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![]() What is everyone thinking of doing to their cars once they have finished their builds? Aside from the obvious engine upgrades of course
![]() My plans so far are to looking into a much more accurate fuel gauge system, which weighs the fuel tank, instead of using a float inside the tank. And to have a look into making heated bucket seats, potentially using thin copper pipe (possibly brake lines?) embedded into some thin padding and running a water pump to pump hot water from the engine through the seats. I originally thought about using electric blanket style material, but i could see that all going wrong if it rained ![]() ![]() ![]() At the minute these are obviously just ideas. Simon
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![]() I won't be needing to upgrade my engine, the one I am picking Sunday will be plenty fast
![]() I like your idea about heated seats, but would it not be a bit easier to just wear a heated waistcoat (for motorcyclists). They just plug into 12V. Sean |
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![]() my plans for upgrades are as you say an engine upgrade, a new dash with individual gauges & generally nice parts that i can,t afford during the actual build of the car, ie better headlights (carbon ones ) & poss new wheels & tyres.
Then it,ll be time to start building the single seater ![]() ![]() instead of heated seats just wear some thermal longjohns ![]() cheers andy |
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![]() I'm planning a compleat strip down and rebuild.
I want to modify the chassis,.......You'll have to wait and see. ![]() So appart from changing the engine, I'm the same as Andy. Change all the donor stuff and cheap bits for nicer ones. David |
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![]() ![]() I think I'll replace all the items that are there to satisfy the IVA. Put a nicer dash and gauges in, change the steering wheel, loose some trim. Replace items with pedestrian unfriendly versions. Things like that. |
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![]() I'm more interested in the challenge of completing it, rather than the outcome. Also in regards to weighing fuel, i hate having an inaccurate fuel gauge, i'd much prefer one made with some nice shiny led's or an actual 'litres left' kind of output, which i know actually works and is accurate, instead of a float, which lifts up, thus creating a resistance, which goes to something that heats up a bi-metallic strip, thus causing a needle to turn.
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![]() I'm hoping to swap the Pinto out for a C20XE.
What is the problem with the normal float type sender?
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