Graham,
You've read most of the story to date, the Barbados Green Beauty is carefully tucked up in a car cover under the carport until the next half of the story - the Restoration - begins.
A few milestones have to be reached and decisions made before the last half of the story can proceed, viz:
1. Complete the patio that I promised my wife before the van came on the scene.
2. Extend/Enclose the carport to give more layout space, especially when the body comes off the chassis.
3. Decide whether to go for a full bare metal respray, or just a rub-down and respray specific areas with a final cut and polish. (see other posts on this thread
4. Decide how "deep" to go in returning it to its "showroom" condition, as this could mean removal of the replacement 202 engine (installed by the previous owner after the original 173 gave up after approx 300,000km) and re-installation of a 173 motor, which was how I purchased it.
etc.
etc..
One significant goal that has been reached was the securing of the original registration plates. The originals (LYJ 334) were surrendered by the previous owner when he replaced them with a personalized set. The original rego number then "lapsed" in the Vicroads system for 28 years until I came along and requested that they be reactivated (For no less that $295 !!) They are perfect replicas of the original black and white plates.
So that's where I'm up to so, Graham, why not register with the MV forum and you can follow the projects... I registered with mySandman for similar reasons and there's no cost.
Cheers
Bruce
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