The journey of one man and his Mule(s)

[alan_uk]

forgot to ask when you added the inserts to your standard door cards did you have any issues with them overlapping the window buttons ?

[synXero]

I got a red alcantara one from Steve@EdgeAutomotive many moons ago.



Much like yourself, all my red didn't glow as much as it looks like it does

[alan_uk]

are those the evo 7 seats peter gidden was telling me about ?

[Magic Beans]

that looks ace mate were did you get the material from ?

I bought it from a supplier in the states, however I've since found you can buy it in the UK, from websites who supply teddy bear materials (no joke)

Doorcards wise they are fine with the switches, however the door release handle cups were tricky to get lined up when back in place. I guess you saw the photos of it all earlier in the thread? However this time around they'll be much easier.

[Magic Beans]

I got a red alcantara one from Steve@EdgeAutomotive many moons ago.

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Much like yourself, all my red didn't glow as much as it looks like it does

Very nice

I toyed with getting one made for me but I'm always up for the challenge trying something myself. I've get a whole spare interior but am trying to avoid the urge to do the lot. Not in white though, as it would be a bit Miami Vice

[alan_uk]

cool yea i gad the same problem i done what you have in my old rev2 but had them padded also when trimmed so didnt help i also had the trouble with the door cups and dont want to break them as there like hens teeth to find lol

am on the look out for some inserts at min if you know of any

and i think ill just wrap in black leather flat to try give me a better chance

[Magic Beans]

Are yours already leather? As in they're inserts and not bonded cloth?

[alan_uk]

No mate there rev5 cloth and my old 1s were cloth also

[Magic Beans]

That's a shame, as if I had a spare set of panels I could have made you a pair. Or you could have had my LSC inserts and I'll knock up a white set. I'll see if I can find some, as it seems a shame to remove the leather of mine

[alan_uk]

Sounds good to me mate ill have a look out for some too

[Magic Beans]

After a few more days spent with fabric, glue and tailoring scissors, the door card inserts are done

The first job was to remove them from the car, obviously *Cue a barrage of terrible photos*


Time to remove the LSC custom leather inserts which were in there


Best mark them, just in case


It took some time to carefully remove the leather covers, as they'll be used again in the future




You know the drill by now, glue, clamps and time


By the time I'd got to the other side I'd refined my technique and cut a good 50% off the time, as well as making it far less fiddly. Should make the next set much easier to do


One side done and the handle openings cut


And the other side


This horrible photo was supposed to show the folds and detail work on the back of the cards. However it's blurry goodness just shows the back as a washed out blob Anyway, here it is


The pair ready to be mounted


One done


The other side


The pair together, ready to go in the car tomorrow


All in all I'm really pleased with the results. I'd love to be able to show them properly but struggle with the light balance on my current camera. Not for much longer though

Tomorrow they go in the car, today it's time for the red wine

[alan_uk]

they look ace mate a job well done

[riot68]

Super-di-dooper...

[Magic Beans]

It's a new day and the sun has graced us with it's presence Time to fit these door cards.



One done


Other side


Done


I always had an issue with the fit of the plastic behind the handle with the last cards, which I kept in mind when trimming these. Thankfully it seems to have paid off, as they fit perfectly


Everything matches now


As the weather was so good it seemed the perfect opportunity to take the car out and see what difference the turbo blanket made. I'm very pleased to report it's made a significant difference to turbo spool. So much so it feels much like the previous CT20B, but with a HUGE kick when it hits full boost Unfortunately I didn't pay that much attention to the spool times before, however now it starts to spool somewhere in the mid to high 2K RPM range, with hard boost coming the mid 3K RPM range. It looks to be a good 500+ RPM difference. In addition ambient engine bay temps are much lower and I've also noticed the turbo carries on spinning for around 30 seconds after the engine's turned off. Previous it carried on spinning for around 10 seconds.

Anyway, back to the pictures.

The same photo as before but a different location and light conditions. Probably a better representation of the actual colour of the new trim


A few photos, just because I like taking photos


The Mule likes sniffing flowers apparently


Definitely in need of a remap, as it's running a tad rich.


The pearl in the fading daylight








Really pleased with the recent additions. Another couple of jobs off the list, with water injection installation next up

[pistol pete]

still looks just awesome

[craig]

Great job Phil

[alan_uk]

you must get your bride seats trimmed in black leather with white leather inserts mate with of course bride embroided in to the center's

[Magic Beans]

Thanks peeps

I am planning on the Brides done but they'll be fabric, as leather is too slidey and always too hot or too cold. I've been toying with getting them done in neoprene but failing that it will be Bride style black fabric and new Bride logo middle pieces. Possibly a spot of embroidery

[Magic Beans]

Time for a bit of an update I guess.

First up is that I've arranged to go and see Ryan Surrey Rolling Road next Thursday to finally get a remap, after all the recent changes etc as part of the engine swap. What numbers it'll make I'm not sure, however the main thing for me is that it's perfectly set up and healthy

I also decided that I had too much material left over from the recent re-trim, so opted to use some to cover that little used, little seen storage pocket near the driver's leg.

So the recipe goes:

Take one storage box


Disassemble and clean everything


Take some spray glue, apply to the front, wait 30 seconds then slowly feed the material into place. The right way up of course


Once dry, lay it flat, take a sharp blade and slowly trim the perimeter


Trim out the centre area, where the release catch sits and glue flaps into place


Bash the flaps into place some more, then fit the release catch back in


Mount it back into the dash trim. Taking care for dirty fingers


Stick whatever toys which live in there back in the box. In my case it's a bass controller for the amp etc


Stick everything back in the car and then watch your work vanish, never to be seen again

[riot68]

Me thinks you have too much spare time Mr beans...