Well . . . i have been flat out on the viva trying to get it ready MOT ready for 'Not Billing', The idea was a 'quick and dirty' schedule of repairs, basically the bare minimum to get it through a MOT and take it to the show, then hopefully purchase what i needed from the auto jumble and ebay and do a full resto and repair for NEXT years show.
It was all going so well . . .
Inner wings . .





bit of an outer wing . . .


shiney new engine (well, my old spare with a lick of paint)


and there lies the rub... The engine is not as 'ok' as i thought, compression is down . . . well non-existant to be fair, readings of 0, 50, 50, and 75 psi . . .

oh well . . . i'll keep squirting stuff down the bores to free it off but it looks like it will have to get to the show next year.
Just as well because now i can concentrate on the grand scenic that just decided to stop on monday for no real reason i can fathom . . .

Nice work on the welding, bummer on the engine. Would of been nice to of seen it on the stand

Looks like a cracking wee project I look forward to reading updates on this one

To console myself and to take my mind off my engine woes I decided to have an in depth look at some crusty patches around the rear damper mountings . . .






I think this damper was on a bit tight don't you?


Nothing surprising, it's a normal and very usual place for viva's to go...

Loving the seat belt mounting have you looked at the air con vents in the front foot wells

Originally Posted by Paul L

have you looked at the air con vents in the front foot wells

They are open to the elements

Never did get why Vauxhall put them square plates in the front wheel arches lol

Jig access or paint access .... god knows, they're just to let water in to rot it as far as i can see.. i'm going to have to just plate them with some thing , something other than copies of 'bedfordshire herald' or the daily mirror from 1974...which is what the previous owner did :/