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dkp_cobra

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« Reply #135 on: June 04, 2013, 12:57:45 »
I think I found a position for the upper and lower steering shafts:
   

   
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« Reply #136 on: June 18, 2013, 16:05:13 »
Fixing the upper steering column position I can start building a new dashboard.
   
   The old is nearly dilapidated and a swap from right to left hand is necessary. The old dashboard:
   

   

   
   The new dashboard in the heavy duty version:
   

   

   
   The modification is a shift of the steering column position of 20 mm to the side:
   

   
   One can see that the bend of the upper part is stronger at the sides:
   
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« Reply #137 on: June 25, 2013, 14:43:55 »
First try of a lightweight version of the dashboard:
   

   
   Time for alluminium:
   

   

   
   Beating out:
   

   

   

   

   
   Now, it's time for a professional panel maker to sharpen the lower part and to weld all together.
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« Reply #138 on: June 27, 2013, 02:33:22 »
Peter, You're an artist! What a fabulous thread of your restoration!
   
   Keep it coming!
   
   Gus

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« Reply #139 on: June 28, 2013, 14:52:21 »
The glove box (must be welded)
   

   

   
   and the last upper mounting bracket of the differential:
   

   

   
   (and a view from below)
   
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« Reply #140 on: July 04, 2013, 14:59:48 »
Peter, you've come a long way in 2 years! What a job! I was just looking at the fit of your headers. If you decide to use a heat wrapping, consider some additional space. This stuff works great in keeping the engine bay cooler, but is adds thickness to the pipe diameter.
   
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« Reply #141 on: August 14, 2013, 07:44:31 »
Finally, the upper differential mounting bracket is finished:
   

   
   It started with this idea:
   

   
   Welding was not so easy. During welding the complete bracket has to been fixed to keep the surface planar:
   

   

   
   Other building lot: I don't now why there is a big slice missing in the main instrument bracket
   

   
   I think it is zinc diecasting and my welder told that I should try fluid metal. This is a kind of two-component adhesive containing metall dust. When it is hardened you could machine it like normal metal.
   
   First a small piece of aluminium
   

   
   closing the hole
   

   
   Two small aluminium plates above and below give more strength
   

   

   
   I could grind it like the normal metal and even after sand blasting everything was fine
   

   

   
   Should be strong enough to be covered by leather ...
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« Reply #142 on: August 14, 2013, 11:11:22 »
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Originally posted by dkp_cobra I don't now why that there is a big slice missing in the main instrument bracket

   Would that be were the trip counter reset comes down? I hope you don`t have to drill it out after such a nice repair! [:(]

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« Reply #143 on: August 14, 2013, 11:49:02 »
And the clock reset I seem to remember ?

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« Reply #144 on: August 14, 2013, 11:49:20 »
The cutout is for the clock and trip meter resets. However, from your earlier postings it looks like your speedo and tacho are from a series 1  Jaguar E type so I guess the cutout is now redundant.

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« Reply #145 on: August 14, 2013, 13:39:10 »
Thank you all for your input. Interesting, that this hole was really intended.
   
   Well, I have no original instruments and my plan is to use a new Smith set. The mechanical speedometer has a reset but this need a small hole to mount it. So I have to drill a small hole anyway.

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« Reply #146 on: August 15, 2013, 15:33:42 »
A new handbrake lever (stainless steel, below; above, the original chromed version):
   
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« Reply #147 on: August 15, 2013, 16:10:21 »
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Originally posted by dkp_cobra: And now something completey new: a picture quiz. What will this be at the end?
   
   

   
   Possibly a handbrake, made of Stainless steel? [:o)]

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« Reply #148 on: August 16, 2013, 07:33:02 »
This was a bittle bit too easy now, wasn't it [:)]

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« Reply #149 on: August 16, 2013, 12:35:29 »
Maybe! [;)] I like the slight redesign of the plate, it looks like the angle onto the shaft will make it a lot stronger than the original.
   Thanks again for your excellent updates!