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[joakwin]

Heater looks good
Just make sure to sure the 2 shorter screws under the flap as it wont swing all the way

the flap inside isn't getting put back in, and a new face plate is gonna get made up
and i talk to one of my friends today about making the fan have more then one speed,
he said he'll build it for free, i just need to buy the parts and im good
and i'll probably be only a few quid for whats needed
but i have to wait about 3-4weeks before he'll be free to do it,
so it gives me time to order the parts have them come in the post

[joakwin]

new rear brake set up from mini sport, they came within 3days of placing the order, and i ordered them on the 27th of dec

i got some mini fin's for them ready to go on



i built up my doors


new hinges from the mini door company, got them at mitp

[joakwin]

the door was new from the mini door company
i just got new key locks in and im in the middle of changing the locks out in the handle,
and i got the little felt thingy that the door handle bar rubs on, i need to glue it on still
and i have a new inner window seal, but i want to paint the chrome part on it, matt black
and i found it ez to install that middle window channel seal inside the door, that was new
and i still need to order a new outter window seal

Edited by joakwin, 11 January 2011 - 09:11 PM.

[joakwin]

and the last pic for the night, i got my 3point seat belt harnesses in the post today
i ordered them last week from summit racing in the states,
all black seat belt harnesses, should work well with the look im going for, all matt black car

[Nick Warwick]

coming along nicely mate

[joakwin]

did alittle cutting today, since it wasn't raining, lol

i cut the center dash switch panel out, i'll have to make a new front heater mount but i'll do that later

[joakwin]

i took another part of a lower dash rail from a different car and cut it in half to match up and then i welded it in

[joakwin]

my older brother broke a you-joint last week, he says it was too small, lol
and he's gonna upgrade to a 1350 style heavy duty you-joint and a bigger driveshaft
the rear end is a ford 9in
and the power comes from a 454 with a 5speed box
and its in a 55 chevy belair

Edited by joakwin, 17 January 2011 - 10:00 PM.

[joakwin]

today i welded up some seat mounts for my buddies mini, he's got some recaros out of a honda,
i used a 3/8's nut welded to the top
he wanted them to stick up just a hair from being flush becaus the way the seat frames where

im out ofgas right now, so i flex core welded them in(gasless)
and i forgot my welding gloves at home, but nothing happened to my hands so im good

Edited by joakwin, 17 January 2011 - 10:04 PM.

[joakwin]

he's got to get some metal so that i can make the rear mounts, but i'll do that later on

Edited by joakwin, 17 January 2011 - 10:05 PM.

[joakwin]

this weekend, i was able to get my steering rack and front subframe installed into my car,
i wanted to drop my engine into the car today(monday) but it rained all day so
i started to make some mounts for my metro clocks
still need to figure out how im gonna mount them on the dash of the car
but if it don't rain tomorrow i may get around to that after work

[joakwin]

i dropped my engine into the car myself this afternoon, what a pain in the rear,
the sensor on the front of the gearbox was the problem, working it in and keeping the diff low enuff was a pain
but i got around it

my engine bay is flat black all the way, and the wiring will not be seen ones im gone with it
and im gonna change the front panel for a better one, gonna get that done within the next week or so

Edited by joakwin, 23 January 2011 - 11:49 PM.

[mhamps]

very stealth looking. keep up the good work.

Matt

[DaveJH]

I'd love to see this some time, its quite unique in a very subtle way. Looking good so far.

[joakwin]

i got a new steel front clip at the show last month,
im gonna do a removeable steel clip with A panels
i got it tacked up for now


i started to cut the old clip off and since it was welded smooth at the top, i would have to
do the scuttle at the sametime, so when i cut that, the closer panel was rusted away and alot of the metal at the top was in bad shape,
so i went to town cutting the rust out
and then at the bottom, i had made some patch repairs where the inner wing meets the floor pan, so i just cut it all out

i got new flitch panel, inner A post, front half floor pan, sills and a lot of cut off wheels

here's some pictures