Floyd Brothers 70 Challenger

[Stu]

Cheers Blue. All sorted from Westfield Fasteners already.

[Stu]

Thanks Neil, but going to paint the steel up wrinkle finish and see how it looks first. It’s a real shame that the dash is split, I may look again when I figure out how I’m going to fix that. Pretty confident from my old days working at Games Workshop that I could probably make a decent repair to the splits, but not convinced I could get anything like a matching finish on it, so might just look worse.

[Stu]

In all honesty, if I could weld, I’m pretty sure it would be the best option to just cut the bracket and weld it to the steel plate, but I can’t and I don’t have any welding equipment.

[Stu]

Well, inspired by Scotty Dave, I decided to finish my embarrassing 9 pages of how long can it take one bloke to cut and paint a couple of bits of steel.

Finally dry, I’ve spent the morning under the dash again and finally got it plumbed in and tidied up. I’ll be honest, I’m not exactly happy with it, mostly because the top of the dash is in a state where it’s cracked and expanded the aperture, so it shows it up a bit more now, but I’ve learned a lot and it’s in, so I’ll come back to it another time when I’ve had a think how to do it better. I have decided I do love a bit of wrinkle finish, though. Even having had a nozzle explode whilst painting this one.

In the meantime, the view from the cockpit is 100% better, I can see everything clearly now, which was the aim and it’s much tidier, so I’m happy from that point of view.

[Stu]

In other news, whilst scrambling about under the glovebox to see if there’s enough left to salvage, I spotted this box and connector. Im guessing they should be connected, but no idea what it is. Any ideas before I plug it in and burn everything to the ground.

[Pete]

Could be the "Door Ajar" Buzzer.

For the sake of your sanity, leave it disconnected, first job I did on the 'Cuda!!!!

The rest is looking good, well done!!

[Blue]

Looks so much better!

[Blue]

Love a door ajar buzzer, reminds me of two lane blacktop everyone I hear one! Might also be a seat belt buzzer?

[Stu]

If it’s an anything buzzer it can stay Bananarama! off!

Cheers Gents.

A successful test outing, oil pressure up a bit from previous, but wondering if that’s the different gauge.

Quick sausage butty stop and I’m going to set about chopping the ashtray up.

[Stu]

My new glovebox has arrived!

[Pete]

Flat Pack Format!!!!

Get your Ruler out!!! Oooohhh, errr, misus!

[Stu]

Flat Pack Format!!!!

Get your Ruler out!!! Oooohhh, errr, misus!

If IKEA did car parts!

Been quite e therapeutic hour on the first half.

Looks like £5.50 worth of thick card and £1.50 worth of clips is the way forward!

This car is turning into craft corner.

[Pete]

Talents you never thought that you had.....

[Stu]

Lol, talents I never knew I’d want!

Well, it’s done,going to lob it in the car and see if it fits now.

[Stu]

All me crap in the glovebox.

A pathetic project really, but saved me being bored on a Sunday and was better than listening to daughters keyboard practice.

There’s only so many times you can listen to merrily we roll along…