Alibro
Well-Known Member
Haven't got much done recently with Crimbo and work but had a few hours yesterday and today and managed to get the cradle and support bars painted and ready to bolt together, just waiting for the bolts and saddles to arrive.
I thought it would look better painted even though they are alloy and anyway alloy corrodes too.
Also finished filling the VCU and got it in the vice with the welded end down. I was expecting a few leaks but so far only two so will leave it overnight to see if any more show up and will reweld the dodgy bits tomorrow.
I also managed to refit the door cards on the two front doors. I just used masking tape to stick some old plastic sheet over the door so will see how long that lasts. Didn't get any pics of that but was happy to also fix and refit the tweeter on the drivers door.
I had broken the mounting pillar yesterday while fitting the door card so used my hot glue gun to fix it. Hot glue gun is a brilliant bit of kit, much stronger than you might think and sets in seconds. For just a few pounds it's probably the best value tool you can buy.
I thought it would look better painted even though they are alloy and anyway alloy corrodes too.
Also finished filling the VCU and got it in the vice with the welded end down. I was expecting a few leaks but so far only two so will leave it overnight to see if any more show up and will reweld the dodgy bits tomorrow.
I also managed to refit the door cards on the two front doors. I just used masking tape to stick some old plastic sheet over the door so will see how long that lasts. Didn't get any pics of that but was happy to also fix and refit the tweeter on the drivers door.
I had broken the mounting pillar yesterday while fitting the door card so used my hot glue gun to fix it. Hot glue gun is a brilliant bit of kit, much stronger than you might think and sets in seconds. For just a few pounds it's probably the best value tool you can buy.
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