Sunday, October 26, 2008 - 07:49 pm, by: Ben Lipman(Ben12a)
As for todays efforts...
I finished up the exhaust and fitted it. It sits nice and high, just like the factory system. The only problem is that I made both the tail shaft hoop and exhaust at the same time and exclusively. Now that it is all fitted, I have found that there is about 6-7 mm (1/4 inch) of clearance between the hoop and new exhaust. I just know it is going to hit the hoop once I get it on the road, er, track. Looks like I'm not finished under there after all.
I also removed the AC condensor fan. I may some day fit twin thermos if I need to.
I used a thin hobby sheet of ally to plate up the holes in the door skins. This was done after reading a technical article written by a Goulburn based scrutineer. He was concerned about the sharp edges left after the 'popular mod' of removing the door trims was done. Hopefully I've addressed this as the car did not come with door trims. I also made another arm rest/switch panel. Third times a charm.
I still haven't tackled the steering/ignition lock yet. I had a quick look but nothing jumped out at me. I'll have to seek further guidance from Shaun on how to remove it.
