Week 47 - The Build

 So, the time has come to fit the cover over the drive belt in the port quarter wheel arch. Been dreading this for somewhile. 

This is where the cover goes....

The first job is to get the suspension off....

and here it is all in place with a few self tappers and a mountain of PU sealant...

just need to get the suspension back on....

Couple of points of note here a) the cover fouls the drive belt and b) you cant get the suspension back on without the strut fouling the cover as well. Grr..

In the process of discovery I managed to pull the drive shaft out of the gearbox. This was very dissapointing.

Here you can see, but not touch, the problem inside the red circle.

As you see, half the known universe has been bolted on around the joint so it all has to come off. 

Managed to get the cover off using a selection od saws, wedges and a bit of brute force.

Here it is with everything off and the drive shaft back in. Phew! Now to put it all back together.

Next time its getting it all back together..  but first we have Christmas!!!

Week 46 - The Build

 I left it the other week with the cockpit sole cut in half. Well here it is again screwed back together in situ. the aft section needed to be raised so it didn't foul the various pipes and tubes that run below. Not super happy about the water drive cable but its miles too long and had to go somewhere. In retrospect I'd probably have routed it elsewhere - but hey.

 

Here it is with the cenre console installed....

 

Next is to trial fit the back seats. The squab is secured to the cockpit sole with no access to the underside. Thank goodness foe rivnuts!

Here is one side done!

And here are the back seats trial fitted.

During the dismantling of the Fiesta I must have felt over enthusiastic in the reomoval od the gear lever gaiter so its in four pieces where one bit would have been ideal.

The 'leather' bit needs to be reattached to the frame and clipped back into the console...

And trial fitted in the cockpit...

Next time I'm going to attach the cover over the drive belt on the port quarter wheel arch!