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Thanks mate. I’m in Bradford, West Yorkshire. Headliner came out pretty straight.

Good result there mate. It definitely adds up. The loom is where I’ll struggle. I’m no mechanic and those 15 year old French wires worry me :LOL:

It’s by far the worst of any of the deadening I have tackled, and it’s overhead but I’m gonna try the paint brush cleaner that Eddie555 suggested.

That’s exactly what I am so the jack will have to do for now. Even the ramps at my mechanics crush the jacking points.

Horrible stuff and it’s everywhere, I didn’t even realise there was some under the scuttle. I’ll pretend it’s not there for now ;)

Much appreciated. I’ll have a crack at that. Cheers

That’s my next port of call. Brake cleaner did a good job on all the other deadening but it’s slow going on this. I’ll get back to it tomorrow. Cheers

I don’t mind doing it if it’s not too major. Do you have some tips on how to do it? Cheers

Covid 19 boredom hit hard today so out came the roof lining.. Surprisingly easy to get to this point but that glue is a nightmare. Leaving it for another day ;)

Can the plugs be accessed without removing the dash mate? Cheers

Evening all, A question for those who have a bit of auto electrical knowledge unlike myself. I’ve removed the roof lining and obviously I’m left with the wiring for the interior light and vanity mirrors... Question is.. can I follow this back down to the corner of the windscreen and cut it...

Yeah their garbage mate. I spotted your thread on the cheap 172 so yours might be getting some hammer. It’s just something else to consider while you’re working on these cars ;)

Thanks. I’ll take a look. Keep up the good work.

As Richard Rawlings would say “ how much is this thousand dollar car?”

Bargain.

Great project, just read through it from start to finish. I’d like to know more about the manual steering if you don’t mind? How is it on track? How is it for quickly correcting oversteer? Cheers

Also, LOOKING at bushes won’t tell you much about there condition. If you have use of a ramp you need to get hands and pry bars against these areas to see movement.

I think I’d focus my attention on the list eddie555 posted rather than engine mounts but it’s good practice to check the lot.

Check all of the above. Did you upgrade the dog bone to a black series bush or purple? Sometimes upgrading in one area can expose worn or weak bushes in other areas.

A few more boredom/covid 19 maybe slightly unnecessary purchases... I will 100% not be doing the inner arb bushes myself but I reckon I’ll do the exhaust mount ;)

With so much time spent rolling round under the car lately the dairy lee jacking points particularly the drivers side are battered. Decided to modify my trolley jack to use on the chassis rail without having to pre lift the car. (Jack is too tall) So... Off with the original cup. M8 bolt +...

That first one, what a fukin horror show :LOL::LOL::LOL::LOL:

To do the lap belts right, and I may be corrected here, you should drill in two eyelets behind the seat with spreader plates no wider than the seat or just slightly wider than your hips.

Quality.

Sound. I thought I’d gone too far, was just looking at your solution as it happens. I’ll be trying something similar. In the meantime jacking on the chassis rail. Thanks mate.

Evening all, Probably a long shot but does anyone have a photo of a front jacking point in good nick? I’ve just folded mine out with grips/pry bars etc. Now looks like:Not brilliant but it was worse. It looks like I’ve folded it down too far though. Should the steel I’ve folded down be more or...

As above I’d go with the f1’s from that list. I’ve used p-zero’s which were also good. I wouldn’t overlook hankook tyres, normally slightly cheaper and I’ve had good experiences with those also. Think I had Ventus v 12’s.

Appreciate that mate. Coming from the owner of possibly the best looking engine bay on the forum I’ll take that. Cheers

It’s a slippery slope;)

Something else I should add is that some of the build threads on the forum are unbelievable. Well worth a look.