Category: Blat
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Build Session 9 : Front ARB and Horns
We were heading out on a family trip this weekend so I had just a couple of hours in the morning this morning to look at two jobs that I’d hoped to finish earlier in the week. But first, the Washer Bottle. I’d not been able to sleep last night and so was pottering around…
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Email 4 : Washer Bottle in the Boot
Where’s the washer bottle… Couldn’t sleep so thought I’d look at the washer bottle and get a sense of what needed to be done. The build manual talks about fitting the washer bottle in the engine bay. I’d seen the 420R at Williams a few weeks earlier with it mounted on the N/S top chassis…
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Williams Visit 6 : Track Day Roll Bar and IVA Discussion
Nick from Williams called today to say that the track rollover-bar, that I’d ordered, had arrived. So, in between meetings I popped over to the showroom to pick it up. While I was there I took the opportunity to look over a couple of Caterhams one of which had the bonnet removed. I was interested…
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Email Derek 3 : No Inner Radiator Cowl
Derek had responded to my previous email about the ARB bush colour really quickly this morning and so I had a quick look at the next steps for the ARB. I wasn’t going to be able to do anything today but I at least wanted to familiarise myself with what should happen. I also resolved…
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Email Derek 2 : ARB Bush Colour and the Red Dot
Having got to the front Anti Roll Bar (ARB) installation I went looking for the bushes that fit on the bar and inside the brackets. The manual says to use the bushes that are the same colour as the dot sticker that has been stuck onto the front anti roll bar. Two of the family…
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Build Session 8: Front Brake Hoses, ARB and Dinitrol 3125
Just had a couple of hours to work on a few things tonight. I’m now working on the assumption that I’ll be able to get the engine into the car this coming weekend – a holiday weekend. It’s now Wednesday and we have plans to meet up with family at the weekend too, but I…
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Build Session 7 : Front Dampers and Suspension Uprights
A short session today, I managed to get a couple of hours in between, and then after, my evening meetings. Stool / Creeper Firstly: new toys. I’d read in a number of blogs that a number of builders had got on well with folding stool/creepers. After spending a lot of Sunday bent over the car…
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Telephone Call 2 – Williams, Track Roll Over Bar
The first task today was a simple one – a call to Nick the parts guy at Williams Automobiles. I’d decided, for better or worse, that I wanted to go with the track roll bar and not the standard one that I had ordered and had delivered with the car. Lindon at Williams had recommended…
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Build Session 6 : Headlamp and Indicator Pod Assembly (the short version)
Ok, so the front suspension is now starting to take way longer than I anticipated. I’m 6 sessions in and still not completed what I thought was a simple part of the build. A lot of the problem is that I’m not getting many long sessions in. It just goes to show how difficult it…
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Build Session 5 : Front Suspension 2
It’s Saturday and I was hoping to get a good day’s build in – guess what… didn’t quite go that way. I didn’t get up as early as I was hoping and so didn’t get into the garage until around 11AM. The first task however was a trip to B&Q (Lowes equivalent for our US…