Not quite a build thread....

[Johno]

Originally Posted by K4KEV

Thats a classy touch Johno..... gonna be one very tasty build when complete

Thanks Kev, I'm enjoying working on the car again and have spent the last few weeks finishing off started jobs which seem to take forever....

Originally Posted by twinturbo

Nice box, are you going to put some U-Trim on it to prevent possible chaffing of the cables . Mr IVA may pick up on that.

Cheers

TT

I've made the ally box so it is not past the front of the battery and any cables should be well clear.... but I guess it would be a good idea put some on just in case...

[robo]

That battery box is totally wrong for the car, can I buy it

The nuts

Bob

[Johno]

Hi all,

Cheers Robo, it was just a spur of the moment thing really. To my surprise it only took about 1 1/2 hours to come up with the idea and fabricate it.

Well today I modified my fuel tank to take the MX5 tank vent. I decided to raise it a bit on the tank with a left over bit of pipe to try to keep it out of the fuel.




Also started making my back boot lid out of ally. It's rice grain effect chequer plate which has a lot smaller raised foot print.




Also been looking at doing something different with the back end. Not too sure yet but when everything is black I'm thinking it will be Ok.
It's nowhere near finished yet so time will tell......

[Johno]

Originally Posted by robo

That battery box is totally wrong for the car, can I buy it

The nuts

Bob

Hi Robo,
Got my battery box cover back from powder coat last Friday and it's not looking too bad. I've had it powder coated in chrome effect...
I'll put a photo up tomorrow..

Got quite a bit done on the car but also waiting for parts which are holding me up...

[K4KEV]

Bat box is well cool ....certainly shows off your fabrication skills, and before you know it the yellow peril will be zooming around the flat lands of EA

[Johno]

Just a quick update,
I got a few parts back from powder coat last week and I'm quite happy with them.

Battery box and expansion tank finished in chrome effect....









I'm now starting to put the car back together again with finished parts which feels nice....

[Johno]

Originally Posted by K4KEV

Bat box is well cool ....certainly shows off your fabrication skills, and before you know it the yellow peril will be zooming around the flat lands of EA

Thanks Kev,
Can't wait to get it on the road but got a long way to go yet...
Things are now starting to come together but haven't started the engine yet....

[Johno]

Spent a few hours on the car this week and still trying to sort my electrics out...
It seems to take an eternity to shorten and reroute all the bl**dy wires... and try to make them look half decent.

So I decided to bolt a few things on to make me feel like I'm making some progress...

[Davidbolam]

Johno your build is looking great.

Have you thought about the routing of the speedo cable yet?

David

[Johno]

Originally Posted by Davidbolam

Johno your build is looking great.

Have you thought about the routing of the speedo cable yet?

David

Hi David,
Well I'm hoping it shouldn't be too bad... I've got the 90 degree Toyota adapter on the gearbox to avoid the cable being bent too tight against the frame.
With any luck should be able to try it this week as I'm trial fitting my dash at the moment...






It's looking a bit tatty at the moment with the wrong type bolts holding the dash in place and all the masking tape still covering the GRP..