Big time massive progress innit has been made on Agnetha’s “structural integrity”. The portside sill has been patched up along with the hole in the boot floor. All this was recorded in two recent YouTube videos:
The Spares Club have also found me a driveshaft! This means I’ll be revisiting the engine very soon.
Since Agnetha’s big “oopsie” on the garage floor last November when her driveshaft seals gave out, I’ve been deconstructing the driveshafts (which unsurprisingly had worn CV joints and damaged gaters) and getting new differential covers installed with new bushings and oil-seals. The aim is to get Agnetha oil-tight again and fill the engine with oil that’s been sitting dry since the oopsie. Quite a lot of progress has been made but at the last step I’ve decided to pause things since it got a bit fraught getting spares imported from the UK. I made a video about it here:
On a more positive note the cross-tube is now fully derusted, primed and repainted. There was plenty of corrosion but the tube itself is made from pretty thick steel so it’s structurally sound.
Next up are some important but low-cost jobs that do not involve customs. Mostly welding, making new brake and fuel lines, and fixing the somewhat porous fuel tank.
Projekt Agnetha 