Slowy's progress pics

[stephen low]

Some more progress pics. for my G-Force build.

Despire recent extractor woes I've had a few other things on the go. It's amazing how sequential some of the build gets - particularly for the cockpit.

Realised early on that any cockpit set up was going to first need seats. Got MX5 seats and shrunk them 50mm to make them better fit the GF cockpit that seems to have some very strange profiles. Very happy with the trimmer's efforts and you wouldn't know from looking at them that they've been touched.

Pic isn't too detailed but gives the gist of the seat. You can also just see the gearshifter set up. Made up a billet blank to attach between gearbox selector arm and the AU shift that I cut down. Had to angle the shifter down as the T5 box sits a long way back and it needed this angle to create a comfortable gearshift location. Can't wait to use it in anger.

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With the seat in place I could then play with the steering location. Have had a wheel for some time, a 4 spoke Momo, but have also been chasing a saas boss. Reason for the saas boss is that it is solid aluminium and can easily be shortened. This I did to a s/h special I found, lopping 35mm off the end. Have included a pic of the bit I cut off to show how chunky the saas boss is.

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Managed to redrill and tap the boss to attach the wheel without a hitch and fitted the Hyundai combi switches for an initial fit up after the mod. Found the distance from wheel to the stalks perfect however the indicator stalk was hitting the door and dash underside body work. Figured out how to strip down the indicator stalk with the intent of shorten it but this wasn't possible, so I just bent the stalk down and out (back towards the driver) so that it would work in position and it all works well now including the cancelling function on the indicators.

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Made a dummy plywood dash today as the aluminium version that came with the kit had all the gauge holes cut and they don't quite meet my needs. Also had to enlarge the steering column area to accept the shroud. Once I achieve what I need with the ply dash I will get this transferred onto aluminium. I also plan to make it in the style where the centre drops down to the tranny tunnel. I figure this will allow more room for the gauge set up and for stereo equipment. Pic. show the dash and the wheel and stalks better.

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Not going to make any holes in the dash until I get my gauges. Have just ordered the Cobra style VDO's from Howard Instruments as I do like the old smiths style look. Don't believe I will get the gauges until after Xmas now but they make a great excuse for family donations towards the cause as my Chrissy present!

Had also been tinkering in the engine bay, post extractor swearing, fitting up my fuel line linkages including filter and vapour lines. Have mounted an AU carbon cannister into the passenger side recess above the side vent but it is not terribly visible in the pic. though the whitish tube in the middle top of the pic. does go to the cannister. Also plan to run a pod filter into the same recess to suck cold air through the vent.

Bought some very nice Earl brand aluminium filters for my fuel system. The initial filter is bolted up above the diff. but the finer filter is that blue fitting on the RHS at the end of the black fuel line.

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Anyway have spent enough time here, its time to go tinkering again.

Cheers