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[AndyFrenchMan]

Has your hood been respayed ? Anyway, your car is very beautiful and I see you take care about it :).

 

Thanks for your answer.

 

Regards.

[tomb1992]

Seats fitted only took them 3 days. well happy just been cutting the rear carpet today so it fits round the rear brackets. Seats are supper comfy and move back a lot. might scrap the rear seats as rear access is only possible is your short and thin and even that's a squeeze (fat mates really) but by far may favorite change to the mini yet     

 

 

 

next up i need to decide on performance.

• Carnt make my mind up between swaping to a 1275 ( never don a engine swap or have the kit for it  ) or stick with my 998 and make it quicker?
• Possible convention to 7.5 brakes and get some 6x10 split Specials  
• Interior New dash/ Stereo/ steering wheel.    

[tomb1992]

Has your hood been respayed ? Anyway, your car is very beautiful and I see you take care about it :).

 

Thanks for your answer.

 

Regards.

 

Thanks Andy greatly Appreciated   the bonnet and the out side off the car was resprayed at the same time. its been a bit bug splatterednow and lost is shine. so will be getting the mop and G3 out when i can 

[tomb1992]

small up date blue fur is gone!  . on the top dash rail at least going to replace it with either blue or black suede/ Alcantara fabric  . in other news i dismantled my dials to day and will and removed the horrid gray surround. going for dark blue and black dial surrounds just primed for now need to get some more rattle cans   

• Still making my min up on down sizing to 10s and engine Idea's
• might be getting MK 2 rear lights soon as well 
• Debating my Arches and Grill might go for Standard Mk 1 grill  ​

thanks for looking 

[tomb1992]

painted the dial surround please with it but might need a few more coats of laquir be fore going back in.

 

will hopefully be doing the same color code with the bottom dash rail but don't now how to remove it    .

 any one got any tips as not getting much out the Haynes manual   ??    

 

also been pondering a white rear role cage but prob should off done that before i put my seats in!

 

thanks for looking   

[tomb1992]

Couldn't get any black suede on my travels  but managed to get some dark blue leather that's pretty close to my seat color  . so will be get my top dash rail and rear speaker shelf recovered. RIP Blue Fur!

 

will put some pics of the finished top rail tomorrow.  

[creakyjaws5533]

On the bottom rail on mine it was a few clips and it came off with a bit of movement

[tomb1992]

On the bottom rail on mine it was a few clips and it came off with a bit of movement

hi thanks  where did up find the clips? i'm not getting much luck finding any screw or any thing along it to remove it 

[creakyjaws5533]

Basically at the back of the rail there should be a few clips along the the length of the rail that clamp around on to the metal under it I can take photos tomorrow afternoon if you have no luck

[tomb1992]

been pressing on with the interior got the top dash rail finished and fitted along with the dials. and started to but some fabric on the rear shelf.   also painted the air vents the same blue as the dials but need to wait for every thing to dry before putting back. managed to remove the padded dash rail going to keep it out as i like the white. many thanks Creakyjaw' s . in other news i have gutted the rear seats need to give the back a good clean and put some rubber piping on the top part of the bench as i nearly sliced my hand open  . 

  

  

 

any one got and idea how i can push the choke/lights and hazards panel back into the dash rail as i removed the padded rail and now they dont sit in the panted rail?? 

 

 

  Thanks for looking 

[creakyjaws5533]

I think you need a mk1 conversion panel as the lower rail comes out quite a bit or a bit of fiddling and modifying

[tomb1992]

Basically at the back of the rail there should be a few clips along the the length of the rail that clamp around on to the metal under it I can take photos tomorrow afternoon if you have no luck

Found em! fab tip   came out easy after the clips and the chrome trim we out the way   Thanks  

[creakyjaws5533]

Aha no worries I learnt of there whereabouts whilst fitting wires and knocked my head numerous times on them ahaha

[Archived4]

What's the fluffy material called?   I love it haha. And you don't mind if I base my project on yours do you? I think it looks perfect!!! Quality stuff

 

What paint colour is it?

[tomb1992]

little update sorted out my dash and rear parcel shelf. also put some arch trip on the top off the lip where the seats used to cover up so no more nearly cutting my hand off   thinking off getting a cargo net or something similar and possibly put a hole in the back seat in to the boot area. but not sure if it can fail a mot or anything for having a big hole in the middle of where seats used to be?

 

 still can't decide on tens so getting my 12's panted for now and  going to remove the stupid 10 mm spaces it has on the front! as i don't want the bearings to go again. thinking baby blue Super lites and some adjusted camber  .