I’ve not seemed to achieve much recently, but it is still progressing very slowly. The N/S NACA duct has been opened up and a duct made to connect it to the heater matrix as a fresh air duct. I used some PVC foam to create the desired shape and after the 2 layers of fibreglass had cured it was dug out to create the desired duct. The O/S duct has been opened up and a short duct made to give the impression of a functional duct. I’ll probably do the same for the centre duct, but this will be left until spring next year as it now too cold for glass work in an un-heated garage. I’ve also added core matt underneath the front panel to stiffen it up and a foam beam has been glassed in on the lower edge of the radiator opening, again to add some much needed additional stiffness.
I finally fitted up the door locks & remade the release levers for the doors, as I think they look aesthetically more pleasing. I know they’re not original, but why use 4 mounting screws for the base plate, when only 2 are needed! However I think the levers will have to removed for the IVA test or remade, as they don’t meet the min radius requirement of 3.2mm – it’s difficult when it’s only 3mm thick! Any ideas?
Realising I’ll need to sort out the seats, I dug out the pair I’d started building back in 2008 and have that have been gathering dust ever since.
Discussions with the trimmer highlighted that my side foams aren’t stiff enough and would eventually collapse. He also recommended that edging strip is used around the edge of the frame to prevent the leather chafing on it. The black pad is the lumbar pad, which has yet to be glued to the frame. His workload means that he can’t start until February, but there’s plenty of other things to keep me busy
Regards
Andy
I finally fitted up the door locks & remade the release levers for the doors, as I think they look aesthetically more pleasing. I know they’re not original, but why use 4 mounting screws for the base plate, when only 2 are needed! However I think the levers will have to removed for the IVA test or remade, as they don’t meet the min radius requirement of 3.2mm – it’s difficult when it’s only 3mm thick! Any ideas?
Realising I’ll need to sort out the seats, I dug out the pair I’d started building back in 2008 and have that have been gathering dust ever since.
Discussions with the trimmer highlighted that my side foams aren’t stiff enough and would eventually collapse. He also recommended that edging strip is used around the edge of the frame to prevent the leather chafing on it. The black pad is the lumbar pad, which has yet to be glued to the frame. His workload means that he can’t start until February, but there’s plenty of other things to keep me busy
Regards
Andy