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Old 4th November 2012, 06:51 PM
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Seems to be coming on very nicely Johno

I'm going to have a long read of it at some point - I'm at the stage where enthusiasm is in short supply so hopefully reading this build thread and a couple of others will help me sort it out
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Old 3rd February 2013, 07:44 PM
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Well I finally got round to doing something this afternoon after a few months off.
I took a look at my Aerocatches and decided to remake the inner part out of ally. I fabricated the brackets with slotted holes so I can fine tune the bonnet fitment.
I also got round to making my cover over the steering column and foot pedals. I've made it removable to gain access to the pedals without the need for working upside down with my feet in the air.



I know its not much but it's a start I guess.
Hoping to get a few hours on it during the week at nights.
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Old 3rd February 2013, 09:42 PM
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[QUOTE=Johno;88330}.
I also got round to making my cover over the steering column and foot pedals. I've made it removable to gain access to the pedals without the need for working upside down with my feet in the air.

Thats a good idea. Another build on the move again

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Old 4th February 2013, 10:05 PM
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Good to see you back Johnno
Yours is a class build and I missed watching it
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Old 4th February 2013, 10:30 PM
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Thanks guys appreciate the support...
I guess some of us go through a bad patch at some point...
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Old 5th February 2013, 06:17 PM
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Great to see you back at it !! Missed my morning read
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Old 10th February 2013, 08:05 PM
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Hi all,
Well I've got going on the car again at last and decided to finish a few things off before starting new stuff.

1, Managed to finish installing my Aero catches at last, just needs fine tuning when I rebuild the car after mock up.

2, Nosecone bolted in place.

3, Steering column/brake pedal cover finished.

I redisgned my dashboard after some head scratching. I removed the the lower part of my dash where it meets the transmission tunnel and welded it to the underside cover panel instead. I've also moved it forward to give the dash a more broken up feel.



I also made an ally cover to go over my steering column bezel as there is a gap between the dash and the top plastic cover.



The ally panel which goes into the engine bay and under the scuttle will be a platform for me to mount most of my electical relays and ecu etc...
Brackets off of this will support the various electrical items I require to be hidden up.
Hopefully I will be able to remove the lower dash cover panel and scuttle to sort out any electrical problems that may arise without too much hassle.





The dash I'm going to pad with foam and cover in vinyl or leatherette. Other parts will be powder coated.

Next item on the list will be seat mounting and rear panel mounting.....
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Old 10th February 2013, 08:12 PM
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Great to see you back at it !! Missed my morning read
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Hi Nigel,
Well I'm back up and running.....
Glad to see people ouside the UK are interested...
I've got the bug again now so more posts on the way soon.
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Old 17th February 2013, 09:07 PM
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Hi all,
Spent some time today working out how to make my wheel arch backing plates along side the seats. I've made them out of ally and they are also removable so I can get them powder coated.
I'm quite happy with how they turned out.....







I'm hoping to fit my rear tub tomorrow night so I can see where to join the ally arches upto the fibre glass rear panel. On the AGM kit the joint is on view so it needs to be a good fit..

I also drilled holes in my lower dash for the hazard and fog light switches.
Now I have moved the switches into the lower dash panel I had to make a cover to encase the back of the switches..



Well my goals this week are to fit rear panel, fit the seat and fit the harness.

ps... I made a template of the dash cut out David and will send it this week...Ok
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Old 18th February 2013, 12:47 AM
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Your build thread always depresses me Johno, it always looks far too perfect and professional!
How on earth did you fabricate those wheel arch panels
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