building an Exocet kit car - lockdown 1 project creeps into lockdown 2

[Eddie Honda]

can you paint perspex ? looks a bit rubbish that colour. will be hidden when the bonnet is fitted anyway

Vinyl wrap it?

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I'm thinking of using sticky back neoprene to cover the central tunnel, I might just add an extra sheet to the order

[paulplom]

It looks factory. You need to get your finger out. I can't wait to have a blast.

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this wheel rub situation needs sorting - but how big a spacer to fit ? I reckon about 40mm should do it ?

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ha ! take that, mr wheel arch

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by the looks of it, I'll easily get away with 35mm and there's a set of them on eBay just now with no bids

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unfortunately, mudguards are a legal requirement even though they look a bit shit

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[paulplom]

Top engineering there. I have 4" hole cutter that might have made it a bit easier.
I haven't seen a b&d scroll jigsaw for years.

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I haven't seen a b&d scroll jigsaw for years.

handy but of kit, it belonged to my Granda - i inherited his tools and still get loads of use from them. he would have been fascinated with the exo build, I wish he could be here to see it.

many years ago, he had a little red Datsun Cherry that he loved to bits and was very proud of the sports steering wheel that he had fitted - when we were clearing his house, I found the very same steering wheel and brought it home - it is my intention to fit it to the Exocet as a tribute.

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that's his tools on the top shelf, a power plane, jigsaw, sander, hammer drill and loads of bits / blades etc - all of it 30odd years old and still in good working order

(garage hasn't been that tidy for a while )

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fucksake - that's only a year old !

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no idea why it snapped, there's no signs of wear on the belt, maybe a dud ? or over tensioned last time ? who knows, parts are on order anyway

[Hooli]

Tensioner bearing? It can make them run out of line and snap as they rub on bits.

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not sure - the tension and idler were replaced last year and are both still spinning freely - I'll have a closer look tomorrow, its all in bits ready for the new parts to arrive