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really have to congratulate both of you on this. Awesome stuff

Thanks guys.

it really has been fun and a great bonding project.

Could'nt help but put a pic up of the pink, just thought id tease you all

There is still loads to come :
Trimming rear with ali chequer plate
Fitting new SAAS steering wheel(you'll never guess what colour !!)
Ali number plate trims
Twin rear recovery hooks
Bonnet catches

Some of the pics will have to come after the 28th June though, as they will give too much away re the colour scheme

This weekend we will be touching the paintwork up on the bonnet, as we are a little dissapointed with a small area of it.

Put the evening of the 28th June in your diary, for the big reveal

cookie monster

Put the evening of the 28th June in your diary, for the big reveal

Keep your pants on please.


....oooh, you mean.... right, got it

im sooooo jealous lol

looking good !!!
anyone else notice ................

Swaybar disconnects

Or are you just excited that the car is urinating on the ground moose?

Layto....

lay80n wrote:Swaybar disconnects

Or are you just excited that the car is urinating on the ground moose?

Layto....

you idiiot !!!
yes the dis-connects !!! very neat way of doing it !!!

moose wrote:

lay80n wrote:Swaybar disconnects

Or are you just excited that the car is urinating on the ground moose?

Layto....

you idiiot !!!
yes the dis-connects !!! very neat way of doing it !!!

Yeah, that is VERY cool.

Layto....

thats grouse! i'm gonna do that (eventually)

Love the little teaser pic's. You have inspired many people on outer's I believe. I'm definitely inspired.

Well done and congratulations to you both. Looking forward to the big unveiling!

Lil'Loki wrote:Well done and congratulations to you both. Looking forward to the big unveiling!

X2!!!

Pez.

What a brilliant work up.

My man/child informed me this past weekend he wanted to buy a Sierra as his first 4WD. It was good to be able to show him a little of what he could have in store for him. Not to mention what he could be working on with my 4WD.

My bearings need doing too..lol

Can't wait to see the end result and hope it brings you many many more hours of enjoyment.

Great thread guys.....even managed a positive comment from Grimbo!!!

reprise wrote:Great thread guys.....even managed a positive comment from Grimbo!!!

And and it must be all legal mods as he hasn't said anything about it not being legal your state......

Its Awsome to see the family getting together for a build up, school project or not!

I'm not 100 % sure on this but I think the reason for the short wires on the spotlights was to keep the connection inside the housing so it dose not get water damage?
"hense the plastic coated plugs so it dose not spark on the housing!"
correct me if I'm wrong?

power wire is a bit short

cookie monster wrote: There is still loads to come :
Trimming rear with ali chequer plate
Fitting new SAAS steering wheel(you'll never guess what colour !!)
Ali number plate trims
Twin rear recovery hooks
Bonnet catches

I would really think twice about putting after market bonnet catches on, unless done properly, they can look pretty dodgy, and draw unwanted attention from the boys in blue.

also, i have found from personal experience that they can fail at the worst of times, e.g. doing 100 on the express way, NOT FUN!!! and leave some fun dents in the bonnet when it hits the roof.

If having the bonnet release in the glove box is a major PITA to you, you can quite cheaply buy after market bonnet release cables which can be located more conveniently.

Cant wait to see the paint job, I have an Urban Camo one Planned for the LWB, (Pretty close to the one on the CALMINI website, but more grey)

Pixie

or you can move the standard bonnet release to a different position.
This thread it great stuff, congrats to both of you.

Or just move the stock release to a more convenient location.

I can't see what's wrong with the stock latch either.

Steve.

I did this:



Easy!

Cheers,

Pez

Dont have a problem with the way the bonnet opens etc and the latch is all in tact and working.
The bonnet does not sit down onto one of the front rubber stops, so has a little bit of movement in it.
We tried adjusting the rubbers, but to no avail.
Just thought we'd put the rubber bonnet latches on as a secondary measure to stop the movement.

Danzo.

You may well be right!
But once we take the car out and check the positioning of the lamps and adjust, we will cover the connectors in shrink wrap for protection.
Thought it would be easier to remove the lamps if needed with the connectors on the outside.

cookie monster

Steering Wheel Install

Original Steering wheel


Pull off the horn to expose the nut


Undoing the nut


Before totally removing the nut, make sure the wheel is going to come off the splines. Ours wriggled off easy enough.
If the wheel is tight on the splines, you will have to use both palms of your hands to 'hit' the back of the wheel rim and dislodge it. If you dont have the nut on, you will end up with the wheel in your face !

Wheel off the splines


The new wheel & boss kit




Boss showing splines to match the steering column


On with the boss(make sure you have the boss so that the wheel will be screwed onto it in the correct position


Tighten nut slightly, as you may need to remove the whole boss to index it a few splines, to make sure it in the right position

Attaching the horn wires


The wheel was attached to the boss using dome head screws. We checked to make sure it was in the right position, then tightened the nut.

All complete


cookie monster

Trimming the rear cargo area with aluminium chequer plate

Old trim


Old trims layed out on ali chequer plate


Hailey cutting shapes out with jigsaw


Trial fitting trims




We decided to make the rear door trim into a fold down table

Hailey drilling holes for hinges


Fitting it up


We used tek screw to attach hinges to bodywork






Seeing if it shuts !


Finished articles











cookie monster

might want to think about some felt or even a smear of silicone on the rear door where the checkerplate touches - thats bound to vibrate when you're driving...

This has been a really awesome build hey! Im dead keen to see the final product!!!!

Great work, hailey & dad. really good to see you's enjoying it

Good work guys, do I sense a little bit of wanting to get it finished....

You should hit the steering column with a coat of black paint as well to match the new Steering wheel and shiny black Boss kit that went on.... Or is the whole dash getting a pink Fur covering......

MUD-PIGSIERRA wrote:Good work guys, do I sense a little bit of wanting to get it finished....

You should hit the steering column with a coat of black paint as well to match the new Steering wheel and shiny black Boss kit that went on.... Or is the whole dash getting a pink Fur covering......

Yes the steering column shroud will be getting some paint, does the wheel have to come off to get the shrouds off ?

We have just about finished, only the shrouds to paint and the bonnet to cut and polish after some fresh paint was put on last weekend to fix up an unsightly area.

cookie monster

Fitting Number Plate Surrounds

The ali was left over from the cargo area re-trim, so we thought we'd make some number plate surrounds. This would strengthen the front plate, as it hangs down from the bull bar and allow us to remove the large ugly steel number plate holder that was on the rear.

Hailey drilling mounting holes


Filling the rad's




Drilling holes with tek screw


The bull bar was too thick for the drill to seat the tek's, so had to use the ratchet to tighten


Pre drilling holes for 2nd set of mounting screws


Finished front plate


Attaching rear plate


cookie monster

Besides the pink - way cooler than my first car!

Love the way that you are building it up too - very good lesson for Hailey.
Least we know now she won't be one of those ladies who stand looking at their flat tyre waiting for some nice bloke to come and change it for them.

excellent work on the inner panels (and the rear door table - wink, wink!)

i especially like the way you lined it all with rubber around the edges of the checker plate - that will be a tip i will use next time.

To stop my table 'rattling' i put small pieces of sticky-backed rubber at the corners - doesnt rattle at all, and i have seen bonnet latches used instead of rubber ties, but my 3 rubber ties have held my table tight against the rubber perfectly.

excellent work guys - this thread has given me a list of jobs (which i have parts for sitting in the shed, but havent gotten around to doing yet):
- bearings
- brakes
- rocker cover gasket change
- steering wheel replacement

i clicked on pg 4 read it through then had to click ph1 and start from the beginning!!

Awesome effort Hailey & Dad. it great to see people as young as yourself getting in and enjoying a "not so girl" hobby big HIGH 5 your way!!

keep it up...

Evan