Author Archives: Dom

Wow. First up I should definitely apologise for neglecting this blog a bit. Sorry about that! I’ve spent too much time building the car and not enough time writing about it. Sounds stupid but I really did get annoyed with … Continue reading →

I drilled the holes for the wiring through the scuttle (64mm was ok rather than the 70mm in the manual), trimmed it and sat it on the mountings. Then, I test fitted the bonnet. Oh noo! It was as if … Continue reading →

Got a few outstanding jobs done. The first was drilling the gearbox mountings. This would have been much easier from the inside out, but instead I jacked the gearbox up and drilled from underneath. Careful measuring being the order of … Continue reading →

Make sure you’re happy with the positioning of the tub before doing this, and remembering the an FW bonnet will mean the tub doesn’t use the 400mm measurement at the rear. First, I masked up where I was going to … Continue reading →

With the insulation mostly removed, wires could start to be removed. So far I’d done: Headlight motor wiring removed Headlight levelling wiring removed Air conditioning wiring removed Wires for the plugs around the inlet manifold shortened So far, the wiring … Continue reading →