New Steering Wheel

I have long admired the look of the wooden Mota-Lita steering wheels, but they're not cheap and being hard and thin rimmed aren't any more comfortable than the standard Herald wheel.

Christmas came and so did a Mountney Vinyl steering wheel & boss.....I like Christmas!

These wheels & boss kits are less than half the price of a Mota-lita or similar, admittedly they don't look as good but I'm absolutely thrilled with it. To have a slightly smaller wheel, thicker grip that is slightly padded has transformed the feel of the car.

All I need to do now is connect the new horn push to the original contact brush.

Lights, Fans & Relays (Part 3)

Further to my previous posts from Dec 10 & Jan 11, I finally managed to fit the spotlights I got for Christmas last year. I had all the electrics done by early January, but as I didn't want to drill any of the bodywork I had to make up some brackets that clamped on the grill (good job I had a metal grill and not a later plastic).

They were made from a 3mm steel strip, cut & bent to the appropriate angle with a bolt welded on the back, with another plate inside the grill so they could be clamped in place. Easily removed if I ever wanted to return to the single headlamps.

Here is the finished article....