Two weeks
ago I fitted the throttle pedal to the car. And over the past few days I
prepared, assembled and fitted the pedal box and the footrest to the car. All
rather straight forward, so nothing much to tell about. Time for a few pictures,
the various loose parts ...
The assembled
parts ...
And the
assembly fitted to the car together with the footrest ...
Together
with the pedal box I also reassembled the bootlid's hinges. The two parts they
consist of are held together with soft metal rivets. And these rivets have a
tendency to wear out after more than 30 years! So I adapted them in the same way
as I did when I restored the DHC. Which meant replacing the rivets with bolts,
nylon washers and nyloc nuts. And with the hinges fitted to the car I was able
to fit the first major part: the boot lid. Though the alignment might need a
little adjustment after the seal and lock / striker plate have been fitted ...
Last job
of the day was cleaning the original bulkhead insulation pads. Was rather
pleased to see that they were totally undamaged. But more on them later. Although
the pad for the driver's side can be seen in the picture above. Loosely fitted
to car, awaiting newly coated spring clips to hold them in place.
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