Odd stuff that doesn’t require it’s own post
1. Security (and not Through Obscurity – it didn’t work for Cisco)
Instead of hauling a 6 kg fire extinguisher around in a car where you’ve been over every nut and bolt to see what doesn’t make it stop, turn, slow down – and keeps you alive, seems like a pretty dumb idea. Still, having one within easy reach seems like a good idea so when I stumbled over the Fire Suppression Systems 100, that was pretty much a no brainer:
An hour of Doodling in Fusion 360 and Bob’s Your Uncle:
Fingers crossed I’ll never have to test it, but nice to have it readily available (I’ll print another set of clips so I can keep it in the trunk if I have to park the car unattended.)
2. Progress on mounting the hardtop
Still haven’t as much as test fitted the old blue hardtop I bought ages ago. 1: There’s been no need for it yet. 2: I’m a lazy and procrastinating bastard. 3: I Need to get the latches sorted*. 4: The strikers doesn’t fit because of the rollbar.
Now I’m no metal artist but think I did ok on cutting down the strikers for the latches so they don’t interfere with the rollbar:
*One of the latches were missing a pin – quick email to Andreas from Au2fast for getting me one in less than 48 hours! Once again to the rescue.
3. Speaking of rollbars – replacement with eyes for door bars also in place.
Got a replacement rollbar. Even though I ordered it with the door bars (because racecar), Cybul managed to ship the Roll Bar X without the eyes the door bars bolts to. Was given a couple options. They could send me a set of eyes and I could have someone local weld them one. They would also give a mighty discount on my purchase – or they could send me the correct rollbar and I do the fitting myself. Since I’d already done it once, that was a no-brainer. Since they agreed to arrange for pickup of the “wrong” one, that was just the cherry on top. Huge Thank you to William from Jocks.dk for getting this sorted. (Option one was never eve considered. Getting a discount is all good, but then having to clean up the area where it’s going to be welded, and not just clean up, remove powder coat etc. Then finding someone local to trust with the welding – not happening. And it would never look as good again.)
Anyway – much ado for a set of eyes:
How I managed to get the old one in and secured using a 17mm spanner on a 16mm bolt we’ll never know. I do know that it didn’t come out with that combo #Facepalm
4. Out and About for the second time:
This Sunday I did an 80 km, ehhh—, blast is probably too strong a word, a bit more Spirited than last time then, drive. I am finally falling madly in love with this car because 1. It handles just like I was hoping it would, and 2. once more nothing fell off or caught fire (had the fire extinguisher this time though!) or exploded and killed me while doing so. Took the BIL for a spin (of course he got to drive) and he said, unprovoked, that it feels like a completely different car from the wallowing Sunday drive cruiser we took for a spin when we first went to see it – Thank you Kind Sir because: 1. That was the idea – and 2. I did this – all by myself.<- there is no sarcasm in there!
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