BE 646

[dkp_cobra]

quote:Originally posted by nikbj68
   ... it looks like the angle onto the shaft will make it a lot stronger than the original...
   

   
   I hope so. The original shaft seems to have a light bend going into the cross pipe. Also the hole catching the brake cable is positioned more to the rear. So I can have a longer way to pull the hand brake if I want.

[dkp_cobra]

Some month ago I had a couple of parts for re-chroming. Some parts were real hard stuff for chroming because the zinc diecasting had strong corrosion:
   

   
   Today, some of the parts came back:
   

   
   They look wonderful. And see in the middle, yes, the real McCoy. The last days I was thinking about what will arrive first, the re-chromed version or the new one. But my new gas filler cap seems to be still on its way [:I]

[dkp_cobra]

Ironic, one day after all my re-chromed parts arrived the new fuel filler cap came. It looks wonderful. Thank you Keith and everybody who was involved.
   

   
   Before I disassemble something I make a lot of pictures. Normally, I do not need them but I was so happy to have them for the assembling of the internal light. So many nappy parts.
   

   
   And it works.
   

   

[dkp_cobra]

I started work on the footbox. Since I will convert the car from RHS to LHS the old hole of the glove box must be closed:
   

   

   
   Done:
   

   
   The footbox was already strongly modified:
   

   
   Converting a big hole into a very big hole:
   

   
   Time to close it:
   

   
   Done:
   

   

[dkp_cobra]

Next day I had a closer look at the result and I have to say that I was totally unsatisfied with my work. The wall was skew-whiff.
   

   
   I decided to do it again. This time I cut a really big hole
   

   
   and laminate in three steps. I think the result is much better:
   

   

   
   Btw. how many holes can be drilled into a footbox [:0]

[dkp_cobra]

The left side is finished. Enough space for the spark plug socket.
   

   

   
   But I am not sure whether there is enough space in the box for the throttle pedal. I think I have to install the driver seat to find this out.

[dkp_cobra]

As I wrote I have to check whether the space on the left side in the footbox is big enough. Of course, it is not:
   

   
   So I have to modify the box again. But I spend the whole weekend sitting in the car dreaming of what will be some day ...
   

   

[dkp_cobra]

I got my bonnet back. It was welded and now, I have quite nice louvres.
   

   
   In the past the skin of the bonnet must have been removed. The old rivets were still in the tube and made a noise like a rainstick/rainmaker. I drilled a 8 mm hole into the tube and got this:
   

   
   Then I tried to close the hole.
   

   
   Fired by the success to close the hole and not to have widened it I thought it is time to modify the right exhaust header. First, I tried it with an old tube.
   

   
   So, I made some cuts into the exhaust headers
   

   
   bent it with an old jack
   

   
   and welded it together
   

   
   The quality of my weldseams depends heavily whether I find a comfortable seat position wrt. the object of welding. Nevertheless, after sanding everything was fine (and closed!!!).
   

   

   
   And it gave the the desired space:
   

[dkp_cobra]

My dash board came back from welding. You can see the offset of the steering position wrt. the original position:
   

   
   Cutting the outer curve was not so easy as it seems but it fits now:
   

   

   
   The position of the steering column works fine now:


   
   Time to cut the hole for the big instruments into the dash board:
   

   
   Is it just me or is there a certain similarity to a well known sign:
   
   
   
   Back to topic:
   

[dkp_cobra]

To cut the hole for the glovebox first the right position must be found:
   

   

   
   Then, the hole can be cut into the footbox
   

   
   and later into the dash board
   

   

   
   Seems so easy but this work took six (6 !!!) hours today.

[Migge]

So you got the off? On a Thursday?

[dkp_cobra]

   

So you got the off? On a Thursday?

You need the right job  ;)

[AEX542]

That dash is coming along great.  Thanks for all the pics and the write up, it has been a tremendous help during my build.

[nikbj68]

HOLY INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS! It`s "Dashman"! The work you are doing is right on so many levels! [:)]
   Did you manage to do anything about the step in the side of the footwell?

[French Frie]

Amazing, as usual, Peter !
   
   Ps: did you get a discount for the batch of level bars [;)] ?