Boot 1

Started looking into the boot fixings and gas rams. Once again Dax supply a set of stainless brackets for the gas rams to bolt into and once again they dont fit! The manual (bless it!) suggests that the bracketry should be located on the boot 19 inches from the rear lip and on the body 6 inches forward of the aperture. Fitted at this distance the boot won't close!

So some measuring later and the holes were drilled.

The next issue is that these are the brackets supplied:

Clearly flat. And they have to fit into a curved boot lid. I employed the services of number one tool again and hey presto all good.

In the end I made some small plates spreader plates up as I didn't like the amount of pressure exerted onto the rivets that are supposed to be fitted straight through the fibreglass. Quite pleased with the result and the boot opens just about by itself and stays open. One of the issues I've seen on other builds is the boot shooting open because of the strength of the rams - I seem to have accidentally overcome this - happy days!