It's been a little cold recently so my plans of getting an hour each day in the garage for either tinkering or exercise has turned into video game time for the most part. I've not got much done on the car but I have completed all the Uncharted games and about to finish the last Tomb Raider. Time well spent? No idea!!
Anyway, there has been a little bit of work done. First for the brake pipes, I've got a position for all the flexi pipes and now just need a bit of time and space in the garage to weld them in place. I also got the front handbrake cable to see how that will work. It's short, but that's expected. At least it contains the balance bar that is needed to connect it to the rear cables. I'll have a go at extending it then I can start on mounting the handbrake itself.
The grub screws for the suspension arrived... and they're wrong. I should have realised the thread was too coarse to be regular M6 x 1.0. It's closer to 1.25. And of course, I can't get M6 x 1.25. A quick discussion on locostbuilders pointed out that an imperial screw would be better, so I've ordered the closest match. I'll try them when they arrive.
And lastly I finally managed to have a go at the panel trimming. The idea was to use a handheld router to cut a rounded edge in the aluminium. I managed to give it a go, and the results are pretty decent. I need to refine the process because I was using a wooden edge template. By the third cut it was no longer straight. I need to put together a metal former that I can bolt the panel to before I cut it. I want to practice as much as possible though, especially on the long runs. It looks really good over a couple of inches, and the join between panels is immaculate. But can I realistically maintain it over a couple of feet?
It did occur to me that it doesn't need to be on all panels or on all edges. In fact, it's probably only going to be the transmission tunnel edge. Even the side panels are either going on the outside or will have the fibreglass panel overlapping on the edge.
(pictures to follow when I find my USB cable, it got 'tidied' along with the Christmas decorations...)
