Life is getting in the way at the minute so I've shelved the Jago project for the foreseeable future (read maybe permanently)
I can't not have a Retro in my life though, so the search began.
I was driving through the lanes near my house on the way to kill some bunnies and there by the side of the road was a '67 Herald 1200 with a for sale sign in the window. Literally middle of nowhere, old boy clearly hasn't heard of eBay. Worked in my favor though as i knocked a grand off his asking price and the next day I drove my new Herald home.
She's in pretty damn find condition, bodywise there is a few bubble here and there and the classic leading edge of the front wheelarches need tickling with the blue glue, but i'm happy.
Mechanically I don't think she's had much love for a while. The engine is pretty tired, but runs quite nice, i'm hoping whipping the head off and giving it a refresh will suffice whilst i run her out of the 12 months mot she has, then i can think about an mx5 swap.
I did a complete ignition refresh yesterday and she now starts on the button and the horrible misfire has gone
Anyways, have a pic
Plans are to drop her down and add some banded rims, mx5 engine and i'm hoping that will be pretty much it, but we all know how that pans out
I can't not have a Retro in my life though, so the search began.
I was driving through the lanes near my house on the way to kill some bunnies and there by the side of the road was a '67 Herald 1200 with a for sale sign in the window. Literally middle of nowhere, old boy clearly hasn't heard of eBay. Worked in my favor though as i knocked a grand off his asking price and the next day I drove my new Herald home.
She's in pretty damn find condition, bodywise there is a few bubble here and there and the classic leading edge of the front wheelarches need tickling with the blue glue, but i'm happy.
Mechanically I don't think she's had much love for a while. The engine is pretty tired, but runs quite nice, i'm hoping whipping the head off and giving it a refresh will suffice whilst i run her out of the 12 months mot she has, then i can think about an mx5 swap.
I did a complete ignition refresh yesterday and she now starts on the button and the horrible misfire has gone
Anyways, have a pic
Plans are to drop her down and add some banded rims, mx5 engine and i'm hoping that will be pretty much it, but we all know how that pans out
