Having left everything in a bit of a mess while I had to dump and run yesterday I started by cleaning everything up tidying up putting everything away and giving myself a clean start to the day. The weather had turned back again and now we're expecting showers all day so that elusive test drive will still have to wait.
Everything back in and vacuumed by 10:00 and then the door ... which unfortunately has already chipped the edge.
Oh well I can touch that in when I do the rear valance.
I added shims to the drivers door and it stopped clipping the front ring - but sticks out a bit more. I suspect I need to put the shims in the other set of hinges.
I finally cleaned the tonneau.
PM I started her up. It started first time after a week of sitting which was good. It sounded different with a slight mechanical noise from there the bonnet - odd. I opened the bonnet and checked the oil. Right down on Empty and also the sensor had already fallen off.
I put in 2 pints - which on checking was a bit too much - and stuck the sensor on the rocker box cover for now.
The drive was ... fine. Actually we went well in the sunshine. The car drove better but the steering still has a slightly 'dead' spot in the center, mind you it is 66 years old.
At the petrol station I got an 'Assume car mate' from the young chap in an Audi next to me and 'I bet the paintwork is better than when new" from an older chap in a Jag.
After filling up with petrol the 'stuttering' came back for a little but cleared up quickly. At home, the temperature gauge showed about 140 where as the remote thermometer was more like 180 - both fine.
I need to drive it more now to get used to it. At least the indicator now stays on.
I then treated myself to a run out in the E-type.
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