Theducks Build To Date In (Not So) Brief (Anymore)

[Grim]

find a new and unique way the dvla can mess up?

[theduck]

Haha! Well its done now and here is the proof!

 

[tractor]

well done I think I can hear bells ringing

[Guest 2b cruising]

Now the sweating and worrying really hits home.

Well done in taking the massive step and the very best of luck to you.

May any problems be little ones.

[theduck]

I'm surprisingly not worried. I have a list of things to do still. I'll work through them and submit it to get my fix list. I don't expect a first time pass.

[Guest 2b cruising]

I bet you do. £5 to charity.

[theduck]

I'll take that bet and I'd like to nominate cancer research.

[Guest 2b cruising]

I'll take that bet and I'd like to nominate cancer research.

Done

 

[theduck]

Sarah (aka mrsduck) has made me some harness clip covers, isn't she great!

 

[richyb66]

They fit like a glove.

[theduck]

Forgot the action shot!

 

 

 

[richyb66]

Is that a Brother sewing machine?

[theduck]

No it's a vintage singer, was Sarah's grandmothers!

 

I've painted the seat mount and spreader plates and fitted the harness lap belt mounts so everything is ready to fit the passenger seat and harness tomorrow.

[Guest 2b cruising]

Forgot the action shot!

 

at least you've gat Sarah a modern machine to use. As Richy b says. They fit like a glove.

Behind every good kit car there's a good woman.

[theduck]

Bit more progress today.

 

Passenger seat and harness fitted.

 

 

 

Only thing left to do on the interior is finish the dash wiring and then carpet/cover the underside of the dash.

 

 

 

Made a DB killer out of a knackered hole cutter, absolutely amazing the difference this has made, still not sure if I will pass noise but time will tell.

 

 

 

 

Sarah sat in the car last week and I got her to try the brakes so I could check for any flex in the pedal box, and there was the tiniest amount flex in the opposite side to the one I added the brace to, so added another brace on the other side.

 

 

 

 

Remembered I hadn't swapped the offside top ball joint to the shorter one and half nut, so did that, and discovered the tube it screws into isnt threaded all the way in and so will only go in this far

 

 

 

versus the other side which is set this far in and gives approx 0.5 - 1 degree negative camber

 

 

 

 

I also spent some time on the dash wiring and dash set up. I need to extend the wiring for the temp sensor, but it fits in the OE position so thats good. I cant get a consistent reading on the tacho, it is fine at idle but apply some revs and it just stops reading. I need to swap from the oil pressure sensor that was fitted back to a normal pinto oil pressure switch (any one got one spare?) and I still need to fit the speed sensor.

 

Getting there...