1) Door locks and wooden blocks.
I found that the locks and AK bolts don't quite fit together and the lock holes will require some drilling out to all movement when fitting. Also, when the lock wedges are put in place the door panel doesn't quite sit flush. I spoke to Jon at AK about this and he said because its usually wood above the wedge bolt he cuts the door panel short and then carpets over it.
Progress so far:
The important thing is so get a basic door gap correct (the paint shop will do the rest) and ensure that when you p38/p40 bond everything together that the door is as flush with the body as possible and not touched until completely dry.
2) Washer Jet test
This didn't go so well. I'm using the S&J jets which are really nice jets and I had put them where AK recommend. The result is that they fire water clean over the top of the screen and into the drivers footwell; not great for IVA or for keeping me dry whilst driving!
I filled the holes and moved them closer to the screen (right next to the bulkhead) and they still barely hit the screen so I'll need to find a way to point them down further or replace them when it comes back from paint.
3) Windscreen wipers
I also have a small issue with the windscreen wipers. Whenever I switch them on they work but wont switch off again!. Jon at AK pointed out that the two blades in the relay block which look like fuses are actually diodes and they need to be in the right way around (I had taken them out to fit the block). See the picture below - the diodes have a small notch in one side (hard to see but its at the bottom of the diode in the pic). I didn't find this out until yesterday when at AK so I'll have to check this when it comes back from paint.
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