Murci G28 build "Chaos"

[usmc_butler]

This is what Alan has been working on, hope to get one to test soon 

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[usmc_butler]

Did a little work on the rear hinge, this was just a quick test to see if the Seabring hinges I bought would open at the correct angle without hitting. Everything is just temporary placed and will still need to be framed and shocks added. Did all of this in about and hour.

Hinge Test

[autopro]

That's a Honda one in the picture, I know it looks pretty close to the rear engine lid hinges.

[usmc_butler]

Auto is that the original or the Honda one?! 

[autopro]

That's too bad that you won't be able to use the inner hood, it's such a nice piece.  Maybe you can try a different type of hinge, I know Extreme use the Honda Prelude trunk hinges, they show the installation on their video.

[usmc_butler]

Here is the Seabring trunk hinges I plan on using. They have a good fit and they should work with the way they lift (hopefully). And the last few pictures are just teasers, I got my tag and Lamborghini of Dallas Frame on. Still need to order my engine bonnet glass (notice how the lexan bows)

[usmc_butler]

Todays topic will be hinges... I ordered a set of 98 Audi A4 trunk lid hinges for the front luggage area and a set of Seabring trunk hinges for the engine bonnet. I only had time to work on the front last night and I have decided to not use the inner hood due to lack of space between the hinge and the brake reservoir. I will just make a inner structure, panel bond it to the hood then glass over it, smooth and paint... I only got the hinges mounted, secured and hood temporarily mounted to the hinges last night. Shocks seem a bit strong but once the inner structure is in place the should be perfect, also I haven't gotten to the safety latch or the hood latch yet.

LP640 Replica Hood Hinged

[usmc_butler]

I do have the Auto tranny and I am running a seperate tranny cooler, not going through the radiator....

[pkovgolf]

Is yours an auto transmission?
If so, did you install an auto transmission oil cooler (radiators that have this integral or a separate cooler)?

Thank you!
Peter

[Texas]

Thank you Dustin for letting me borrow your parts. For anyone interested in the console please pm me. I made several repairs to the console that Dustin has and then made the mold. It looks better in person. I am not really in the parts business but I am willing to make a few of these. 

[autopro]

So what are the thoughts on the seats? They are just ebay ones I got last year to recover, I'm really in a toss up if I should use the Fiero seats with the tops or these. Personally I like the look of the modified Fiero seats but these are really comfortable and would be easy to have recovered.

I'm also planning on buying the same style of seats Dustin, in my opinion they look really good and you will be able to save some cash and a bit of hassle on modifying the Fiero seats.  Those seats are ready to go  .  I really like the way your interior is starting to come together.

[usmc_butler]

Thanks  for the nice comments! Everything is just sitting there just to see how the parts fit. I was thinking that the console sat much further forward and I was going to need to make a "fake firewall" but it sets near prefect to the original car. Im pretty happy to the way it turned out. Mike (murci-me) said once the the original console was so wide that you needed to make new seat brackets and I don't think I will need to do that either. And Mr. Lambiero I don't make a habit of copying anything but this needed quite a bit of fixing so I did have it copied by a good friend and I hope he decides to sell a few since it is a known fact that the consoles that come with the G28 kits are for a right hand drive cars  Also the guy that originally made the console isn't a member on any forum and I wouldn't want to profit off any work that I didn't do, I don't work that way


So what are the thoughts on the seats? They are just ebay ones I got last year to recover, I'm really in a toss up if I should use the Fiero seats with the tops or these. Personally I like the look of the modified Fiero seats but these are really comfortable and would be easy to have recovered.

[01Lambiero]

Nice, Dustin.  Nice seats too.  Just an idea but you could fix the console and make a plug out of it and pull a mold off.  Then lay up a GOOD one.  Maybe sell a few if you choose.  my $.02  Jim

[No Bull]

That's coming together really nicely Dustin and that has to be one of the best fitting consoles that I've seen yet.   

Chris

[640]

This is getting good(er)!