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Post by Bantum » Mon Nov 09, 2015 6:32 pm

+ A few more boxes :

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

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Telltale ...

Post by Bantum » Sun Nov 15, 2015 5:52 pm

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

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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 :
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Now onto the next bit ... ;)

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Post by Bantum » Sat Dec 19, 2015 1:49 am

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 :

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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 :

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Will be interesting to see if it holds :

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

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Post by Bantum » Sat Dec 19, 2015 2:05 am

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

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

+ cleaned up some of the other gauges :

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

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Post by Silverbullet » Sat Dec 19, 2015 9:46 am

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 ;)
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Post by El_Freddo » Sat Dec 19, 2015 9:35 pm

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 ;)

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Post by Bantum » Mon Jan 25, 2016 1:20 am

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

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

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And test fitting :

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

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Post by Tigger » Mon Jan 25, 2016 11:45 am

They look great!! :)
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Post by El_Freddo » Mon Jan 25, 2016 1:12 pm

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...

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Post by Bantum » Mon May 02, 2016 4:59 am

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 :

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Back side :

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Will see how it turns out ... ;)

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Post by Bantum » Tue Oct 04, 2016 1:39 am

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

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And goes somewhere here ...

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Test fitting ...

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Should look ok ...

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Post by Bantum » Tue Oct 04, 2016 3:23 am

Also got some bling to add somewhere :

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Not sure where they go yet ... :shock:

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PWJDM - seems to be a weird code for something ?

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Post by Proton mouse » Tue Oct 04, 2016 9:50 am

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

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Post by Bantum » Wed Oct 05, 2016 3:30 am

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 ... ;)

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Post by Bantum » Fri Dec 02, 2016 6:13 am

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

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Checked to see how good it measured up :

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

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

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

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Post by Bantum » Fri Dec 02, 2016 6:28 am

Also got round to getting this laser cut :

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Fitted the LEDs to go with it :

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& found some green plastic :

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

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Post by El_Freddo » Fri Dec 02, 2016 4:11 pm

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 ;)

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Post by Silverbullet » Fri Dec 02, 2016 5:53 pm

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

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

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 :o Would you mind terribly if I copied them for my wagon? :oops: I'll pay royalties honest!!
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Post by Bantum » Fri Dec 02, 2016 11:01 pm

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 ... :cool:

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

Painted the back in black :

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& Peeled the cover to reveal :

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

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Post by Bantum » Wed Jan 11, 2017 6:37 am

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

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

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