AP2289 Build log 'stage 2'

[xb-60]

Originally Posted by xb-60

Frustration here.....I'm looking for my much cherished Harrison tank. Can't find the dang thing anywhere, having looked everywhere......

Was lost .....is found
(looked "everywhere" again)



Time for another pale ale .....

Cheers!
Glen

[1795]

Glen,

Congrats! Now, make sure you do not have too many pale ales in celebration, lest you then forget where it is again...

Cheers,

Jim

[xb-60]

Originally Posted by 1795

Glen,

Congrats! Now, make sure you do not have too many pale ales in celebration, lest you then forget where it is again...

Cheers,

Jim

Jim - you suggesting I HAVE A PROBLEM??

[1795]

Originally Posted by xb-60

Jim - you suggesting I HAVE A PROBLEM??

Glen,

Recognition is the first step towards the solution...

I have seen the Harrison tank mounted on top of the front tower, like mine, and also on the fender wall as well. I would wait to mount it until after the engine is in place. It makes figuring out where it fits best and the hoses work best much easier.

Cheers,


Jim

[xb-60]

Jim,

Yes, agreed, the tank won't go in until the engine is in. Too much risk of damage, and those tanks can be hard to find.

Best regards (how's that? )
Glen

[1795]

Glen,

It is amazing how much space one of those takes up. Have fun, starting to work on the fuel cell change over. The new 22 gallon one is a lot taller than the 15 gallon one and I have to re-adjust the bracket to fit the new one.

Best regards

Jim

[xb-60]

So, back to actual "progress" on the build...

With the seat belts in, I moved on to the seat fitment, now complete to my satisfaction, after having to fit both seats twice.

To the seat ‘story’…. I had, some time ago, drilled the mtg holes per the supplied instructions and measurements, so I thought the seat fit should be easy (half done already). Turned out it proved to be a pig of a job because so many things had to line up correctly. Specifically, for each location, holes in the 5mm thick aluminium floor (easy), then the steel washer plate in between the floor and the false floor, then the false floot, the spacer under the seat, and the tapped hole in the seat base all had to line up (very challenging). That’s just for one hole, and access to the washer plate was challenging at best. According to my log, it took 2 days. For one seat.
When I had finished fitting the seats, both seats were skewed on the ‘standard’ mtg holes. They just did not look right, so I removed both seats and drilled 3 new holes per seat (one hole per seat had to be correct, right?). Went through the same laborious procedure (and this is on my back, under the car) and finally ended up with the seats looking like they should….



Cheers!
Glen