An Odd Day - Part 2:
I used these bolt to manoeuvre a pair of washers on top of the mounting points below.
Then I drilled some matching holes.
Before fixing these bolts loosely into position.
Unfortunately, I can't fix them tightly due to the fact I still need to "level" the mounting plates.
The eye bolt let me drop the lid into position over the bolts.
Note:
I'd removed the rubber boot seal when I was re-drilling the holes, so bits of yoga mat are maintaining the gaps.
This does appear to leave the bolts pointing straight up from the centre of the hole.
However, the top surface of the lid is not perpendicular to the bolt.
This is not a great photo, but this is one of the extra large washers that came with the locking pins.
That would be quite a gap to build up.
So I will have a look for some penny washers with a big enough internal diameter for the lock.
In fact, I'm sure
Mr T found something suitable for his locking bonnet pins.
I also had a look at the bottom edge of the lid and this will have to be an internal locating pin & external catch arrangement.
I made a start on repositioning the holes in the lower mounting plate.
But I also need to re-build this base to a new level that matches the top pins.
By this stage the sky had started to go black and trying to work all this out was making my head hurt.
So I decided it would be a safer bet to stop at this point.
Although with a bit of luck, it does finally look like I will be able to find a working solution of some sort.
Happy St.Patrick's Day, Paul.
