More small bits.....

A host of small jobs got done as well as a couple of big ones. Firstly the new Master Cylinder arrived so I've now bolted that in after removing the old one. I have to shorten one of the front lines and then re-flare it as well as bolt the lines into place on the inner wing but I can't do this until I get some more P clips (which i ordered over a week ago) - bloomin Xmas post!

One of the jobs I wanted to get out of the way was the offside side vent grill. It needs to be done now as access is starting to get restricted as more parts go into the engine bay. This has caused a headache as the grilles that came with the car are the earlier type and as such don't have any way of attaching them in. After speaking with Dax apparently they used to literally bodge a load of Wurth over the aperture and hold the grill in place until it set. I didn't like the idea of the grill being permanently in place so in the end I came up with this:

I then fabbed a couple of mounts that will be bonded into the inner arch above and below the aperture. Final attachment will then be via the long bolt that will go through the brackets on the grill itself. This way the grill is removable in the future.

Finally bonded the grill bracketry in place and used the grill itself as a clamp while the Wurth cured.

With this out of the way I made up a couple of small brackets to hold the P clips that will retain the reservoir hoses to the brake and clutch Masters.