Roadster Rebuild Diary from Cornwall

[jon_wilkinson]

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If you've not already committed on eBay you can buy those lights individually from Car Builder Solutions: https://www.carbuildersolutions.com/...oFilterApplied

[meverett]

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Working on the dash now so I will be able to sort the dreaded wiring.
After a few CAD (cardboard) templates and then cutout with marine ply and fitted the clocks, I have to replace the small black bezels with chrome.

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Thinking about mounting to the scuttle I have cut out and extra piece of ply and glassed that in to the underside of the scuttle, the dashboard will screw to this from inside. I had to set this a bit further back to give me space to use the indicator/horn lever. Just got to tidy it up.

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My old dash had a mixture of different lights and switches so I am looking out for some new. Came across these lights on eBay but a bit expensive and won’t need all of them, also going to go for chrome toggle switches then work out where to fit them in the dash.

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[meverett]

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Thanks Adrian and leadfoot. I was lucky as the steering wheel was on the car when I bought it. I will have to match the color for the dash when I get to it. These relatively small jobs seem to take an age to do, all afternoon and half the evening with the hand brake and shortening the cable, still enjoying it though, the car may not get so much attention when winter sets in.

[leadfoot]

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Enjoying the build thread. Quality work.

[listerjp2]

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That's looking good.

Keep up the good work.

By the way I like the steering wheel.

Adrian

[meverett]

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After adding the gear change extension I had to move the hand brake back. All installed and working. Cut a new piece of aluminium for top of the tunnel but need to source a bit more to finish off around the gear lever and I may replace the old rubber handbrake gaiter.

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[meverett]

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To keep my build diary up to date I have finished the gear selector extension.
This is my interpretation for a selector extension.
Started of with a few bits and pieces.

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Dusted off the welder and ended up with this.

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Turned down some nylon bar then press fitted and added a 10mm sleeve to give me an internal diameter of 8mm.

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And ended up with this, yet to finish off and fit. I have the Triumph spitfire gearbox extension and as we now know the locating pin is on the other side to the Marina one and I ended up welding the bracket on the wrong way around (Double Doh!) so made another bracket ready to replace the balls’d up one. Yet to find some angle to mount the rose joint inside the tunnel and extend the gear lever and fit the knob (no not me) then some paint and fit.

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All painted and bolted together.

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Just put in place to check and works.

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[listerjp2]

Re: Roadster Rebuild Diary from Cornwall

Looking good.

Can't wait to see the gear lever extention.

Regards

Adrian

[meverett]

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A year in, engine and gearbox gone back in. After a month or so of trial and error with the gear selector extension and thanks to Adrian aka Listerjp2 for his donation of a replacement gearbox extension have returned my gearbox back to original and opt for the exposed above tunnel extension.

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And exhaust back on.

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This afternoon I will concentrate on fabricating the gear selector extension.

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[meverett]

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Other than playing around with my gearbox I have fitted the windscreen. Trying to keep it neat and tidy without sealant smeared around the edges I used the masking tape. Fitted the screen using cardboard spacers then smeared the sealant in and around then removed the tape. Pleased with the results.

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[h_m_cumming]

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Sadly too true. This was my 1800 before it went in and then my Fiat. don't stay like that long.

[meverett]

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Ha. Knowing what A series engines are like it won't be like that for long.

[HairyDave]

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Me too! I think I will print that and paste it in my engine room so that I can see a nice clean engine when I open the bonnet. Respect.

[jon_wilkinson]

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My, that looks good. I'm a sucker for a nice clean engine me.

[meverett]

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Engine has had a full strip down and bores honed with new pistons, all new shell bearings, gaskets and seals.
New oil pump and water pump. It has taken a while.

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