I thought we'd done that one?

Doesn't look cool enough! :-)

ohh.... good timing that man, i'm possibly fitting my bonnet this weekend and i've been pondering/worrying about struts.
My initial idea was just to get some shaped steel rod, but i'd also kept looking at those old Triumph extendable thingies and wondering if i could get more inventive.

humm.... some more pondering to do i think :)

Davcymru said: "wondering if i could get more inventive"

You mean like WCA, and go the 4 x 2 route? :-)

Powered bonnet lifters?

Monday morning
 

I have had another minor setback, I posted earlier about the hidden stereo not working correctly, and having to remove it to sort it out.

Well I did get it going and replaced it back in the car, , but when I came to try it out yesterday, a sort of spot check if you like, it did not work, so I left it, with the idea of retuning later.

When I came back to it, it had actually started working, and was blaring out music very loudly.

Not really what I want, so at the price I paid, its not even worth sending it back under guarantee, so I have ordered another one.

This has to be done at this stage because of the constricted space problem.
I cannot start paneling around it until it is working okay.
Its bad enough trying to get it out and putting another one in now!So watch this space.........

Scottie - I don't want to be the merchant of doom, but...

If this first radio has been so unreliable, will a second one be any better?

It sounds like access to the radio will be even harder when the car is finished, so it might be a false economy using a "cheap" radio.

Just a thought.

Good luck, Paul. :)

PS
I liked how you made your new bonnet stay. :cool:

Paul, when I fitted the stereo unit in the car, I also fitted one in the wall next to my bed.
Every night when I go to bed I play music on the unit, and it has always been perfect, so I have no reason to think that another unit would not be the same regardless of price.

When it arrives in the post, I will test and fit it in the car, I have no worries on that issue.

You are right about the access, but a friend of mine came up with a good idea.

I was explaining how hard it was to get the bolts and nuts in place on the unit, and he suggested that because it was hidden out of sight, I should fix it in place with cable ties, then if it had to come out it could be snipped out.
Much easier than fiddly nuts and bolts, so that is what I will end up doing I think.

I will bear the cable tie routine in mind for future awkward tasks that are not visual or structural.

Fair enough Scottie.

Perhaps you could use the "tested" bedroom radio in the car & put the new one in the bedroom?

Cheers, Paul. :)

That thought had occurred to me, but being basically lazy there is too much work involved, so I will just test and fit the new one Paul.

Tuesday
 

So, the new stereo arrived in the post today, which I thought was good, as I only ordered it on Saturday.

I went out to the car and had the faulty unit out in about 2 minutes!
I have got slick at this operation now.

The new unit which I tested extensively first, went in the car, but took a little longer to fit.

I did use cable ties, and that proved to be a good idea, which I will keep in mind for future projects. It was certainly easier and faster than fiddly nuts and bolts.

I have the "faulty" unit on the bench rigged up, and it seems to be working correctly, which to me is really fu**ing irritating to say the least.

However, what is most important is that the replacement unit in the car works correctly every time, as it should, so that result as left me a happy bunny.


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I love your a tension to detail Scotty. Very impresssed with your build so far, when r u hoping to b on the road?

Good question Barry!

As you may know, I am building the car out in my front garden, albeit in a tent for protection, but with the weather like it is at present, I am finding it hard to gather enough enthusiasm to work out in the cold for long periods.

Hopefully when the weather improves, so will my work-rate.

Stoneliegh isn't until May 3/4 so relax. :-)

What I need is stronger motivation!!

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But you have ambition Scottie, never forget that

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You know that means you are going back to the...

...your journey continues to ....


...the tent of frostbite

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How about ...

Get back in the tent do some work on your car, or this guy will pay you a visit.

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So don't do that- I got myself a mechanical one hour timer- I now do things for only an hour at a time outside then do something else for an hour indoors before returning...

I built mine outside on my driveway , took took 3 months.
So its possible.
Keep going

If that works for you Ian, it is a good idea, but to be really honest, I also find it difficult to work on the car for short periods too!!

I try to find small stuff that is time consuming that I can do inside, like soldering connections to switches, and bits of wiring loom which I can fit to the car later.

As long as I do something, I am moving forwards to completion however slow.

I hate the winter! It must be the car builders biggest enemy,
apart from the DVLA that is!

Haha Scottie I completely agree, although I have been going out just to have an hour or so on the car and 5hrs later the light is going and my wife stopped bringing me cups of tea so i have to stop. I am contemplatingdoing an hour or so today - but no shelter and what feels like 1 degree out there is not the motivation I needed. A quick visit to this forum should inspire me to embrace the winter chill