Day 1 - Thursday 4^th October 2007

      Took off trim

      Removed all glass

      Removed bonnet, doors and boot

Day 2 - Saturday 6^th October 2007

      Removed rear lights, petrol tank, 1 headlight and 1 side light and engine manifolds

      Brought 1 cylinder of gas, welding wire, nozzles, anti-spatter spray, grinding and cutting/sanding discs

Day 3 - Sunday 7^th October 2007

      Took off wheels

      Started to labelled wiring loom

      Removed starter, dynamo and soaked all of the sub-frame bolts in WD40

Day 4 - Friday 12^th October 2007

      Jacked up car

      Dropped sub-frame and engine onto floor using trolley jack

      Jacked up car further and pulled engine and sub-frame forward

Day 5 - Saturday 13^th October 2007

      Took out the rear sub-frame

Day 6 - Sunday 14^th October 2007

      Stripped rear sub-frame ready for blasting and powder coating

Day 7 - Tuesday 16^th October 2007

      Removed engine from sub-frame

      Removed suspension from front sub-frame

      Straightened bent cross members of both sub-frames

      Both sub-frames are in good conditions

      Masked all threads and bearing surfaces ready for blasting prior to powder coating

Thursday 18^th October 2007

      Took sub-frames to Bownes of Bissell Street for steam cleaning, blasting and powder coating

Day 8 - Saturday 20^th October 2007

      Removed clutch housing from engine, clutch plate and flywheel nut

      Awaiting delivery of special puller to remove fly wheel

      Removed front engine pulley, timing chain cover, crank shaft and crank shaft sprockets complete with timing chain

      Timing chain and tensioner rubbers need to be replaced

      Drained engine oil

Day 9 - Saturday 27^th October 2007

      Split engine and gearbox

      Removed crank shaft con-rods and pistons

      Bores and pistons are good but rings need replacing

      Slight wear on big ends, main bearings good

Day 10 - Sunday 28^th October 2007

      Removed break drums from back plates

      Skimmed drums in lathe

      Cleaned engine and gearbox

      Stripped cylinder head

Day 11 - Sunday 4^th November 2007

      Removed and labelled wiring loom from engine bay

      Took out brake master cylinder

      Loosened clutch master cylinder

Day 12 - Tuesday 6^th November 2007

      Collected cylinder head from Stirchley (refaced)

      Removed speedometer

      Labelled up more wiring loom

      Fitted jig to front of car

Friday 9^th November

      Re-faced exhaust valves seats. Ground in 8 valves

      Brought head gasket set and engine bearings

Day 13 - Saturday 10^th November 2007

      Refitted valves and springs to cylinder head

      Completely removed front wiring loom

      Cut off front wings

      Removed left hand front shock absorber

Day 14 - Sunday 11^th November 2007

      Fitted new rings to pistons and new engine bearings

      Assembled pistons in block and fitted crankshaft

      Fitted cam shaft

      Prepared front of car for welding repairs

      Removed front side indicator assemblies

      Ground off remains of old front wings and prepared surfaces for welding

Day 15 - Tuesday 20^th November 2007

      Removed steering column, rack and pinion

      Cut out rusted metal from back of front wheel arches

Day 16 - Thursday 22^nd November 2007

      Trimmed back edges of front panels ready for welding on new wings which are on order

Day 17 - Tuesday 27^th November 2007

      Removed back bumper

      Repaired inner wing arch on drivers side

Day 18 - Thursday 29^th November 2007

      Mounted car on ‘swing jig’

Day 19 - Friday 30^th November 2007

      Removed drivers shock absorber bracket and repaired end of bulkhead cross member

      Repaired shock absorber bracket which was very corroded

      New panels arrived

      Treated inner wing arch with phosphoric acid in treat rust

Day 20 - Monday 3^rd December 2007

      Refitted drivers side shock absorber bracket

      Sprayed inner wing arch with hammerite

      Repaired top of bulkhead

Day 21 - Tuesday 4^th December 2007

      Removed head lining

      Continued welding bulkhead

Day 22 - Tuesday 11^th December 2007

      Removed drivers side A panel

      Cut out drivers side step panel

      Cut out corroded metal from door pillar

Day 23 - Wednesday 12^th December 2007

      Trial fitting of new A panel

      Make up repair strips for door pillar and welded into place

      Brought new step panels

Day 24 - Saturday 15^th December 2007

      Hang driver’s door to correctly fit A panel.

      Weld panels into place

      Sand off bottom of drivers door and treat with phosphoric acid

      Repair and paint scultel top panel

      Start to repair edge of corroded front panel

Day 25 - Sunday 16^th December 2007

      Removed drivers door

      Cut off drivers side step panel and bottom of rear body panel

      Trimmed flange on floor panel prior to welding (step panel)

Day 26 - Tuesday 18^th December 2007

      Started welding drivers side floor cross member (corroded in sill)

      De-rusted interior of sill

      Began fitting drivers side step panel

      Rust treated inner wheel arch (drivers side)

Day 27 - Saturday 22^nd December 2007

      Finished welding drivers side step panel

      Repaired body panel behind drivers side rear glovebox

Day 28 - Monday 14^th January 2008

      Started to Repair top edge of front panel – drivers side

Day 29 - Tuesday 15^th January 2008

      Finished repairing front panel – drivers side

      Test fitted front wing on drivers side – slight adjustment needed prior to welding the front wing onto the car

Day 30 - Friday 18^th January 2008

      Cut off nearside ‘A’ panels

      Cut out all rusted metal from inner wing area

      Rust proofed all welded work on offside of car

      Welded in patch on shock absorber bracket.