Sunday 15 August 2010

More Rally Preparation ... boot rack

Sun 15th Aug 2010 - Work time = 3hr ... Build Time to IVA = 252hrs ... Post IVA Build Time = 13hrs

As mentioned previously the boot in a Westfield does not resemble Doctor Who's Tardis and is definitely not bigger on the inside.  This presents a challenge for luggage space for 2 larger than life adults, Paul and myself (kindly referred to as "Team Lardy" by Sandra!).  My solution (and our only option unless we tow a trailer!) is to secure some rucksacks to the rollbar. 
To do this I needed to have some sort of platform to raise the rucksacks off the bodywork to avoid any damage to the gel coat and also allow access to the boot.  My design solution ... a boot rack.  
With a few pipe clamps (purchased from eBay of course) and some square aluminium tube from B&Q, some nuts and bolts and a lot of head scratching and heh presto the Todman Westfield boot rack ... an engineering marvel.


1 comment:

  1. Hi kevin, very impressed with your blog. i have a 59 plate FW bodied car few pics on the WSCC website (ollieamb). one question how do you get on with the fuel consumption with the tank being so small?! Ive only had mine 4-5 weeks..

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