31 December 2009 | E-Type
Starting this car has always been quite tricky. Since I use it on a more regular basis, I’m more successful, but I noticed a few times that the starter motor used so much current that the ignition was poor and some times the engine seems to fire correctly only...
21 September 2009 | Mechanical, Mechanical, Mechanical, Mechanical, Mechanical, Mechanical, SM IE, SM IE, SM IE, SM IE
We had a quite bad weather this summer, but I’ve been able to drive the SM on a regular basis, going to classic car meetings organized by my club or others. But there is always something to do on this kind of cars, so here is a summary of my latest...
18 July 2009 | Uncategorized
Continuation and end of what started as a “primary timing chain work”, which eventually went a lot farther than that, you probably noticed 😉 smie_521Installation of the seals for the glass covers smie_522Then the covers themselves, not easy to install...
23 June 2009 | Uncategorized
There is still a lot of work to do, dozens of hours in facts for the following steps. My parents were in Montreal for a few days so my dad helped my, thanks. smie_473I cannot put the steering rack back into place without replacing the damaged right boot smie_474So I...
1 June 2009 | Uncategorized
The parts I was waiting for arrived quite quickly, with special thanks to the French SM Club. I’m far but I’ll have to finally find a way to meet these people who help us to maintain and restore our cars. Thanks again for your support. smie_437I start with...
20 May 2009 | Interior, SM IE
Cleaning is not over yet, I still have to clean the engine and gearbox, of course, before starting the timing chain work, which was the initial goal of this long operation, remember 😉 smie_377After cleaning the front unit, I do some detail work by cleaning and...
