362 replies to this topic

[DangerousDave17]

Good to see some progress. What made you cut the floor for the linkage instead of cutting the linkage?

Oh, and just a little note, the ecu output for the fuel pump is an earth not +'ve (it should earth a relay which gives power to the pump). Just finished my wiring this evening. ;)

[Hegnirst]

i then started figuring out where i wanted my seat and mocking up the gear stick box

 

 

now what i always wanted to do is make a seat that lent back rather than being flat because your weight holds you in better and i thinks more comfortable. so thats to come XD

 

 

 

the box i templated went to a fabricator down the road because i only just started welding reason i want to raise it, is because i wanted the throw to be as normal and i wanted to make it a short shifter (kinda) more to come on this...

 

and as it stands

 

 

then started to figure out where the radiator was to go

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

with the infamous bottom hose in the way lol

 

 

and basically cut a little bit more out, and used the subframe AND the engine to mount the radiator using rubber mounts and one of the slave cylinder bolts. and hey presto...

 

 

 

and started on the top hose.....hose lol

 

 

 

picture of the bottom mount on the subframe

 

 

a rubber steady bush with the radiator mounted loosely in a hole to help to not brake anything :)

 

 

 

and looked like this

 

 

happy with it :)

 

 

and cut that pipe off! hehehe

 

 

got some clutch stuff of someone braking a vtec'd mini....

 

 

i wasn't keen on this though a bit rubbish, but it works i guess

 

 

and i have no idea whether this came of it either! so i need to know if something is missing from the bottom of that.

 

carried on with the top hose..

 

 

and took some photos for my reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Hegnirst]

Good to see some progress. What made you cut the floor for the linkage instead of cutting the linkage?

Oh, and just a little note, the ecu output for the fuel pump is an earth not +'ve (it should earth a relay which gives power to the pump). Just finished my wiring this evening. ;)

 

thanks mate, got loads to go yet!! lol got another 6 pages on photo bucket ahha

[RossKnight]

Keep them 10's!

[Hegnirst]

proceeded to finish the clutch plumbing

 

 

 

 

 

and how it was sitting with the rad and front off..

 

 

 

and finished the top hose

 

 

with the front on.....

 

 

 

i then got the box back from the fab's and celebrated by cutting a hole in it and drilling two smaller ones for the linkage hehe

 

 

 

and then a corner so i didn't hit my knee or seat on it

 

 

 

 

NOW don't laugh when i post this because i had never welded before with an arc so different to mig (much better now!!!)

 

SO decided to do the seat mounts :) or try at least lollol and thought of using these kinda LOL....

 

 

then i started to cut one side of and weld it on the other side to make it stronger...

 

 

and did my first attempt (on the car)

 

 

as you can see i blew through a bit

 

 

 

 

 

 

i then cut to a bit of the subframe 

 

 

to clear for the mounts

 

i then drilled two wholes and put some rivet threads in :)

 

 

used these and took the spring off

 

 

and hey presto..

 

 

got some more sticks..

 

 

and tidied up those nasty holes

 

 

 

 

and used this measure what angle and height i wanted the rear one to

 

 

and as i don't have a welding mask (not a hand held one) i tried this bad boy lol

an idiot, glasses some tape and a weld screen and what do ya get?!.......

 

 

 

 

 

 

OH MY....

[Hegnirst]

Keep them 10's!

 

i probably will dude

[DangerousDave17]

Interesting to see how youve done things compared to mine. Have you got enough clerance for your air intake with that clutch set up? Mine is very similar and very tight, ordered some 70mm ducting for it today.

Keep the updates coming.

[Hegnirst]

I then FINALLY got a wiring loom 

 

but again this was a terrible loom

 

 

what is with everyone selling garbage?!

 

burnt and bodged everywhere! cut wires randomly and everything!

 

 

and carried on with the seat frame

 

so can up with this with a steel box section

 

 

 

the one side is to clear the tunnel....

 

 

in the mean time i mocked up the three switches ide be using and mod to the gear stick box

 

 

it had to be an angle to clear the gear linkage and leave room for the plugs

 

 

and carried on with the seat frame lol......

 

oh wait no i walked into a firkin piece of wood facing towards me instead LOL

 

 

awesome scar i thinK!!!

 

now back to the seat frame....

 

so its going to fit like this...

 

 

welded that all together and put two bolts through a hole that i drilled and welded in...

 

 

 

and as that was going so well, i decided to weld the bolts in the wrong place! even though i marked out and everything! grrr so did it again...it went well i think and had a look what it looked like on the floor and made a strengthening bracket for the backward forces...

 

 

so after that chucked the seat on top of it, bolted the front on, and put the frame in place and tack welded it on (as much as i could to make sure it didn't move when i took the seat of and out)

 

 

 

 

and then welded properly, grounded down the painted up!

 

 

very very happy with my self everything fits so welL!!!!

[Hegnirst]

Interesting to see how youve done things compared to mine. Have you got enough clerance for your air intake with that clutch set up? Mine is very similar and very tight, ordered some 70mm ducting for it today.

Keep the updates coming.

 

i love seeing the differences in peoples build! last thing on my mind thought hehe but we'll see, i have something in mind anyway :)

[Hegnirst]

sooooo spent a nice day on the lawn (warning wiring pics)

 

 

 

 

 

I KNOW THESE ARE WRONG lol

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

finished stripping

 

 

cut out this..

 

 

and then saw a moron!!!

 

 

and sat back and enjoyed LITERALLY lol

 

 

 

started putting the wiring in anyway....

 

 

 

XD

 

 

 

extended the rockers...

 

[Hegnirst]

and started making loom for the front

 

 

using a caravan lighting plug

 

 

finished the extension for the wiper motor

 

 

and rear wires...

 

 

what the hell is the purple wire for though! the interior light?

 

.... Just for my reference (i know its right )

 

 

 

 

half way through lol

 

 

 

 

 

half way through that lol

 

 

(this has changed loads)

 

 

 

and from the top...

 

 

and finished ......... nearly lol

 

 

 

 

 

and my schematics lololol

 

 

got my box back from the fabs again

 

 

 

 

 

oh wait... let me take selfie....

 

 

i had to!!!

[Hegnirst]

then i proceeded to mock the gear linkage up (i know many of you won't think it will work)

but hey ho... it will change a couple of ways.....

 

 

 

and welded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and then i decided to tackle what I've been meaning to do for a long long time, that bottom mount!!! didn't think ide do it on my own but managed lol using two roof bar, bars lol bent one and got another stuck ahahaha

 

 

i had to drill a whole out a nut and bolt through and wack it! pretty stupid but it happened ahahaha

 

 

and there it is :)

 

 

and there is some room between as well :)

 

happy with it 

 

 

the car was raised today with a little help so i can now do the linkage properly! :)

 

shout out to tony! and daps for the ignition barrel :)

 

 

and just to share my beloved panda for the tool and supply slugger :)

 

 

thats all till tomorrow!!!

[Hegnirst]

(just to share i used the topics and thread for help with some stuff i was doing and needed to know)

 

 

http://www.theminifo...s-covered-data/

 

http://www.16vminicl...ead.php?t=34947

 

http://www.theminifo...l/#entry3053486

 

http://www.theminifo...y/#entry3055258

 

http://www.theminifo...d/#entry3046386

[rally515]

Lovely little panda, how much was that ?

 

Also the DIY welding mask was classic    , don't see british manufacture like that anymore!!

[Hegnirst]

Lovely little panda, how much was that ?

 

Also the DIY welding mask was classic    , don't see british manufacture like that anymore!!

 

thanks mate :) 

couldn't say, but half of the 10.5 they were when they were new if you get what I'm saying ;)
ill tell you what, it worked well but it kept falling off! lol