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[liam-ds]

Looking really good! How do the speakers sound mounted in the front like that. I'd love front speakers but want them hidden!

hi the speaker's in the front sound pretty good but it has given me a bit of a headache with the dash as I'm going to have to use the radio hole so i can get in to fasten the dash in when I'm fitting it other than that it was pretty straight forward to put the speakers there.

hi all had a few hours in the garage earlier got a rear speaker board cut but I'm not 100% happy with it so I minght make a new one anyway here's a few pics

got my other mirror lacquered



speaker board



half of my dashboard



door pockets dont know weather to paint them or cover them in vinyl





all opinions welcome Liam

[james113]

i love the engine looks great wish mine looked half as good as that

[liam-ds]

i love the engine looks great wish mine looked half as good as that

thanks needs a few little touch up doing though especially the rocker cover

Hi all been in the garage today got a new speaker board cut with the help of my dad after that i started to hoover out the car and found out that the front carpets are wet (bloody rain) not 100% sure where it is coming in but ill work it out will have more progress tomorrow and some pics

Liam

Edited by liam-ds, 10 February 2011 - 08:49 PM.

[liam-ds]

hi all been in the garage got the speaker board finished and took the felt insulation out of the car and took it in the house to dry after that i gave the garage a good tidy out. sorted my boxes of parts from the car out so Ive now got two spare boxes for when i start ripping engine's apart. here's a few pics

speakers



no carpets again



all opinions welcome Liam

[liam-ds]

Hi all been busy over the weekend got a few bits done on the car. got the door cards mocked up ready for covering in vinyl got the carpets back in fitted the rear view mirror and fitted a few other bits ill let the pics show the progress

door card mocked up did fit it but forgot to take a pic



carpet back in and car full of stuff again



mirror fitted



paint stripped off wiper arms just need to paint the end bit black and then they can be fitted



new speaker board cut just needs final check fit and then can be covered



on sealed beam fitted got to get another one (yes iam going to change them before next winter)





few bits back in the engine bay



the 998 we picked up for my conversion



all opinions welcome Liam

[josh.goddard]

looking good i have a car now keep up the good work thoe

[liam-ds]

looking good i have a car now keep up the good work thoe

hi josh looks like you have picked up a near minter

[liam-ds]

hi all got the dash fastened in earlier just need to make a surround for the clocks and then prep it for painting anyway here's a pics of how dash looks

dash just placed in the other day



dash fastened in today with radio, oil pressure gauge and electric window switches all mock fastened in





all opinions welcome Liam

Edited by liam-ds, 18 February 2011 - 09:03 PM.

[josh.goddard]

like the dash

[liam-ds]

thanks josh will look better when its finished and painted the same colour as the body

Liam

[liam-ds]

hi all me and my dad have been busy. we went to p and l minis saturday to get all of the bits to finish off the car got home change the door seal etc then we came to the boot. We put the seal on to the body and tried to shut the boot and it wouldn't so after some force and a rethink we got it to shut but we dinted the boot, after this i thought about trying the old boot lid fitted it and with a few spacers it shut fine. The boot has a little rot around where the number plate fasteners had been so out came the grinder and welder. while welding i got a few good flashes from my dad welding the very thin metal so ended up with arch eye so not a very good saturday. so had a day off the car Sunday and then on Monday i feteld back the welds filled up a few pin holes and then started to fill the boot. while the filler was drying i started to take the other 998 apart and spilt oil everywhere . so after mopping up oil i had the boot looking OK. so primered the boot on Tuesday and started to flat my dash. then today got the the boot and dash painted going to give them a few days to properly dry and then flat, polish and fit. After finishing the painting i started to sort out my arches fill the holes for the front seams and smooth them will hopefully get them in primer tomorrow. Anyway pics time

dash





one wheel arch flatted and a dusting on aerosol primer applied will properly primer with 2pk tomorrow



all opinions welcome Liam

Edited by liam-ds, 22 February 2011 - 09:49 PM.

[liam-ds]

hi all been pretty busy over the past few days got the wheel arches and number plate light painted. also got my dash painted, ordered some rubber for the edge of my grill as a trial fit of it made a mess of the front panel and also bought a washer bottle off good old eBay now i think i have most parts to finish the car. today i got the dash finished off and fitted and got the front indicators in just need a pair of new flasher units. anyway enough talking piccy time

dash this morning nearly finished



my glove box dont think I'm going to make a lid like it as it is but don't know what ill get in it



fitted in car going to put clocks in tommorow if i get some flasher units





indicators in



all opinons welcome liam

Edited by liam-ds, 26 February 2011 - 09:28 PM.

[liam-ds]

hi all got the dash finished, me and my dad flatted and polished the front end up again ant then i fitted the bumper and grill ill let the pics do the talking

dash all finished





bumper and moustache on



grill fitted, number plate on and bonnet fitted



all opinions welcome Liam

[izzy]

Hi, what a great build you have got.

I started from the first page and was interested to see what you have done, but when i got to here i was dissapointed becuase there wasnt anymore more for me to see. I really enjoyed going through this build (I have to be honest and say i didnt read all the comments tho).

I am really looking forward to see what happens next.

great build!

[josh.goddard]

this is a real good car whe you look at what it was