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Glove Box Fabrication
Created on 2008-09-10 05:27:42
Mentioned before about a new glove box out of PVC sheet.
I thought that I may have been able to make the box a little bigger to make use of some of the space behind the dash, however, the reality is that no matter how big it is the size is determined by it ability to be actually wiggled into place and I found that I can't make it any larger because I can't get it in there.
So a tray with sides is about all you can get.
I'll post some pictures when I've finished it and it's in.
I used the innards of two cheap clearance lights to make new front parkers which use the small torpedo shaped globes and they seem to be working ok. The front left parking light is still causing some issues but I think I may have solved it with some careful bending of the globe contacts.
Ended up buying 2 horns from REPCO, a high and a low tone and I'm really pleased with the sound and the volume. No relays, but they work really well.
Some issue with the fuel gauge. It moves slightly but is not functioning at all. I think it's probably the sender unit.
Found the stay retainer for the boot and put it on and the boot catch went on and is functioning well.
I thought that I may have been able to make the box a little bigger to make use of some of the space behind the dash, however, the reality is that no matter how big it is the size is determined by it ability to be actually wiggled into place and I found that I can't make it any larger because I can't get it in there.
So a tray with sides is about all you can get.
I'll post some pictures when I've finished it and it's in.
I used the innards of two cheap clearance lights to make new front parkers which use the small torpedo shaped globes and they seem to be working ok. The front left parking light is still causing some issues but I think I may have solved it with some careful bending of the globe contacts.
Ended up buying 2 horns from REPCO, a high and a low tone and I'm really pleased with the sound and the volume. No relays, but they work really well.
Some issue with the fuel gauge. It moves slightly but is not functioning at all. I think it's probably the sender unit.
Found the stay retainer for the boot and put it on and the boot catch went on and is functioning well.
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Summary of Previous Journal Entries
Showing previous 10 journal entries:
| Title | Date | #Pic | #Cmt | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Run On The Streets. | 2008-08-27 | 6 | 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 Davi... | |
| 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 - ... |
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