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It was a sunny evening yesterday so thought I would fit the door popper kit. I got as far as fitting the solonoid (top right) and connecting to the latch when I decided to test it (Left with cable detatched). Turns out the solonoid isn't up to the job but the nice people at Wolfelec are sending me a stronger version.
Not deterred I decided to do something about the interior, specifically all the rubbish black plastic behind the drivers seat.
I removed this lot
To reveal this
I then started playing with some hardboard to make a template for the replacement. You may note that my carpentry skills are second only to my photo shop skills but please remember that this is a first attempt template for something that will be covered in carpet (probably) when I finish and is only a temporary solution until I can afford to get the interior trimmed properly.
Hopefully I will get some carpet at the weekend and stick the chromed hoops back on.
Nothing seems to have been chopped off or mutilated during the carpentry episode, so I'm awaiting for some glue related catastrophe when applying the carpet!
Well today I dropped the car down to Chris for them to cut, shut, fiddle and fix the body onto it in the next couple of weeks. 3 out of the 4 wire wheels were in the car with me. The fourth will be shipped down along with the wheel adaptors from Orson Engineering on Monday hopefully.
I am hoping that Chris will get the chance to email/post some work in progress pictures during the fitting process.
I would have liked to have a go at fitting the body myself but given it will involve butchering as couple of the different kits and fixing them back together I guessed it was beyond my abilities. Apparently I should get it back road legal and in need of final sanding and prep prior to painting. There will still be other bits to do beyond sanding but small tasks compared to the act of creating the shell.
Is this a one off build or will it be available as a kit after completion. I like the A352 kit, and the blue demo car at Stoneleigh was amazing, but what puts me off is the use of an old Spitfire. I would be more pleased using a more modern donor like the Z3.
I also like the MX250 kit but not a big fan of the mx5, so a kit based on the z3 really excites me and really looking forward to see this build progressing.
Lovely heavy metal feel to the spinners. About and inch further out from the original alloys but still within the top of the wheel arch. 15" rims will allow a higher profile tyre without changing the clearance and gearing.
Roll on next week when Chris gets a chance to fire up the angle grinder, I mean spanners and screw drivers to carefully remove the excess.
If anyone wants BMW alloy wheels, Front or rear bumpers or wings, grill pieces, factory fit roll over bars and interior trim then just give me a shout.
Looks good Nick , have you decided on tyres yet? there dont seem to be many V rated to choose from , i am looking at 185/65/15 V rated Pirelli
P6000 , Geoff .
I have left the wheels bare at the moment because of work getting in the way. Chris is going to sort out the tyres thankfully. I think he mentioned Falcon
