Did it!

It’s been a long and tiring couple of days but I’ve just about managed to achieve everything I set out to do this week-end. Things went more or less smoothly today and although there were a couple of minor hic-cups, they weren’t too serious. I was a bit concerned about how well the doors would go on as they and the screen were based on a different pod, but I needn’t have worried. The screen doesn’t extend quite as far back on the passenger side as MYRO’s original did and if anyone makes another new screen in the future, it should be extended back a bit on that side. But luckily, because I’d made the door such a nice tight fit, everything fitted together nice and snugly. Also, although it took a bit of time and care to pull all the panel tubes and wiring through, fitting the panel top first did turn out to be the best way to do it. I’ll let the pics speak for themselves.

The doors are a bit dirtier than they appear in the pic and I might need to get hold of some Plexus to polish out a couple of minor scuffs on the passenger one. But the best thing is they fit nicely. The exhaust is now also a little bit rusty and could do with a coat of heat-resistant paint. It’s very satisfying to see the interior shots of the panel after seeing the depressing images of the damage to the cabin floor tubes and panel after the accident. It didn’t take that long to re-connect all the wiring and after cable-tying everything into place, it now looks little different to how it was before the accident. And that’s what I’m aiming for – except I want MYRO to look better than before because then at least some good will have come out of it 😉