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First Run On The Streets.
Created on 2008-08-27 05:47:57
Not legal yet but, went for our first decent drive tonight. Went up the road did a 3 point turn and came back. Checked around the car a bit, checked the tyre pressures and put David in the passenger seat and went for a longer drive - just around the streets near home. Very exciting!
Clashed the gears twice - hit reverse instead of 2nd changing down and hit 1st instead of 3rd changing up once. Gears are very clunky but I think I'll get used to them.
This is the first time the gearbox has been run in all gears and it seems OK. Brakes are a bit heavy, 'spose that's normal - no power assist. Same with steering.
Still got a couple of things to do but it should only be a week or two before I can get it inspected and registered. :)
*Battery hold down
*Seat belts - going with static $95 each.
*Some interior panels need screwing in.
*Speedo cable
*Still have to sort out the ground for the washers - not a bit deal.
*Glovebox, I'm fabricating a new one - just the bottom and sides.
*Back cockpit trim still to be attached.
I think that's about it, Lots of trim bits but these shouldn't be a rego issue.
Clashed the gears twice - hit reverse instead of 2nd changing down and hit 1st instead of 3rd changing up once. Gears are very clunky but I think I'll get used to them.
This is the first time the gearbox has been run in all gears and it seems OK. Brakes are a bit heavy, 'spose that's normal - no power assist. Same with steering.
Still got a couple of things to do but it should only be a week or two before I can get it inspected and registered. :)
*Battery hold down
*Seat belts - going with static $95 each.
*Some interior panels need screwing in.
*Speedo cable
*Still have to sort out the ground for the washers - not a bit deal.
*Glovebox, I'm fabricating a new one - just the bottom and sides.
*Back cockpit trim still to be attached.
I think that's about it, Lots of trim bits but these shouldn't be a rego issue.
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After neighbourhood run.
PICT2736
PICT2737
Ratchet strap to pull down windscreen frame
Fabricated pieces to blank heater spots
Seat packing pieces
After neighbourhood run.
PICT2736
PICT2737
Ratchet strap to pull down windscreen frame
Fabricated pieces to blank heater spots
Seat packing pieces
Summary of Previous Journal Entries
Showing previous 10 journal entries:
| Title | Date | #Pic | #Cmt | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catch Up And Engine Disaster. | 2008-08-16 | List of things done: Headlight buckets cleaned and painted. Headlights attached, connected and working. Front parkers and indicator lights on and working. | ||
| Door Assembly And Inner Door Handles | 2008-07-09 | On holidays here, so I've got a bit of time to work on the MGB. Dug out the innards of the doors and cleaned them up and re-greased them. Had a few issues with working out h... | ||
| Catchup On The Journal Thing. | 2008-07-02 | 6 | I've done a lot more but haven't recorded here, I've just been through a very busy time at school and the working on the car has been more of a sanity retainer. At this stage I'll ... | |
| Back Shelf Cover & Footwell Panels | 2008-06-03 | 2 | Completed the back shelf by making the centre carpet piece and using hot glue to make the moulded section covering the shock absorber humps on each side. Turned out ok from ... | |
| Little More Behind The Seat And The Centre Console. | 2008-06-01 | The back shelf is a very difficult surface to cover with carpet and one piece has to be removable for battery access. I decided to cover the section just inboard of the wheel arch ... | ||
| Battery Cover And Wheel Arches | 2008-05-28 | 4 | Gave the battery cover an etch with the last of the MetalReady and used up almost all of my PO15 on it. I've done this many times before so I didn't bother with before photo... | |
| New Seats, Interior Panels And Windscreen | 2008-05-25 | 6 | A bit of variety in this entry. Got the seats back from Scotts Uphols. last Wednesday and I'm really pleased with the colours. The quality of the job is good, not great but ... | |
| The Bonnet X2 | 2008-05-14 | 4 | 1 | This morning I looked again at the finish I'd got after primer coats and decided that it wasn't good enough. It had some small holes along the nose so I tried to sand them out. Got... |
| The Bonnet! | 2008-05-11 | 3 | Well, I couldn't put it off any longer, so this weekend I attacked the top of the bonnet. Fill - sand - fill - sand - more fill - more sand - more fill - more sand primer - ... | |
| Buckled, Distorted Bonnet And New Seats. | 2008-05-07 | 3 | The bonnet is something I'd been putting off sorting out. Apart from the rough top surface, there was a spot in the top drivers side that was stretched and would 'pop' up an... |
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