ianmayco68 Posted March 21, 2021 Author Share Posted March 21, 2021 Managed to knock this up today , needs a good sand up , was a bugger to weld gaps every where as had to bend and move it so you can get it in . Next part is to weld a piece on the back so it fits snug in the heater box opening with some thin closed cell foam round the edge to seal it , so no more silly foam seals and should make it easier to fit hopefully . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmayco68 Posted April 3, 2021 Author Share Posted April 3, 2021 Been looking at what to cover the panels in the dash in , and I bought some thin black rubber sheet , but I wanted it grey . So I came up with the idea gluing on the rubber , sanding it with a scotch pad , spraying it with etch primer , because I liked that shade of grey , then clearcoating it and it came out like this , not bad shame you can't really see the colour . So next up was to finish the heater box tunnel , so here's a picture run through , looks a bit rough but a good clean up and voila , and in the box , then when trying to fit it I realised that the shroud on the heater box need to be removed so I knocked this up , will rivet it on in the normal place , I'll put foam round the heater box opening so when it's all bolted up it should seal tight and be easy to fit . Next up was the "Y" connector for the ducting , will make a bracket to bolt onto the welded one and then to the dash plate , and finally all painted , will assemble it in the next day or too . 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmayco68 Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share Posted April 17, 2021 So some new some old so here goes , heater box done and in , used this for the seal , and the joiney bit in , top fixing plate riveted on , and heater box fitted , it seems nice and snug and sealed but time will tell there's no movement , next up the heater ducting which went in nicely , then the bit I've been dreading THE CENTRE CONSOLE , the trimmer I'd asked to do it was very busy and I forgot to contact him and when I did he was booked but said he'd try and fit me in but not heard anything and I really need it done so had a go myself , and then made the lid , it's not come out to bad for a complete novice , one side looks better than the other due to using a heat gun . Once I started using that the job became 100 times easier . So there we are just assembly left which I might do tomorrow then the dash is complete . cheers Ian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigj66 Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Looks good. I’m trying to source some material for when I build my own cubby box so what did you use for the padding and top? Foam and vinyl? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blanco Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 32 minutes ago, Bigj66 said: Foam and vinyl? I think instead of foam they use a sort of padding, I find 'Martrim' are very helpful on the phone and would be a one-stop shop for all that sort of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmayco68 Posted April 18, 2021 Author Share Posted April 18, 2021 Thank you, I use AS trim , it’s a closed cell foam here’s a pic , it’s not cheap but holds its shape well and 4 way stretch vinyl. I managed to get a roll of slight second for about £100 got loads left to do the door cards when I get to that bit . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmayco68 Posted April 18, 2021 Author Share Posted April 18, 2021 Just a few pics nearly there , should have it all in next week cheers Ian . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmayco68 Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 So this LITTLE project is coming to an end got a few pics from the last 2 days and i'll post some up when fully together and it's finished . I'll post up after a while on how I get along with it if anyone's interested , so here's the pics before the last , I took the parts out and put sound proofing on them so shouldn't get to many vibrations . cheers Ian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 OOOOOOO! That's coming together nicely! And definitely report back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmayco68 Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 Thank you . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geojake Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 @ianmayco68 Ian! 5 weekends later and still no notifications 😅. I'm dying in anticipation to see the end result 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmayco68 Posted June 6, 2021 Author Share Posted June 6, 2021 Sorry for not answering sooner but I've been taking a break , I've got a bit fed up with being under the truck all the time so I've took a step back and took stock and made a few decisions . I will be finishing this soon and it will go up for sale , someone in the family wants it so hopefully I will be able to use it if not then someone else , I'll be keeping the 110 and doing the BMW M57 engine conversion but at a leisurely pace and I'm buying a small van to use for work , I can't be doing with working on to trucks all the time it's getting to the point where it's not enjoyable anymore . So bare with me it will be finished shortly as I've only the wiring left to do . cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Sorry to hear that Ian after all the time you've put into it. Getting hacked off with a couple of supposedly simple bits of the 90 is why I stepped away from it for most of the last couple of months. I didn't want to get so hacked off that I didn't want to see it again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreePointFive Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 It's a big shame that you won't profit from all the work you've done, especially as that dash looks like it'll turn out really nice, but fully understand your decision. It can feel like these cars make work for you to do after a while. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmayco68 Posted May 1, 2022 Author Share Posted May 1, 2022 Hi all , so after a rest it’s time to finish the 90 . Still getting rid of it but stepson is having back and it’s replacing the old communal td5 90 we have so will still be able to drive it . Anyway progress, mostly wiring main loom nearly finished other part to it main clocks in and two facia panels hopefully will have all the wiring in by Monday night, oh one of the shifter Cheers Ian 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaklander Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Hi Ian. Good to see you back! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmayco68 Posted May 1, 2022 Author Share Posted May 1, 2022 Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arjan Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Looking very good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmayco68 Posted October 24, 2023 Author Share Posted October 24, 2023 Hi all , not updated for a while , wasn’t happy with some of my trimming so I sent it to a bloke I’ve used before in Stafford and I got it back yesterday. It hasn’t taken him this long to do, I’ve been faffing about with wiring and other stuff, so hopefully will have it all back together soon. Cheers Ian. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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