Here is a comparison between the original template (that brown board on the right) and the template I made. As you can see, the original boards only covered up the spare tire hole. This template gives more coverage and should allow people to make themselves a nice upholstered bottom board or rest their factory run on top.
The final file with all the tweaking will be available for download. I'm sorry I do not have templates for the "wings." I had no need for those. At a later date I may make a set, just so I can post some download files. When the files are ready you will see a "downloads" in the right blog column. Hope they help.
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Not much has happened for my Spider in the past year or so. Funds have been short and there are issues I'd like to resolve with the car before returning it to the road.
One of my biggest problems with the car right now is the suspension. On of the rear struts seems to be ceased. All of the corners of the car bounce freely with the exception of the rear passenger side. This leaves me with two options. I can compress all the springs and replace the struts or I can replace the springs and struts at the same time. Unfortunately this opens up even more possible problems. Do my A-arms need to be rebuilt? After taking off the springs, will I want to put them back on withour replacing other parts that require the springs removed. Another thing I am considering is how these alterations will effect ride height. Do I really care how high the car sits? Not particularly, but this model year and beyond were raised in the US to meet DOT standards. So, a slightly lower ride will probably have a nice feel and be more visually appealing. I prefer to do that without cutting. Currently, my immediate plan is to try and save enough money to take care of the springs and shocks. Possibly just the shocks. We'll see what the plan ends up requiring. Here are the springs I'm looking at. Currently $179 KYB shocks are $30 each Koni shocks are $135 each (but would be nice) It may be hard to tell, but I spent about ten minutes working on the left hand side of that valve cover on the top of this picture. The right hand side is still, nasty dirty and pitty. I left it just to show the contrast. But if you look back at earlier pics of my engine on this blog you'll probably see a noticeable difference. I used various size brass brushes in my Dremel to clear up dirt, grime and to shine up the surface. I'm pretty happy with the speed at which it cleaned off. I used some Brasso Polish afterwards which lifted even more grime up. I think if I slowly work over the whole engine with this technique it will be decent enough for engine viewing at a car show. I'm not looking to win any contests. I just want to have a tidy car. |