Noise suppressor for intercom
The intercom had a noticeably irritating alternator whine after installing and testing, pitch increased with RPM. There's an official noise suppressor from Rugged but is $40 before shipping, import duty...
Intercom
The Sportster is great for short trips and hooning little, but it isn't quiet and on longer journeys that can be fatiguing. You also mostly can't hear the head unit...
Heater Fan Fix
For a number of years now the heater has caused problems with the fans moving out on the shaft and scraping against the side of the outer casing. The tick...
Boot interior rear
The final trim piece is for the rear of the boot interior. Here's the initial planning using foam board. Transferring the foam board to aluminium. Test fit before bending. Bends...
Boot side panels
Next boot related project are the side panels. These I'm making out of aluminium, line with carpet and some rubber trim to seal them against the tub. Passenger side panel...
Harness Holes Be Gone
I made some blanking plates to cover holes no longer needed in the tub. These are aluminium, painted black then lined with rubber and held on with rivnuts, cup washers...
Boot lid
This is a project that's been been waiting for me to get to it for a very long time. The boot area has always been open with just two smaller...
Carpet
Woolies sell rot free carpet, I thought it would be worth a try see how well it will last in a car without any interior weather proofing. Here's the before...
Seat Repair
The Cobra Roadster 7 look nice, but the construction quality is questionable at best. After 6500 miles the driver seat broke in two. I'm very happy the nice SVA man...
3 point reel seat belt conversion
ziptie test, safety 3rd! Hole cut for threaded belt insert Test fit of new piece Use the lathe to clean up these spacers Reel mount Reel mout welded in Upper...
Varex exhaust build part 4
As I was busy Richard sorted the wiring out for the control box: Wiring, inside the tub running along the tank with the rest of the rear loom Wiring running...
MTX-L Calibration
Calibrated the sensor today on the bench. Important note - the big plastic plug that you connect to the sensor has a little plastic tab which stops the plug coming...
New Toy – Innovate MTX-L wide band lambda sensor and gauge
Arrived today an Innovate MTX-L lambda sensor plus gauge. Also has outputs for after market ECU.. This will allow me to monitor and log via a laptop the air fuel...
Vents and washer bottle
Demister vent tubing made out of some drain pipe Scuttle vents, these are from a mini with some stainless mesh added. Plastic tubed sprayed black and glued to scuttle. Some...
Getting there
I was hoping that the car would get finished today, but as always there were more and more little things to do! The centre console now has bracketing to hold...
Passenger Side
Passenger side speaker Driver side done This side still needs some more brackets so it's all solid.
Fuse box & speakers
Mk 2 fuse holder bracket This bracket also holds the wiper motor. The clamp has been moved up a bit to reduce flexing. The centre console is taking shape with...
Speakers, hazards and other stuff
Nose cone and centre console Nose cone fitted. hmm pretty colours Starting to piece together the centre console Two supports cut and shaped to get the angle of the radio...
Interior and rear lights
Dash board re-trim without glove box (wiper motor in the way) Rear of re-trimmed dash showing pod for speaker Divers side behind the dash Test fit on car, the mount...
Interior
DVLA Inspection took place today so with any luck we'll have a tax disk and reg number in a about a week! Some final touches to the interior, thanks to...
Finishing off
A few things to finish off on the interior: Carpet of the back of the rest of the tub. Bottom dashboard trim (radius issues with the way it was)...