Bumpers

I have just been doing what I can whilst the car is being prepared and hopefully painted on Saturday the 4th. I have been using the gold TR7 as a template to make the door cards and bumper brackets. The door cards are aluminium and the bracket on the back of the panel will hopefully hold the polycarbonate windows in. The front and rear bumper brackets are complete and the rear brackets carry the fog lights, all small jobs that will save time when it comes to assembling the car. I have bolted the bumpers into one section front and back and I will probably need to strengthen them slightly to stop them twisting.




Bumpers bolted together

Front and rear brackets

a door card cut to shape and marking out for the bracket to support the window.

the bracket fabricated and bolted to the door card

not clear but this shows the bolts that hold the bracket and the slots for adjustment.



the car being prepared. doesnt look like a car that could be ready fot the 1st of may now but it will be.

THE RACE IS ON

THE RACE IS ON.

I have just spent all weekend on the car in an attempt to get it running before it goes to the body shop. I ran out of time but I did get it very close. The car will now be at the body shop for two weeks, I have to get the car ready for the CT track day on the 1st of may so the race to get it finished has already begun. This means that I have from now until the 1st of may to do the following.

The car should be painted and out of the body shop in two weeks.
Install the brake bias adjuster and bleed the brakes.
Get the engine running.
Fit the seats and belts.
Fit the front and rear screens.
Make new aluminium door cards and integrate the mountings for the polycarb side windows.
Install and wire all the lights.
Design, fabricate and fit a pannard rod.
Fit door, bonnet and boot catches.
Design, fabricate and mount bumper brackets, fit bumpers.
Mount all finishing trims.
Track the suspension.

Oh and get it through the Mot.

Not to mention cycling the coast to coast and going to a wedding in Scotland, so that’s all got to be done in three weekends.

How the car looks today.

Engine in.

Finally the engine is in the car. It still really bugs me that the car will now have to be painted with the engine and electrics in, I guess not everything goes according to plan. I will have to tape up every hole and wrap all the components to protect them from dust and paint whilst the outside is being sprayed. The engine went in easily enough, I had to drill the holes for the gearbox mount in its new position but thats about it.