It's been a while since I've updated my blog, I've not been spending a lot of time working on the kit, just nipping out for an hour here and there. We had a little holiday and my daughters car needed fixing so the kit had to move out for a bit. Now things have started to open up I've even managed to get to a couple of car shows. 14 June 2021 Not a lot of work going on as I am preparing for a holiday. However I started looking at the rear part of the transmission and quickly decided that I would need to revisit the piece I just made. I have a trim ring for the handbrake lever and ideally that would sit level. That means the top of the tunnel needs to be wider than the original and the side needs to angled steeper. There is plenty of space within the footprint of the transmission tunnel so I won't loose any passenger space. The angles just need changing slightly. This will also ensure that it won't foul against the bracket that holds the brake cables. I mocked up another CAD for the rear transmission tunnel and made a start on modifying my previous template for the gearbox cover. The other thing I need to bear in mind is fixings, I will want to be able to remove them when they are fitted for maintenance on the gearbox and handbrake. 27 June 2021 Back from holiday and back in the garage working on the template for the transmission tunnel. Had to remake the template a couple ot times to get things to fit and still need to fine tune it some more but I think I'm nearly there. I need to trim the supplied tunnel to nearer it's final length because it is getting in the way of the templates. I am also planning on making a device to help me with the bending, I've seen a couple of ideas on YouTube for metal bending devices that I could make, I need to get my hands on some quite flat steel bar, there is a place nearby that I hope will have some I can buy otherwise I will have to order some online. 28 June 2021 Found some metal in B&Q – not exactly the dimensions I was looking for but hopefully it will do. Not planning on bending anything other than aluminium. Made a start on the metal brake, learnt a few things about the design and decided to start again now I have more idea what I am doing. 9 July 2021 Still making small steps forward which I think is the key – just keep it moving no matter how slow. I finished making my metal bender and while it's not the greatest tool in the world it seems to manage OK. So where have I got to? The supplied cover was trimmed back so it ends before the gearlever turret. I had to adjust the cardboard templates again and I've cut out and bent the new section that the gear lever gaiter will fit to. I've partly fixed the front section in place with a minimum of rivnuts and bolts, I need some rivnuts that are better suited to the thickness of the chassis plate (on order). When they arrive I will replace the temporary ones. This helped me make the template for the next section. The centre section is nearly ready for securing in place so that I can finalise the last section that goes arounf the handbrake.
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