Hi all,
So it has been ages since my last post because I have been literally sitting waiting for the engineer to get round to writing the report for me. It took him way too long to get it to me and it wasn't until I basically told him that I was going to start all over again with another engineer who literally is just around the corner form where I live now.
Anyway, after realizing that I was serious about it I FINALLY got the paperwork a couple of weeks ago. If you are interested in some light reading:
I had to affix a tyre placard onto the door since the car now uses 255/85/R16 tyres. With such high side walls, they needed to be at fairly high pressures to get body roll under control.
I sent the car in for the blue slip, which it passed, however the mechanic told me that they weren't happy with the arrangement of the indicators being behind the bull bar (had specifically sorted that out with the engineer by adding a second set on the sides), also the power steering box was leaking. But they didn't want to get in the way of me registering it, so they said to get it fixed but gave the certificate (phew).
And the rest is history! It finally has plates now! And I took it for a burn already (it really does drive quite nicely - suspension does need some tuning though).
Next up, things I wasn't motivated to do:
- EPDM lining of front wheel wells
- Connect Winches
- Install air tank and solenoids for lockers
- Interior cabin lining
- Side step (it's too high for my wife to get in!)
- Canvas canopy and frame for the tray
- Another dyno tune to improve fuel efficiency and increase boost
It will probably take me time to get through the above, but the frames for the interior lights are already in the process of being printed out on the 3D printer.
Till next time!
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