Exhaust(ing) Time

 I have opted for the unbalanced system  so comprises of 2 straight pipes with a cat down to the rear axle 

seemed to be straight forward and fitted easy .

Put the A clamps on the top to help with ground clearance

The silencers also seemed to be easy as they just slot on the ends of the pipe and the cherry bombs on the back of that 

Only problem i have now is the dvrs side is straight but the passenger side is pointing outwards 

Enough for today time for a beer and a think ( and Steve's input ) 

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Update silencers went back to GD as one of them was not quite right when put back on the jig 

That should help to square things up (hopfully ) 

Wiring ish

 I decided that after speaking to other owners  there is a small type of people that have no respect and open door of there cars !! how rude 

to combat this i have  installed a very simple alarm the idea being that once switched on (with a key switch)  as soon as the door is opened an alarm will go off . adding to this i also thought that i would install Bluetooth speakers for when i am stopped 

I purchased  a motorbike sounder as it is loud enough and draws little  current when activated 

 

sounder behind the dash 

i was planning to use the courtesy switches which then reminded me to look for the connection 

i found it in one of the multiplugs that connect the dash as there is no dash wire for this i took the wire out and joined it to mine.

courtesy wire joined the other two are light feed and spare 

 

This is work in progress so more to follow  wiring diagram 

i also intend to fuse the aux socket separately and run a new wire to it so i can use this as a battery charger if reqd  

 

Steering assembly part 2

 Once i had fitted the steering wheel it just looked too low  and I couldn't get in the car very well.

GD open day was coming up so good time to catch up with everybody and have a measure .

My steering hub was 50 cm from the floor and on the gd day everybody elses was 55 to 57cm 

eventually realized what i had done .

i have fitted the steering hub under the bracket as it wouldn't fit on the top but .... it needs to be on the top

In order to get it to fit i had to cut off the corners of the steering hub 

red mark shows were i cut ( forgot to take another pic ) 

It then fits on the top and my height is the same as all the others very happy and great to catch up with all the owners .

fitted 

Now of course nothing fits on the other end 

I had 2 choices one was  to push in the steering shaft in so the rods would still fit  which i was reluctant to do as then the bracket to hold the column would then not have enough meatal to grip or 2

cut down the shaft by 30mm 

i chose the second .

Again Steve's welding services to the rescue 

Needs shortening by 30mm 

He did this by removing the socket shortening the bar and then assembling it all back together 

Just a pile of bits 

Looks the same but now 30mm shorter 

Fitted in finally together with the bracket that seems to be different to all the other cobras i saw 

Enlisted the son in laws help to fit the bracket 

Bracket fitted just need to fit the alumin surround 

Happy all in