The roll bar is back from Dambo lak and bolted in place. It was cleaned up, rust removed and then freshly powder coated - looks great. I then took the silencer to get polished up as it was really affected by the over-heating that has been occurring. Hopefully now the engine is rebuilt and the tuning done it'll keep looking bright and shiny longer.
Roll bar looking good. Should it be chromed I wonder?
Exhaust looks much better now. Hope it lasts!
Console in place with the new oil temperature gauge which works great, hovering about 100-110oC but haven't put the car through its paces yet. As mentioned I would like to change all the dials to white background to be more visible during sunny days. They won't be Pro-Sport.
I also added a line of silicon between the front wings and the mud flaps to stop water etc. running between them, that way the mud flaps stay cleaner longer.
Itching to get out and drive it but realise, like building the car, a lot of patience is required! The weather actually improved on yesterday so took a drive to a Drop-In MOT station but they had no time. Ian and I went for a spin to Rose instead. Have an MOT time on Wednesday this week, see how that goes, as well as the weather :-)
If the oil is reaching 110 in normal use, I think when you push a bit harder in the summer months it'll be getting too hot. I'd recommend an oil cooler.
ReplyDeleteCould you send me details? Perhaps a link to information, part number?
ReplyDeleteThanks Steve