Hole drilled in exhaust collector for the lambda sensor boss ready for welding.
I've also made new front brake lines so that they terminate and screw into the front flexi hoses through the side panel. I'd originally terminated the lines at a bracket on the chassis which meant the flexis would have to pass though the side panel. I'd planned to use a rubber gromet to stop the flexis hoses rubbing against the side panel but I'm sure I read somewhere that this could fail IVA.
I used a piece of fibreglass offcut left over from the exhaust hole to give a bit of extra support where the flexi meets each front brake line. These offcuts were stuck to the inside of the panels using a little sikaflex. The lines look a lot neater this time as I used a proper pipe bender, the original brake lines were simply bent by hand as I didn't have a pipe bender back then.
Also today, I fixed four magnets to one of the drive shafts for the speedo pickup. This was done using araldite adhesive. I've read that taping over the magnets with some duck tape gives some extra support and helps stop them from flying off. Duck tape added to shopping list......
I need to re-look at the throttle cable and get this working (I cut the first one too short) then I can start thinking about putting the side panels on.
Another item on the shopping list is a engine mount for a fiesta which I've ordered from ebay. The plan is to use this mount to support the end of silencer. I may need to weld a piece of plate between some of the chassis rails to act as a brace to bolt the engine mount to. Will see how it could work when it gets here.
I've also made new front brake lines so that they terminate and screw into the front flexi hoses through the side panel. I'd originally terminated the lines at a bracket on the chassis which meant the flexis would have to pass though the side panel. I'd planned to use a rubber gromet to stop the flexis hoses rubbing against the side panel but I'm sure I read somewhere that this could fail IVA.
I used a piece of fibreglass offcut left over from the exhaust hole to give a bit of extra support where the flexi meets each front brake line. These offcuts were stuck to the inside of the panels using a little sikaflex. The lines look a lot neater this time as I used a proper pipe bender, the original brake lines were simply bent by hand as I didn't have a pipe bender back then.
Also today, I fixed four magnets to one of the drive shafts for the speedo pickup. This was done using araldite adhesive. I've read that taping over the magnets with some duck tape gives some extra support and helps stop them from flying off. Duck tape added to shopping list......
I need to re-look at the throttle cable and get this working (I cut the first one too short) then I can start thinking about putting the side panels on.
Another item on the shopping list is a engine mount for a fiesta which I've ordered from ebay. The plan is to use this mount to support the end of silencer. I may need to weld a piece of plate between some of the chassis rails to act as a brace to bolt the engine mount to. Will see how it could work when it gets here.
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