My first Eunos! build Number 5

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I had a jass dial cluster plate, but was not 100% happy with the LED's, so i ordered some fresh led's and updated it to look more in keeping with Daryls interior with it being a MK 2 dash in a MK 1 so wanted more modern/retro look, it worked out really well we feel....

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We changed the seats to some MK 2.5 ones for comfort , but on the understanding that there would be no headrest speakers that he was use to , so we extended the speakers to the rear back panel,with plans to update the HU to a full touch screen and relocate the aftermarket gauges to the drivers windscreen pillar( we are making one up).
Also upgraded the engine pulley's, to the 1.8 mk1 multi ribbed alternator belt as apossed to the 1.6 V belt which we find wears out fast and produces a lot of dust , the only real issue we hit was the alternator 1.8 pulley sits more foreword on the shaft, which sets the belt all out of c**k , which was putting pressure on the water pump pulley and crank pulley causing the bolts and pulleys to work loose, grinding the spacer off the back of the alternator pulley solved the issue to pull it in more to sit straight.

Also changed his throttle cable because of stretch for age..

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Extra pics once lined up....

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We are getting close to getting her run in to have a full respray , so with that being the case ,we finally found time to fit the bonnet vents we got some years back, we wanted something subtle and not over the top in your face, anyway after a template was made up and a lot of measuring and measuring again and again ...... i was happy with where they would go for the cuts to happen, S/S mesh was found for the vents, and after a quick rub down and flash over with paint, they are being repainted so no need to go mad.
After the paint was dry it was time to cut and bond the mash in, this took the most time than any of the rest, time consuming and fiddly, but once all cut and bonding into place time to cut, grinder and dremmel, wet and dry, and added paint to the fresh alloy, the frame had to be fettled also for the louvers to sit correct, so kept as much of the frame as possible and over bonded it back to the skin before fitting the vents, any way pics....

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Something else i am in the process of finishing for his roadster...

[ian_c]

Just caught up with this - what a great build! Silver ones are the best ones

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Service ,New CAS seal, Rocker seal, engine flushed ,fresh oil and filter, brake discs, pads changed and bled off, all done with Daryls young jedi watching....

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Pillar pod made, gauges moved and touch screen fitted, new gear knob and drift button.....

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With the on going process with a really annoying fault on Daryls Roadster and the process of elimination swapping parts because the ECU says " nothing is wrong, everything is good ,nothing to see here" it is not the case, but on testing I noticed that the O2 sensor was not giving a peak signal and running dead flat, so needed to be changed , Saturday was the day , nice dry day, so daryl could crack on while i hit the welding...
Well it turned into a major fight, with every time full on, i kept pulling away to help and we were hanging of a scaffolding pole it was the bad, and i left Daryl to it popping back and forth everytime i heard " this f*cking car, i am going to burn it" are spanners being thrown in anger.
He finally got what was left of the sensor out at 8.30pm and i called time on the welding at 8pm, we had to recut the thread before even thinking about the newer one going in, she is wearing a S/S down pipe and even with getting the pipe glowing red it still did not help, and i am sure the sensor as been in for at least 25 years or so and was fussed in there good style, not the worst i have dealt with, Chris holdens after cat was by far the worst, so newer one went back in with a bit of Grrrrr, extended the wire, and everything away down on the ground for 9.30, showering at 10 all good.
Long day, and i did let him stay with it ,rather than Dad doing it, and credit to him he did ,although he had no chose as the old sensor was destroyed, i hope he felt that sense of achievement, we'll find out today if that as cured the fault, i don't think it will ,as it feels like an electrical issue, that intermittent which is frustrating , as i would rather it fail and tow him home and find whats dead to fix it, but hey the joys of cars...