Thanks for the reply and I was able to locate a thermostat locally in the US. Since I have the radiator removed I have decided to replum the lines like yours. Currently I am using a Jetta coolant recovery tank and the top of the tank has a 1/4" line at the top and a 5/8 line at the bottom. The 1/4 line seems small for the coolant to return from the reversed manifold to the coolant tank. What size is your line? Might need to find me a new tank. Also, did you plug the end of reversed manifold where the heater supply line use to be? Sorry for all the questions just trying to get all my ducks in a row.
Both lines at the top of the coolant tank are purely for self burping, NOT flow, mine are 6mm. The main bypass flow is the heater circuit which must remain permanently open.
5/8" is what I used at the bottom of the tank to stock heater return.
I actually put an additional manual bleed point on the other end of the coolant manifold but it wasn't needed at all so wouldn't bother, just block it up.
When you remove the stock thermostat, don't actually refit with nothing there are you need to maintain the correct compression for the seal, I cut the centre out of the original thermostat and reokaced the remaining ring, you could just cut out a ring in the right thickness material too..
Rich
After 9 weeks of chasing, my second trimmer only managed to get the door panels and roof hinge covers done... I've now bitten the bullet and gone with a very good guy I've used before, just more expensive, but I know that he will do very good work and for my deadline which is the end of June.
I also had issues with the iphone dock, it seems the docks aren't straight through electrically and Alpine have a particular way of connecting together. I tried opening it up and making more connections but it still doesn't work... Any ideas?!?
I finally got the call to say the interior was ready late yesterday afternoon... I left work early to pick it up and now it's in!!
under artificial light
Natural light
Hi Rich
That looks very nice.
Steve
Very nice indeed👍
Reub
beyond awesome! as per usual. Love you work Rich. 👍
Rich, that looks sensational👍
but what about the visors?
Flintstones wrote:Rich, that looks sensational👍
but what about the visors?
Do they have sun over there, they can probably be deleted
Flintstones wrote:Rich, that looks sensational👍
but what about the visors?
I know exactly what you mean, I'll either get some new identical ones or trim those with leather, just don't think they'd look right against the white headlining which is why I'm still wavering...
Rich that looks awesome. great job!
ricola wrote:Flintstones wrote:Rich, that looks sensational👍
but what about the visors?
I know exactly what you mean, I'll either get some new identical ones or trim those with leather, just don't think they'd look right against the white headlining which is why I'm still wavering...
ahh,i see your delema...damned if you do, and damned if you don't.
Headlining's been trimmed I gather? if not, trim it the same as the interior, then your visors will be right, otherwise tough decision.
the headlining in a cabrio is a bitch and I've already done it, you have to practically dismantle the roof to get access to it all and I think a headlining the same colour as the trim would be a bit oppressive....
I think black sunvisors will look very good. And it's neutral.
That dash is sensational 👍
Futue te ipsum!!!
Bizarre wrote:That dash is sensational 👍
I agree but then, the whole car is just brilliant.
Yogie
Another idea... I could make up some black perspex sunvisors like the really early VWs, I think with them being a different material would stop any clashes and I've been wanting to do some of those for years...
ricola wrote:Another idea... I could make up some black perspex sunvisors like the really early VWs, I think with them being a different material would stop any clashes and I've been wanting to do some of those for years...
Cool idea. I am looking at a similaer idea for mine using something different
A dark perspex would be spot on im my opinion
Good thinking 99 👍
Futue te ipsum!!!
Great idea, going perspex👍
The pictures above drove me into coming up with a replacement set of sunvisors quickly! Although they matched the headlining I think they clashed badly with the roof down. I'd have the idea of making up some smoked plastic ones, in the style of early VWs, for a while so decided now was the time! Above is what a stripped sunvisor looks like, all this just to get the pivot.
I then made up a hinge assembly and cut some 5mm tinted perspex to shape and this is how they ended up, I'm very happy with this look.. At the same time I also painted the rear-view mirror base black to match.
damn that looks neat.......have you taken a heatgun to the edges of the plexi? That will get them super mirror smooth.
Damn I love your build. It was your speedster that got me into the mood to convert mine.
- FFF
That's definately done the trick👍👍
Cheers
D
I've tried flame polishing and a heat gun on scraps but it was distorting the edges slightly. I'll do a bit more wet sanding and polish at some point but they are pretty good as they are... I was impatient to see the effect!
Looks fantastic. I think they suit your car well.
Any chance of some close ups? I'd like to see how you attached the perspex to the frames if I could.
I'm probably going to make some more hinge bits better at some point. These are just thick sheet aluminium bent around the rod and bolts through the sheet and perspex sandwiching it. Tightening up the bolts gives more friction to the hinge. Really nothing complicated
Hi Rich
They look great and would be very practical but they wouldn't be legal in Australia, they have to be padded in case you hit your head on them.
Steve
I got fed up with messing around trying to trick the stock ECU to make the correct boost with my much modified from stock (subaru) intake and exhaust so I have now fitted a Gizzmo MS-2 electronic boost controller. This has closed loop boost control as well as turbo timer and FCD (which I won't be using). It now finally makes 1.1 bar without overshooting and hitting the fuel cut but I will still be playing with the rate at which boost comes in. I had a second ashtray surround which I welded up and modified to fit the Gizzmo controller. It certainly feels a lot quicker now so my times will undoubtedly be better!
Hi mate
do u know how much your car weighs?
Jak
Sorry, missed your reply, got bored of the million notifications so turned them off!
It's no lightweight, heading for 1100kg with a full tank from the MOT, shold get it weighed properly at some point..
