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Rene, Thank you for your kind words, happily I do not own any of the clothing you mention!
I do not intend to change that anchor point, as it is the original Triumph one, intended to support the hood, with my modded bit welded on top, why re-invent the wheel?
When the hood hoops are attached to it, and the hood attached to them, it simply cannot be seen, and is hidden.
I did'nt realize your intention was to drive it with the hood on folded down.
I thought you were gonna drive it as a roadster and use the hood only in case of rain.
With the hoops attached it will be good.
As for the clothes...........you must have a flat cap in your wardrobe?
I worked at Allards in the 60s and the boss, Alan (son of the great Sidney) had a blown 1650 Anglia which ran on methanol. The mechanic fired it up for me in the workshop so that I could hear the open exhaust. Fantastic!
Today I did not get as much done as I had planned to, due to lots of reasons, but I did progress a fair amount, so I have moved forward.
When I added a bit to the back edge of the drivers door some time ago, I just left it at that, but today I shaped, profiled, sanded and primed the door, so it has a good shut line, and fits properly now.
Then I went ahead and made the first part of the rain channel for the drivers rear part of the door.
It was also pleasing to find out that the door did not foul the front rain channel, which I kind of knew would fit right, but had not checked with the door in place because at that stage, the door was too big to go in the frame!
I had one once Mick, it had a 1650 cross-flow mated to a bullet box.
I had one once Mick, it had a 997 mated to a standard box.
It only became a rorty 1500GT+ with a Corsair box (see off a TR6) when transformed into my first Jago Jeep (as we could call them then).
Just about Paul, I have to fit the locks and make them work,then make some sort of covers to hide the windscreen supports, but I have definite plans for that.
Two inner front wheel arches to stop the battery box filling with water (original problem discovered by Mr Towed)
Then I will be rubbing down for paint, unless I've missed something!
Which I absolutely must have!
I have spent more time than I should trying to work out where and how, I must fit the locks in the doors in order for them to work right, look good, and more importantly to miss the bottom edge of the rain channel.
I think I now have a plan.
I also cut the top part of the door handles, and drilled two small holes to fit the pulling link. ( I was going to put "pulling wire" but decided against it, so's not to get ragged by WCA!)
I only have one pic as most of the planning was in my head.
I put in a fair amount of time today on the build, mostly on small time consuming jobs.
I drilled out and fitted little bolts to the two locks so that the handles will operate them correctly.
Did a lot more work on the drivers rear shut plate, ( still working on it now at 9:15 pm) I WILL finish it tonight!!!
Quite some time ago I spent three complete days re-fibre glassing the bolt holes in the drivers door, re-drilling and shimming it to as good a fit as I could get, and was pleased with the result, so far so good.
Today I re-fitted the drivers door in what I expected to be a near perfect position given all the work I had put in, only to find it was probably the worst fitting door in the history of badly fitting doors, in the whole of the bloody universe.
There were a few choice words I can tell you. When you see the picture, it is plain to see why I was so peed off.
Nothing for it but to re-shim and get it back to some sort of order.
Oddly, this time it did not take so long, see the next pic.
Not as good as it once was, but good enough once all in BRG methinks.
Well done Scottie! Looking good, you have put a lot of work into that paneling. You have inspired me to pay more attention to detailing in the period style of the concept car I have in my mind. I am not trying to create a replica but to include distinctive features of similar cars of that period. I think you are making a marvellous job of your car, your approach is helping me to achieve a better job of my own build, attention to detail is key.
Thanks for the encouragement Thurcroft, it is appreciated, especially when enthusiasm flags a bit! (And it does at times!)
Ed, I'm glad you are fired up to re-tackle your interior, that surely is what this forum is all about.
I in turn, have been inspired several times on different issues, due to seeing things in the forum, so it is a self perpetuating system which works well.
We all keep saying it, but attention to detail IS the key.
Sure, it certainly does take longer, but as WCA said: "a build is not a race" and the extra effort is really worth it in the end.
