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To get all this electrical shenanigans into the door I need a bit of cable management. So out with the sockets for some more dimple die action. IMG_3866.jpeg IMG_3867.jpeg Doesn't look it from this angle but the end going into the A pillar is flush. Not looking forward to fitting the door side. Will...

More puddle lights! Printed final version with locking ring. Unfortunately when I designed the locking ring, it was arse about so its lefty tighty, righty loosey. NOT printing this again. IMG_3834.jpeg Fitted - nice and flush IMG_3835.jpeg I can just get my hand in there to lock the ring on. IMG_383...

That's a flash setup for a farm installation - it kinda has guards over the flywheels !!!! :lol: That's my old mans work, not sure what is going on there! It has slowly evolved from when I was a kid, when there was a guard over the crank on the far side which you removed to crank it, and nothing on...

Gotta say, there is something oddly satisfying about hand cranking an engine. Grew up on a farm with 2 Lister diesel generators for house power. Learnt to hand crank this when I was 10. Lister.jpg Only had to do it if the battery went flat or if there was some sort of electrical problem in the switc...

I have done that side - not as bad as yours, I at least had the inner edge of the intact so I had a guide to work from. Was a bit of effort to fabricate, but managed to do it with basic tools, and learned heaps doing it.
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What about a larger drill bit that you can lean on, and then sleeve it back down to the cable size? Or use a cable barrel clamp? Like the one pictured below with a couple of large washers. Drill hole through valve handle roughly barrel clamp size, Bolt/washer/handle/washer/cable should all be held i...

Good point Harv - was planning to lather them in hot glue and heat shrink. The car will not be spending much time in the elements, but will try to place any wiring away from the window drip zone with a drip loop close to the light in the wiring to discourage water from wicking into it. Sent from my ...

A bit la de da - puddle lights and even gaps , very flash !!!!! 8) :lol: Ha! Not sure that will catch on but maybe its the next level up - Standard, Special, Ladeedah. :lol: Had some time today so I jumped on SketchUp and modelled my puddle light. It's going to hold 5x5mm White LEDS as from the tes...

Also did a bit of work on the back of the car last weekend. Pictures tell the story. IMG_3322.jpeg IMG_3351.jpeg IMG_3378.jpeg IMG_3379.jpeg Needed to do a bit of hammer/dolly and shrinking where the black marker is, but overall happy. Didn't have the boot lid on for the last shot but the gap is imp...

Thanks! 3D printing is equal part fun and frustration. It is good to realise your ideas, but it takes a lot of time which is probably better spent actually getting the car done. Today sidetrack.... Repo EK trim clips. 6 of the 8 trim clips that I removed from the ends of the long sections of EK blin...

As seems to be the way I work at the moment, I jumped back on to the front doors to add some recessed holes for puddle lights. First up, out with yet another piece of unused hardwood decking, drilled a 35mm hole with one of those drill bits that are used to recess cabinet hinges to a depth of 5mm. T...

Awesome pics - thanks for sharing Blacky!

Should have mentioned Neil - with the shrinking disk you really need a large one on a variable speed polisher/large grinder. Heaps easier to control and heat multiple high spots on a larger surface area more evenly at the same time. I started with a small one on a grinder and it worked but was patch...

Ohh EK Special badge - I hope they go ahead! I have one only and it has pot metal cancer. Would like a set of those brackets - just need to find a sunvisor first

Nice one - love the look. Look forward to more pictures and insights as to how this is done. Always wondered how to make up the extra width and length in the roof with a chop. Sure there are a number of ways to skin this cat.