South African Mk3

I was bored and it's raining, so I fitted the master cylinder extension :

That looks like quite a complicated modification. Perhaps you should post a detailed tutorial on the steps involved.

Red Riley wrote:That looks like quite a complicated modification. Perhaps you should post a detailed tutorial on the steps involved.

Pretty simple really cap off, seal on, extension on, cap back on top.

Another box :



The main reason for placing the order, Cibie H180 lamps :



There were a few other things like some gaskets and various seals.

I also decided to fit up the master cylinders, with new gaskets etc :



She's still a bit dusty and dirty, but you get the idea. Also took a couple with the mirrors on :





So glad I decided on these. They really provide the look I'm going for.

I fitted the headlight bowls today and decided to see what the lights would look like :



I also put the yellow covers on :



I like both looks, but prefer the yellow, it breaks the colour scheme.

I put the new pedal rubbers on, but still need to clean them up properly and get around to doing up the steering column :



I also did a bit more on the headlining. It certainly is starting to lose the creases :



I'm liking this view more and more :



And just to have some fun, I put on the rims that came off my brother's car :



Just, NO!!!

I fitted the headlights for good today. Wiring sorted out (bit of a mess on the passenger side), Night Breakers put in and park lights moved from the indicator unit up to the headlight. Just need to get the correct orange globes and finish up the wiring for them and then those get fitted as well. Once that's done, I shall put a picture up.

If you want to do a bit of custom wiring, this is a simple way to make the side lights function as turn signals. I did this on my Elf with the later-style sidelights I put in above the wheel arches.

http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/markerflash/markerflash.html

Here's how it looks: https://youtu.be/IYctfs6w0rQ

Thanks for that It'll certainly come in handy.

Made a start on the steering column today. Wet sanded with 2000 and then cut and polished. I don't want it to be perfect. I like that it has some scratches and chips on it - gives it that patina feel I suppose.

Clean on the left, dirty on the right :

I didn't sand the steering wheel, I just cut and polished it. Came up really well, but the thought of getting it dirty now bothers me haha...

Not the best picture, but the flash shows how clean it is now :

Not sure I've ever seen a white steering wheel. Perhaps a nice leather lace-on grip would keep it protected.

I haven't a clue how they did it either. The paint isn't lifting or anything. If anything, there's a couple cracks in the paint. I've been considering a grip of some kind - if I can find one.

I used one of the old style lace-on types on my stock wheel. It served me well until I upgraded to a leather Mountney wheel.

Red Riley wrote:I used one of the old style lace-on types on my stock wheel. It served me well until I upgraded to a leather Mountney wheel.

That does look good. It's a real battle to find that out here though. The last one we bought just tore up. I suppose if I look hard enough I can find someone.

Nowhere in town was I able to find a set of staggered fit amber globes for the indicators up front. They finally arrived this week and so I got them fitted up. Looks really neat I think :

Looks so so nice. Great color and the chrome just pops! Will be such a smart car. I wouldn't wrap the wheel bc I like the feel of the thin rim, part of the vintage car experience.

Thanks Mark I enjoy the dark colour and the chrome, they go well together. I've been thinking that with the wheel as well, it feels nice in hand as it is.

This is how I mounted the mirrors to the body, with a grommet :



And just because we were bored, mine and my brother's Clubby :

I haven't exactly done all that much lately, but I decided to pull my finger out today and do something. When I started working, it was well over 30 degrees C outside. During that time I went over the pedalbox again and made sure everything was right and fitted the steering column bracket. I then started modifying the underdash tray and finished with this :



It promptly started pouring down after this, so I can't do much more at the moment. I still haven't glued the headlining in - have to wait for assistance with this part . . . Oh well.

I managed to contort my poor arm into getting the dash tray to fit. This is the finished look :



You can't quite see it in that picture, but the heater pipe fits very tightly up against the tray and in the cut-out.

I also did something different to the norm and fitted the washer bottle here :



With the bottle out of the bracket, I'm able to get a compressor in for the spring, so I should be ok. All to try and save as much space as possible.

I also made a start with glueing the rooflining in. The sections by the front windscreen and passenger door are glued in so far.

Where will you run the fresh air duct for the heater? Won't you need to remove the windshield washer fluid bottle or will you run it through the wing?

SAMK3 wrote:Where will you run the fresh air duct for the heater? Won't you need to remove the windshield washer fluid bottle or will you run it through the wing?

I'm not going to be using a fresh air pipe. The only time the heater will be used is when there are some cold mornings in winter. I don't think I'll need a pipe for that.

I cleaned and polished up the door step plates today (not the best picture, but they're clean!) :



And fitted them up :

The rooflining is about 80% glued in. I don't think it looks too be bad at the moment, for someone who has never done something like this before :



I cut the front piece out roughly (it was getting dark). This will be neatened up later on.

This came in the post today :

The rooflining is now finally glued in!! I just need to trim the last few areas tomorrow and then it is finally done!!

Well, at long last the rooflining is done! :



I fitted the interior light as well, along with the door rubbers, window rubbers and quarter windows. Both windscreens are in, but the locking strip will be put in tomorrow. I'm happy to say that there are almost no creases as well.

Both door scuff plates are now in as well :

I hit a major milestone today. The windows are now in and the locking strips too :





And she now looks more like a car :



Just a shot of the two cars together :



My brother pointed something out to me today. The profile of my door handle is different to those used on the other internal hinge doors :