4 April 2023
Did a test fit of the hinges with the bonded in threads and that seems to work much better, no issues tightening them up. Took them off again so I could paint them. Rubbed them down and wiped them clean then etch prime and a coat of body colour. 29 April 2023 Fitted the handbrake cables again and added a pulley wheel to lift the cable up slightly so the equaliser didn't drag on the tunnel. Fitted the return spring and adjusted the handbrake. 4 May 2023 Cleaned up and repainted around the gearbox tunnel where I had ground down the welds. Added the brackets to support the handbrake cable under the car. Fitted the doors again with the painted hinges and adjusted the door fit. Seems pretty good, not perfect but pretty good. Did a bit more trimming on the gearbox tunnel so I could fit the harness to the sides of the cockpit, I needed to enlarge the hole as I didn't want it pinched by the hanrness fixing. Spent a bit of time measuring up to ensure the body is sitting evenly on the chassis, I did this by dropping a plumb line from the wheel arch down to the centre of the wheel and measuring from the hub out to the string. Then I marked the position on the rear body and chssis plate. I think I'm almost ready to start fitting the body. I will do a few more checks before I start and I walso want to review my plan for bolting rear and side sills to the body.
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