what are days off from the office if they are not for working on vehicles then? Spent 4 or 5 hours today getting to grips with the T16. Its been something like 26 years since I last had a really good look around her and that would have been the last time that I drove it. Time has not done it any favours its fair to say. Unfortunately the garage where it has been stored was damp and did have some leaks so the floors are pretty ghastly but no serious rot. I agree with David that the floor seems to have a laminate which is now coming off. I was forced to speculate what it is, I think its a rubber/heavy painted surface rather than metal. It even looks like paper on one piece I removed. Anyway, the carrier is going to weigh about 1/2 ton lighter when all the loose rust is removed. The good thing is that she is all there, all though I seem to have mislaid a couple of smaller items for the engine. Oil filter bracket and air cleaner elbow. not quite sure how they went but they may turn up yet. Its definitely a full strip down and I can see that it has had new track covers welded in when it left Pounds in about 1978. I will do them again as they are not really that good, and the previous owner has put white silicone sealer in the corner! I am going to post some photos of it as it is, and whilst this is not a record attempt in terms of the time I expect the restoration to take, it may be fun to keep you posted with developments as per Davids marvellous rebuild. Photos to follow. A
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