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Build Diaries => Diablo => Topic started by: eddie on June 30, 2016, 08:19:54 PM
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YAH, I have not much of time or maybe I'm getting to old for that LOL, mean time I had to re enforce my door frame today , it sway a bit so add here and there. so that's fixed and mount micro switch on engine lid latch handle. ah yeah mount to fit door card with handle and arm rest.
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few thing done today
seam sealed left side floor pan
fab and installed striker receiver (MB) behind the body bolted to chassis
installed inner door handle to open the door and cable
mod and fit side panel
had couple of cheap beers
all parts are removable in case of replacement/service
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oh, I forgot to show for those who are new here, I made power seats few years back out of 2000 Lexus. just two way . both sides
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Man you got a lot of stuff done and you always need to make time to enjoy a few beers ::beers
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"had couple of cheap beers"
Good accomplishment!!!!!
Hopefully with some good friends.....
Your Roadster is looking good, we have to get together again
CCIE
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glad to see you making progress again ::rocker
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did not do much today,but spayed black in side door shell, wire loom , and install side glass.
question how do you install the grab handle ? glass it to the skin ? that's next and if I run out of liquids maybe try to fit the mirror . then I can bond the door skin together , so I hope by Labor weekend I'll turn the car around and work on right side.
Ill be back
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Hi eddie, no dont glass it to the skin, if they are oem, there are 2 post on the bottom with threded inserts for bolts, fabricate some L brackets with a hole drilled in and glass those to the skin when positioned the way you want it, allow glass to cure and you can bolt grab handles down.
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they where made by Leon in C/F and they do have a threaded inserts
so i made a bracket out of fiberglass and glassed it in. now drill out and bolt on
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This is what I was referring to, and Disregard the push button installation, it's no longer attached to the skin as shown.
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2507/32105998173_7ed1e0853a.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/QV6CGD)303a (https://flic.kr/p/QV6CGD)
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did some body fitment and installed MM Brazil C/F mirror
body is out tune
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also dash was out of shape need it cut and patch up . darn KIT CARS
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one thing after other
a I had to extend my shifter linkage rod 2" ( that sucker is like 6' long) . took an hour to remove . over the axle shaft ,under the Headers, between chassis and plumbing and remove dash since the rod can be pulled only forward ) was mounted not in right place. Jim D will pop by for final tuning .
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ok few more tings done,well I tried , fit the warning light bar and noticed two of the LED resistors broke off. not a big deal I'll get new .had to mod more my upper dash panel .again just a bit.and re installed the engine cover my new homie want see it. OH and re coat the center C/F panel after that water sand and buff out.
made vid of car running at 1700 RPM I'll put on youtube and post link here
that's all folks
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here's short vid of my car running at 1700RPM
not the best to do with Iphone and body and other crap not all of it bolted
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bXcl6UHcTw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bXcl6UHcTw)
also I primed the side was ugly looking at the bondo fixes
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her's my small modification on my shifter (from 3.8S/C and 016 transmision.) witch was design by Mr J D . we did , well I should say he did some other stuff to 016 so its shift smooth and not so hard into gears, note I did adjustable linkage rod in to shifter, and he final tune it.
I drove the car on the street N P shifting YEEEES
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just to keep ya busy for a bit
picture of my fuel tank and BMW 4 series filler neck . fuel door is , done but need just hook up . the wires are for fuel door actuator
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start to line up the center console and fit shifter gate and switches blah blah.
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so i pre fit the center console switches just to see if there's any thing in the way for wires to hoop up. now ( over the winter all taken a part sand and re clear .i'll be busy next couple week but would like to weld the anchors for seat belts.
oh forgot to say, the shifter rod will be shorter as soon as Ill bolt both seats in place
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took her out to blow off all the dust
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well as usually nothing fits.had to cut off rear panel between the tail lights pods make new one. while at it, I used left over C/F on top of it.
then Thanks to Rodney who made me cut off the pods and make it removable , so again more WORKL LOL. Rod thanks for the pictures.
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got bit of time so I cut off the tail lights pods re shape and primed. l have to add mounting bolts and fab brackets to bolt in. then fit the center panel and grill . not to fast winter is here
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Very nice work Eddie you've gotten a lot of things done. I really like the shot of the rear with the muffler and radiators showing ::thumbup
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Thanks Pedro , means lot to me from people like you , Rodney, Jim etc.
I see you almost done with yours on FB
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Thanks Eddie, yes I am almost done with mine. The car is running and driving well so that makes me happy. Now that I have plates I need to start taking out more to work out any bugs. My goal is to get it painted by the summer.
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so i pre fit the center console switches just to see if there's any thing in the way for wires to hoop up. now ( over the winter all taken a part sand and re clear .i'll be busy next couple week but would like to weld the anchors for seat belts.
oh forgot to say, the shifter rod will be shorter as soon as Ill bolt both seats in place
where did you get that carbon fiber console
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I made it my self ,thecenter tunel cover I copied but bit different
Then I skin the tunel and made cover
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Great work eddie!!
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why is it on my build posts?
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Ban this scammer!
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Scammer stop posting on this build thread. Eddie I'm so sorry, Im out.
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Sorry about that Eddie, I went ahead and cleaned up your thread ::salute
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member on asked about my center console. I could not post picture in PM so here's it
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so back work on again
did finished tail lights pods, fab mounting brackets and start do some body work on left side , exhaust deck done too. pods, grille just placed not bolt on yet.
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Looking good, it's nice to get primer on parts because it feels like real progress.
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this just cheap U pol lacquer primer after all is done the go again panel by panel with polyester filler then 2K . doing it so I can see the lines and low/high spot for now.
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made my head light bracket , it can adjust left or right up or down . btw I had the original plate and somehow I tossed in scrap bin at work >:(
needs bit of body work around and then lock it in , oh head light unit will be epoxy glued to plate by 3M 8115. I can unsrew and remove if need it.
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did did little 2k priming so I can see better the lines, gaps, some body improve etc.
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dash cluster just placed on not bolted
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Looking good Eddie. You and I are about neck and neck in the build progress. Do you have your doors done?
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I do I just took it off to add the vents in doors from Milton
I’m working on only on weekend due to my busy 14 hours a day
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Don't forget to put water drain holes in the bottom of the door inners.
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Do the handle and arm rest complicate things a lot? Nice work btw, Eddie!
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Misker it depends how your skills are
To me everything is complicated specially when you get bad slashed body
I had to buy set of new door shells from Ron , then the A post was not accurate to new doors , lot re dos , side inner panels where made for Fiero
Again re do, rocker panels twisted like pretzel
Bought new set from Ron
Etc I’m doing the build as hobby not that I need to drive it next day.
10 years in to it and I could buy B/N high end car for the money I spend on it. But I won’t give up
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Oh forgot new two piece dash board from Marcello
And light bar
I just don’t have time to spend hours to fix I rather buy one new that fits .
Oh speaking about the light bar as I asked everywhere
How to hoop up that idiot lights so when you turn key on they all light up and shut off in 3 seconds just like any car
So I put two pos wires on each and one that goes to each signal meaning
Second put all together and run on ignition on with delay diode , Bada bum bada bim
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door vent from Milton
keep in mind this is just rough body and prime so I can see in imperfections
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friend of mine wired the light bar for me ,so if you interested here are the diagram how to . I think original in cars are by ECM??
anyway here
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Eddie,
Is that per light in the light bar or for the whole strip
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For all at once
I run extra hot wire from each indicator connect them together to this chart . So at the end one wire will feed all at once 3 seconds .
Blk ground and hot for each signal , they are LED so some bulbs may not have build in resistor ( not sir if that’s right name)? As in my case I add to each bulb
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Did some body work on my rh side gonna re prime and work on left side after
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a little up date on my build, ( darn it takes so long) basic body work done, lights ,mirrors, glass etc pre fit. primed but not final coat its going get blocked and re spray 2K again . I've been 11 years on it, but working only on weekend and Oct-March nada, to cold
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Looking good. Love the Kitcentral shirt!
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I did re do my front hood hinges ( thanks Rodney ) and now i'll get on with the wiper motor linkage . keep in mind that's just basic install , needs smooth and paint it black .
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Looking good, Eddie. I took the liberty to lighten the shadows to show your details (Adobe Photoshop). ::thumbup
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NP thanks , not finished yet but its coming . I had before the BMW trunk hinges but it never want to line up , since my body was so butchered by splashing . Rodney talked me in to change as OEM style and one day it was done. I'll make better picture when finished with lift shocks
I had to cut out that middle section so I can get to weld mounting brackets . yesterday I flange the cut off piece ,today glassed both side together
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l did some work for change , left side primer blocked.had to mod the roof that was 2" short ???? its still needs more work. and fit wiper pivot. over next weekend i'll do the linkage , then i'll block primer on right side and so on .years flying i'll tell you. don't mine the heavy tint on windshield .
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Great to see you at it, that certainly is not the fun bit of the build.
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I case you wonder why is the body empty
I pre fit all lights, dash , Center console everything
So when I paint it it won’t have any overspray
And I case of replace some parts all is made to do with out tearing the body a part
Still lot to do before the paint
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I had to re work my wiper transmission due to my new lid hinges
But all good now later remove and massage hinges
Can’t post vid of hows working .
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just a little update on my kit car, wait I mean replica. got primed and start to block and going over some imperfections then the prime final coats after and hopefully paintlt before winter. also, a little thing when I got the ECM flashed they took of about 10 things so when I need to start up it takes good 3 cranks over till the fuel pump activates, so a friend of mine made prime delay circuit two seconds. you crank in two seconds starts. just like the real Lamborghini does.
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all send and waiting for a space in our shop to be colored, hopefully in around 23rd August. I will use HoK 32 , so let see how that going to come out. everything is removed, basically running chassis and body. temp C5 rims, and alfa steering wheel. after paint slowly put together. oh the body was sand 400 then 600wet. will use a white sealer, after the base Dupond clear LE8700S.
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I have a Cadillac Northstar engine and my start is the same problem. The oil pressure switch has two circuits in it. One controls the fuel pump and the other controls the oil pressure "dash light" system. But, the ecm is in the middle of the mess. so no oil pressure, no ignition controll voltage. My fuel pump is on a separate circuit. Probably good to have oil pressure before ignition/start? There is a ton of points in the Northstar that should have oil pressure before ignition voltage though (overhead valve lifters, multiple cam chain tensioners, etc) I'm still going to try a bypass circuit to enable ignition sooner.
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oh boy well, I know nothing about this, on my S/C everything has a separate circuit only fuel injection, I think EGR is gone, Transmission, limiter, etc, about a dozen things were deleted on my ECM.one thing, the ECm would prime fuel pump as turn key on and start. after it was flashed it would take good 20 seconds or more to prime and start, so I have an Alfa steering column, and one of the levers on the right, when is moved down, has no power,( no need it something to do with wipers on Alfa but the rest works wipers, light ), so I hooked up power to that wire before I start the engine I move the lever for 2 seconds it'll activate the fuel pump and fist klick the engine starts. I can leave it on or move up by then ECM takes over for the fuel pump. I have to tell you, many many things were instructed by Jim Dinner who would come to my house.
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finally is in the shop to get get some covering
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got it wrapped and ready to spray inside the jams and doors
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Door jams. Inner door,
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Looking great. Another milestone reached. thanks for posting progress. Inspires all of us.
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well started to hang the door on and lids. I'm waiting for extra Tangelo ( 2 quarts), I bought a gallon (US) but I used one quart just for jams so just to be sure I don't run short while painting the exterior. if I don't need it I can return it, not paying for it unless I open the can. now we are getting busy at the shop, the long weekend we are closed, Thursday they are going Service the Downdraft, so hopefully, I'll get it done after that,
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my boss comes over to open his shop just for me, 4 hours work. bumper rocker fins and top later. there's no space in the booth for all parts
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Stunning Colour choice Eddie I love it! Looks fantastic! Great hearing from you again. We'll need to have a big get together when you get it done!
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Thanks , you may not know Joe sold the unit, everything in it
So no more coffee hang outs
But we should maybe in the next spring get together,
Jim Dinner it’s gonna help me with front wheels adjustment
Anyway will keep in touch
I had to put temp tail lights so the CAA would tow it back home under my Fords tags lol cause they are taking picture of the rear car before load up
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Eddy!!!!! Your Roadster is coming out AMAZING!!!!!
Just Beautiful
CCIE
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Thanks , you may not know Joe sold the unit, everything in it
So no more coffee hang outs
But we should maybe in the next spring get together,
Jim Dinner it’s gonna help me with front wheels adjustment
Anyway will keep in touch
I had to put temp tail lights so the CAA would tow it back home under my Fords tags lol cause they are taking picture of the rear car before load up
We can do it at my place if your up to the drive to Cambridge. Where I shot Joe's yellow Diablo you did.
https://youtu.be/yT2MGfuyoLw (ftp://youtu.be/yT2MGfuyoLw)
We can round up the current owners and past owners/builder's. You thinking of going to Carlisle?
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Canadians are not allowed if they are not Vaxed to enter US of A, only illegals are. second I was there and that was many years ago and I was not impressed, a lot of tuners. well let see what's up next year, lets get this depopulation COVID over , BTW do you remember a man named Tony who was building Factory fife Cobra . just getting in ready for a paint job . that car has a 15K $ engine done up I think he said 6 or 7 hundred HP.anyway talk later
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Start to cut and buff
Upper section on rear 1/4 I need to get 2” cordless buffer/plolishet
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The final step in the finishing. Looks fantastic!
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Thank you Dale
It’s been bit too long 11 years, but after 6 I took it as hobby, also very difficult when you are dealing with 100times splashed body
Nothing did not matched
Upholstery is next . All parts are ready to wrap
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Thanks , you may not know Joe sold the unit, everything in it
So no more coffee hang outs
But we should maybe in the next spring get together,
Jim Dinner it’s gonna help me with front wheels adjustment
Anyway will keep in touch
I had to put temp tail lights so the CAA would tow it back home under my Fords tags lol cause they are taking picture of the rear car before load up
We can do it at my place if your up to the drive to Cambridge. Where I shot Joe's yellow Diablo you did.
https://youtu.be/yT2MGfuyoLw (ftp://youtu.be/yT2MGfuyoLw)
We can round up the current owners and past owners/builder's. You thinking of going to Carlisle?
lol, can't remember what I did yesterday, let alone a couple years ago. Odd you can fly over the boarder by can't drive, go figure? Agree to early to plan for sure but wanted to put the bug in your ear......so to speak.
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Thank you Dale
It’s been bit too long 11 years, but after 6 I took it as hobby, also very difficult when you are dealing with 100times splashed body
Nothing did not matched
Upholstery is next . All parts are ready to wrap
You doing it yourself?
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no, I'm not doing upholstery, I can't even saw the button on my shirt. about half-hour from my place mcautotrim , you can look upon at Instagram.
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Well , it’s getting cold so I dressed up the 3.8cs for now not completely bolt yet,
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Eddy.... Looking awesome.
On my NAERC with a 3800 SC & Audi transmission the engine cover sits way too high and interfiers with the closing of the engine bonnet. DO you have the same issue? if not how did you resolve this.
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Yes I did , alternator was in its way,
I cut out where the ribs are and moved up . It’s been good 9 years ago
But I do remember it was pain in the As$ , like rest of the splashed. Body
I believe I bought it from Marcelo the cover . Actually I forgot who.
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Hey Eddie, hope all is well.
I remember you sending me a photo of the engine cover that wouldn't fit. I would love to see how you got around that and see the your progress.
I'm in Dundas so not too far, if that's okay with you.
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I’m home mostly weekends on afternoon
I paint my car last month andstill is all striped , now is darn cold got to wait till spring to Finnish you want to come by more than welcome
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That colour is House of Kolor Tangelo 32
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Wow!!, this build has come a long way Eddie!! you are doing an amazing job!
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thank u, Sam, still, a lot of work to be done, I send my dash parts and A post cover to be reupholstered should be done by end of the year then door panels, etc. I chosed charcoal with orange stitching. door panel and sear I may do two-tone. this man is from the Dominican does amazing work you can check on Instagram mcautotrim Toronto.
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ok, I had to add round hole mesh so the Murcielago muffler is not that visible, and still, the engine can get some breathing. also per Jim Dinner, I hooked up the reverse light from the 016 gearbox.
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finally got my dash wrapped up, next week door panel then seats and so on. guy was very busy but I did not mind waiting during a winter. I just unwrapped and placed it on . the two long things are A post inner covers
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installed gauges, radio heat control I just place on for the picture.
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The gauges are 4” VDO with Lamborghini script , thanks to Jim Dinner who come over back in days and opened and installed
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took my car out on fresh air, still waiting for the upholstery guy to finish my panels, it's had been a year, and only did dash >:(
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signal Stalks for Alfa and Factory Murcielago this unit was tested and working well. Keep in mind this unit will not bolt to Alfa 164 column, good for replicas of Diablo, Murcielago with a mod to your column, and will fit OEM Lamborghini Murcielago. made in Germany. also, the difference between 164 and this unit is the housing is straight yet 164 housing is slant on each side
asking US 200$ plus US 25 $ shipping to US and Canada
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Looks great, glad you are making progress ::headbang
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thanks, yeah I should have the seats and door panels by end of the month, then just the rear firewall paneling and odd few things to upholster. oh the rooftop I'll get wrapped later
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Seats arrived , now instal the two way P/seat track
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What a Great way to start 2023 Eddie! I hope you finish it in time for summer ::rocker ::headbang
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my door panels, Im waiting since last May, it's a different upholsterer (the first one) panels are done but needs still to finish my armrests way too busy doing other jobs. so I'm chilling for now since is still winter./ the rest rear firewall and flooring and a few odd pieces will be done by the second guy who did my seats.
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he did not cut out the speaker hole till I get there to pick it up. he said should I tuck it in or cut the perimeter? when is ready bring your speaker.
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oh, the first guy also did my two-piece dash, stroll down to see
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Nice looks great
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Almost done
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Windshield on , wiper arm just placed on . Not mounted
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I think the pictures at to big that’s why they are sideways?
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Possible buyer
That was few months ago never come back ( no money)
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D'oh!
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How's that interior coming along?
Lovin that colour. You want to sell it already?
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It’s all gone, just minor stuff exterior
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The wiper arm just placed on not mounted, mirror glass ( oem) , door seal etc,
I may re-do the roof, to darn heavy that is why I have not painted yet
With kit cars there’s always something to do. Sell? If I sell my house and get condo, then I have to sell it, I build this basically just to do something
While I’m stressed lol
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The wiper arm just placed on not mounted, mirror glass ( oem) , door seal etc,
I may re-do the roof, to darn heavy that is why I have not painted yet
With kit cars there’s always something to do. Sell? If I sell my house and get condo, then I have to sell it, I build this basically just to do something
While I’m stressed lol
lol your stress relief creates beutiful things!
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now, I need windshield moldings to fab