We have been working on many small details whilst waiting for the propshaft (Bailey-Morris) and the fuel tank (Hugh Murray Restorations in Gloucestershire).
The small details become endless as we route, tidy, heat shrink and solder the wiring despite it already having been put in place last year. We have been working on the final recovery of the headlamps, a great deal of bronze welding had taken place to remove corroded sections, here we have been drilling and tapping the corroded and seized ferrous terminal fittings. Finally fitting stone guards and getting the units back into position. Jacob had worked on designing and making an adjustment setup in the early days of the project as these Ducelier lamps are not the original units, being a little smaller and a little less wind resistance!
We have dimensioned for a cable which has been made for the rev counter, even this has taken time as we made brackets and covers for the firewall entry.
The pictures show the task of modifying a suitable mirror for the middle of the scuttle. Shortening the stem on this delicate unit was a little tricky as a new square form has been produced to enter into the base plate, we then re-drilled and tapped up through the tapered stem to accept a 4BA bolt. I had to resort to wearing two pairs of glasses to complete this in the fading late summer light... a trick I now resort to for painting, modelling and clock repairs, much to the amusement of the family. We have completed the surrounding nacelle or fairing and added a few little finishing touches with some nice brown leather to provide a little protection.
The recovery and modification of a suitable indicator switch is now complete as is the provision of a suitable warning light on the eyebrow trim section of the dash. We have also provided an ignition light and a further starter push button to allow the engine to be easily turned over from outside of the cockpit whilst attending to supercharger priming and carburation.
The outer driver's mirror mounting has been made to allow the mirror to detach easily, making room for a spare wheel when touring, this can then have the mirror mounted on to the tyre section, for racing the body mount will be used
