Hello again,
So, after adding the outer panelling to both trailing arms I set about creating the proper extensions for the damper mountings. The core for this was a short piece of 3/8" x 1/4", with a smaller piece sleeved inside, and 0.5mm sideplates:
The actual pick-up for the damper is fitted into the end of the trailing arm and is pinned through into the main bearing housing section - I can then use a combination of ali and styrene tube to attach the damper eye.
Here you can see where I've started filing down the two pairs of pins which strengthen the trailing arms joint with the bearing housing. Also, you can maybe just see where I've added some small pieces of styrene into the ends of the 3/8 x 1/4 box to fill it out:
...and just to prove I've added the sideplates:
So, I can now re-fit the trailing arms and add the dampers:
The pins between the dampers and the trailing arms are a temporary fix - I don't have to worry about finalising these just yet. I could leave the arms as they are for now, but I want to continue with them and add the upper and lower surfaces - so that's the job for this week.
So far, so good...
SB