I did after doing a bit of re-wiring in my Triumph Dolomite, in retrospect instead of disconnecting the battery and spending the next 3 nights with a torch in winter replacing wires, I should have put a gallon of 4 star in it and filed an insurance claim.

After re-wiring my Spitfire, I should have checked that the battery way in

the right way round :(

I cheated - I had a tool which fitted in the chuck of my Black & Decker

I could do a complete decoke and valve grind on my Vitesse in 2 hours :D

Used to hate balancing twin carbs :(:(

Good old Vitesse, my first car