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Old 18th April 2013, 09:30 PM
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Quick update,
Fabricated my battery box tonight...





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Old 19th April 2013, 12:52 PM
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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.

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

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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.

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

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Old 21st April 2013, 07:45 PM
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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......





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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...
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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
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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....
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Old 9th May 2013, 09:58 PM
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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....
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