Post by browno on Aug 14, 2018 9:34:40 GMT
So, another couple of weeks and it's time for another update.
Unfortunately I haven't managed to get out in the car much, as I have been on holiday and also discovered some more jobs that needed sorting. The first oen was the front bonnet pins. With the car on the road, I had soon discovered that while the push-button pins looked very neat, they weren't brilliantly made - the centre portion holding the locking mechanism rattled loose while driving and they fell apart. I tried fixing this first time using a spare pair, which I tried to modify by putting loctite into the threads of the inner portion - but they also fell apart.
Having killed two sets within 200 miles, I started to look for something else (apologies to those who may have used these pins under my initial recommendation - I was initially very impressed with them - and would have been if they were made a bit more securely).
Initial solution was a pair of locking pins, which were a little larger than I wanted (but I was planning on trimming down the washers and painting/wrapping them to blend in) - but more importantly, wouldn't lock due to the curvature of the bonnet meaning they wouldn't align properly.
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SO with that option not working, it was back to what I knew would work - and a second pair of aerocatches. This meant something a bit bigger than I really wanted, but would at least mean that the bonnet can't go anywhere. First job was to fit the pins, and start marking out (which was "artistically assisted" by my brother)...
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Then after getting busy with the holesaw and dremel, we could fit the catches and test the bonnet. The end result is that the bonnet is much more securely held than it had been - even if it isn't quite as clean-looking as I had initially aimed for.
on Flickr
So that is another job completed - next on the list are to replace my tail lights, which are quite dim, and to sort out my fuel tank venting to make filling up a little less painful, adjust my coilovers to give a little more ride height, and then get it properly aligned.
Unfortunately I haven't managed to get out in the car much, as I have been on holiday and also discovered some more jobs that needed sorting. The first oen was the front bonnet pins. With the car on the road, I had soon discovered that while the push-button pins looked very neat, they weren't brilliantly made - the centre portion holding the locking mechanism rattled loose while driving and they fell apart. I tried fixing this first time using a spare pair, which I tried to modify by putting loctite into the threads of the inner portion - but they also fell apart.
Having killed two sets within 200 miles, I started to look for something else (apologies to those who may have used these pins under my initial recommendation - I was initially very impressed with them - and would have been if they were made a bit more securely).
Initial solution was a pair of locking pins, which were a little larger than I wanted (but I was planning on trimming down the washers and painting/wrapping them to blend in) - but more importantly, wouldn't lock due to the curvature of the bonnet meaning they wouldn't align properly.
Untitled on FlickrSO with that option not working, it was back to what I knew would work - and a second pair of aerocatches. This meant something a bit bigger than I really wanted, but would at least mean that the bonnet can't go anywhere. First job was to fit the pins, and start marking out (which was "artistically assisted" by my brother)...
Untitled on FlickrThen after getting busy with the holesaw and dremel, we could fit the catches and test the bonnet. The end result is that the bonnet is much more securely held than it had been - even if it isn't quite as clean-looking as I had initially aimed for.
on FlickrSo that is another job completed - next on the list are to replace my tail lights, which are quite dim, and to sort out my fuel tank venting to make filling up a little less painful, adjust my coilovers to give a little more ride height, and then get it properly aligned.
