MICK’S FIVE STAR WORKSHOP
PATIENCE AND COOLING
It’s been a challenging week in the Glenlyon workshop. We’ve been working on Tom’s wonderful HG Monaro build and have struck a serious snag… or three!
The body is done, the 427 small block motor is together, as is the TH350 transmission. Plus, we have a custom-made rear end that’s in and a custom-made front end that’s more or less complete.
All good? Nope. When we went to drop the car on to its engine/front end, we discovered the mounts aren’t right. They don’t allow enough clearance to the transmission tunnel. There is no way we’re going to start hacking into that beautiful body, so it’s back to the drawing board on the engine mounts.
The ones we have at the moment is the third set, and they’re close but not right. Now it’s tempting, particularly given the several goes we’ve had at this, to spit the dummy and start blaming people. The hold-ups have been unwelcome and costly in various ways. Sometimes, that’s how one-off builds go.
However no amount of ranting and cursing will fix the problem – usually the direct opposite. My advice? Walk away and have a cup of tea and a biscuit. They have amazing healing properties.
So, now we’re all calmly discussing the situation and trying to
