What have you done today with your Austin Seven

[Tony Griffiths]

Mike - you now and the '24 running?

[David Stepney]

After an almost four months off the road, the RP is now back together and went for a gentle trundle around the lake to make sure it was running right. It is.

I actually finished putting it together on Saturday and started it that evening, letting it get warm, setting the carb and making final adjustments to the ignition timing.

My new rear lamps arrived this last week, and I spent all day Sunday fitting them and rectifying the stop and tail wiring which was is in a most curious state once I had stripped the tape from it, with several short lengths of wire with the ends twisted together. It was a wonder that any of it worked at all!

Then engine is still quite tight to turn, but, with 12 miles covered, it became free enough for the starter to start it. This afternoon, I have used it to take young Leon over to a friend’s a Llandderfel to let him retrieve his Beetle, from where it was over-wintering.

The engine appears to have more torque than it did and is certainly quieter than it was. At the moment, I shall put about 500 gentle miles on it before beginning to open it up a bit, but it is sounding and feeling very contented.

It’s nice to have it back on the road. Next job: rebuild the Landrover engine which is now sitting in the garage awaiting a complete strip down.

[Howard Wright]

Hi David

Great news. I thought you’d been a bit quiet of late. Looking forward to some more posts from you.

Cheers

Howard

[David Stepney]

Thank you Howard. It's nice to be missed.

What with saving up for all the bits and three weeks lead time to get the block bored (but at £120.00 cash, it was not expensive and was thus worth the wait), plus the fact that the garage is not the most pleasant place in winter and plays Old Harry with the arthritis and the chest,the job took longer than originally anticipated. Anyway, it's done now and ready for the nicer weather.

[Ruairidh Dunford]

Good news, David.

[David Stepney]

Thank you Ruairidh.