Fitted the locks, this involved a bit of contortionist ability to crawl under body, through frame and into the engine bay from underneath. This was more successful on the frame than my first attempt when the body was on the floor. Admittedly it was easy to just step into the engine bay while originally marking out the latch holes in the bulkhead. However when it came to testing the latches with the bonnet in the newly cut holes one of them jammed shut as I hadn't cut enough... As you may have seen in the "Body here" (during this attempt) and "Made frame" pics, there aint much room for escape through the wheel arch....Ever seen a Cobra giving birth? not a pretty sight. lol.
Anyway, The latches needed a little more fettling to fit correctly, then fit the escutcheon plates.
Also, both locks were with different keys, an issue GD couldn't get around unless they ordered hundreds of them so you get a key with each lock. I took both down to a local locksmith who made them both the same key for £5, bargain!
3 comments:
Curious that GD couldn't supply one key for both bonnet locks. I have a single key for mine. They delivered my car back in 2002.
Hmm. They did say it was pot luck.
Maybe more luck if they built it.
You may as well do a blog now you have signed up! hehehe.
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