Yesterday we did some work on the dash and bought some square steel tube to use as seat frame mounts.
Today we fixed the tank which we found another leak in! After much head scratching Richard spent some more time practising a bit of ali welding – really not as easy as you might think. However the tank only need a blob on an existing weld to fix it. So we gave it a go (after a very good cleaning and a stand overnight)
Here’s the problem:
And here’s the fix:
Took two goes, first time there was a tiny amount still coming out second time round nice an sealed up!
Also spent time adding nice covers to the wiring for the head lights:
As tub has to come off to take the tank out and seal it up we spend some more time on this cleaning and adding more bolts to hold it on. Also added some sponge under here to reduce any rattles.
The other project that’s been knocking about for a bit is the glove box. Would have wanted to weld this but it’s just not a viable option for beginners without any training! So we riveted it instead, just don’t look to closely as its not really straight ;o) But a bit of material to cover it up and that will hide the imperfections! The glove box will house the fuse box – needs a bit more tweak before it’s 100%.
Also spend more time zip-tying wiring in the engine bay and adding extra support. Added one extra P clip to the fuel lines. There was one part where the distance between clips was 35cm – I think I read somewhere it needs to be every 30 at least for SVA – not sure if that right but better too many than too few!