DiY repairs

After twenty years off for good behaviour I found myself working on the car again. 

 Ah, those lost weekends changing the clutch, fixing the rattling exhaust, changing plugs and points.



These days the contents of the engine compartment are far too complex to tinker with. However I think I can still change anti-roll bar bushes with the best of them. Strange though: My perfectly good Whitworth spanners don't fit these modern cars very well.

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