{"id":8105,"date":"2022-09-30T10:52:24","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T09:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/?page_id=8105"},"modified":"2022-09-30T10:52:24","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T09:52:24","slug":"build-images-december-2017","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/index.php\/build-images-december-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Build Images – December 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Front wings now tacked onto wing stays and protected with a layer of masking tape<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Wing, Wing Stay and Sikaflex<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Solution: a Morgan’esque brace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Just the job for the rear hub nuts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rear hub nut problem… big torque and nothing to hold it back<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Added IVA trim (spare left over from dashboard) to catalytic converter cover<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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5\/16th hose cable tied in place on the braided clutch hose, running bottom left to middle of the picture. Covers all of the hose.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Air-filter installed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lubricating the air-filter trim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Air-filter installed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Re-cable-tie the front ARB gaiters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Spare touch-up paint came to the rescue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dinged the RHS rear wing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Finished IVA wing mirror<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Stud inserted in windscreen side<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Using some pliers to get the torx screw started in the wing mirror to windscreen assembly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Close up of captive ball\/stem – you can see the flat side of the stem<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Exploded view of wing mirror assembly for windscreen attachment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Close up of slotted stem<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rear of mirror frame with captive ball\/stem, larger slotted stem, cup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Simple install of the rear-view mirror. Made sure the bracket was straight and plumb and a few mm from the windscreen top rail.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Grey cable running under bottom front of engine block… from timing sensor to ECU via the LHS of block. This cable was added to the P-clip (right of picture above) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mystery spade terminals now encased in black electrical tape (top middle of pic) and cable tied in place.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Engine LHS wiring tidy-up<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dry-run of repeater wiring again<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Repeater wires taped to pull cord<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Paper-clip worked better than tweezers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Leading edge of front wings set to be 8cm (80mm) from front of wing stay.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Progress to date by the end of the Build Session 35<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Final resting place for the ECU connector<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Double P-clip used to tie the handbrake cable to the A-frame<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Spiral trajectory of LHS handbrake cable<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Handbrake cable can now exit transmission tunnel more horizontally than before the modification<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Modified diff by grinding away flange. The flange originally continued around to the left<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Anti-squeal plate – the thin plate on top of the calliper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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SuperGlue blob every few cm to hold IVA Trim to Carbon Fibre Wings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sikaflex bead applied to the wing stay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sikaflex 521 – Weathering Resistant Adhesive Sealant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Foam pipe lagging cut to size to check out the spacing I needed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Foam pipe lagging cut to size to check out the spacing I needed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bonnet heading home for the last time – hopefully<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Repeater cable runs across rear arm of the top wishbone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Brake fluid not good for the skin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Modified brace and pump-clamp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Jam jar and washer tubing working a treat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Fluid will bleed into the jam jar until there’s no air or bubbles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Wooden brace used to keep clutch depressed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Testing out actuating the bleed nut<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Protecting the paintwork around the clutch fluid reservoir<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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… and ending up with two ends of the pipe the right size for the Brakes and Clutch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Using a hot air gun to form some washer bottle pipe to the right size<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lights and indicators working<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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LHS econo-seal sockets\/plugs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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RHS econo-seal plugs\/sockets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Econo-seal plug with one wire inserted.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Number plate light attached and wired up.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bullet connector crimped to the number plate light wire<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Number plate wiring as it comes from the factory<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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These LED repeaters are offset with the back being longer (left)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Gearbox mounting bolts (after) going down<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Gearbox mounting bolts (before) going up<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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How much I could lever the RHS wing stay over to get the wing closer to central<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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My wing stay lever<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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RHS wing on it’s wing stay ready to have the repeaters fitted.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Centre hole now enlarged<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Used an oversized 16mm spade bit to make the repeater centre hole in the wing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Wings pre-drilled with 3 x 5mm holes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Repeater needs at least a 13mm centre hole<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Front RHS indicator pod<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Repeater signal wire threaded through wing stay… wot no wing, wot no extended earth lead!@!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tweezers to pull wire from inside the wing stay – there’s a better way of doing this<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Now with the wing stays swapped to the right side<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This wing stay should be on the other side<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Me upside down under the dashboard looking for indicator wiring<\/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_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8105","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P8yl38-26J","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8097,"url":"https:\/\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/index.php\/build-images-august-2017\/","url_meta":{"origin":8105,"position":0},"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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