Re: Burnt Pig - 356 Pre a Build Thread
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2019 4:47 pm
Its Home....
After a long wait the car is now home....Not all the jobs got carried out at Speedster Clinic, so here's a status of the last list with an update of where Speedster Clinic finished up.
1. Take a mould off of the Moulded bumpers and work out a way to fit bumpers to car securely - Bumpers removed but they have not been moulded yet, awaiting a date as to when these will be completed
2. Final adjustment of drivers door and Bonnet fit - Door Panel Fit is now pretty good, with the doors and bonnet lining up with the body, there is some filling to do, but it is as good as it needs to be to get it through the IVA test
3. Rub down body to get rid of all of the moulding lines and make it smooth (I'll be driving it in Gel coat for a while to shake down any build problems before I go to paint and get the interior trimmed) - Body rubbed down and again is now good enough for IVA and will still need final filling and work ready for paint, however it is good enough for now
4. Fit temporary rear fog and reversing lights IVA compliance - Not carried out
5. Install throttle Cable - Installed, but not functioning, needs some investigation as to whats wrong
6. Make and fit engine side tins - Not carried out
7. Repair front screen aperture where it was ground too thin to get the screen to fit, and re-fit front screen - Front screen now fitted
8. Repair round the hole in the bulkhead where the steering column has been moved - Complete
9. Relocate Fire Extinguisher pull to make cable route less severe and easier to operate - Complete
10. Fit internal door handles - Not Complete
Some pictures of the Electric window installation showing the inner door mount and how it is braced off of the bottom of the door to make it stable...
20190706_113141 by Rob Neal, on Flickr
20190706_113134 by Rob Neal, on Flickr
20190706_113124 by Rob Neal, on Flickr
20190706_113121 by Rob Neal, on Flickr
Some Images of it leaving Speedster Clinic
received_467518980715145 by Rob Neal, on Flickr
received_1288839224606118 by Rob Neal, on Flickr
received_3072104246148204 by Rob Neal, on Flickr
And a few Pics of it ready to push it into the garage
20190706_113204 by Rob Neal, on Flickr
20190706_113158 by Rob Neal, on Flickr
and one with a Painted Space Saver wheel propped up against it to see what it would look like without the red wheels
20190706_134711 by Rob Neal, on Flickr
So where does that leave me with the list of things to do before IVA
New list off the top of my head, but I really need to have a proper look over the Car to finalise the list
1. Make Bracket & fit Temporary Rear Fog / Reversing Light
2. Fit interior Light
3. Fit Electric Window switches Temp
4. Fit Door Courtesy Switches
5. Re-Fit door Frames as need to move back by about 10mm
20190706_113640 by Rob Neal, on Flickr
6. Fit strengthening panel to inner door skin as the door inner is very flexible and when Speedster Clinic tried to fit the internal door handle, the fibreglass is really not sturdy enough to support the operation of the handle - Speedster Clinic are developing these panels now as they see that this will be required on all Coupe Cars. Mark Staples that is also building a Speedster Clinic Coupe has already got passed this stage and sent me the picture to show how he added a steel internal door panel he also used it to mount the manual window winder on it.
door inner by Rob Neal, on Flickr
7. Plumb in Oil Cooler and Oil Cooler Fan switch
8. Fit Fresh air intake to heater at the front of the car
9. Fit Fuse board and Relay board ready for wiring.
10. Mount Emerald ECU
11. Mount indicator stalk
11. Re-build dashboard with all clocks and Switches in it
12. Make and Fit engine side trim
13. Sort throttle cable operation
14. Adjust clutch
15. Build bespoke wiring loom for car - I have found a local guy, Stuart that builds wiring looms and undertakes wiring for Harry Harpic's air-cooled specialist in Southend and he is going to to build the loom specific to my car and then bind it all. The wiring specification I have lists all of the components and also makes provision for some items I may well add at a later stage.
So Stuart will start in August with the wiring so need to get my skates on to get all of the pre-requisite stuff done before he starts.
Am sure to add to this list over time but will track this as progress for now
After a long wait the car is now home....Not all the jobs got carried out at Speedster Clinic, so here's a status of the last list with an update of where Speedster Clinic finished up.
1. Take a mould off of the Moulded bumpers and work out a way to fit bumpers to car securely - Bumpers removed but they have not been moulded yet, awaiting a date as to when these will be completed
2. Final adjustment of drivers door and Bonnet fit - Door Panel Fit is now pretty good, with the doors and bonnet lining up with the body, there is some filling to do, but it is as good as it needs to be to get it through the IVA test
3. Rub down body to get rid of all of the moulding lines and make it smooth (I'll be driving it in Gel coat for a while to shake down any build problems before I go to paint and get the interior trimmed) - Body rubbed down and again is now good enough for IVA and will still need final filling and work ready for paint, however it is good enough for now
4. Fit temporary rear fog and reversing lights IVA compliance - Not carried out
5. Install throttle Cable - Installed, but not functioning, needs some investigation as to whats wrong
6. Make and fit engine side tins - Not carried out
7. Repair front screen aperture where it was ground too thin to get the screen to fit, and re-fit front screen - Front screen now fitted
8. Repair round the hole in the bulkhead where the steering column has been moved - Complete
9. Relocate Fire Extinguisher pull to make cable route less severe and easier to operate - Complete
10. Fit internal door handles - Not Complete
Some pictures of the Electric window installation showing the inner door mount and how it is braced off of the bottom of the door to make it stable...
20190706_113141 by Rob Neal, on Flickr
20190706_113134 by Rob Neal, on Flickr
20190706_113124 by Rob Neal, on Flickr
20190706_113121 by Rob Neal, on Flickr
Some Images of it leaving Speedster Clinic
received_467518980715145 by Rob Neal, on Flickr
received_1288839224606118 by Rob Neal, on Flickr
received_3072104246148204 by Rob Neal, on Flickr
And a few Pics of it ready to push it into the garage
20190706_113204 by Rob Neal, on Flickr
20190706_113158 by Rob Neal, on Flickr
and one with a Painted Space Saver wheel propped up against it to see what it would look like without the red wheels
20190706_134711 by Rob Neal, on Flickr
So where does that leave me with the list of things to do before IVA
New list off the top of my head, but I really need to have a proper look over the Car to finalise the list
1. Make Bracket & fit Temporary Rear Fog / Reversing Light
2. Fit interior Light
3. Fit Electric Window switches Temp
4. Fit Door Courtesy Switches
5. Re-Fit door Frames as need to move back by about 10mm
20190706_113640 by Rob Neal, on Flickr
6. Fit strengthening panel to inner door skin as the door inner is very flexible and when Speedster Clinic tried to fit the internal door handle, the fibreglass is really not sturdy enough to support the operation of the handle - Speedster Clinic are developing these panels now as they see that this will be required on all Coupe Cars. Mark Staples that is also building a Speedster Clinic Coupe has already got passed this stage and sent me the picture to show how he added a steel internal door panel he also used it to mount the manual window winder on it.
door inner by Rob Neal, on Flickr
7. Plumb in Oil Cooler and Oil Cooler Fan switch
8. Fit Fresh air intake to heater at the front of the car
9. Fit Fuse board and Relay board ready for wiring.
10. Mount Emerald ECU
11. Mount indicator stalk
11. Re-build dashboard with all clocks and Switches in it
12. Make and Fit engine side trim
13. Sort throttle cable operation
14. Adjust clutch
15. Build bespoke wiring loom for car - I have found a local guy, Stuart that builds wiring looms and undertakes wiring for Harry Harpic's air-cooled specialist in Southend and he is going to to build the loom specific to my car and then bind it all. The wiring specification I have lists all of the components and also makes provision for some items I may well add at a later stage.
So Stuart will start in August with the wiring so need to get my skates on to get all of the pre-requisite stuff done before he starts.
Am sure to add to this list over time but will track this as progress for now