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Dave's Scimitar SS1 1600 The re-commissioning Page 6 of 9 |
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| February 2012 > | I must admit the result was
better than I thought it would be!
It was then left to dry out overnight |
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The next day it was time to use the Renovo Ultra Proofer |  |
| Again this was brushed on and left to dry out | Then thoroughly tested for leaks the following day > |  |
I was very pleased with the results and would recommend Renovo to others | March 2012 > | Next job was to replace the cracked tyres. Thanks to Vic on the Scimitarweb.com forum for selling me 3 virtually brand new tyres. |
| So the wheels were taken off and loaded in the back of my GTE to get the tyres changed at the local garage > |  |
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New tyres fitted > |  |
Next on my job list was to look at the speedometer as it wasn't working > |
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The top binnacle is held on with those horrid plastic wingnuts, which you can see under the dashboard > |  |
My method of removing them was to use a 24mm socket with extension to remove the wingnuts as they are very difficult to get to by hand unless you are double jointed! > |  |
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With the two wingnuts removed you can lift off the binnacle. > |  |
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| You can now unscrew the instrument panel and lift off. |  |
I checked the speedo dial itself and that works fine, so it must be down to the speedo cable. | The very tip of the inner cable had snapped off, so my landlord Bob suggested that I cut 1/2 inch off of the the outer cable |  |
Bob, cut the end fitting off and cit 1/2 inch off the cable and then tacked the end fitting back on cable on. |
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The cable was then refitted and it worked fine! Thanks Bob!! > |  |
I was given a spare spoiler by one of the cars previous owners, so I decided to fit it rather than leave holes in the boot > |  |
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The spoiler was sanded down > |  |
Given a coat of primer > |  |
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| and finally a top coat of satin black paint > |  |
The spoiler was then fitted back on the car > |  |
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Next important addition to the car for me was a roll bar, purchased from the Scimitar Club > |
| These brand new roll bars are available at discounted prices for members of the Reliant Sabre and Scimitar Owners Club > |  |
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