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[mrthumb]

thanks mate

[mrthumb]

ok this weekend we finished the engine loom connectors and constructed the fuse box/plate that hinges down for access.

hinged down
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hinged up. i will install some sort of retaining thingy to click it into place... this should make it compact, accessible and out the way of your feet.
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Engine loom plugs installed.
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taking the dash to be power coated this week leatherette mat black.


pics will be up as soon as their done.

Edited by mrthumb, 21 October 2012 - 08:20 PM.

[mrthumb]

dash all powder coated. looks sweet :)  dashcoated.jpg   54.4K   60 downloads  dashcoated3.jpg   55.08K   32 downloads  dashcoated2.jpg   30.28K   53 downloads

[mrthumb]

can anyone tell me what bolts i need for the seats ? m6 seems close but im sure its some imperial equivalent. thanks

[mrthumb]

dash powdercoated, installed, carpets in. looking the part now!

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[mrthumb]

been doing some fabricating, i need my flip front to fold up and out of the way... and to those who think they look suspiciously like mini tec flip front hinges well i did take some inspiration from them.


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Edited by mrthumb, 30 October 2012 - 08:35 PM.

[johny:)]

Your to good at this job lol they look amazing and your dash keep up the good work

[Kam]

Yeah I agree, thats some top work there. That dash reminds me of the one from Knight RIder!!! Sweet as!!!

Nice work on the drop down fuse panel aswell, good handy move

Keep at it, liking alot

[Jamie_hail]

Duuudeeee... Your whole build has made me envious! The speed you're completing the work at, and to such high quality. Puts mine to shame!

[mrthumb]

thanks guys dunno what to say hah

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Edited by mrthumb, 31 October 2012 - 09:56 PM.

[MinBinPat]

Amazing build mate, do you have any drawings/measurements for those flip up front hinges so I could make some they look really tasty? How's it going with the flip front any pics yet.

Keep up the good work.

[mrthumb]

update for today.

welded some tabs on for the front to locate onto
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heres some of the flip front cut to fit...
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and a couple pics of the flip front hinges that are now mounted to the car.
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Got a little bit more work before i have have this all working nicley.

[thelegg]

Love the hinge idea :)

[mrthumb]

Got the flip front flipping today.

I welded a 50 by 30 x 3 aluminium beam which i rolled and bent into the contour of the bonnet so that it would sit nicley on top.
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I also attached 2 5mm strips of aluminium which were also welded to the main beam as added support for the GRP.
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Heres at rest..
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work done inside
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and it flipped up in the air.
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[Sleepy Stu]

Awesome!!! Man after seeing this I sometimes regret trying to cram mine into a fixed steel front!!!