Gosh I dont update this much at all!
Got my dash flocked at a local place for a very good price:
The lower 1/2 still needs doing when I drop the piece off....but looks the part!
Put dash in since old one was out routing a washer tube for wipers, would be harsh not to put flocked one in.
Not completed yet, but get the general picture. Think it could be the favourite part of the build!
And the all important driver view
Bit more done today (16/02/14). Wired horn in properly, wires all soldered.
Passenger side arch liner in, was a pain to fit because of the ABS pump
Subframe bolts dogged up.
Swapped the locks over so I can lock it. Does anyone know how to unsieze the boot lock at all?
Tried to fit stock bumper today...but realised that its never going to fit....looks like I need to get a R32 bumper rather sharp
Few more digicam pics of the dash.
Also ordered 4 new tyres. Some Nice sticky RSRs (225/45/17)
Ordered a R32 bumper, so that should be here soon.
Then the tyres arrived on the 26th February.
Not bad for £296 for all 4!
23/03/14
Bit update.
Wheels should be here tomorrow finally. Straight onto get the tyres on, then off to Dean @ DWR Detailing to get sealed to protect against the elements.
Got the R32 bumper fitted after messing around cutting old guides off, sticking them to new bumper in right place so it lined up ok.
Spent today cutting around the pipes for the intercooler so its a nice fit.
Also sorted out my PCV pipework to atmosphere straight to under the subframe.
Wheels on
Wipers to re-align
Bolts to put in bumper to archliners
Coolant return to sort out with some silicone hose
N75 to plumb in
Then its give it a check over for MOT and hope it gets to the test centre and a pass
not long to go now!
Ordered some VHT wrinkle black to do the rocker cover, inlet, throttle body and engine mounts so that should tidy them up neatly too
Wheels come monday 29th March, straight over to mates to get the RSR 595s put on. Got them back the next day and dropped over to my other mate who does detailing to protect and seal the wheels from the harsh UK elements.
Got them back wednesday afternoon and go to put them on the car...only to find the company had sent the wrong bolts, they had sent a M12 instead of M14! They were swiftly swapped over, but I managed to get a standard bolt to fit so got the wheels on!
Also, ordered some VHT Wrinkle black to paint my rocker cover, inlet and throttle body with.
Got that done Friday morning whilst people out the house all weekend so I could sneak the parts into the cooker to properly cure
Going to get the bumper bolted up today if the weather holds out, get that bolted to the arch liners. Got the coolant return to sort out too, which shouldnt take long, and assemble these painted parts back on the engine.
MOT test booked for saturday 12th April.
Also, new turbo turned up today whilst I was out at work
Need to get my supertech head built now, and the rest of the gear for the conversion
Thats pretty much squared up now for this thread to date. MOT should hopefully have saturday and then can get some rent on it and go out for a drive getting the motor ran in.
