SelfMadeTramp Posted March 22, 2014 Posted March 22, 2014 I have just suffered my first annual (and hopefully the most expensive) bout of upgradeitis. Most of the time and money was spent on the cockpit, new JK's, new harnesses, new steering wheel and a new dashboard and tunnel top. I've done the first blat today since finishing it all, to Castle Combe with the North Oxford group and some new friends from the Swindon area, and apart from some battery trouble, i'm very pleased with the result. I don't think i am looking forward to next winter, nor is my bank manager.... Hope your upgrades have gone well, see you at Stoneleigh 1 Quote
KugaWestie Posted March 22, 2014 Posted March 22, 2014 It looked great today Roger, well done mate. Great fun today. I hope you get the battery/charging issue sorted soon Quote
Murraymint Posted March 22, 2014 Posted March 22, 2014 Nice work….where did you get the dash from looks the business. Quote
SelfMadeTramp Posted March 22, 2014 Author Posted March 22, 2014 Yeah the dash was just a rectangular blank in 4mm carbon from Julian at Aerodynamix, I had to design it, template it in 4mm ply and create it from scratch. It's taken bl##dy ages and caused me many headaches but it came out just about how I imagined it so I can't complain at the grief it gave me. Cheers Quote
peet Posted March 22, 2014 Posted March 22, 2014 Looks really great especially the dash!! How have you fixed your drivers seat in and is it adjustable? Quote
SelfMadeTramp Posted March 22, 2014 Author Posted March 22, 2014 Looks really great especially the dash!! How have you fixed your drivers seat in and is it adjustable? Thnx The seats were a bit of a faff, the seat runners which are adjustable ones, were shorter than the distance between the floor mounting bars. I bought some 6mm thick by 25mm wide steel bar from B&Q and cut it to reach from the front crossbar to the rear bulkhead. I then bolted the runners to the bar, and the bar to the floor. Fitting required putting the seat fully forward to reach the rear bolts and line them up, then slide the seat back and reach the fronts. As long as you keep everything aligned and drill the floor holes out a bit then it's possible but a bit of a pain to do. My JK's are 3943's which were longer than my original Westfield sports seats which makes entry and exit a bit harder but they are super comfortable even without the seat pads. Quote
peet Posted March 23, 2014 Posted March 23, 2014 Aha that is the same solution i'm going for with the runners - great minds think alike! I love my JKs got mine padded tho. Clever shape on the dash - did you really have to make it so nice that I look at my dash now and think mmmm maybe I'll upgrade??? Thanks for nothing!! Haha Quote
Tom Frankland (T3OMF) Posted March 23, 2014 Posted March 23, 2014 Clever shape on the dash - did you really have to make it so nice that I look at my dash now and think mmmm maybe I'll upgrade??? Thanks for nothing!! Haha Me to................ Quote
Murraymint Posted March 23, 2014 Posted March 23, 2014 Yeah the dash was just a rectangular blank in 4mm carbon from Julian at Aerodynamix, I had to design it, template it in 4mm ply and create it from scratch. It's taken bl##dy ages and caused me many headaches but it came out just about how I imagined it so I can't complain at the grief it gave me. Cheers As you say a headache but well worth it….good job… Quote
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