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The gear stick needed to be taller. Outcome was buying a spare shifter for £5.00 in case it needed to be cut, extended or whatever, and no it would not get cut. Found an engineering shop who identified/confirmed the thread and agreed to make me an 8” or 200mm threaded extension on 15.8mm rod, with a male and female end to extend the shifter. Have you allowed enough extra length for the bend it needs to crank it backwards? I think at 8 inches itallows for a small bend which was planned. I still want to keep it short in there like on tbe MX5 Too long turns it ino a bitof a searching tool.
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Have you allowed enough extra length for the bend it needs to crank it backwards? I think at 8 inches it allows for a small bend which was planned. I still want to keep it short in there like on the MX5 Too long turns it into a bit of a searching tool. Which leads to an image of you during the next power cut using a randomly threaded bit of steel bar to stir stuff around the shelves to the dim glow of a cheap headlight. And then going to A&E to have your broken toes strapped up because your safety flip-flops weren't strong enough to protect them from the battery you knocked off.....
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glenanderson
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You can get buckets** with open backs that take up less space. linkYou then use your existing rims on them, or get black, chrome or stainless new ones. **I suppose with no backs, technically they're not buckets, but you know what I mean.
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My worst worry about dying is my wife selling my stuff for what I told her it cost...
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Glen, those are exactly what are needed. We had spoken about cutting the back off 'normal' ones.
The new lamps are about a third of the depth of headlight buckets, which means a little more space for the radiator
I don't know how I missed them in the CBS catalogue.
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You can get buckets** with open backs that take up less space. linkYou then use your existing rims on them, or get black, chrome or stainless new ones. **I suppose with no backs, technically they're not buckets, but you know what I mean. At £16.00 for what looks like per item, they are not cheap, but I guess they are selling function not volume, but then again……. They would do the job, and no faffing with cutting and adjusting. Just need bezels to tidy them up. Glen, those are exactly what are needed. We had spoken about cutting the back off 'normal' ones. The new lamps are about a third of the depth of headlight buckets, which means a little more space for the radiator I don't know how I missed them in the CBS catalogue. I think you can be kind to yourself, they may be new items as they have no reviews written yet. Not that that is a reason.
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About £15 each seems to be the going rate. Which is about twice what I remember buying them for. About £15 seems to be the going rate. Which is about twice what I remember buying them for. I thought that until I looked at Qty =1. Worth digging into if pairs or singles. Mine on the mini were mostly mesh and P40.... James Thanks James. One is pretty screwed without them. So the ideal way is to just add to basket and Buy it now x2 Though the ones glenanderson posted require possibly no faffing.
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At £16.00 for what looks like per item, they are not cheap, but I guess they are selling function not volume, but then again……. They would do the job, and no faffing with cutting and adjusting. Just need bezels to tidy them up. New bezels are another £15 per side. You can get black ones too. Or you could flat your existing ones and after a couple of coats of high build primer, paint them black.
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The involuntary How much? when discovering the cost of things is another of the signs I'm getting old. I do it with cars - a £3000 Capri is one I would have walked away from twenty years ago, when it was £200..... I am having that very same problem at the moment whilst trying to treat myself to a car ! I just can't get my head round some of the prices, maybe I am looking in the wrong places or possibly looking at the wrong cars
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The involuntary How much? when discovering the cost of things is another of the signs I'm getting old. I do it with cars - a £3000 Capri is one I would have walked away from twenty years ago, when it was £200..... I am having that very same problem at the moment whilst trying to treat myself to a car ! I just can't get my head round some of the prices, maybe I am looking in the wrong places or possibly looking at the wrong cars Don’t. My first (perfectly serviceable) E Type was £500. A tank of 99 octane cost me £116.22 last week.😱
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At £16.00 for what looks like per item, they are not cheap, but I guess they are selling function not volume, but then again……. They would do the job, and no faffing with cutting and adjusting. Just need bezels to tidy them up. New bezels are another £15 per side. You can get black ones too. Or you could flat your existing ones and after a couple of coats of high build primer, paint them black. Not worth the effort vs result. New ones will look great.
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The involuntary How much? when discovering the cost of things is another of the signs I'm getting old. I do it with cars - a £3000 Capri is one I would have walked away from twenty years ago, when it was £200..... I am having that very same problem at the moment whilst trying to treat myself to a car ! I just can't get my head round some of the prices, maybe I am looking in the wrong places or possibly looking at the wrong cars I think the market is changing. A lot of American stuff is seeming like great value.
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Trying to figure out how to copy the link from the web based app.photobucket sire. This pic is from the app.
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Last Edit: Mar 9, 2022 21:46:52 GMT by grizz
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Photobucket continues to frustrate me, but at least I seem to have found a way to support my random rambling with phots, using the web based home, vs a mobile app. Money seems to continue to haemorrhage from my wallet. Important stuff, current and earthing. nickwheeler said so. 😉 Various nuts n bolts, think sheet metal, firewall, trays etc. Gloopy silicone, gutter sealant etc for various sealing and joining jobs. ‘The last few weeks have been quite full on with day job work keeping me busy and away from home (Covid home working was good) and knackered at night. Tuesday evening I was angry about some dumb stuff at work (seems it makes me more productive to go unwind a bit) so an hour in the garage gave me progress. Shelving offcut. Bit of measuring, cutting. John, the short term lodger is a biker, car guy and driving instructor, and enjoys coming to the garage. I did not realise he had taken some photos while I was busy focussing. David the other lodger (Electrician contractor manager at Grain power station) who has been here a year also came down to check if I had lost any limbs yet, and promptly proposed to close down my site for all sorts of H&S infringements. So different these two guys. Bit of folding, Some holes drilled, bolted to the fender, and we will have the mounting bracket for fuse box and relay as illustrated before. This was one of those jobs that the wiring loom unpicking has made easier by adding maybe 50mm of play to it. Small steps, all take time. I look at this bracket and kinda wish I had some record of time spent overall like blackpopracing has on his build. forum.retro-rides.org/thread/36896/rainbow-restoration-outlaw-anglia-shinynessThat is the way to do it. My Teardrop trailer build was about 360 hours all told, years ago. Crazy how time adds up.
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Last Edit: Mar 10, 2022 7:24:41 GMT by grizz
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One other job I got done this week was to find out the thread pitch of the MX5. Then tracked down a Mazda specialist 10 miles from home, who sile me a soare shifter for £5.00 (plan B would be cut and weld) He then introduced me to an engineering shop aro8nd the corner from where his workshop is. So we started with this……. Guy was the guy I spoke to, and he measured the thread and pitch, said they had the correct tap and die to make a male and female extension. Using 15.9mm steel stock, and set as 200mm or 8 inches he offered to do the job for £15.00 or about $20.00 nickwheeler and I had agreed that there was no way I could buy materials and produce for that sort of money afterwards when we chatted. Order placed late afternoon, and collection arranged for the next day. They are open for small challenging jobs, interestingly, Guy has built a kitcar before, so understands the challenges. While waiting for him to confirm the job, I saw this…………. Evidence of an engineering shop that has been there a while, despite being clean and very modern. Made me smile. Yesterday morning I had a hospital appointment for myself at 09.00 and afterwards before 10.00 I stopped by at the engineering shop to collect my stick. Lovely finish. Back home in the evening I had to go test it out. REMEMBER……. There is a rubber fitting to go around it, bolted into the yellow piece of MX5 tunnel, and then a leather boot, sheath, or whatever you want to call it. Feels good in the hand when making Brum Brum noises like Paul YDoing the maths……. More than 1 inch below the tunnel, and shifter knob takes up 2 inches, leaving the actual stick being about 5 inches or 150mm long. Neutral. First gear……. Second gear, fourth and reverse are all the same. Small steps, but Progress nonetheless. Looking forward to the weekend. Hopefully more stuff getting made, attached, tested. Bleeding all over. Perfect.
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Last Edit: Mar 10, 2022 8:02:12 GMT by grizz
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Mar 10, 2022 10:33:53 GMT
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I've been destructive too: The body loom no longer has any airbag, window, central locking, stereo, headlight aim or air conditioning wiring. It looks a lot less intimidating, and is much more malleable.
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Mar 10, 2022 10:42:19 GMT
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I've been destructive too: The body loom no longer has any airbag, window, central locking, stereo, headlight aim or air conditioning wiring. It looks a lot less intimidating, and is much more malleable. Massive big grin here Nick. Your balls are way bigger than they should be. Well done. Along with all the rest you already removed there must be enough scrap to weigh in for a pint. Looking forward to seeing it and threading it through again. Just spoke to Darren and he says he will get to the tank ASAP. Fingers crossed that it happens soon.
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Mar 10, 2022 10:58:16 GMT
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Bit of folding, Some holes drilled, bolted to the fender, and we will have the mounting bracket for fuse box and relay as illustrated before. That almost how I would have done it. I would have the return edge facing up so that the whole piece fits flat against the bodywork. Which would make it easier to bolt down....
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Mar 10, 2022 17:33:57 GMT
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Bit of folding, Some holes drilled, bolted to the fender, and we will have the mounting bracket for fuse box and relay as illustrated before. That almost how I would have done it. I would have the return edge facing up so that the whole piece fits flat against the bodywork. Which would make it easier to bolt down.... Certainly happy to remake it. Just thought that depending on how the second piece ends up being fitted, there was space for either nut n bolt or other options. However, if tabs get welded on, then two holes in the fender will be perfect. My boss owes me time again this week…../ So I guess tomorrow will be busy…….. iykwim
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Mar 10, 2022 18:09:54 GMT
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Just because it's different doesn't make it wrong or unusable. And I've got the other bit that needs to be attached to it, so making another wouldn't be a good use of your time.
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Mar 10, 2022 22:05:19 GMT
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Fit it like this: Gear lever looks promising
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