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[KTS]

Looking good, intrigued about the led strips

 

bought a few sets a while back for another project and didn't end up using them.  site i got them from no longer lists them and i get no results googling the part number on mine

 

 a google search for  12v Sigma 35cm LED Strip Light  brings up lights that look very similar (..if not the same) to the ones i used

[KTS]

..double post    

 

Edited by KTS, 07 February 2021 - 02:53 PM.

[KTS]

Thats the first proper tutorial on how to do a Pickup/Van headlining! Thanks for sharing your experience! I'm less afraid to giving it a go now!

 

 

 

thanks steve - make sure you have lots of bulldog clips !

 

also worth noting that the frame clips i got from minispares didn't fit over the frame .  but these ones from bresco did 

[nev100]

Many thanks for posting this.

I've got a headlining to do for my Van this year. This guide will be very useful.

Thanks again. Much appreciated.

[KTS]

..not much of an update i know, but i have been looking for these for about 6months now.  they'd been put away with the handbrake lever.  obvious really 

 

[KTS]

door switches installed.  LED lights do the job nicely 

 

[KTS]

took a punt on a secondhand short motor a while ago as temporary solution to get the car back on the road, so figured as it's too cold to work in the garage now was as a good a time as ever to strip it down and have a proper look at it and see what state it's in.

 

crankshaft looks ok;  journals are decent as is the tail.  one small mark on the primary gear front bearing journal

 

 

 

on a less positive note, when releasing the bearing caps it was obvious the motor had a serious blow-by issue as the crankcase interior was heavily sooted up.  this is what the pistons looked like when they came out

 

 

not looking too promising at this point, but having bought myself a dial bore gauge and measured the bores they look to be OK.  they're not perfect, but there doesn't appear to be more than one thou oval or taper variation in any of them, which i wouldn't have thought would be the cause of the sooting up

 

next check was ring gaps - compression rings back in their bores and gaps measured at half inch increments down to the bottom

 

 

helpfully, the ring gaps tie in with the bore gauge measurements with fairly consistent gaps all the way down the bore.  What was also consistent was that the ring gaps were all massive, ranging from 23 to 27 thou

 

i've got the pistons bagged up wrapped in blue roll soaked with carb cleaner at the moment - hopefully i can get them cleaned up over the weekend and have a good look at them before deciding on next steps...

 

[KTS]

pistons have cleaned up reasonably well - still some heavy deposits on the crown which will need further work, but the ring lands have all cleaned up pretty well, and look to be ok.

 

 

pistons have seen better days - can't imagine the ring gaps would have helped 

 

[KTS]

started carpeting today, and tackled the rear section as it's a bit easier

 

 

i would have preferred a slightly darker grey tone, but happy nonetheless;  decent quality and lays really nicely.

 

front section next.... 

[KTS]

front section in.

 

[KTS]

..wheel well liners in.   just the inner sills and crossmember to go...

 

[KTS]

carpets fitted 

 

 

..a bit of fettling/trimming required around the top edge of the front section, and holes for the steering column and gearshift, but pretty happy with the result 

[longtimenomini]

I think colour of carpet works well ... lifts the interior being a bit lighter . Things can get lost if it’s too dark

[KTS]

i must admit that the more i've trimmed it out, the more the colour has grown on me.  Looking forward to putting the seats back to see how it all works together

Edited by KTS, 20 March 2021 - 07:28 PM.

[wingnut]

Very plush!