Blanked off first gear so you couldn't select it, same as done on the Austin Healey 100/4 (but at least you could have overdrive with that)

It was such a nice day that I took the Alvis back to work after lunch. I realised there was no petrol in it when I ran out. Luckily Tesco was in walking distance and they had fuel cans. I have put another three gallons in. After finishing work I had to do an urgent site visit and took the Ami out of...

Wiper mechanism all greased up and put back together, now working. Buggered one grommet so need to glue it. Dashboard back in, I had pulled a wire off the lightswitch, now refitted. Battery on charge, but not sure what flattened it, so left it disconnected. At this rate will have it back together ju...

Or wasp

Finally got this out of the car and dismantled
Aided by these
A Christmas present not used before

The wheelboxes and rack. I have now, shifted the dash more which I didn't want to so can now access it all to strip it apart.

I'm hoping that cleaning, regreasing and turning to fresh bits on the drive snd cogs in the wherlboxes will do it.

A job for next week.

I have just had another look at the Alvis wipers, despite all my use of penetrating oil still seized. Red Triangle the Alvis spares people don't have new stuff. I will have a final go as I will have to take it out anyway, but will be looking to see what else will fit. Land Rover looks similar. Also ...

Bastard thing, I can get at this side but to remove the dash will mean disconnecting all the wires and the oil and water pipes to the gauges.
Still trying to unseize the rack but it's not happening

And now the dashboard is half out. I really do not want to disconnect everything so that I can get it completely out of the way, so have walked away again. It seems like the cable that should go back and for has seized. I have been able to get at the passenger side wheelbox thing, but not the driver...