Hi all,
I thought some of you may find my Winter Upgrade work of interest. I'm posting it on the SKCC site as thats were I'm most active. Just using the link here so I don't have to post it in two places.

Anyway I'll stop waffling. Hope it is of interest.

http://southernkitcars.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2177

cheers............ Neil

for a moment there i thought you'd done some work on the car

it'ss be nice to see how the dash works out

Wow lots of work going on there! I take it the wrap colour will be yellow ish then ;-) look forward to seeing it finished.

How very dare you I'm doing almost all of the work but I am using Powerspeeds facilities (which is a godsend). They are doing some parts of the fabrication (mostly the Tig welding) but to keep the overall cost down I'm doing the work.

The two key bits for me (and the bits I'm excited about) are the CSR style dashboard and the Vinyl Wrap. I will finish stripping the car tomorrow ready for it to go into the Vinyl wrap workshop on Monday. Three days later it will emerge with its new skin. All I have to do then is put it all back together.

While its stripped I am refurbing all four corners, rose joints, poly bushes. Powder coating the cage, wishbones, new dash structure and rack extensions.

Lewis, no the wrap is not yellow, its........... a suprise

......Neil

[Edited on 25/11/11 by Nash]

Looking forward to seeing the vinyl wrap completed.
Hope you've gone for something truly outrageous, like a Reg Mombassa designed Mambo shirt.

You have clearly been looking at my designs Sir

....Neil

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Originally posted by Nash
You have clearly been looking at my designs Sir

....Neil

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OK good people I have now wrapped the car and made a major step forward on the CSR "style" dash. You can check out the detail here:

http://southernkitcars.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2177&start=80

But as a teaser here are a couple of pictures:





Thanks for looking. Hope it helps?

.....Neil

Looking cracking mate can't wait to see it completed! Great to see some individual touches there the dash is going to look wicked.

Another update on my "CSR style" dash good people.

http://southernkitcars.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2177&p=31107#p31107

Teasers:










Thanks for looking. Hope it helps?

...........Neil

[Edited on 9/12/11 by Nash]

[Edited on 9/12/11 by Nash]

Why does it remind me of batman That looks superb, very cool and different..Is it heavy?

No, the tube is 16swg thin wall and the inserts are a ali / composite. Its not structural so doesn't need to be "heavy". I haven't weighed it but its easy to lift in one hand.

.....Neil

I like that!

17 'words' Nash.
Na na na na na na na na, na na na na na na na na, Batmaaaaan !

(2 more: like it)

Is that "Only fools and horses batman or Christian Bale Batman Bob?)

....................Neil

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Originally posted by Nash
Is that "Only fools and horses batman or Christian Bale Batman Bob?)

....................Neil

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Any progress pics mate?

Ohhh I like that dash

Here is the latest installment people

http://southernkitcars.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2177&p=31515#p31515

and as per usual a couple of teaser pics:







cheers................ Neil

That look nice job done mate love the rap

Looks awesome. Cant wait to see it finished.

ATB Chris

[Edited on 17/12/11 by ChrisLeary]

Done it mate thanks.

I spent 4 hours today dressing threads and putting the front end back together. To say it was a pain would be rhe understatement of the year. I was hoping to make the final cut outs today so I can take the dash to rhe uphosterer tomorrow but that looks lost now.

I can see this dragging over the holiday.

...... Neil

That's going to look truly stunning. Looking forward to seeing the big reveal when completed.

Well Christmas is out of the way and I'm back on the upgrade and have moved things along.

Full thread here:
http://southernkitcars.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2177&p=32268#p32268

but here are some teaser pics:









cheers............. Neil

[Edited on 7/1/12 by Nash]

You MUST have wings on the back. (Bat shaped of course).

Dash is looking well tasty Neil.. Look forward to seeing more of your handy work..

Quick update, tonight I replaced the chome panhead setscrews with black ones to blend in better with the CF vinyl. I ran the fuel lines and wired in the digidash, cut the Ali composite and shaped the tunnel sides. Although I still need to final shape the edging and put the edging trim on but I can't until the CF vinyl arrived from the bay later this week. Finally I fitted the zorst back having repacked it and swagged the joints a little to ake it a better fit.

Hopefully tomorrow evening I will wire in the rest of the guages in and then I can bolt the dash in place and start finishing off the long list of little assembly jobs.

cheers........ Neil

Neil,
Your note by your username put me in mind of a joke by the US comedian Steven Wright.


Whenever I pick up someone hitchhiking, I always like to wait for a few minutes before I say anything to them. Then I say, "put your seatbelt on----I want to try something I saw in a cartoon, but I'm pretty sure I can pull it off." :

So this is my job list to get the car reassembled and finished.

To Do:

1. Suspension assy (Done)
2. Cycle wings (Done)
3. Wheels (Done)
4. Exhaust Repack (Done)
5. Exhaust primaries on (Done)
6. Exhaust Silencer on (Done)
7. Dash wrap and fit (Mostly Done)
a. Speedo bracket
b. Paint bulbs red
c. Resize ali plate (Done)
d. Rubber edge (Done)
e. Spray rings black
f. Carbon wrap (Done)
8. Steering column refit
9. Steering cowling fit
10. Wiring (partially done)
11. Fit front bonnet lugs
12. Make tunnel sides and wrap (Partially Done)
13. Fit cargo net to tunnel side
14. Trim vinyl edges underneath
15. Trim wheel arch edge
16. Fit Tom Tom Bracket
17. Fit number plates
18. Refit carpets
19. Refit Roll Cage
20. Refit Scuttle and front plate
21. Repeater lights
22. Geometry set up (corner weights, ride height and geometry setup booked for 19th Jan)
23. Refit Seats
24. Make & fit Radiator duct
25. Refit front indicators
26. Run flow and return fuel lines (Done)

like I said a lot of little reassembly jobs I reckon a nother couple of days work over the next two weeks (work and limited access to the car is holding me up now)

.....................Neil

Right I am all but finished the Upgrade. There is some tidying up to do and some wiring (oil pressure and temp guages) and I have it booked for Corner weighting, ride height an geometry set up on Thursday but the car is in a "presentable" state now so I have updated the thred here:

http://southernkitcars.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2177&p=32703#p32703

but here are a couple of photos of the car:









Thanks for looking.

................Neil

Hoping to take the car out and shake it down tomorrow!!?!?!? Bound to rain. But how will I know if the colours run

............Neil

Forecast for the south is windy with may be the odd shower!! I reckon you will be fine.. As for the paint running?? Just take it thru a car wash

So to all intents and purposes my winter upgrade is finished. I have a couple of tweeks to do but nothing major (set up digi dash etc) so here are a couple of photos of the car before and after.

Thanks for looking.

before


After:


Original (how I bought it:


IVA ready


Before:


After:



Cheers......... Neil

Done a good job there. Massive transformation well done