I've got to stop making up daft titles as much for my own sanity as yours.

Having said a quick thank you to Mother Nature for the warm and dry weather this afternoon, we cracked into a simple job, steering rack gaiters. Previously on other car projects I can remember mashing a forked tool into the track rod ends to separate them from the uprights. Fortunately, this evil tool has disappeared so the simple use of heat from a blow torch did the job of persuading the parts apart. The rack itself is good, no play so I cleaned it a bit and popped the new universal boots on.

Even re-tightening the rod ends in the tapered seat went well. A light tap from below with a hammer coupled with a little heat and they stayed put whilst I got the nylocs back on. All good. The I stood back and realised I'd not put them back right despite counting threads. Now I have to undo them again and set-up the toe-in. The last time I did this is was pretty accurate but I'll still get it checked by my nearest tyre centre.

Now I really must get on with the wiring of the dash - there's nothing else to do!