Grizz’s Purgatory, Rezin Rockit 🚀 SUMMERTIME FUN 18/09/23

Thanks joem83

I was happy with the result too.

Those wheels appeal in a big way.

If only one could get them fitted, simply.

Good to see you back mate......

Surprised nobody commented earlier.

Still predominantly in H&S flip flops but sometimes the weather makes me do silly stuff.

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10 plus years parked outside in all weathers next to a shop in Scotland has to have its toll.

Sadly, a 90’s built, U.K. Kitcar with 70’s and 80’s Ford parts and bits of wiring of suspect origin is bound to break your heart at some point.

No matter how optimistic you may be feeling.

Today I wanted to get started with removing the front screen in order to start creating the support for the fold down Land Rover screen.

Sallys Uncle Bob the hoarder popped in for a couple of hours to check up on my progress and to see if I had space for one of his stationary engines or an Austin A35 he has been trying to get me to take, so my plans were a bit scuppered.

But we rolled it down to the garage.



Originally the car had a frame from the roll bar to the screen.....

Radio-tape fitted.

That thankfully fell off along the way from Scotland while Fil was recovering it

But there is a mess of wires, including some bits I do not recognise, left over.....

They need to be removed, but are fibreglassed into the frame.



When I tried to remove the Land Rover mirrors though, they were not attached in an obvious way, so I found there was a channel up the side of the body with small rusty nuts, but not at all accessible......

So a bit of digging, pulling, pushing....

Wet plywood, rusty screws that would not screw out, but a couple of long screwdrivers later....

More rust down the bottom.



Result.



Still no progress on the frame or the mirrors.



Either side.



At least they are open.

Next job will be to hire a 12 year old contortionist mechanic to reach up there under the dash, up he A-Pillar to undo those nuts.

Then the wires to be unthreaded, maybe.

Weekend over.

If you have to get full on savage and end up cutting those mirrors off then I’ve a pair of spare arms here you’re welcome to.

There are so many options, but I need to stay true to my original brief.

And,as Paul Y and others have said, buying the right wheels is a sensible place to start.

I still like the Rota look, and the wheels posted most recently, really appeal to me, despite probably not ever going to make it on.

Kevin, you are right, as the existing dash, or instrument cluster certainly is way outside of my planning or vision.

So pulling it will happen.

The screws on the Cortina dash lip/eyebrow are mostly rusted away and it is half loose already.

I want to retain that though as it works for me.

But I should not pull too much apart till that fantasy carport is up.

I did at least see the beams in real life on Friday.... they are looong.

Yup.

Fitted afterward for sure.

Glooped in with loads of resin and glass.

I do not want to cut it up while up there.

So rather get it all undone under the dash and then cut the wires and aerial and wires on both sides.


There are two lots of wires though, two fuses and that little box.

It was fitted with a Moss alarm before.

Bit worried that if I cut all the wires in one it could have an effect other places.

But then a simplified, new loom could fix all of that.

Thanks Glen,

I agree, most gauges will fall away, and not be reused.

I like the idea of setting it up as a “bare bones racer” with minimal functions monitored.

And a new wiring loom if needed.

There may be enough MX5 wiring etc there to use.

Fuel gauge could be helpful.