Tidying the boot
Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 7:49 pm
Yay, another brief report about a completed job. This time, the boot.
First order of business was to remove the battery, which typically is bigger than the standard issue model, and not tied down. It just bounces about when I go over speed bumps and the like, not good! Most of the work here was bodging up a platform out of a piece of ply and some home made brackets. It hooks under the battery flange at one side and bolts through the battery bobbin at the other, with a bracket. Lots of trial and error, bending over the boot and general cursing, but eventually I achieved a good fit. To secure the battery I laid some carpet on the platform, then put a strap around the battery and platform, tightened down well. That holds it securely. Reconnected the battery, managed to get a nice big spark by accidentally shorting the spanner out, duhhh....
The boot floor is clean but has no soundproofing, so I put carpet down, then locked the spare wheel into place. More carpet in the wheel, then the hammer, it should not bounce about. Jack and handle in the hessian bag, rolled and jammed between the wheel and side wall.
Finally, refitted the floor panels, back panel and carpet. Job done, but I'm pretty stiff now.
First order of business was to remove the battery, which typically is bigger than the standard issue model, and not tied down. It just bounces about when I go over speed bumps and the like, not good! Most of the work here was bodging up a platform out of a piece of ply and some home made brackets. It hooks under the battery flange at one side and bolts through the battery bobbin at the other, with a bracket. Lots of trial and error, bending over the boot and general cursing, but eventually I achieved a good fit. To secure the battery I laid some carpet on the platform, then put a strap around the battery and platform, tightened down well. That holds it securely. Reconnected the battery, managed to get a nice big spark by accidentally shorting the spanner out, duhhh....
The boot floor is clean but has no soundproofing, so I put carpet down, then locked the spare wheel into place. More carpet in the wheel, then the hammer, it should not bounce about. Jack and handle in the hessian bag, rolled and jammed between the wheel and side wall.
Finally, refitted the floor panels, back panel and carpet. Job done, but I'm pretty stiff now.