After getting over the initial shock of the cost of the AK Gas Strut kit, I looked into ways of doing it for less $$. Having researched options, I quickly concluded that the AK kit was actually pretty good value and placed an order! The kit arrived and consists of: Four gas struts, 2 for the bonnet, 2 for the …
Door & Boot Latches
Time to tackle the horrible job of the door latches… Door Latches The instructions for the door latches aren’t too bad and you’ll be pretty safe if you follow them. The only thing I would say is that on other blogs i’ve seen a captive nut on the metal bracket from AK that i’m assuming used to come as part …
Battery bay
Having spent months deliberating what to do with the battery bay, we’ve come to quite an elegant solution. The challenge was to fit the large battery, isolator and main fuse, in under the rear quarter whilst still maintaining access to all three but also to hide them behind a covered panel. After some delicate wood work we fashioned a frame, …