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+ A few more boxes :









Still have sort through them to find all the relevant bits ... :/

Ciao, Bantum ...

Finished drawing up a new Telltale to suit the old dash :



Add : I've posted this up in the download section so if you ever need to print one out it's there ...

& got some LED telltales :


Now onto the next bit ...

Ciao, Bantum ...

So when I was taking apart the new Analogue dash I thought I could hear something rattling around inside, so when I eventually dug out all the loose bits I found this :



Don't know how long it's been like that, some time I'd say ...
Add : F*ck knows how it got like that too ... !

So got to cleaning it up & stuck it back together :



Will be interesting to see if it holds :



If not I'll be looking for another one I guess ...

Ciao, Bantum ...

So while I'm here, what should I wind these babies to ?



Thinking they should match the same mileage from what is currently showing on the old one ...

+ cleaned up some of the other gauges :



I should be getting some time to work on removing the old dash over the Christmas period to swap these over ...

Cheers, Bantum ...

Ouch! I knew those plastic backing whatsits would be brittle, is that one for the speedo? to find a replacement would be about as hard as finding the analogue dash to begin with!

I'm going to wind my clock round to what the original car was showing when I took it off the road, just for continuity

That's what I've done with all my dash swaps - wound the clock to the current reading on the dash being replaced.

I used and air gun to whiz through the k's

Cheers

Bennie

Yep will wind 'em back when I get round to it ...

In the mean time, got round to cleaning up the Running Boards ...





And test fitting :







Seems to fit Ok, just need to straighten them a bit, find some new mounting hardware & install them ...

Cheers, Bantum ...

They look great!!

Yeah mate those running boards look awesome!

I was going to go for a set on a 45* angle but never got around to doing it...

Cheers

Bennie

Will be a while before I get round to installing the dash / running boards ( as I still have to do the rust preventative thing ) - So have been looking at what else I can do in the meantime ... :/

Tried out my sewing skills :



Back side :



Will see how it turns out ...



Ciao, Bantum ...

Well I got some more bits to go with interior ...



And goes somewhere here ...



Test fitting ...



Should look ok ...



Note : item can be found here : EL = Electroluminescent Wire

Keep on trucking, Bantum ...

Also got some bling to add somewhere :



Not sure where they go yet ...



PWJDM - seems to be a weird code for something ?

Ciao, Bantum ...

I like those 'bling' washers! Not sure about the "for off road use only" warning?? You'll be in big trouble if you drive on the road with them!! haha

Yes only saw that after I'd opened it, so can't really do much about that now ...

I'll not be using it for holding much weight, as I think they are covering themselves from claims if something goes pare shaped ...

Ciao, Bantum ...

Got the drawing I had done earlier printed out @ 1:1 ...



Checked to see how good it measured up :



& laid out some vinyl to make sure it all fits :



Found a few errors that will need tweaking when I get round to it ... :/

Hope to do some more over the Christmas break ...

Ciao, Bantum ...

Also got round to getting this laser cut :



Fitted the LEDs to go with it :



& found some green plastic :



Have to get round to painting the Tell-tale back in Black now ...

Ciao, Bantum ...

Top work mate!

Laser cutting - I wouldn't even know where to start looking for that service!

I'm keen to see how these door cards turn out

Cheers

Bennie

Bantum wrote:Also got round to getting this laser cut :

Well that's one way to get a low range light! Very nice work, going above and beyond

BUT! there's an error! The factory low range light says "Lo" not "Low" !!!
Actually yours looks better, with the wheel diagrams as well.

And those door cards, I can tell those are going to be seriously nice Would you mind terribly if I copied them for my wagon? I'll pay royalties honest!!

Yeah, my thoughts were when I did the first draft ( which was same as the original ) that it didn't 'look right' + something was missing, so ended up making it slightly different with few tweaks that I wanted & made it look as if it came from factory ...

P.S - Added a few extra details to the headlight as well ( just in case you missed it ) ...

Painted the back in black :



& Peeled the cover to reveal :



I'll have to see how it turns out & post some more pictures when I get round to installing it ...

Cheers, Bantum ...

Over the Christmas period I finally got round to start fixing the Steering Wheel Cover :









All have to do now is to finish hand stitching it ... :/
( read 'it takes forever' )

Cheers, Bantum ...