Despite my compromised mobility, after a few week of complete rest I was able to get into the garage and with some help from my sons a few more jobs on “the list” were completed.


The boot trims got their first clean in 36 years!

The foam on the vent disintegrated. It was replaced with similar stuff but I’m not organised enough to get pictures of everything.

Because I have a TVR Griffith alloy spare wheel it sits much lower in the well and anything placed in the boot just fall into the well. After going to the builders merchants last summer to collect a lintel (Escort boot was wider than my 1 series) I decided to do something about it.

A coat of fence stuff.

We will see how this works out.

New fuel pump fitted.

A bracket for the Fire Safety stick.

Painted the rocker cover that got damaged during the EFI conversion.

Strato silver.

Still clean in here despite the big miles.

All done and a replacement sticker fitted.

Strut brace fabrication under way using my original that no longer fitted with the EFI inlet.

I have previously gave my son a tig welder and a bandsaw as Christmas gifts and he put them to good use.

All done just to be dressed.


All done.

I covered it in heat shrink as a painted finish always ends up chipped.