So Many Little Things To do

Prior to fitting the body I temporarily fitted the rear infill panels as I new these would have to be removed to fit the body. It also allowed me to set up the fuel filler hoses and return lines. Now the body is in place I re installed the infill panels and pop riveted them into position. As a not for the future, it is a good idea to use screws for the infill panels as you cant get the bottom nut on the tail lights unless you lift the panel and if you ever have to remove the tail light it becomes easy.

With the infill panels in place I then fitted the fuel cap. I like jobs like this as you can actually see that you are doing something

Setting up the fuel cap is quite easy by just setting the latch at 5 o'clock and drill through the base. Just remember that when you screw the flip top cap on you will be able to screw the cap further which is not a problem as with 6 holes it indexes every 60° so you will end up in the right spot.

In an earlier post I showed the mods required to adapt to the Pace tail light assembly. When it came time to fit the lights, I found that there was not enough clearance to allow for the configuration that Pace suggests for the globe holders.Just a slight change of angle on the infill panel will upset the clearance no end. What I chose to do was to rejig the globe holders so they would fit. The pics below show the changes.

The first pic is the suggested arrangement and the second is the modified version. This is very easy to do by simply cutting a leading edge on the opposite side. Looking into my other pics I actually rotates the globe holders quite a bit further on the right hand side to give the required clearance. See pic below.

Probably the worst job on this entire car was trying to fit the wind screen. Fitting the wind screen is the No. 1 job before removing the body when you have nothing in the way of drilling the holes in the correct location.. I did mine after the electrics had gone in and the body replaced and trying to drill holes with a drill with a right angle attachment and a 14" drill extension juggling between the ECU, mountains of wire and all sorts of boxes and things that only electrical people understand is not my idea of a good day in the garage.

Fortunately for me the screen turned out perfect so albeit, the job was a task, we got what we wanted.

I made a bit of a blue when fitting the bonnet catches as I thought they were left and right hand but the are both the same hand so I had to rejig the holes and made a right cock up of one of them.The first layout was right but I thought it was wrong.

I actually recreate material to be able to fix up the mistake I made and it will require some paint but you live and you learn.

The boot catch was straight forward as the boot has an impression to align the boot catch. Just make sure you drill at the right angle to the boot lid and you will be okay. See above pics.

Went to fit the tail shaft and alas, it was 50mm too long so Pace ok,d the mods here in Geelong with a very reputable tail shaft builder. Works a

treat now. I have removed the tailshaft to allow the electrician the space to put the special reverse lock out plugs on the trans.

I have been busy constructing the exhaust system for my car. Pace provided the headers but from the headers to the side pipes was my responsibility so in my next post I can show you how I went about integrating the catalytic converters into the system then out to the working side pipes.

Cheers

Russell