Weekend update

 Not a great deal to report from this weekend, but it was a sunny day so I thought a few photos would be good;

Oh yeah, that was one thing I did, filling in the bodywork. It's got a few scars and marks on the body, mainly from the demoulding process but also a few knocks and dings over the years. I used some filler and wet n dry to get them looking respectable, there's a few more that I need to sand down but I think I got them all. Hopefully it'll be ready for paint soon. 

So what else was done? I replaced part of the wiring binding with corrugated sleeving, this allows the wiring to flex with the engine as it moves on the mounts. The binding was keeping everything far too rigid and it didn't feel right. A quick Q on Locostbuilders confirmed my fears, but also a suggestion on corrugated sleeving was very well received. Now the wiring to the engine is still flexible but protected.

The last few jobs are for small mounting brackets for the wires, these are printing behind me as I type. Nothing spectacular but at least they'll hold the wires in place better. I also cut some brackets for around the engine also for mounting the wiring.

I also cut the pipes for the cooling system, so now the main feed pipe gets to the globe tank as does the overflow. Hopefully that should keep airlocks to a minimum. I've got a few jubilee clips to add on that, nothing difficult. 

The bonnet fitting is now as expected, I adjusted the sliders to fit the bonnet so they ensure the bonnet closes smoothly and ends up in the right position. It turns out they're far too long so I've reprinted some shorted ones with better edge support. The last job for the bonnet will be the rubber tie down brackets that will go under the edge of the bonnet...

Or will they? I've just thought, I want to have them in the exact place that the sliders work! In fact, anywhere on the trailing corner of the bonnet is now 'out of bounds' for the sliders. 

Then again, the sliders do operate on the extreme corner and edge of the bumper, and that actually goes down alongside the body. So perhaps the rubber tie downs will be a bit further back along the bottom, and leave the slider along. Some time with clamps to position them correctly is on the cards I think. 

I do need to think about the forces involved in clamping down the corner. It needs to pull it tight against the bodywork, but end up in the right position. Maybe one more spacer is required on the bottom corner to provide tension for the tie downs. That could also double up with the sliders so it's two 3D prints rubbing against each other. I just need to make sure it doesn't get bound up when opening the bonnet as well as closing it. 

Apart from all that, I've got a load of nuts and bolts to find. They'll all be 'safe' but I need to find them. It'll be things like;

• Propshaft nuts and bolts x 4
• Driveshaft nuts x 8
• Brake caliper carrier bolts x 8
• Brake caliper bolts x 8
• Brake banjo bolts x 4
• Exhaust manifold nuts x 9 ?
• Exhaust clamp nuts x 6
• Exhaust manifold to exhaust nuts x 2