Nell..1972 Daf 55 estate..

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Nell is a very well known car in Daf circles having been owned by Eric Bhojani for some years before..

I bought Nell from Eric shortly after an unfortunate moment when a brake hose let go and Nell's front end met with the back of something out of Japan..😢😢

A parts later and Nell was up and running again but still has 2 creased front wings..and some rust..😊

I ran Nell for a while but had the odd issue,1 was a burst fuel line with a near full tank..😢..not nice watching that drain into the roadside..😣..

All was ok but finally a shaft went and Nell lost drive to the o/s rear..
This has now been replaced and a brake overhaul is in progress,hopefully she will be running around Essex soon..
As work has stalled on Yo and Dorothy still needing major heart surgery,Nell will hopefully see me back on the road and make life easier to get to the barn..the bus is ok but does mean a 2 mile walk which I won't miss..

Nell will be a short term solution as she is showing signs of her age and will need to make friends with a welder..😐..

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A little more work on Nell on Saturday with much help from Dan..thanks mate..

Rear brakes all renewed and serviced then bleed but the drums did need a puller to help free them from the shoes..front brakes still to do..

O/s secondary now topped up with EP80 but a battle it was to free the nut,got there finally with the help of Mark and some very tough sockets..and a drill 😕..this was done due to losing some oil due to the shaft change..

As Nell had been sat for a while,I put a battery on her to help draw the fuel through..55's have a habit of losing the fuel back into the bottom of the tank if not turned over regularly..after a few attempts she coughed as the fuel finally came through but did not attempt a full start as she had very little fuel and no exhaust system fitted..

All being well a trip to the barn will happen Monday and hopefully Nell will be ready to return to the road..very soon..☺.

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Progress has been made..Monday saw Nell back on the road 😄😄..

Still plenty to do to improve her but back on the road where she belongs..😊

This week saw a wash and polish which much improved the way she looked..

Back at the barn Saturday to improve her looks and performance..and to help put another Daf back on the road with a new visitor/owner visiting for parts..