Scottie's Tribute A352 build

[Mister Towed]

So, WCA, I take it that once the surgeons have finished steel pinning your left shoulder back together and dealt with the inevitable post-op complications you'll be looking for an automatic, lhd donor so you can build a Z300S take 2 with a gear selector you can reach with your last remaining arm.

I'd consider laying off the paraskiglidediving if I were you, or on current form by 2016 you're going to need a car adapted so you can steer with your moobs, accelerate with nasal flaring and brake by clenching your buttocks. That's if you haven't smashed your nose on the tarmac/mountain/coral reef/angry elephant/etc. by then.

Extreme sports are fun when you don't die (and fun to watch for some even if you do) but you might want to take up a safer hobby, like knitting perhaps?

Oh, hang on a minute, those needles can be pretty damn pointy. I suppose you could still drive if (when?) you lost one eye though...

[WorldClassAccident]

Just been cleared by the Doctors. AC joint is okay.

Turns out I must have broken my collar bone in the last six months and the latest tumble has just inflamed the old fracture.

[Scottie22]

Hey Dave! Its not THAT sort of thread at all, you carry on reading it mate, don't let a few perverts and deviants put you off, I know you're made of sterner stuff! :-)

[Scottie22]

Well we are now in June, and my build is no way close to finished.

When I tried to finish it by April, I realise it was not so much wishful thinking, but more like gross naivety on a massive global scale!

So today I decided to put in more hours, and make the bonnet rain channel a reality. I did this, and am pleased with the result, but it took over eight hours of intensive labour.

At least now, I am one day closer to completion, with yet another fiddly job done and dusted.


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[Scottie22]

After I had finished, I realised that as a side effect, the bonnet opening which was a little on the bendy side, is now much more rigid and stiff.

So the supporting bars I had intended to fit are no longer required.

Its nice to have an unexpected pleasure of this sort, and it made my day.

[Paul L]

Scottie - As you say, another fiddly job ticked off the list.

I always underestimate just how many hours you need to throw at these projects.

Good luck, Paul.

[Scottie22]

It never ceases to amaze me, even now, how long these small mundane tasks take Paul, but as we both say, its one more step towards completion!

[Scottie22]

Well, the long-awaited very expensive rip off wiper blades and arms finally arrived today, hoorah!

The blades were fine, unfortunately the wiper arms, who's dimesions I discussed in detail with the company concerned, were half an inch too short. Boooooooooh!

Having paid out so much and waited so long for the damn things to arrive, this was a bit like taking the piss.

Jesus H. Christ, what does one have to do,to get, not good service, but just ordinary normal service?

Talk about adding insult to injury and rubbing salt into wounds etc.

Anyway, I carried on with the wiper installation and have got to the point where, if I prod wires to the motor connections, the wiper arm I have on the wheel box temporarily will thrash about in the right way, which is good news.
I don't at this point much care where they work properly or not, as long as they satisfy the Mot, and look the part.

After all, the whole car is a fraud, so why should the wipers be any different?

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[Scottie22]

Oh, in my grief and rage, I forgot to add that the company will make me some arms of the correct size, providing I send back the crap they sent me.

(They also will re-imburse the postage incurred)

Should bloody well think so too!

[davecymru]

Oddly i thought of you on the commute in this morning (not like that!!) but at one point in the monsoon type rainstorm on the M5 i passed a Morgan (who had his roof up, which should give you an idea on how bad the weather was!!) and i noticed that they have very short wipers fitted to them and i thought that they looked like an exact match for what you're after.
If you hadn't commissioned some incorrect items, that is!

[Peepsy]

Hi's and low's ! I have never done anything before that had me smiling one minute and shouting and swearing the next. keep up the great work. Top class blog as well.

[Scottie22]

Well, my triumph of yesterday was short-lived, a friend of mine came round to see the car, and I proudly showed him how the wiper now was working and watched in horror, as the arm hit the steering wheel, jammed up and ceased to function!!

How I never had a mental breakdown I don't know, somehow he calmed me down and we stripped the motor out and down.
The drive cable had come loose from its crimped position on the
to and fro arm.

Drilled it out and brazed it back in, re-assembled the lot and now it works again.

Like he said, its better to happen now than a hundred miles from home on a rainy day?

For once, I was so peed off, I took no pictures, so you'll just have to use your imagination!!! :-)

[Scottie22]

I have thought a lot about bumpers for the car, almost right from the beginning of the build.

The going rate for a set from the companies that make them is a thousand pounds, yes £1000.

Totally out of the question for me, added to the fact that I have never been keen on the way they look on the original car.

I do not like the wrap-around rear bumper, which leaves nowhere to put the number plate, making it look like an afterthought, which it probably was.

And the front ones, to me at least, look to prominent, and ugly.

so my car will not look that way.

I have figured out a way to make my own, surprise surprise!

If I slice a pipe in half that had the correct curve, ( stainless of course )
I can make it a perfect fit.

I have done trial run with two pipes, but think maybe they need to be larger
diameter.

I should end up with four nice elegant bumpers, and still keep my grand in my pocket!

Watch this space!!

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[Bear]

Hi Scottie how about stainless motor bike mudguards come in loads of sizes aready bent cut it yourself to fit. Bear

[Scottie22]

I must be honest and admit to never having given that option the slightest thought!

Thanks Bear, I'll have a wander down that road for sure, anything that will make life easier is worth a go!

If its do-able. I'll be posting the pics.

[Scottie22]

Well Bear, I've had a quick peek in that direction, and it would seem they come in all sizes from 4 inches wide up to about 9 inches.

I would need to see some 2 inch wide ones to start getting excited, are you aware if they come that narrow, as I haven't found any yet?

[Jeffr4]

I ordered some scooter front mudquards chrome plated ( Ebay/India) and the size is almost 10 inch long and.. cheap..It paid 4 pcs with shipping 18 pounds.
They will be mounted on the 4 corners, just for some chrome accents.

[Scottie22]

Mmmmm, they look quite nice, do you have more details?

At that price if they rusted it would be possible to have a spare set!

[redratbike]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VESPA-MUDG...item27d7b1349a

[Scottie22]

Hey thanks for that Redratbike, trouble is those ones are only just over 6 inches long, which is a bit on the smally side!

Can you find the link for Jeffr4's ones? They are almost 10 inches long, buggered if I can!