$$$ Spent: $700.00
On Monday I took delivery of my rack and pinion steering conversion from Moss Motors. I ordered it during the MOSS sale and saved 10% which was worthwhile. I unpacked the box and I am impressed with what I have seen. Everything looks good. I took out the parts and trial fitted the bracket on the frame.
I haven't worked on the Triumph for nearly a month having been distracted by my daughter's house reno, our own kitchen back splash project and returning to work on a part time basis. Up to the middle of March I was very diligent about working on the car (pretty well on a daily basis) and as a result making some good progress during the winter. Hopefully I will get back out there on a regular basis and meet some more schedule milestones.
From a budget perspective (based on my previous recap) I believe I have spent what I originally anticipated would be my total expenditure for "reassembling" the car. The rack and pinion conversion is an extra cost not originally anticipated and I went over on the front suspension rebuild as I had not anticipated having to replace as many parts as was required. There are a number of small incidental expenditures that add to the total and a couple of "miss steps" like bead blasting the "57" hood and trunk lid $300.. A few dollars here and there start to add up quickly...I talked to my parts supplier and he says most of the projects in their shop go over budget for a number of different reasons and it is just part of the "game" and not to worry about it. So here I am-not meeting schedule and over budget...but still enjoying the process....
Selling the "spare" parts will offset total project costs...
Earlier in the week I committed to purchase a newer Ford Ranger. A 2004 to replace my 1994. Today I finalize the deal and the truck is officially mine. A colleague owned the truck and has been trying to sell it for a few months so he was very receptive to reasonable offers... He is a "shade tree" mechanic and taken good care of the vehicle which shows making it an economical replacement. I had the truck safety inspected and it passed with flying colors other than a "near future" requirement to have the front brake pads replaced. I seriously contemplated putting about $1500 into repairing the 1994 but decided I would be further ahead buying a replacement vehicle.
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