So i started out by drilling the hole for the brake line. i measured 3 times, and still drilled it in the wrong place - this i put down to being tired. Still, not really noticable.
I then fitted the last side panel - which is a job i hate. Its hard to do, and when they are painted, so easy to scratch of peel paint off - which happened. never mind - im not building a show winner.
With that job done, time to fit the front suspension for the last time - which is very difficult once the panels are on! on the Velocities , the bottom rearward wishbone mount is near to the vertical chassis bar, so its very hard to get the nyloc nut in there...
after that was all done, i then pushed a grommet onto the braided brake line and fitted that to the bracket inside the car. all good...
Then i decided to fill the car with brake fluid. I hate brake fluid, it feels nasty, tastes nasty and goes everywhere - which it did!
The pressure sender for the brake lights was not in very hard, so fluid weed out from there, then the hoses from the reseviour ( cant spell ) down to the master cylinders also leaked, so more fluid lost there!
The rear calipers are hard on these cars, you cant get a solid line in, so you have to use the banjo fitting - which is fine, but the calipers are not designed to be connected that way, with no machined face - so its out with the blanking plug and angle grinder to try and make the face as flat and smooth as possible. 240 grit later and its looking pretty good.
needless to say, these leaked a bit, but a bit more jimmying with the spanner cured that.
The bleeding went without a hitch ( although i still think there is a bit left in there ) and just requires you to take the rear calipers and discs off and jiggle them as you bleed.
After that, i decided i wanted to fit my new headlamps. I brought a new set from MEV that they use on their Rocket. They are E marked, Hella headlamps, that take the usual H4 bulb and a side light.
Fitting was easy, take the wiring out of the old lamp unit, and put it in the new lamp unit - then bolt it on.
Works a treat and makes the car look very different - a bit wider and lower if thats possible!
oldlights
newlights
newlights2
newlights3
the car is now ready for her first voyage up the road...... cant wait....
