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Simon’s Mk1 Sierra

Progress on the Sierra naturally slowed during the summer holiday break, but I brought in some reinforcements to ensure I was still chipping away at it. Step in my good mate Shaun, who got to work one day chopping out my old steering column mount and working out how to remount it now Inext time Shaun is free, plus there’s the job of welding in the passenger side seat rail, as the car previously only had one seat fitted.

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