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[miniweights]

Started to fit the rear wiring loom today. Added extra some cables for reversing and fog lights, rhs and fuel pump. And luckily it all fitted through one fireproof gland.

[steven]

looks so tidy !

[F1L8EY]

Was Saltash but have recently relocated over the border in plymouth work down your way in helston though!!

you going to be up at the Riviera ??

[miniweights]

That's a bit of a way go. Helps me appreciate working from home. Will probably go to Riviera and have a nosy for a couple of hours, and then get back on with building the mini

[Alex_B]

Really impressive build, I love the dash thats something else! will be watching this one!

[miniweights]

Cheers Alex. Been busy re-routing and adding cables. Also extra gauges, and fitting a battery master cut-out switch...Very therapeutic wiring

 

[miniweights]

Got a little bit more done this weekend. Wiper motor has only a single speed, so decided to add the third motor brush (yellow wire) to make it a two speed motor while i'm giving it a bit of a tidy up.

 

 

 

 

Ready to fit back in...Just need to fit a two speed switch and an extra cable now 

[miniweights]

Done a bit more with the dash this week.

 

Now that I've decided to make the centre extension separate from the rest of the dash, I made up the shape using some plastic sheet cut to the size and shape I wanted. Then held it together with some gaffa tape.

 

 

Next I sprayed the inside surface with some release agent. Then I spread a layer of fibreglass bridger on the inside surface.

 

 

Had to put a bit of filler on to level out the surface as the heat of the fibreglass resin warped it slightly.

 

 

Meanwhile I decided to cover the main part of the dash with some leather textured vinyl fabric. Hopefully giving it a textured surface, it should help stop the light reflecting off the surface.

 

 

I've only glued the front on so far as I want the glue to set properly before I try to stretch it around the top and bottom.

 

 

So far so good. Once this is finished I will be able to make a mould of it

[pickup72]

nice work

[jackx998]

Looking good mister, keep it up

[miniweights]

Bit of a tight stretch to glue the top part, so had to clamp it in place

 

[miniweights]

Getting there...Slow but sure

 

[lawrence]

I'm liking that dash buddy, should look pretty good ones she's got some retro dials fitted too, keep up the good work!

[mini=love]

Looks good lets hope you have some good glue under there. I did my dash like that a while back but it didnt keep in place for to long.

[miniweights]

Cheers guys, hoping it will glue ok, I'm using that spray carpet glue...very sticky, and goes everywhere