Firstly, I fitted the speakers. Although they are the correct size, they are in fact a little bit too deep for the aperture available to them - they rub against the inner wing. I think that's why the speaker covers on my MY80 car in the picture above sit about 15mm proud of the A-pillar trim.
So anyway, the best I could do was about 2-3mm of a gap, but it's not noticeable unless you look hard at it.
Happily, the radio now works: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mde7ZyjS ... e=youtu.be The gear selector decided not to go into park in the video, but it normally works. Unfortunately, my phone battery died before I could re-shoot it.
I also replaced the old faulty clutch disengage servo (this one):
I am happy to report that the new one (thanks by the way to the combined efforts of Macplaxton and MCHUDD) is working as it should. There is no longer a vacuum leak when it's connected, and I can only assume that if the engine speed is too high, it allows me to change gear without crunching. If you listen carefully to the video above though, you can hear a hissing sound in neutral, which disappears in drive and reverse. I don't know whether there is a split in one of the hoses to the servo somewhere maybe, or if its supposed to do that.
The only big HOWEVER is, I can't get the bloody rubber bungs back on!!!!! Does anyone have any tips? All three popped clean out of the car body when pulling the old servo off. I spent a good half hour fiddling trying to get them back into the three little holes on the wheelarch, but decided life was too short to carry on, and the quiche warming in the oven was calling me. I resorted therefore to a couple of cable ties to hold it in place. It looks suitably shite:
I took it for a little drive, and all was well. Here are a few more hub-capped pictures and a little video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrsljY_mxVI :
I am ridiculously happy with the hubcaps - they make me smile every time I see them, as they finish off the car to make it look exactly as it should.
Don't worry - they are welded on, so won't be going anywhere!mac wrote:Hope those hubcap mounting rivets are well peened over on the inside of the wheel!
Mac.
I still need to sort out the leaky radiator, which I will do over winter when the car isn't going to be used.