A "bits & bobs" day today: First job was to torque up and "thread lock" all 24 driveshaft bolts with the aid of an old broom handle wedged between the hub studs to stop it turning.
Attention then moved to fastening the fuse boxes down - there didn't seem to be any suitable fasteners supplied with the kit so we purchased some nuts, bolts & washers for 78p from Wilko - job done! We then had to thread all the dashboard-related wiring through the other hole in the bulkhead top panel. Simple enough, although a tip here is to pass the injection relays through first as they won't fit once the rest of the loom's through.
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| Fuse boxes and upper steering column |
Handbrake next: It turned out that (contrary to the manual) the handle mounting holes were already in the chassis. It was then a matter of routing the cable, attaching it to the chassis mounting points then to the rear brakes, paying attention to the routing. Still not convinced that it won't be affected by suspension movement, but I guess (hope) they must know what they're talking about. N.B. The cable ties still need applying in this picture:
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| RHS Handbrake cable routing |
Then it was just a matter of adding the clevis pin and adjusting the cable to what seems like it might be the right tension. Looks like progress! The instructions say to connect the handbrake warning switch cable at this point..... except there is no switch! Found something in the bag of bolts which looks like it could be the switch, but its not apparent how to attach this to the handbrake - one for the technical helpline I think.
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| Handbrake with cable attached |
Still some daylight left, so onto the upper steering column. No hole in the bulkhead for this and loads of comments on the owners club forum about wrongly positioned holes, so we carefully held the trusty old broom handle against the mounting points, ensuring the aluminium spacer was in place too. We then marked the place for the hole and chain-drilled a smallish hole. Measured again and it still lined up, so we enlarged the hole gradually (trial fitting several times along the way) until the perfect result was achieved. Phew! Couldn't resist ending the day by fitting the steering wheel!
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| Upper steerng column |
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