Soft trimming

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Build Manual Build Sequence Monocoque Front End Rear End Doors Finishing Donor Components Rover Metro Donor Components Rover 220/420 Components Build Sections Battery Beam end covers Bonnet and front spliter mould Boot bootlock and hinges Brake lines Carpets Dashboard cover Doors Engine cover moulding Engine frame Engine and auxiliaries Exhaust Front suspension Gear change Handbrake lever cables and calipers Door panels Trim Headlight covers Heater and pipework Lights Part trim panels option Pedal box and master cylinder Perspex screens rear and side Petrol tank filler neck and cap Pipes and services through the tunnel Radiator ducting and splash moulds to monocoque Radiator mould radiator and pipework Rear suspension Roof panel Seat belts Seats and runners Separate instrument option Setting up the car for the road Soft trimming Spare wheel mould and spare wheel Steering rack and column Throttle pedal Trimming hard panels Windscreen and rear bulkhead screen Windscreen washer bottle pipes and jets Wiper motor and blades Wiring Wiring loom insruments and fuse box 1800 gear change p.g.1 gearbox 1800 engine mountings 5AS alarm units Hydraulic clutch 1800 engine steady Spyder Supplement Top Seatbelt Mounting Hood Boot Engine Compartment Grills Stainless Steel Mesh

The soft trim material provided within the standard kit is relatively forgiving and can be glued directly to the inaner surface of the monocoque once it has i been sanded and 'cleaned up'. When soft trimming the upper part of the monocoque it is essential that the trim is fitted prior to bonding in the front and rear screens.

The trim material is wrapped round the aperture and glued to the bonding face of the screens. In a similar way to the screen apertures the soft trim material is trimmed round the door apertures and then glued on the face where the seal fits. Start by covering the area in the top of the car and running approximately 2 inches down the screen pillars and down to level with the top of the rear window.

This can be all covered with one piece of material glued to the internal surface of the glass fibre. Now trim down the screen pillars by folding the top join where it goes over the already fitted trim on the top part of the car and down to below the dashboard top area. This can be trimmed in a similar manner to the roof gluing the trim material to the inside surface of the glass fibre and then round the screen aperture and the door shut face. The quarter panels at the back of the car can be trimmed in a similar manner to the front screen pillars going up to the back bulkhead of the car and round by approximately an inch. Cut a section of the soundproofing the size of the rear bulkhead and around the rear screen so that it cov-ers the areas not covered by the soft trim material that you have glued to the monocoque. Now trim this soundproofing material with the soft trim material taking it round the edges. Where the rear window fits over the rear window aperture and glue it to the rebate.