Thanks froggyman, DaveP and Biggles for your kind words of encouragement.
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My wife bought me this nice picnic set for Christmas so I better crack on and get this car finished for Summer
Picnic Basket by
Sabrebuilder, on Flickr
Firstly, I finished fitting the door wiring grommet, the restraining strap and the interior lighting switch. I then connected up the door wiring to the cars loom and tested the door window and door lock.
Door fitting by
Sabrebuilder, on Flickr
Then I could do some more interior trimming. I decided to make a panel that encloses the space above the passenger footwell. I started by templating the under dash cover on the passenger side.
I then cut a sheet of aluminium to fit. It fits into a slot I made at the base by gluing a strip of angle ali to the bulkhead and is fixed to a bracket bolted to the underside of the dashboard.
I then covered the ali sheet with carpet and glued soundproof mat to the rear side to stop any chance of vibration.
Carpeting by
Sabrebuilder, on Flickr
Carpeting by
Sabrebuilder, on Flickr
Carpeting by
Sabrebuilder, on Flickr
Carpeting by
Sabrebuilder, on Flickr
I have also been recovering the rear quarter panels. These panels are made of GRP and were supplied as part of the kit. I first cleaned up the panels by removing the old glue. I then covered them in scrim foam using spray adhesive. And then covered them in some navy vinyl.
Rear quarter panel by
Sabrebuilder, on Flickr
Rear quarter panel by
Sabrebuilder, on Flickr
Hopefully, the weather will stay mild enough to carry on with the trimming....
....peter