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Met office give the forcast for the Boston area as dry for Sunday, so fingers crossed.

Just tried again also and I’m still on the “misdirected request” so hopefully my membership doesn’t lapse before a resolution is found.

Forecast for Sunday morning (BBC):

Just tried to renew again. Situation not improved...

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I'll be out with Boston Classic Car Club again, meeting for breakfast at a local cafe, then a 50 mile run through Lincolnshire. I just hope the weather is better than last year. Photo copyright D F Leatherdale from last year's run.

Steve, it's national, not local or otherwise as basically it's just a fundraiser. Donate online, fit your plate (too late now?) and take your old car out for a drive wherever you like. (Oh, and wave if you spot another car with the plate on, I guess 😎) Some of the regular car-gathering-type venues are welcoming Drive-it-Day participants (I'm heading to Classic Car Hub, about an hour and a half away). Mike - fingers crossed for good weather 🤞😀

Ok, longer than I’d planned but all weld and paintwork complete, she’s coming home next week. Bigger jobs were the rear end of the inner roof which was corroded badly, rear wheel arches bursting as rust developed and local repair to sills. Paint of the rear end and sides with a good mopping all over and ready to start building back up.

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I’m hoping to attend the Drive it day in Aberdeen, hopefully we get a dry day and if so we can expect a few Manta’s to be there.

Not me, doesn’t look local. Get some pics when you go!

Just given the Manta a quick polish ready for Drive-it-Day this Sunday. https://www.driveitday.co.uk Will head somewhere with an old car connection nearby for a coffee and back again 😄 Anyone else doing something similar? LS🚗

nothing wrong with your colour choice ,after all its your car anyway. remember the mk1 carlton ,royales etc of the late 70's. beatufull crushed velour everywhere and they did them in black,red,beige,blue and best of all green ! wish id got some seats in green all those years back when they were plentifull in breakers !

certainly can . issue is that the horn is switched on the negative side from a sliding contact ( copper / brass ring) that can get dirty and also it gets this said negative from the actual central shaft which theoretically has no actual direct contact with negative .it relies on a path through the top bearing which obviously is full of grease !

Using the relay might be a good idea, especially if the Manta didn't have a horn relay from the factory. It can help ensure that the horn gets the right amount of power and can also protect the wiring from overload.

So, red interior. Red interiors are not too common, and the couple I've seen pop up since owning the car weren't cheap. Naturally this annoyed me as I wanted it red now, so I decided I will simply make my own then, bit by bit. Front seats are already done, so I looked into how to make these vinyl/plastic parts red. Dye spray. I was sceptical at first that it'd just be like spray paint and be awful, but after a user on Retro Rides showed me how his came out (also going from black to red) I was instantly convinced. This is what I bought: https://www.vinyldye.co.uk/Brillo-Vinyl-Dye I actually got them from Amazon in the end, but it's that line of products. Did you know Brillo made anything other than Brillo Pads? I definitely didn't 😂 Also I went with the "Scarlet" option, as the "Bright Red" was actually not bright red from their colour chart, bit odd I thought. Anyway, first up was door cards. Easiest trim to remove, so I have started with the rears first. Everything off and wiped clean: Got a couple of coats on. Nice light coats. Can't go too heavy with it or it doesn't really bond and seep into the vinyl as it is supposed to. The good thing about it is it's quite different to a regular paint. It doesn't really smother the material, and the leather effect texture is still as present as it was unpainted, to the point that I don't think these really look "painted" at all. After a couple more coats (4 total I think it was). This stuff dries super quickly too, it was perfectly fine to be handled after like 1 hour with no imprints or anything. The bottom part of these door cards is carpeted, this spray is no good for carpet material, so I just masked it off, I'll work out what to do with that part. But I actually thought it might tie in alright with the backs of the MR2 seats, which are actually also black/dark grey. Re-fitted and I quite like it: I was going for the OE door card look, so the handle and ashtray all red as well. the actual door release and surround remain black, that's how the red OE interior is it seems. However, there is one issue with this: The bloody window winder. I'm not sure I like it at all. Looked back at OE red interior and the winder is a black item, I think I made a mistake doing it as well 😂 Oh well! Anyway yeah, I think the bottom being black kind of ties in with the back of the MR2 seats, but I might lighten and dye it red also, we'll see. Front door cards and dash next, and some red foot carpets. Then I'll work something out for the rear bench seat. It looks mismatched and odd right now, but it's still a work in progress. And yes I know, it's going to look absolutely ridiculous and disgusting, so outrageously garish. But the OE red interior was the same, almost every single part of it was red. It's going to be awful and amazing at the same time and I can't wait. Also one thing to note, once it has dried this stuff doesn't seem to smell all that much, which is nice what with it being in a car interior.

Haha glad to help, though I cannot be held liable for you following the work methods of a man with absolutely zero official credentials in this area at all 😂

Yes. Thanks. Turns out it was always working but someone had wired it into the front fog light switch. the shame!!!

is it working now

Ill send you a private message now 🙂

Thanks for reply, will keep trying,

PayPal is a great option, I tend to steer clear of buying from sites that don't have the option.