Progress has been good with the main problems solved and the car is now driveable.
I got tyres sorted for the new wheels:
Finished making the dashboard from 3mm MDF but it turned out very flimsy so I remade it from 6mm MDF. In order to meet radius requirements for padded edges, I have use fuel hose covered in soft foam, cut and glued to the edges of the dash.
Once all glued together, I painted over with flexible paint.
The gearstick gaitor was already sorted but I bought a larger handbrake gaitor. Unfortunately I had to cut and re-sew this slightly to get over the handle but it fits nicely.
Onto the more important items, I managed to find a different sized tube that fitted the column perfectly. The column and lambda sensor were then welded by the friend of a friend from work (Thanks Tom and Chris!). Once back, I painted the column in Ford Medium Steel Blue (I seem to have lots of it to match the Mondeo) and assembled the column with it’s bracket bolted to the chassis. (Alternator wiring still needs fixing out the way)
Lambda sensor boss welded in place and reassembled to the car:
Then I assembled the dashboard to the car. I also had to spend some time calibrating the speed reading and water temperature for accuracy. initially I positioned the speed sensor to pick up 4 points per rotation of the propshaft but the frequency of this is too high for the speedo, so I had to move it slightly to ensure only 2 pick up points. It all seems to be working but I have no way to check the reading is correct.
As the car is now fully functional, I completed the paperwork and sent off for the IVA test. A month seems to be a typical wait but I expect this is the busiest time of the year so will probably be longer.
Now that everything is working, I drove the car backwards and forwards on the drive, checking that the speedo reads correctly and trying to clear some rust off the brake discs.
Now I am going over the car adding extra clips for the wiring, adjusting the rear brakes, ensuring sharp edges and bolt heads are covered, making sure that everything is tight. Hopefully the IVA won’t be too long and it can be on the road for summer.
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