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Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2015 9:35 pm
by El_Freddo
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
Side Stepped ...
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2016 1:20 am
by Bantum
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 ...
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2016 11:45 am
by Tigger
They look great!!
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2016 1:12 pm
by El_Freddo
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
Sewn Up ...
Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 4:59 am
by Bantum
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 ...
EL Wires ...
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 1:39 am
by 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 ...
Fender Washers ...
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 3:23 am
by 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 ...
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 9:50 am
by Proton mouse
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
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2016 3:30 am
by Bantum
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 ...
Full Scale ...
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2016 6:13 am
by 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 ...
Telltale ...
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2016 6:28 am
by 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 ...
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2016 4:11 pm
by El_Freddo
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
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2016 5:53 pm
by Silverbullet
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!!
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2016 11:01 pm
by Bantum
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 ...
Covered ...
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 6:37 am
by 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 ...
Score ...
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 7:11 am
by Bantum
Found some spare doors :
Innards look ok :
All I have to do now is clean them up & swap them over ...
( read it may take a while )
Cheers, Bantum ...
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 12:13 pm
by Proton mouse
Excellent score, GLF5 power window doors none the less!!
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 4:28 pm
by El_Freddo
I love this:
First recent post: "hand stitching takes forever"
Most recent post straight after the first recent post: "found some spare doors".
So I guess the hand stitching of the steering wheel is done then??
Cheers
Bennie
Winning ...
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2017 6:12 am
by Bantum
Ha - Nah Bennie, I still need to do the fitting to the actual wheel ( there's been a hold up on the rubber underlay which needs fixing ) which might take a while ... :/
P.S. - added a few more shots of the process though ...
Yeah the doors were a total 'wow' find moment ... (I wasn't even looking for them ) So yeah as soon as I saw 'em, said 'yep I'll have those' ... :win:
Will post some more updates when I get round to it ...
Cheers, bantum ...
Sidetracked ...
Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2017 4:20 am
by Bantum
Sorry to report - Its been very slow in the 'working on this' department - As I've been sidetracked by health issues ( compressed disc L5 ) & will attempt to do some updates when I can ...
Have done some work on the gearbox - will post some updates on that later.
Also just went back through the thread & updated as many of the links as I could ... FU PB ... :/
Ciao, Bantum ...