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On the road again! |
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One of the first pictures taken of her back on her wheels. Have to say thanks to my neighbours for putting up with an airborne Chevette for four months (not that they will ever read this), and to the guy who helped me get the wheels back on - he wanted to see her move just as much as I did! Pictures are now smaller due to new digital camera which isn't as good as the one I begged, stole and borrowed in the past (thank you Helen Crow!) |
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On the left can just be seen the shiny new brake lines and overhauled/refurbished master cylinder. As with any new brake install, there were umpteen little leaks and the brakes appeared to do nothing for the first hundred miles or so. It can really teach you to drive carefully - not recommended in Edinburgh with all the maniacs on the roads up here. Thankfully they have bedded in nicely now (the brakes, not the maniacs). |
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Couple of pictures of the Chevette posing with my 'weekend car', a 1998 Astra 1.4. Despite being 15 years the Chevette's junior, the Astra has significantly more miles having led a hard life as a company car before being sold on to me. Note: new car parts are horrendously expensive - don't buy high mileage unless you like your local dealer. I have changed every sensor on the engine and it has cost well over a thousand pounds to do it. Very comfortable car to drive, but not as much fun in the city as the Chevette. |
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Good view of the Chevette parked outside work showing off the spotlights bought during the brake overhaul. These are fitted with 100W H3 bulbs and are separately switched, but are also wired to the main beam through a diode. When on the difference in night time driving is unbelievable, and I think they really look the part even though certain people (Dave Crow) think they are really boy racer like. Jealousy is a terrible thing. |
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In for a bit of a pre-MoT check up (code for "How many reels of Mig wire will I need?"). The guy who looked over her declared her to be 'as sound as any 21 year old car has no right to be'. So thats a relief. There is only one patch on the rear crossmember under the boot which I knew needed done, and the two front inner wings need plated, but was also expecting some rear sill work as that is where Chevettes usually go but she is sound. Happy days. To the testing station! |
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Couple of pics attempting to show the brightness of the spotlights at night. Of course this instantly saturated the poor wee camera which had helpfully set itself on night mode to enable it to pick up even the faintest point of light. Surprisingly it wasn't quite ready to deal with 200 watts of halogen shoved right up its nose, hence the big white blotchy bits. These things are fierce, not least with the engine idling as the load put on the alternator requires judicious juggling of brake, clutch and accelerator at traffic lights and junctions to prevent stalling or running the engine too slow. Small price to pay really. |
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