Saturday, 29 October 2011

Heater finished

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All of the bits I needed to complete the heater rebiuld arrived this week.  Included was a plastic bag of bits of foam to make seals inside the box, but it wasn't immediately apparent which bits went where.

Inspiration struck; I'd ring Rob as I knew he'd done the job on his car.

Yes, said Rob, he'd rebuilt the heaters on both his E Type and his Mk2.  No, he said, he still had no idea which bits went where.

So I glued them in where it looked like they might go.  Hell, no one will ever see them.

 

 

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Front suspension finished for now

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Bouyed by the kind thoughts of my friend, I have finished off the front suspension by replacing the front shocks.

I chose the Koni Classics.  These are a good quality double acting adjustable shock.  Their one drawback is that they are not adjustable on the car which is irritating but does keep the price down.  In the past I have used Spax shocks but SNG Barratt didn't stock them, so Koni's it is.

I have put on a different set of tie rod ends.  These are supposed to be the ones for Series 3 cars, but do match what I took off.

 

The only major job left is the dash conversion.  I have been avoiding this as my previous experiences with old car electronics have been universally negative (ho ho, a joke).

 

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