{"id":8103,"date":"2022-09-30T10:51:19","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T09:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/?page_id=8103"},"modified":"2022-09-30T10:51:20","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T09:51:20","slug":"build-images-november-2017","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/index.php\/build-images-november-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Build Images – November 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Adhesive<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Looking into the RHS footwell with knee trim panel in place<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rivets going into remaining interior panels (LHS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Picture of LHS looking back into joint between scuttle (tube, top left) and and chassis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Unsuccessful attempt at holding scuttle trim edges down as they cooled<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Trimming transmission tunnel carpet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Spraying transmission tunnel carpet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Transmission tunnel carpet in place<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Transmission tunnel rivets going in<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cutting holes in the rubber piping which sits between the knee trim panel and lower panel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Third attempt at trimming the knee trim panel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Second attempt at trimming the knee trim panel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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First attempt at trimming the knee trim panel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Picture looking back into the joint where the scuttle meets the door sill. There\u2019s too much metal here to let the unchanged trim panel fit properly (IMHO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lines drawn with paint pen to show where the holes are on the trim panel as it sits behind the lower panels and you then can\u2019t see how far out the positioning of this panel is<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Scuttle trim in hot water bath<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Chamfered end of scuttle trim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rear flexible brake hose attaches to the t-piece on the De Dion tube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Looking wheely good<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Grinding down a 15mm spanner to fit rear calliper bolts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ear, bearing, speedo, hub, disc and nyloc nut<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ear, hub and speedo sensor installed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Measuring side to side distance of De Dion tube to chassis with A-Frame fitted.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Two long sockets needed for the rear A-frame<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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RH Radius Arm (diagonal bar with cutouts) installed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rivets in place<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Prop-shaft bolted to diff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rear dampers are in<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Flexible rear brake pipe fixed to forward copper line<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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ARB bush going around the corner of the ARB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The shorter RHS brake pipe worked out well.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This brake pipe shortcut doesn’t seem right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dry fitting the De Dion tube on a bench… not a workmate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Handbrake bits and pieces. Lever, pins, pulley and clevis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rear suspension bits and pieces<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Handbrake adjusters in the right place now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Using two pairs of P-clips to attach the 5\/16 water expansion hose to the oil breather hose<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Handed drive shafts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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High strength Loctite<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I\u2019m sure this will come in handy some time<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cutting out the jammed screwdriver<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Screwdriver jammed in the diff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Couldn\u2019t resist draining all the last drops of fluid<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Slowly does it<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Filling the diff through the boot floor setup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Shortened Allen key and socket wrench<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Duh… this is the WRONG place for the handbrake adjuster<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Clovis, two pins and pulley make connect the handbrake assembly to the handbrake cable<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hole in oil tank plugged with spare temp sensor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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There\u2019s a hole in my oil tank<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Closeup of oil catch bottle top. Notice the bung from the heater pipes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Oil catch bottle installed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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28mm hose used for oil catch bottle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Earth connection from battery to engine block using a spare threaded hole on the LHS of the engine. This is the hi current connection.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Earth connection from LHS engine mount to engine block using spare threaded hole in the engine block<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Earth connection from battery to top of passenger footwell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Wire bypassing the inertia switch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Inertia switch in its home on the bulkhead<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Filtering fuel through an old T-shirt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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First fill up with coolant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Jerry can<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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In some senses we just have be negative.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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But then again we also have the positive.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Silencer and cat shield installed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Wow! This Purplemeanie\u2019s going to look great!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Almost looking habitable<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Punching holes in under seat carpets with 14mm punch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Under seat carpets have holes punched into them<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Passenger harness in place<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Harness shoulder strap fixing stack<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Transmission tunnel top after persuasion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Before persuasion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8103","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P8yl38-26H","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8107,"url":"https:\/\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/index.php\/build-images-january-2018\/","url_meta":{"origin":8103,"position":0},"title":"Build Images – January 2018","author":"John Martin","date":"September 30, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Number Plates Giles and me having a Blat Redacted IVA Speed Check Redacted IVA Test Report Redacted IVA Test Certificate Redacted IVA Emissions Test Looking a little happier this time with the IVA test certificate Selfie of the car back at the start and with the various test stations stretching\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"Registered purple Caterham Seven in the garage with number plates fitted.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_0311-150x150.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_0311-150x150.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_0311-150x150.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_0311-150x150.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_0311-150x150.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_0311-150x150.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8105,"url":"https:\/\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/index.php\/build-images-december-2017\/","url_meta":{"origin":8103,"position":1},"title":"Build Images – December 2017","author":"John Martin","date":"September 30, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Front wings now tacked onto wing stays and protected with a layer of masking tape Wing, Wing Stay and Sikaflex Solution: a Morgan'esque brace Just the job for the rear hub nuts Rear hub nut problem... big torque and nothing to hold it back Added IVA trim (spare left over\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"Overhead view of the Caterham with green front wings tacked to the wing stays and protected with masking tape.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0175-150x150.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0175-150x150.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0175-150x150.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0175-150x150.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0175-150x150.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0175-150x150.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8101,"url":"https:\/\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/index.php\/build-images-october-2017\/","url_meta":{"origin":8103,"position":2},"title":"Build Images – October 2017","author":"John Martin","date":"September 30, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Bottom diff mountings needed 2 (LHS) and 3 (RHS) washers Digital callipers used to work out how many spacing washers are needed. 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Material trimmed from skid plate.\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"Bottom differential mountings with spacing washers fitted on both sides.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_2604-150x150.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_2604-150x150.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_2604-150x150.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_2604-150x150.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_2604-150x150.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_2604-150x150.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8097,"url":"https:\/\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/index.php\/build-images-august-2017\/","url_meta":{"origin":8103,"position":3},"title":"Build Images – August 2017","author":"John Martin","date":"September 30, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Add IVA trim as shown here Pad and indicator. 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