Having been stuck waiting for parts, they began to come through. As a result the headlights are on; quite a tricky job, due to the wires, shape of the mounts and the bolt through the wishbone, chassis and headlight mount.
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| Looks good with some "eyes" now |
With the arrival of the bolts for the dampers they were installed. Again the upper bolt for the dampers requires a great deal of patience, as access is somewhat of a challenge.
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| Dampers installed |
But alas that is where the progress on the front corners has ceased. I have no upright assemblies, and Caterham have informed me it will be at least another week!
In the meantime, I have moved on to the engine and gearbox, which is now all bolted together ready to go in the car.
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| Ready to go! |
The engine bay is also (nearly) ready for the engine, with the engine mounts installed, washer bottle and horns installed. Unfortunately when installing the LHS engine mount Caterham had drilled holes in the chassis but not through the external bodywork, so I found myself drilling holes in the bodywork. Roll on the weekend and an engine crane!
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| RH engine mount |
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| LH engine mount and washer bottle |
Another aspect I had a little look at was the handbrake, having got some missing items. All was going swimmingly until I came to bolt the handbrake assembly to the chassis. The front bolt went in ok, but the rear bolt holes in the pre-installed brackets aren't even remotely close to lining up. Pending further investigation...
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| Pretty unclear photo, but it's hard to get into the transmission tunnel! Basically the bolt holes are so misaligned the bolt will not go in, even without the handbrake assembly in the middle |
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