Hi. When you fit the rear lower sill panels (inners & outers), do offer up the rear bumper before final welding. I didn't do this, having aligned them by eye. The rear bumper didn't fit one one side and now I have some rectification work to do...
I agree Theo. My car is all about originality, but only to about 80%. It has sentimental value, and some of its quirks relate to its history which I didn't want to erase. There are little details here and there, probably which only I will notice, which hark back to specific incidents. When rebuildin...
Hi Adam, it sounds like you and I have a similar back-story with our 7s! Thanks for reading the blog, although I am ashamed to say I haven't updated it for ages. In my defence, I have been out of the country quite a bit but will certainly get back on it. The engine is ready to go in right now (well,...
Phew, no aircon drain on mine on account of no aircon. Bushey, the answer is "somewhere inbetween". I have owned the car since I was 25 (51 now) so it has some sentimental value. When I first decided to restore it, my mission was to build the best car I could, and as near to original spec ...
Just realised that this isn't exactly like mine, but pretty close. Mine extends further forward, right to the seam where the tunnel meets the engine bay. One thing I don't recognise is the thing hanging down from one of the holes - now I'm thinking "yikes, what have I forgotten?". I'll hav...
@Beans, thanks for the info. I think you are right, the part I quoted is for the interior sound deadening (although the Rimmer picture looks just like the external item). I couldn't find the exterior heat shield listed for a DHC, and what you have said about the TR8 is interesting. It is a mystery, ...
Hi Bushey, it extends from the engine bay end to the gear lever. In the photo below it is XKC2931, although interestingly it is only listed for the DHC on the Rimmers site. Weird, as mine certainly came off my FHC and is factory original.
Thanks Bushy and Saab, some great suggestions there. Looking at the options, I reckon the stick pins will work if they are inserted from the inside of the car, so the square bit remains inside (under the carpet) with the pin going through a hole and protruding into the gearbox tunnel. That should wo...
Hi folks. I have the original gearbox tunnel sound deadening pad/panel which I would like to fit back onto my resto. It is the thing which goes under the car and is made of a kind of fibre board coated in rubber/bitumen. I am having a hell of a job working out how to re-fix it, as the original fixin...
Hi. I concur with the above, it is better to remove the front wings to assess the condition of the inners. Using a spot weld cutter you can take the outers off, keep them for re-use and have a good poke around the inners. From memory it is better to remove the wings by leaving the engine bay gutter ...
Hi Theo I bought the DAF YA 324 from a guy in Breda/Roosendal and brought it back on the ferry from the Hook of Holland to the UK. I loved that truck so much and used it as an amateur radio vehicle. Now I think it is the only YA 324 in the UK, but in a bad state after I sold it. That makes me sad! R...
