UPDATE
Been spending bits of my spare time finalising the Cav. I managed to find the missing bag of nuts/bolts/washers/clips etc.
I've pretty much put back most of the interior bar the passenger dash footwell cover as I don't have enough clips.
As yesterday was a very sunny day I managed to do some final finishing touches. The wiper arms were in a right state. All flakey, corroded and not black anymore. So that was on the list.
As they came off
A lot of rubbing down and cleaning
Few coats of red primer
A good rub down then many coats of satin black (just remembered that I didn't take pictures of the finished article)
As they were drying in the sun, I had a peek under the scuttle cover and gave the whole area a good clean, removed the wiper linkages, gave them a clean and lubing up with some grease. I found the wiper motor was loose and is what probably caused the bit of rough running when the wipers were engaged. So, somehow, I squeezed my hand and a spanner in there and tightened up the screws.
I then set about trying to tackle the leaky boot. Always gets some water either side, directly behind the light clusters. It could either be it leaking down from the rear screen or the clusters them selves. There is a bit of corrosion just under where the glass would be [inside the boot]. I took the easier route and removed the clusters. I decided to give the mating faces a bead of clean silicon sealer to totally make them water tight. There is rain on the cards tomorrow so we'll see the outcome.
Fitted the leather gear & handbrake gaitors as well. Took a shot of the interior, excuse the absent window winder
Just really waiting for my dad to have a clear schedule in order for the Cav to get it's pump and belt fitted and get an MOT.
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