I really hope that the parts of the loom required by the Westfield are what I have retained. I think so - the sections removed seemed logical, and the only relay that was redundant was for the pop-up headlights. I did have to fashion a bracket for a couple of the remaining relays which fits pretty well I think.
And then a pretty big moment - the fitting of the main body shell, which required a fair amount of modification using saw and Dremel. Was yet another worrying moment in the course of this build - butchering a pristine piece of fibreglass. I'm not convinced that I am at ease with working GRP to be honest.
Then it was a case of fixing in the roll bar - temporarily as it'll be off and on a bit yet.
And a trial re-fit of the wheel arches - they had been on the body to drill the holes in the correct place prior to the main shell going on. There wouldn't have been the clearance to get the drill in otherwise.
With the arch on I had to trial fit one of the refurbished wheels didn't I? I'm not sure that they aren't too wide or have too great an offset to be able to fit comfortably - it is going to come down to the amount of camber and stiffness of the suspension I suspect. The worst case scenario is that I may have to sell them and buy a smaller set which after all the effort getting them this far would be quite a blow.
And there was a disappointment with the brake caliper with the stuck bleed nipple - even after a couple of weeks of soaking in WD40 it would not come free. Using bolt extractors didn't work either, and so I think it is time to buy a replacement and recondition it (again). Ho hum.
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