keefr22 Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 13 hours ago, Toftdale said: So next year I hope to take her on trip to either Wales Make sure it's North Wales Andy - it's rubbish down south now, flippin 40 mph limits on all our good roads - even 30 on one we used to call the 'golden mile' - dead straight across open moorland and clear visibility all round for just over a mile actually. If anybody dared suggest that dropping the limit from 60 was anything other than a money making exercise they're a bare faced liar! Keith 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toftdale Posted November 19, 2022 Author Share Posted November 19, 2022 In order to make this really feel like my car it was necessary to print my own decals, which was nowhere near as daunting as I thought it was going to be. basically I've imported images (either from the net or my photos) into photoshop removed the background and then sized them correctly. Plenty of videos on YouTube. Next up the steering wheel needed to be modified. I've keep the rim, but had to make a new centre to match my car. Then used one of the momo decals I printed. The first decals I printed onto clear sheet, this meant that the yellow just disappeared as soon as I placed it on the black wheel. Therefore I reprinted it on white paper (but filled in the blank spaces in black) and it worked a treat! Also as the transkit is based on an earlier car than mine, there is switch missing off the dash (for the heated screen, only really used when the hood is on). So made an impression of the dash usimg some Blue Stuff and then used some Vallego plastic putty to make a new switch. Originally I used some super glue and talcum powder instead of the putty, but that just stuck to the mold. And the final result The steering wheel is a bit clunky, but in reality its not noticeable. The sat nav again is a home made decal and a piece of styrene sheet cut to size. Thanks for looking Andy 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fnick Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Great work Andy. That last picture is awesome! Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Yep, really tidy job! Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalensis Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Excellent detail and decal work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toftdale Posted November 20, 2022 Author Share Posted November 20, 2022 23 hours ago, Fnick said: Great work Andy. That last picture is awesome! Nick 22 hours ago, keefr22 said: Yep, really tidy job! Keith 1 hour ago, Bengalensis said: Excellent detail and decal work! Thank you Gents, now I can begin to see its my car, hopefully it will give me the motivation to finish the thing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 What a remarkable build. Truly inspiring! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toftdale Posted November 21, 2022 Author Share Posted November 21, 2022 17 hours ago, k5054nz said: What a remarkable build. Truly inspiring! Very kind of you to say so, it's just taking a little bit (by which I mean a lot) longer than I thought - Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Great work on the dash, looks phenomenal . Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toftdale Posted November 28, 2022 Author Share Posted November 28, 2022 On 27/11/2022 at 10:11, bigbadbadge said: Great work on the dash, looks phenomenal . Thanks Chris - much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toftdale Posted November 28, 2022 Author Share Posted November 28, 2022 On the subject of very much appreciated, I got home from work today to find a small parcel from Motobitz. I didn't remember ordering anything recently, so I assumed it must have been something on a back order. I opened the box to find this. So I just want so say a huge thanks to @mbdesignart for the thought and gift as its going to make a huge difference to the dash. To save you trawling back through the thread, the steering wheel that comes as standard with the transkit is wrong for my car. So I rather modified it, but it was a bit clunky. This new one is unbelievably delicate and absolutely spot on, plus I now believe in Santa again! (the only problem with this is that I've got to start being good😅) - Andy 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco F. Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 What a suprise!! The steering wheel looks great. Mark is always good for a suprise. Not only Motobiz wise also a real nice person always trying to help if he can. Marco F 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 What a wonderful gesture and excellent design! How lovely! I'm excited to see it finished and in place. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toftdale Posted December 4, 2022 Author Share Posted December 4, 2022 After a bit of trial and alot of errors I've managed to work out how I'm going to do the harnesses. Originally I printed the Caterham decals on to a white sheet, hoping that this would sufficiently cover the Sabelt logo on the Eduard belts I intend to use. But the decal was too opaque and you could still see the original script. Therefore my only option was to mask the logo and spray it white and reprint the Caterham decals on a clear sheet. I appreciate that even by my standards that this is a small update, however aesthetically it quite a big leap forward as it would have been blatantly obvious it Caterham labels were missing and I'm really pleased with the result, thanks for stopping by - Andy 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anteater Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Great to see you're back on with this. I admire your attention to detail, got to be right, hasn't it. I missed the bit a couple of months ago when your K(ettle)-Series did its gasket. Pleased to see you've sourced an upgrade gasket, it always was a known weak point. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fnick Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Wow that is looking splendid! Looking forward to seeing the whole harness finished. Nick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Nice work Andy, cracking result that! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 A great touch! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toftdale Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 On 04/12/2022 at 21:09, Anteater said: Great to see you're back on with this. I admire your attention to detail, got to be right, hasn't it. I missed the bit a couple of months ago when your K(ettle)-Series did its gasket. Pleased to see you've sourced an upgrade gasket, it always was a known weak point. Glad you like it. My understanding with regards to the head gasket was that although it was the engines achilles heal it was never really a design fault, more the fact that Rover in their wisdom just used the cheapest materials they could find! So now the engine is better than new (fortunately no other damage occurred), ready for many high revving miles ahead - Andy On 04/12/2022 at 21:10, Fnick said: Wow that is looking splendid! Looking forward to seeing the whole harness finished. Nick On 06/12/2022 at 10:10, keefr22 said: Nice work Andy, cracking result that! Keith 20 hours ago, k5054nz said: A great touch! As ever thanks for your kind words, if I hadn't have solved this one the interior just wouldn't have looked right - Andy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 I've been neglecting this for a bit, so it is nice to see the progress it has made, that surprise steering wheel really is a beauty, the rest of it looks pretty darn nice too. 👍 Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toftdale Posted December 11, 2022 Author Share Posted December 11, 2022 On 09/12/2022 at 07:13, stevehnz said: the rest of it looks pretty darn nice too Thanks Steve, much appreciated. I'm nowhere near the end, but I'm definitely feel that I'm getting there - Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anteater Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 On 08/12/2022 at 21:39, Toftdale said: Glad you like it. My understanding with regards to the head gasket was that although it was the engines achilles heal it was never really a design fault, more the fact that Rover in their wisdom just used the cheapest materials they could find! So now the engine is better than new (fortunately no other damage occurred), ready for many high revving miles ahead - Andy Yes, that's pretty much nail on head. It's a fundamentally good engine that was hobbled by the accountants. Built properly with decent aftermarket service parts, it should be bob on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalensis Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 On 08/12/2022 at 22:39, Toftdale said: So now the engine is better than new (fortunately no other damage occurred), ready for many high revving miles ahead - Andy That's good, we need more revs! 😎 8 minutes ago, Anteater said: Yes, that's pretty much nail on head. It's a fundamentally good engine that was hobbled by the accountants. Built properly with decent aftermarket service parts, it should be bob on. Aahh, those accountants at it again... 🤔 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toftdale Posted December 11, 2022 Author Share Posted December 11, 2022 8 minutes ago, Anteater said: good engine that was hobbled by the accountants I'm also not entirely convinced that all the work force were entirely as conscientious as they should have been 🤣 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windy37 Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Toftdale said: I'm also not entirely convinced that all the work force were entirely as conscientious as they should have been 🤣 Like the time my dad unpicked an apple core from one of the dashboard air vents in his brand new Allegro ..... Gary . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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