johns wedge rebuild
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top coat on pretty good finish out the gun just got to put it together now.
john
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DSCN1865 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN1865 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN1866 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN1867 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN1870 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN1871 by Brundall Motorsport, on Flickrjust had a bit of time yesterday and started fitting the roll bar all fits under the roof very neatly rear bars to sort next.
john
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DSCN1969 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN1968 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN1970 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN1972 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN1973 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN1974 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN1975 by Brundall Motorsport, on Flickrgot a bit done to the wedge roll bar is now complete with harness attachment points off to powder coat next week also completed the setup on the rear suspension got the new shocks on and set the camber and toe in also sorted the seats i am using chimaera seats seem to go in well next is to sort the dash centre console etc.
john
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IMG_20160108_123532 by Brundall Motorsport, on Flickrjust a nice pic of the chim and the wedge together in the workshop chim is back for a new cam mot and service once that is done back on the wedge full time till finished
john
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IMG_0017 by Brundall Motorsport, on Flickrafter fitting the rollbar i have decided to get all the internal panels like the dash and centre console coloured the right colours namely black and white, so i already had the furniture clinic materials in stock so and have set to work cleaning and scrubbing off the old dark blue colour its not actually to bad the leather prep is very active and soon softens the old finish and colour then sponge and spray the new colour and finish, i have chosen satin,so far so good the white obviously takes a lot longer to cover but i am very pleased with the result, i have also turned some centres with a groove to allow a little more movement on my adjustment to the rear suspension will be assembling that tomorrow so pics to follow,i have put some pics of the tvr grafitti on the panel undersides up as well.
john
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DSCN2161 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2163 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2158 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2159 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2160 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2157 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2162 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2165 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2161 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2155 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2166 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2167 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2168 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2169 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2170 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2171 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2172 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrEdited by Engineer1949 on Wednesday 8th June 20:04
been busy again today got all the rose joints sorted and there spacers made for the last bit of the rear suspension mods to allow full adjustability plus set a 1.0degree of camber as a start point, all looks good so far proof is in the driving reports to follow in around a month, fitted the new steering wheel i had in stock to the electric powered steering column plus the new proper bearing in the front footwell bulkhead and adjusted the centring so the winkers return after the appropriate movement of the wheel,started filling the holes in the rear bulkhead where the speakers had been why would you want a radio in a car such as this, plus started refitting the bonnet, fitted the two exhaust tail pipes after polishing.
john
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DSCN2176 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2174 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2173 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2177 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2179 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2180 by Brundall Motorsport, on Flickrmore stuff done, made a new base for the gear and handbrake gaiters, the original was rotten due to not having been painted from new, i have stapled the now white gaiters to the new board but forgot a pic, also finished the repair on the bumper that is now in primer ready for colour tomorrow plus the second headlight mechanisum has been overhauled and all fitted back in the car,also started cleaning up and fitting new hinge pins to the boot hinges.
john
DSCN2181 by Brundall Motorsport, on Flickr
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DSCN2181 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2183 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2185 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2186 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2187 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2184 by Brundall Motorsport, on Flickrquite a bit more wedgeneering last couple of days fitted the front bumper panel and got the boot on with its struts had to reconstruct the hinges as the hinge pins had been replaced with 4mm bolts which allowed the wing to rub on the body as they where so badly fitted,all the lights now in except headlights just in case i need access to the connectors had to make new brackets for the driving lights including a complete new system for the passenger side as the bolts imbedded in the glassfibre where sheared i think it is slightly better than the original,i have built up the dash board with its refurbed clocks etc and will be building up the switch panel today, plus i have stone chip protected the sills just need the black on there this morning.
john
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DSCN2198 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2197 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2196 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2195 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2193 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2189 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2192 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2191 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2190 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2188 by Brundall Motorsport, on Flickrand so it continues started with top coating the sills then top coated the bonnet catch which has now been fitted and adjusted,i have started on the wiring for the power steering the supply is in and neutral return with a nice marine type inline fuse easily accessible just above the battery,i have rebuilt the mirrors all the fixings where appropriate are stainless and have rebuilt the doors all the locks and window winders have been overhauled window stops adjusted etc.switch panel is now built up ready for fitment i may have an issue with the fan switch fan works fine with external power but only on full fan when attached to the switch,also cleaned up and painted the door hinge brackets ready for hanging the doors once the trimmers have finished.tomorrows job cleaning and recolouring the door cards and sundry internal panels.
john
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DSCN2199 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2201 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2202 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2204 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2205 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2206 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2207 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2209 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2210 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2210 by Brundall Motorsport, on Flickrtrack day with my sons at brands yesterday so no work done but got back at it today mostly wiring sorting so not very interesting pic wise but also have coloured the door cards and the armrest/inner handle section all looks well plus some more good graffiti.
john
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DSCN2212 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2213 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2214 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2215 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2216 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2217 by Brundall Motorsport, on Flickrfair bit more done latterly this week started by putting the trimming round the front panel i have scribed the panel into the bodywork so nearly a perfect joint then applied a thin run of marine sealant in black to finish the job so much neater than the original cover all trim, then welded the bonnet pull bracket in place as it had to be moved to miss the electric power steering motor, then removed the old rear roof section from the roll hoop and the rear fixing and cleaned them both up and recoloured the rear fixing and painted the hoop mounting brackets, also recoloured the last internal panel, i burnt off all the old powder coating from the roof holding stays and repainted them in matching orange plus i had a seat belt mounting bolt snapped off on the inboard side of the driver that has been drilled out and retapped ready for the harness mount.
john
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IMG_20160624_144258 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrIMG_20160624_144237 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrIMG_20160624_144150 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrIMG_20160624_144133 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrIMG_20160624_144053 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrIMG_20160624_144046 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrIMG_20160624_162434 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrIMG_20160624_153656 by Brundall Motorsport, on Flickrgot a fair amount done in the last couple of days filled in the drivers side hole in the rear bulkhead made good round the roll bar fixings to the chassis behind the seats, finished the wiring to the new electric power steering refitted the gearstick and its rubber gaiter refitted the heater controls and i have run a bigger negative for the general electrical equipment particularly for the windows, fitted the number plates and the tvr logo to the front and the secondary 350i lettering plus cut back and polished the front half of the car,also fitted the harness mounts to both sides.
john
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DSCN2219 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2220 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2221 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2222 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2224 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2225 by Brundall Motorsport, on Flickrall sorts of smaller stuff done got the new bolts fitted for the door hinges finished the wiring for the power steering except the adjusting pot which goes in the nacel around the stalks roughly fitted the door catches after cleaning them up modified the trim pieces where the roll bar goes down behind the seats and the trimmers have completly trimmed the cabin and the boot so not to far away now
john
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DSCN2227 by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrDSCN2230 by Brundall Motorsport, on Flickrlots achieved this week lights all now work hazards indicators etc. sorted the slow speed on the heater motor got the door and boot seals round,had to change the fuel pump was fine when i took it off the road but had siezed in the mean time ,so now its just fit the doors the trimmers are back next week to pattern the roof ,i have set the front suspension camber castor etc. so wheels can go on and i have had it running again seems so long ago but not long now plus the dash is now all back in.
john
john
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