Yesterday was good with everything going really well. I was on the gearbox, still waiting for bearings but cleaning all the bits up and machining a new selector groove for 3rd/4th gear. It was great to see Annabel Jones and her brother Tim who called in at the same time as John Bevington in his M type MG. Annabel is also doing a Peking Paris run with some friends in a brace of Austin Chummies. Starting earlier than us in May but sensibly aiming to stop a little more en route it would be great to meet up somewhere with them. These Austineers are real heros with an engine less than a tenth the size of our 8200 cc! Saturday finished with a walk along the river at 10pm watching a stunning eclipse.
Front hubs were fitted and we had to make the decision......wheel size. It was agreed by all that running 21" wheels would look awful..........much too modern so we decided on 25" as per our Aero powered big Austin. Trouble is we normally only get 1,200 miles out of the Goodrich tyres so it means taking 20 spares!? Anyone feel like sponsoring the tyre bill? !
Sunday started well and then around 17.00hrs disaster! The phase converter packed up just as Will was machining some spacers for the rear hubs. Our lathe uses a 10hp 3 phase motor and without this big rotary converter we are stuck. Early phone call required to the makers tomorrow!
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Many thanks for hospitality. Any delay caused by making tea for us only postponed the inverter collapse, so no production time was lost!
I was watching the eclipse through the workshop window while machining a new back axle for Rufus' buggy. My inverter was working fine, as if that was any comfort. I'll keep reading, so put out a message if you need any help. Tim.
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