December 5th, 2020

Spend: £0.00

 

Using the cardboard templates, and having measured it over and over, I 3D printed a little template that will allow me to transfer the hole for the rear stays onto the composite aluminium panel I ordered for the boot lid.

 

 

Also threaded the brake light cable through the roll bar

 

 

 

 

December 12th, 2020

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Long day in the garage cutting the boot lid.  A week later than initially planned, but it had arrived damaged, so I was waiting for the seller to respond to my concerns.

 

 

 

The 3D printed templates worked perfectly.

 

  

 

The composite aluminium panel can be cut with a sharp blade, and is very easy to shape (but time consuming!).

 

 

December 13th, 2020

Spend: £37.28

 

Got new reverse and fog lamps delivered as well.  Going for that purple/black look

 

 

 

Just the rear light units to replace now.

Then it was back to the boot lid creating the harness mounting points.

 

 

 

December 19th, 2020

Spend £5.93

 

Removed the protecting film, and it was clear that a few scratches were visible, so have arranged for the seller to send me a new panel.  I'm not going to wait for it though, as I've got some black paint that I can use on it.

 

 

 

 

We'll see tomorrow how they turn out.

 

 

December 20th, 2020

Spend: £18.29

 

I was slightly disappointed to discover that they dried up more grey than black.  Got new paint from Toolstation and am trying again.

 

 

This looks better already, but I find it hard to get a nice even coat.

 

 

December 21st, 2020

Spend: £0.00

 

Another coat of paint

 

 

December 22nd, 2020

Spend: £0.00

 

Yet another coat.  If this doesn't cover it, I will never get it right.  I hate spray painting.  Won't see the results until 2021 as the weather is going rapidly downhill and time has to be spend with the family over the Christmas period.

 

 

 

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