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March 2, 2004: Surprise surprise, I'm getting tired of wiring.
I'm also waiting for some switches and the circuit breakers. In the meantime, I decided to put in the parking brake assembly. CMC did a nice job of integrating the stock Miata setup into the frame so everything just bolted up. Now I understand the reason for that plate on the side of the transmission tunnel! I might still move the handle a little further forward to tighten the cable as the adjustment is maxed out. It works, but it could work better. The way the plate is welded in, there's not much clearance for the bolt heads without hitting the transmission tunnel cover. I used the Torx bolts that originally attached the top latches to the car for maximum clearance.

Some interesting reading - a Caterham Superlight build. 6 months almost to the day. I wonder if I'll beat that time? There are some entries that make me thirst for more detail:"Fill diff with oil. Cut head, go to casualty."

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