26th October 2013 – Rear bulk head panel
The next job was to make the cover panel the SVA Seatbelt frame. We decided to use thin plywood sheet for the actual cover panel which we eventually plan to cover in carpet. This [...]
The next job was to make the cover panel the SVA Seatbelt frame. We decided to use thin plywood sheet for the actual cover panel which we eventually plan to cover in carpet. This [...]
We had made and fitted the inner door panels in November 2012 (you can read post here). we had originally made these panels from some spare sheet aluminium that was left over from the heat [...]
We decided it would be a good idea to make a couple of extra panels around the base of the dash and door support frame to finish things off nicely in preparation for [...]
Next job of the day was to do the final fit of the fuel tank. The fuel tank had been in and out a few times and we had a few attempts to [...]
Once the rear wiring harness was sorted out we moved onto fitting the spare wheel well. This is a hexagonal fibreglass section that came as part of the body from Gerry. It is [...]
So... after a few months of inactivity, we got a day back on the build. Things have had to take a back seat for the last few months.We intended to get the boot [...]
We haven't had much of a chance to get on with stuff for the last 2 months due to christmas and other things, we hope to get the build back on track again [...]
After we had tidied up we took and couple more pictures that show the progress made today. We hope more progress coming soon.
The final job for the day we decided should be to start the interior. Having spoken to Gerry and a few 289 members a while ago, they suggested to get the best possible [...]
While Mark was sorting out the coolant system and pipes, I took on the task of making the dash. We are making this dash to suit our standard Hawk Loom. All of our [...]