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[K4KEV]

Yup they sure are ....only the fog tho and that is the most important one all the other sections are E marked, just need a reverse and number plate lights.... for those I am going to use the led "bolts" that hold the number plate on.

[K4KEV]

I had no idea how messy making the dashboard was going to be, I used double sided tape again as it is easy to work with and does'nt go off
Also used a camp mat from argos that was 8mm thick then I had an old new camp mat that was only 3mm but was textured so I used that for the finish as the colour was near to my chassis paint

[K4KEV]

Time to make a start on spagetti junction and and get the scuttle fitted properly
job for tomorrow that will be finishing the cluster and ouitside edge of the dash with some black cloth piping I have just to add a finishing touch.
with the instrument pod in place and the aftermath of dash making

[K4KEV]

Not much done today due to catching up on garden jobs..... managed to fit the rad fan which took all of 20mins with 4 zip ties and used a strip of DS tape to cushion against the rad itself, grounded the negative to the chassis and routed the relay a positive feed wires but not clipped up yet as there might be more wiring

[K4KEV]

Its funny how you go through stuff and you realize you have forgotten something important......like a horn....I 'm following this wire and I think what the hell was this wire for.....yep leads eventually back to the horn button, now I spend the next two and a half hours trying to find the part, getting really stressed out and it was in the very last place I could look.....car seat of my donor....could have sworn I had brought it into the house any way fitted now .....so I'm off to hunt down some relays cos I'll need one for the rad fan, wish I had kept everything in one place now

[K4KEV]

After re-appraising my exhaust, I have decided to "make sure" of a pass on iva criteria......mainly the edges so I have used a technique I have used before.
For the muffler ends I took some 6mm brake pipe and bent it to the exact diameter, then I took my b&d powerfile (you could use a flap disc) and began to grind the pipe back to just before the inside of the pipe .....I just used a knife to break through the rest, then it was a case of tweaking it to the same thickness of the muffler ends so it will fit over them and produce a "rolled tip" effect.....gonna solder them up today

[K4KEV]

Got them all soldered up then went at them again with the power file then finally a little bit of autosol so the muffler is ready to go back on but not before I put a little rim on the exhaust pipe just before the muffler.

[thailoz]

nice work Kev a great idea you wont be long before you can enjoy the fruits of your labor

[twinturbo]

Gettign there,

I am just going to wrap my exhaust to hopefully protect from sharp edges.

BTW. Your kill switch will most likly fail the IVA.

TT

[K4KEV]

Hope so Lawrence.. hope so!
tt....it is not going to be fitted for IVA, I am going to blank it off for that then retrofit said item post IVA, I know some peeps have covered the key with some edging and got away with that, but I am not going to chance it.