Bill at British Auto Works delivered the painted and rolling Austin Healey last week for the close of phase I+. Phase I now consisted of all of the body work and paint (minus the final cut and buff of the paint job), front and rear suspension, the steering rack, the engine and transmission and driveline, all rebuilt and installed. Essentially a rolling frame now with the full drive train in.
The first thing I needed to do was pull the two front shocks and paint them in order to really call the suspension rebuild complete.
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| Removing the shocks |
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| Cleaning |
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| Painted |
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| Installed |
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| Notice the nice new poly bushings |
Next up is planning phase II. Phase II will consist of a new wiring harness, all of the engine and ignition wiring, rebuilding the dash with all of the instrumentation, wiring up all of the lights, new hydraulics for both the brakes and clutch, and finally the fuel system. If all goes well I should be able to start up the new engine somewhere near the end of Phase II. Moss is having a 20% off sale at the end of this month so I will be buying the wiring harness and a few other ancillaries.
