February 2003

24th

Well at long last I managed to spend some time getting on with some work. The weather was good (not cold and not raining) in fact it was so good I even ended up mowing the lawn and some general cleaning around the garden! A local friend of mine (Spike) was generous enough to donate a spare 2l Pinto engine (and some odds and sods) he had which I also picked up today... And as a build hint he came up with a great idea to balance the engine (I took two spare wheels in the car to hold it in position), but he suggested we put the engine in one - It works pretty well, I drove home (only 5 miles or so) and it stayed all nicely in place. So when I got back I left it in a wheel to work on (clean) as you can see below.

Urg Dirty! But use an old wheel to balance the engine in!

The garage is still in a bit of a state, so much stuff and so little space. I was fortunate enough to build my last Exmo in a double garage and it was much easier than working in this space. I do try and keep it organized, but as some of you know I've been making my own garden furniture so I have other stuff for that taking up space!.

What a mess!