Another build thread

[skov]

Starting to find some time to work on my build again now.
Managed to finish off the brake lines over the last few days:

[twinturbo]

nice work.

[Davidbolam]

Hi Skov. Please can you answer these questions

Where did you get your brake hoses from?

What have you installed after the t piece in the brake line above the master cylinder?

Also where did you get your hydraulic switch from? are you using part smd426?

[skov]

Thanks TT. I'm quite happy with how it turned out, just worried it's going to p!ss brake fluid everywhere when I fill it up

Hi David, I had a feeling someone would ask about that bit after the T-piece in the rear line. It's a rear brake reduction/bias valve from a Ford Mondeo (Ford part# 1113275).
The donor one was a bit awkward/cumbersome to use, so I junked it for the Ford one as it's nice and small and simple.
I know the Mondeo weighs twice what the roadster will, but it has two fitted - one for each rear brake, so I figured a single one for both rear brakes would be about right

I got the brake light switch from ebay, here's the details:



And finally, the flexi lines came from Furore. I was very impressed with their service; they were custom made to my specifications and arrived next day! Very reasonable at £15 per line too.

[Davidbolam]

thanks skov - time for some parts shopping!!

[CTWV50]

I see you've decided to use new mx-5 track rod ends. How's the clearance with the wishbone and steering boot now? And also may I ask, where did you get your extensions from? I'm waiting on a pair from NTS but I don't seem to be very lucky at being able to get hold of Nathan.

[skov]

Hi Chris, my extensions came from NTS, and the track rod ends are the same ones I've had all along - the ones on the donor were knackered and I had to angle grind one of them off the upright!

I've still got my dodgy lock stops on the rack, so clearance is fine
I've rumours that Nathan has redesigned the top wishbones to improve clearance, but haven't seen any evidence of it yet (it might have been Johno that mentioned it to me).

Didn't Nathan put a post up the other day to say he'd switched his phone and email off for a while to avoid distractions and concentrate on clearing the backlog of work he has?

[CTWV50]

Oh right, I didn't know he was THAT busy.

Booked your IVA test yet?

Out of interest how many turns of the SW get you from lock to lock?

[skov]

Don't think I'm quite ready for the IVA test, lol
I was aiming for about this time next year!

I did have 2.9 turns lock to lock - I've now got about 2.
Going to have fun doing 15-point turns everytime I need to do a U-turn

[skov]

Made a start on the wiring this week, and fitted the tunnel loom:









Does that look ok for IVA?