Monthly Archives: June 2012

Wipers

I finally got around to investigating why the wipers weren’t working. It seemed the motor was getting 12v at the earth feed and this was going through and out of the inputs. This is because in the Mazda SDV build … Continue reading

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Interior fitting

Over the next couple of days I concentrated on fitting the interior. I’d tried to hold this off until the end but I got carried away. It was just the dash fitting left that would get the interior dirty anyway. … Continue reading

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Front indicators fitted

These seem to be relatively easy to get level with the FW bodywork – not sure how it is with the standard nose cone. There’s a feature line extending almost to the front of the car. You take a measurement … Continue reading

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Boot box fitted

The neighbourhood has learned some new swear words the past few days but the boot box and RAC bar is finally fitted. Should’ve thought ahead and bought a Plays-kool boot box! When I test fitted the RAC bar I marked … Continue reading

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Build continues – rear lights

It’s funny how post engine start it feels a different phase of the build. I guess you can tell you’re getting towards the end by looking at the job list – that notice board is usually pretty full! So the … Continue reading

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