Work in progress :- Wipers +Brakes

 Easy fix as the connection had come off the wiper motor 

Plug just hanging 

Now tie wrapped on .

not pretty but effective 

When my car went to GD to have new Diff fitted under warranty last November  Andy said that the brake bias wants changing 1/2 a turn as the back brakes are not doing enough work .

Easy fix I though but could not remember which way the brake cyls were and looking back at my blog i never mentioned it ( dam ) 

After a strip down of the wheel cover I could see the piston sizes and then realized that the back piston is in the middle .

Turned in 1/2 a turn 

work in progress :-Steering

 First job which was the most worrying was the steering ,i had found that there was a bit a play in the splines not much but enough to cause concern at speed ( 70mph of course officer ) 

After speaking to Andy i realized that I had not enough spline shaft entered  which was my fault as I had to move the steering wheel further out than first measured  to fit the shroud .

steering arm with the play in the splines 

removed to show that it wasn't in far enough hence the wear 

Only solution is to manufacture a new one thank goodness my bestie is a cracking welder .

bought a new ( from the scrappie ) lower steering arm and got another shaft from andy and will address that when the ice has stopped forming on the roof of the garage

as arrived before mods 

mods required 

We used the old spline as a spacer and made a bush so everything was a tight fit then fitted on the car to get the length of the arm made it as long as poss this time with only a 5 mm gap for body movement now waiting to be welded 

all ready for welding 

2025 update

 Well Happy new year!!  too cold for working .

yep its snowing !!

Jobs to tackle this year are 

•  the wipers still  don't work
• the steering gets a bit "drifty " at speed 
• the leather back plate keeps slipping down 
• the fuel gauge shows full at 3/4 and runs out just under a 1/4  ( ask me how i know !!!!)
• need to fit a cover so the roof can stay on 
• I need to do something to protect the top of the doors when the side screens are on 

PS look what Steve bought me for my birthday !!!! 

Looks ace in a frame 

  

Differential change

 My differential had been whining since the car went on the road and Andy said that happens sometimes and it should settle down  but i am not that lucky and it didn't . Andy said he would change it when he gets one back as there are two types and mine was the 4 hole type .

Went to Andy's and "helped" him change it now loads better and as a bonus there are 2 different ratios on the four hole and the new one was the same 3.45 to 1 so no need to re calibrate the speedo !!.

My baby in the air 

New diff with same ratio 

So that's were it goes !! 

One year on

 Been on the road a year now how quick that has gone .and managed to cover over 2000 miles.

My family have bought me a personalized number plate

 so after a year of being a 73 plate I  am now a 62 plate

What have I learnt, well the project is never over.

On the dales run out with the Northern  Cobra club  the weather turned so put the roof up which is a 20 minute job and the side screens .

All in all not a bad fit and only a bit of water came in so happy but 

The wipers have stopped working which is interesting in the rain !! 

and the side screens scratch the top of the doors in use due to them vibrating .

Two jobs for the winter then more to follow  

Bits and bobs (and dash cam)

 Whilst running out in my first year 2 things started to bother me 

1 No were to place my phone so navigating is a chore

2  My other cars have a dash cam but not this one 

first problem was an easy fix ebay to the rescue 

attaches with a sucker and stays put 

Second not so easy 

Didnt want to attach to the windscreen as didn't want the wires draping all over .Needed to come up with some way of attaching it to the body near the roll bars.

First task was power already  routed a spare pair of cables to the back of the seat when i built the car for a just in case .

So tied these in to the aux power switch and fitted a socket behind the drivers seat sorted .

socket fitted 

The second was not so easy there was  nothing i could find on the internet that suited my purpose so came up with something in stainless steel but all my attempts ended in the bin .

To the recue came Dave my work colleague and best mate since we were 16 ( so a few years !!) 

whilst talking of my dilemma he calmly announces that he thinks he can rustle up something on his new 3d printer, 

With a hint of skepticism we moved forward ,Well the results are nothing short of amazing.

So impressed with this it is nothing short of fantastic  and works a treat!

  

 

Modifications 5

 Went to the GD open day ,first time in the car and it was a great turnout and good to see fellow owners .

soo many cars but good to see 

While i was there met up with David from Canems who has now put a secondary map on my ECU . This will be used when the wife is driving or we are pottering somewhere as it limits the horse power to 40% 

430HP  @40%  is about 170 HP , 

Tried it on the way home and i still get the great sound but it performs like a normal car that is until  flick the switch and take my foot off the accelerator and then its back to the animal !

Half Cover Mark 1

 Decided as I (we) are going out more in the car there is going to come a time when I  need to keep it dry while away from it . Following other peoples advice I came up with the half cover idea. 

I wanted something light and easy to fit so that if there was a shower I'm not sat in a wet chair and also keeps eyes and fingers away without having to put the proper roof up .

I purchased  this cover from Amazon which is the smallest they do but still needs some modding .

 bit on the large side but works 

First trip out with the Northern Cobra Club

 I got invited out with  the Northern Cobra clubs event at Bridgton, meeting up first at the Seaways Cafe in Driffield  great to meet fellow owners and share stories 

I was first there  and parked the wrong way classic 

 Then on to Bridligton in convoy what sight 

Finally arrived and on display for all to see what a great day with great people 

Modifications 4

 After putting the car back together and testing all the parts i had one slight issue when the footwell lights were powered up and the doors shut the alarm LED started flashing ,not a big problem but none the less not right .Once the doors were opened and the lights came on the LED stopped flashing.

The only common link to the 2 circuits  was they both use the door switch ,to this end i figured that the alarm sounder was allowing enough current to pass in the wrong direction to power the LED 

I solved this by placing a diode ( 1N407 )  in the alarm wire and now all working as it should

Negative on the left