Roadster Rebuild Diary from Cornwall

[meverett]

Re: Roadster Rebuild Diary from Cornwall

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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[meverett]

Re: Roadster Rebuild Diary from Cornwall

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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[listerjp2]

Re: Roadster Rebuild Diary from Cornwall

Looking good.

Can't wait to see the gear lever extention.

Regards

Adrian

[meverett]

Re: Roadster Rebuild Diary from Cornwall

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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[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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[listerjp2]

Re: Roadster Rebuild Diary from Cornwall

That's looking good.

Keep up the good work.

By the way I like the steering wheel.

Adrian

[leadfoot]

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Enjoying the build thread. Quality work.

[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.

[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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[jon_wilkinson]

Re: Roadster Rebuild Diary from Cornwall

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

[meverett]

Re: Roadster Rebuild Diary from Cornwall

Great thanks Jon, the pack on eBay is £69 but sure i’d seen them elsewhere a lot cheaper.
Just got to work out which ones I will need when I lay out my loom and will be ordering.
Thanks again, Martin.

[meverett]

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I have been thinking about ignition key. I couldn’t use the standard one on the steering column but can use it on a bracket.
Time to sort through some scrap metal. I had a spare top column so used a mounting bracket from that and cut the end off to weld to a bracket. Welding not great but got penetration then painted up.

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And fitted.

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Next use my C(ardboard)AD template to mark the hole and drill my ply dashboard.

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Only downside is no steering lock. Next is to sort my dash warning lights and switches then if I have space may go for an engine start button.

[meverett]

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Finally received my new wiring loom from premier wiring, thanks Adrian for the link to them.

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A couple of jobs on my van and a pre MOT check on the wife’s Polo then can get on with wiring the Roadster.

[meverett]

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Progress with the wiring loom, everything now labeled up. Fuse box mounted under the dash but still accessible, routed the main loom under the dash, engine spur and front loom passed through the bulkhead.

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[listerjp2]

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The guys at premier wiring know what their doing . Just being nosey, how much?

Adrian