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Just a couple of little jobs completed, but these took all day.....
First of all, steering column top insulating ring replaced.

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Seat belt relocation brackets fitted.

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12V socket installed.

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And the door membranes done, with the extra pieces that go inside the inner door frame holes.

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Just a couple of little jobs completed, but these took all day.....
First of all, steering column top insulating ring replaced.

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Seat belt relocation brackets fitted.

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12V socket installed.

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And the door membranes done, with the extra pieces that go inside the inner door frame holes.

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And that’s a great one to get done before winter hits us..

Ozziedog,,,,,,,,,need to check mine toooo :)
 
Diesel heater install.
Cut the perforated panel away from under the n/s seat, made a template for the holes required through the floor and drilled them out.

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Inlet and exhaust installed and fuel line attached.

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Fuel pump

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Wiring connected and test run.

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The outlet nozzle rotates, and I'll eventually fit a removable cover.
Just waiting on a bespoke diesel tank for the engine bay.

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To get the heater under the seat base it can't be any wider or taller than 120mm.

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Anybody need a 5kW diesel heater? It was sent by mistake and they won't accept returns.
Box only opened to measure heater body.

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I also ran some speaker cables from the dash to the Westy bed base, but decided on a twin voice coil speaker for the original speaker position.

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Unfortunately this meant the rev counter pod and wiring were in the way, so they had to be relocated. Had to drill two holes in the dash top that I wasn't too happy about, but never mind.
Speaker in and working. I added some foam seal around the edge of the speaker to wedge it under the dash edge trim and the bottom is held by two machine screws.
Quite impressed with the sound actually.

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I think I've finally sorted the gearshift issues, hopefully.
Drilled another dimple in the rear shift rod about 5mm towards the gearbox, so effectively shortening the shift rod.
Goes into all gears, most especially reverse which was the issue.

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While the front was up in the air, yet again, I remembered to grease the beam and spindles.
 
Did your moving the join position 5mm rearwards have the effect of pivoting your gearknob further forwards, such that the cup on the end of the shiftrod which the gearstick ball fits into has moved backwards off the front bush by 5mm too.
Or is it drawing the rear section of the shiftrod further forward slightly away from the gearbox nosecone?
 
Today was spent butchering some ply, the Westy bed base to be exact.

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Drop down door marked out. The bacon sandwich was very nice.

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The router came out for the edge trim slot in the panel and door.

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I bought some American cherry veneer a while back just for this.

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Glued and clamped. Next job is trimming the veneer, a bit of oil to finish and then the edge trims can be glued on.

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Today was spent butchering some ply, the Westy bed base to be exact.

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Drop down door marked out. The bacon sandwich was very nice.

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The router came out for the edge trim slot in the panel and door.

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I bought some American cherry veneer a while back just for this.

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Glued and clamped. Next job is trimming the veneer, a bit of oil to finish and then the edge trims can be glued on.

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That’s a lovely job!
 
I've got a couple of issues with the veneer, unfortunately it's lifted in a few places.
After seeking advice from a joiner friend it appears that dampness has caused the veneer to swell making it lift in places.
He did say that he uses a vacuum cabinet in a heated workshop to stop this happening, most helpful.
Anyway, out with a warm iron and a roller to see if that remedies the problem.

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It does seem to be helping. More to follow.....
 
Well, it's glued in place but that was an absolute ball ache. The trim comes packaged the wrong way to how it's fitted. And I have a strong love/hate relationship with contact adhesive.
I managed to get it fairly warm and pliable before fitting, so just hoping that it stays in place.

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The good news is that my measuring was spot on and the door actually fits quite snugly in the opening.

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