Rear parcel shelf
On a normal Chesil, the rear "seat" is a simple trimmed cushion. As I have mounted the oil cooler into the base of the rear shelf I needed to create a raised base to protect the cooling fan and also hide the audio amplifier. I drew up a quick sketch, then made a couple of rough prototypes then with the help of my local furniture builder they made the final cover.
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| Sketch |
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| Formed cover made from layers of bendable ply |
Waxoyl
Thought I would inject some Waxoyl into the floor pan before the trim is started. Although this was done by Chesil as part of the floor pan shortening, looking at it I wasn't convinced. I have sprayed into the rear warm air inputs; interior heating ducts and anywhere else I could get the probe into!
Oil lines, refit tinware and engine bay seal
The external oil cooling circuit has proved to be a bit of a pain. Once I fitted the exhaust then I found the pipes were going be too close to the exhaust. I have had the pipes remade with different angle joints. I have also added a bracket to support the pipes and heat proof protection.
I have refitted the exhaust back box which I had to remove to sort out the oil hoses,
Exterior trim
Fitted the lower side trim, had to send back one of the pieces as the quality wasn't good so waiting for a replacement.
Fitted trim to front bumper, who knew how nice the car looks with no bumper fitted!!
Fuse and electric cover
I have made a cover for the electrics in the front of the car. It may or may not survive the final trim, but I think it looks ok. Made it out of shaped hardboard and covered it with a dark purple vinyl
Geometry
Lots of work here. Firstly setting up the ride height using the adjustable front beam and rear plates. A bit of a faff. Front end suspension setup for camber and steering geometry etc
Petrol tank
The petrol tank has now been fitted and connected.
Car rolled outside
Car out in the fresh air!
Next Jobs
- Test the engine for leaks then refit remaining engine tinware and engine bay seal
- I might adjust the rear suspension to give a little more ride height
- Final fix on sway bars front and rear
- A few small jobs
- Interior trim finalisation
