More Parts & Progress

Picked up the next batch of parts yesterday - with one notable exception - the windscreen. Supplier problems means it will be at least a few weeks until this is ready. Also the steering column wasn't finished.... but I can't fit that until the screen is in so it didn't really matter. In addition quite a few of the bits I picked up can't be fitted until the screen is in - lets hope it's not going to be too long?

I started the day with a bit of an awkward task..... fitting the front under-tray. The tray fits between the radiator frame mounts and the radiator itself. Now obviously I didn't fancy taking the rad out! So the solution is to offer up the tray and mark where the radiator fixing bolts will go - and then cut some slots:

In order to create some room for the tray to fit between the rad and it's mounts I slackened off the radiator lower fixings (don't take them out... they are a bugger to get back in) and loosened the radiator support frame bolts. I could then use two bits of wood to move the rad up a few mm. It all then turns into a bit of a Chinese puzzle .... but eventually it was in and the rad fixings tightened up again:

The tray also bolts through the inner arches and helps to pull them in and stiffen them up:

All that was left to do then was to bolt the oil cooler to the tray:

Job Done! Having spent most of the morning mucking on with the tray I was after some instant (relatively) gratification... so I fitted the front indicators and headlights:

Big difference... really starting to look like a car now. I didn't fit the rubber sealing rings on the headlights as by omitting them it allows the headlamp surround rings to fit flush to the body. Any water that gets through is only going to get inside the wheelarch...... and it will be wet in there anyway. The wiring with the lights is over long so some alterations are going to be required.