out and about with a Seven - a boat would have been more appropriate around the Manchester motorways. However time was not on our side and so yesterday it was!! We picked up Pooh-R's Seven from his house in Cheshire for the start of a significant journey that will hopefully end up with the Seven joining Mr R in New Zealand for their new life down under. In order to be accepted as in import into New Zealand the Seven must be scrupulously clean - oh and rust f
