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[STREET TWEAKS]

cool like it , how much if i can ask ? up to you thow

[minimuk]

how much for the clock or clocks#?

[STREET TWEAKS]

just the (smiths one is it ?) m8 as you sed you needed to save up , do like it where did ya get it from ?

[minimuk]

Well the clock is from Minispares, Xmass discount 15% so was about £50 inc p/p. looks the part, now just wiring up and finally dash done,....but am flat out at work so will be .......January (

[minimuk]

finally a bit time for the dash, sorting the clocks, new glass-seals on the older ones, rubber square washers between bezels and dash wood, lights and the ....wiring....first all the gauges light circuit with the binnacle lights, then the VOLT gauge and CLOCK gauge to fuse box, I never thought it would be easy, but it takes rather long the first time,

they look good, had to cut bits of the binnacle to make the fit flash with wood at rear of the dash
 all clocks.jpg   69.35K   13 downloads
all wires in right place and connection wires labled for the fitting
 rear dash.jpg   69.3K   10 downloads
organised wiring mess behind steering wheel, will all be hidden after, but will tie them toghether where possible in groups


Fresh air vents next, then trial fitting of the Dash,...it will be a different car me thinks.....

Edited by minimuk, 03 January 2012 - 10:46 PM.

[minimuk]

and today finally the dash got its place in the car,
fettling with the air vents was the tricky part and trying to fasten bracket with my 'small hands' was a pain, but it is in.........all lights in bineacle are working and gauges to phew........connecting clock and V-gauge to fusebox tmr.
need to get used to this
 dash in nearside.jpg   56.9K   14 downloads
and this
 dash in offside.jpg   57.28K   10 downloads

Matty will be well happy with that......

[hughJ]

Very nice. A good new year to you and all the best with your two projects.

Hugh

[minimuk]

Cheers Hugh, you to, maybe one day this year we should meet in our mini's pending on progress,......

[STREET TWEAKS]

that looks brill matey good job well done

[minimuk]

and today finally the dash got its place in the car,
fettling with the air vents was the tricky part and trying to fasten bracket with my 'small hands' was a pain, but it is in.........all lights in bineacle are working and gauges to phew........connecting clock and V-gauge to fusebox tmr.
need to get used to this
 dash in nearside.jpg   56.9K   14 downloads
and this
 dash in offside.jpg   57.28K   10 downloads

Matty will be well happy with that......

so today I connected the clock and Volt-gauge, all good and nice with the lights... then disaster struck, I over- tighten the T-piece for the oil pressure gauge and that one snapped off,..... not good, anyone got any Idea how to get that copper bit out, cant drill it out as metal dust might go into engine,.......

Edited by minimuk, 06 January 2012 - 07:02 PM.

[Risky]

Looks very nice, it's different from the more common dashboards!

[minimuk]

Looks very nice, it's different from the more common dashboards!

Hey Rick, Happy new yr to you, well it looks better in the flesh, with daylight,and a propper camera not a moby. still I have a problem to solve first.

[Risky]

Thanks happy new year to you too, do you by chance have a picture of the broken T-piece? (or whats left of it...)

In the aviation business we use a bit that tightens in the metal when turning anti-clockwise, so when it 'bites' enough in the metal you can continue with turning the bit anti-clockwise and the remaining bolt/screw will come out as well. I hope this description makes some sense, don't know how the describe it otherwise...

It is called an extractor set (found it via google): http://buy1.snapon.c...8&group_ID=1254

and we use this onehttp://buy1.snapon.c...9&group_ID=1254

I know the set is expensive, especially if you use it only once, but maybe you know someone who has got something like that :)

Edited by Risky, 08 January 2012 - 05:12 PM.

[minimuk]

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Thanks happy new year to you too, do you by chance have a picture of the broken T-piece? (or whats left of it...)

In the aviation business we use a bit that tightens in the metal when turning anti-clockwise, so when it 'bites' enough in the metal you can continue with turning the bit anti-clockwise and the remaining bolt/screw will come out as well. I hope this description makes some sense, don't know how the describe it otherwise...

It is called an extractor set (found it via google): http://buy1.snapon.c...8&group_ID=1254

and we use this onehttp://buy1.snapon.c...9&group_ID=1254

I know the set is expensive, especially if you use it only once, but maybe you know someone who has got something like that :)

thanks for that, i do have something like that but aint shifting it, but I am intreged with the second set you mentioned, I see if I can get something simular over here, in single units. no piccie to embarrasing

[Risky]

The second set is very good, I think you can get those bits at a tool shop. Very good quality and you can re-use them a couple of times.

Found a better pic, so you can get an idea of how they look like