Picked up the Mk VI Spitfire / GT6 Mk3 chassis with the Mazda MX5 rear axle yesterday from a place just outside Oxford. I borrowed the works recovery truck, which has a few quirks, not least of which is a knackered turbo that blows out an impenetrable smokescreen for about 10 minutes when started from cold.
The diff was in the cab. I'll be leaving it on our top car park for now, covered with a tarp until it's time to use it.
I won't be using the wheels - my Minilites are much better and, if I can afford it, I'd like to switch to chromed wires.
The new rotisserie is scheduled to arrive on Tuesday, but I won't be able to put it together for a month or two as, while we had the recovery truck, we also collected a large pine cupboard from a friend in Minety who is moving to Brixham and gave it away. We had to put it in the garage where it will be stripped and painted to match our other living room furniture. It will be a facsimile of "Mouse Back" or "Elephant's Breath".......
No.1 Son suggested "Jumbsy Tail" as a colour name. Jumbsy - known as Jimmy to his actual owners - has a bit of a habit of sneaking into our house, usually accompanied by two other neighbourhood feline freeloaders. For reasons best known to them, our home seems to be the local cat magnet. Jumbsy, bless him, is a senior citizen in cat years, with a heart as big as his... well, let’s just say "botty issues." Unfortunately, his fluffy tail gets caught up in the emissions from his botty and it often doubles as an unwelcome paintbrush, leaving unique streaks of "art" on our furniture. And thus, the hue of "Jumbsy Tail" was born—a colour that’s as unforgettable and smelly as it is undesirable!
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