Happy in new home, for now
After making a conscious effort to get a garage one was found and now she's in it.
This makes things so much easier, should have done this years ago.
So with the car tucked up in her new home for a bit was time to get fired in.
Before:
First off was to get the bonnet off to allow me better access to things. This was very easily done and with a mates
help was off in minutes.
For all those guys who have spent £450+ on carbon and glass fibre bonnets how heavy are these?
The OEM one cannot weigh more than 15 Kgs, so for now it'll be staying OEM. I will be fitting bonnet pins, removing the OEM latching mechanism and cutting out as much of the metal work as possible. I'll weight this before and after.
This weight saving will only cost me what the bonnet pins cost, I'll possible remove the lifter too as you can fit 4 bonnet pins and use 2 as hinges
With the bonnet off next up was to remove the wipers and mechanism.
I found the wipers a PITA to remove but found a 17mm open end of the spanner the perfect tool to lift the wipers up while pushing down on the centre fixing point.
The scuttle panel was a right pain to remove too. It is pressed into a slot with a V shaped edge on the scuttle, once you get rough with it it soon comes free.
With the wipers and scuttle off the wiper mechanism with a straight unbolt and prise out this allowed full access to the access for the communications points between the engine bay and the inner car.
Viola
As with everything I was hoping for an easy lift with this but it was not going to be. I had hoped to be able to remove this piece, drill, pull cables and grommet it. There is not enough room to allow this to be disconnected from the inner connections.
My plan ahead is to cut a slit in this boot and pass the cables through this, then reseal it.
I paired back the tape to expose the feed point in this boot but it was all sealed up with glue.
A small slit has been cut into the side of this and the cables will be pulled through it, had it only been a boost hose it would have been easier, but due to the AFR gauge connection the slit needs to be a bit bigger. No biggie though.
This was today's jobs, tomorrow will be to run the boost gauge hose and AFR gauge wires.
I'll also try to gain better access to the snapped bleed nipple and attack it with my easy outs.
Hoping for quick progress from now on till the money runs out
