Royale Sabre - Take two!

[MartinClan]

Looking great!
Who would have known that the header rail is so complicated.

Cheers, Robin

[peterux]

Originally Posted by MartinClan

Looking great!
Who would have known that the header rail is so complicated.

Cheers, Robin

yes, John Barlow was quite specific how he expected his cars to be built!

[peterux]

A little 'potpourri' of updates from my garage..........

I've finished off the hood header rail and given it a few coats of paint.

Hood frame assembly by Sabrebuilder, on Flickr

Hood frame assembly by Sabrebuilder, on Flickr

I've also fitted the 'side arms' and the window seals.

Hood frame assembly by Sabrebuilder, on Flickr

Bit of an optical illusion as the side arm is actually parallel with the top of the window.

I've also finished fitting the new reversing and fog lamps. Here is a picture of the fog lamp which is not very exciting!

Fog Lamp by Sabrebuilder, on Flickr

And I've changed the side lights to LED as the originals were very dim. Not very obvious but here is a before and after shot. Nearside changed to LED and offside is the original bulb.

LED sidelights by Sabrebuilder, on Flickr

Well, that's all for now.
Hopefully, I'm off to the trimmers next week to have the new hood made and fitted.

.............peter

[Amir Manzoori]

Hi Peter, as always, carrying out everything in the best way possible. Just a question, have you considered having your original hood frame modified so that you don't have to leave your seat to open the top. Instead you unlock the two screen locks, lift and drop it back behind the seats, and to close it, just the revers of that? Just an idea.
Keep up the fantastic work.

[peterux]

Originally Posted by Amir Manzoori

Hi Peter, as always, carrying out everything in the best way possible. Just a question, have you considered having your original hood frame modified so that you don't have to leave your seat to open the top. Instead you unlock the two screen locks, lift and drop it back behind the seats, and to close it, just the revers of that? Just an idea.
Keep up the fantastic work.

Hi Amir, no I hadn't considered modifying the frame, opting to keep to John Barlow's design to keep it simple.
I did see something about this in your recent article in the owners magazine but the picture wasn't clear enough to see what you had done.
Maybe something to consider for my future projects
cheers, Peter