It's been a while since my last update but I have been getting along, so here's a brief summary, not entirely in chronological order!
Rear subframe is in, handbrake cable fitted, shocks fitted etc...
Rear shocks were tricker than I imagined, they are very close to the turrets at the bottom at full droop and I couldn't force the damper closed very far as there's not a lot of weight in the back at the moment and the springs are new so very firm, I was a little worried about this but actually once on it's wheels and camber and toe adjusted to somewhere near standard clearance is fine.
Similar story up front...
Shocks far easier to fit at the front, getting the subframe in is a tricky job when you have to worry about paintwork though!
Callipers look good, came with green stuff pads which have mixed reviews but were a good deal as a set at the time so I'll see how I get on with them.
I had to improvise for the fresh air ducting on this side, it had been deleted by a previous owner, I was able to get the intake for the front but I could not get the correct size left hand vent for the bulkhead. So I purchased a new Revotec hose and a pair of heat shrink joiners, they only come in pairs, which turned out handy as the first one slipped down the tube some way when I got it to it's required size while shrinking, but with the two in place it's solid and has done the job nicely...
Lights are in...
Got on well with the loom and most of the under bonnet fittings are now in place that need to be before the engine is dropped in and I also have the steering column and wheel fitted as are the pedals.
Taken a lot of fiddling to get the wiring all in place, but I have tested it and it is all working, the central locking was fiddly to fit also but it does work although I have still got to screw the mechanism to the lever arm.
The visible part of the locking levers wasn't in great condition, I tried giving it a lick of black enamel paint but it reacted with what was left of the coating that was already there. So I decided to use some of my spare vinyl from the interior trimming and fixed it in place behind the lever, I think this should look good when in place...
I also have found that I've not fitted the bottom bush far enough into the steering column so that is going to have to come out and be fixed, as it is I cannot fix the wheel in place with the nut.
I also popped my newly trimmed top dash rail to check for fitment of the tweaters and speaker wiring, it looks good and the tweeters fit in nicely, I do need to bond some brackets underneath though to ensure they don't pop out.
And another big milestone reached last week, it's now sat on it's wheels (I got to this stage a week ago, and tested the electrics after getting it on its wheels.
Those tail lights are difficult, the rubber gaskets just are too small and inflexible, got there in the end but such a pain and had sore fingers for days afterwards, seems like a common issue.
It's riding a little high, the front hilos are actually set to the lowest setting but it still sits on the droop stops, I suspect the addition of the engine will fix that to some extent, the rears aren't set to the lowest yet, but I'll do that then work it upwards from there to get it to standard height.
Anyway, that's about all for now, I'll leave you with a little view from under the OSF wheel arch, that ducting was hard work to fit, fixing the box to the inner wing was not an easy task.
