Since the last post I seem to have done very little. To be fair, it's been absolutely freezing in the garage, and the clocks going back make it even more challenging.
But I thought I would at least update the blog to see what needs to be done. Well, I know what needs to be done, the blasted wiring! I need to get on with it but it really is painful. I could probably get it done in an hour or so, then just need to tidy it up, job done.
Away from the wiring, I'm also looking at the seats. I put the foam on the seats to see what will happen, and I'm a bit wary it won't be as smooth and curved as it is in my head. The foam is firm and very 'right angled'. Looking on youtube I think I need to add a layer of dacron, a lighter foam that can round off the corners. If I trim the sharp corners then add dacron I think I can get it looking reasonably curved.
The seat base is 50cm long, 41 wide. Add 5cm all round gives me 60 x 51.
The back is 41 wide as well, 77cm tall. Same addition is 87 x 51.
I also need to add a strip all round, a couple of inches thick. All four sides of base and back is 418cm. Working it all out I can get away with a 2.5 yards based on a 54" width (1.5 yards). I could 'probably' get away with a 1 metre wide, but I don't think haberdashers have embraced the metric system yet.
Of course, haberdashers aren't as common as they used to be. Where I used to work there was one on the high street, and there's one in Walsall which isn't far. But there is a market tomorrow (Wednesday) and there might be one on there. The weather won't be good but it'll be worth the journey, especially if I can do some Xmas shopping at the same time!
I then have to;
- Trim the exhaust
- Complete and attach the arch fenders
- Finish the fuel tank plumbing (possibly buy some correctly marked hose)
- Bolt together and tighten up the suspension
- Seatbelts
- Edge trim everywhere
- Paint (I'm tempted to leave this until after IVA)
- New tyres
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