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Ben Lipman Goo Roo SA Soarer TT manual, plus TT track car
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012 - 09:31 am, by: Ben Lipman(Ben12a)
Been working hard the last few days. The drivers door went on the car with a few clearance issues. A bit of sanding on the front edge fixed that. The factory hinges work just fine, as does the factory catch and door handles. Didn't have a spare interior handle to try, but the cable pull opened the door no problems. The only major issue is the door sits out from the car 6-7mm which I think is due to the additional thickness of the fibreglass. Will work on it.
I also stumbled upon a bonnet vent for sale, so whilst waiting for the glass to go off I cut a hole inthe bonnet and fitted that up. Came up OK for an unplanned job. (I have been looking for a vented bonnet for a while so I knew exactly where the vent needed to be etc). At this stage I have the vent bonded and riveted to the bonnet, and started blending them together. I will eventually make a fibreglass bonnet when I am happy with the shape. Due to the fact it is hopefully going into the sparky this arvo I gave the bonnet a spray pack paint job and put the steel door back on so the car can be locked etc.
