First job today – finish fitting the reversing sensors. The outer pair had previosly been fitted to the galvanised corner protectors after Alun machined the hole for them. He since made up a pair of box tube mounts with closed ends and mounting flanges for the inner pair to fit to the rear twin-step. These […]
Roof Goes for Paint/Tub Collected
The roof went in and I collected the tub. I had a rush of jobs to complete before the tub could be fitted – the rear prop shafte needed refitting and Schutzing, the reversing sensor mounts needed priming and painting, the rear step needed drilling and tapping to take the sensors, the chequer plate had […]
Roof Prep and Mods
I could only spend half the day on the LR today, so only got the roof finished at 1900 – much to late to get the flatbed and swap it with the tub at the painters, so it’ll go tomorrow. At least I managed to find the leak (stretched rivets allowing the gutter to sparate […]
Roof/Battery Mount
I’ve been trying to clean up the interior of the roof, getting all the old glue and carpet backing off. Tomorrow morning I’ll get the little strips of silicone sealant off from around the sunroof apperture and cut the alpine window holes. then I’ll hire a flatbed truck again to take the roof to the […]
Bonnet/Chequer Plate/Indicators
The bonnet is finished. I collected the powder coated chequer plate panels this afternoon. They look great – matt black with a slight texture and sparkle, identical to the wheelarch spats. I have applied 3mm neoprene sheet to the backs, and will rivet them in place with ss pop rivets. I also replaced the front […]
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