I was hoping to have a lot more progress by this time (*cough* driving it *cough*) but as some of you have seen i had a wiring nightmare which is almost resolved (wipers need sorting and need to figure out the horn as the wire that should be in the steering wheel is not there. Oh, i found that hazard light switch, it's a little pull switch on the right hand side just under the key lock.
I've been working on the interior trim recently, have new carpet from NPD as the carpet roll i had was just not happening so i will use that for the boot. the trim was unsurprisingly tan, a few parts, i.e the kickpanels had been painted black whilst still on the car so only parts of it were painted. the visors were black, due to dirt
, the A pillar metal trim was made black by glueing fabric ontop, classy, same as the metal trim at the front and back of the roof that holds the headliner.
Everything was strippped back of cloth, glue and paint (used nitromors with good result!) and i used SEM Colour Coat Landau black in a spray can from these guys:
http://www.nwsr.co.uk . They appear not to do it in a rattle can anymore but you can buy the paint which is ready to go into a spray gun. I ran out of rattle can so im gonna try this method out in this week. I thought SEM was as dye, i think i got confused somewhere along the purchase route, it's actually a plastic + vinyl paint coating. i was really worried about it chipping and flaking, but i did a good prep job apparently (using SEM soap and plastic prep) because i did the finger nail scratch test and it's really tough. the back of the panel which i didnt prep scratched off instantly and i thought great, but then on the surface side that mattered, i really started digging my nails in to try and scratch it but nothing! very impressed. I didn't use primer as i thought it was a dye, only when needing to buy more did i read the fine print. so i'm gonna order a litre for the spray gun this week and finish up the plastic in this. pics below, but very impressed, parts look factory!! The dash i stripped back too, it had some paint drips in it, turns out it was light blue in its former life, so used Xylene thinner on a cloth and pulled back all the paint. Going to use VHT dye for this in a flat black, as i would like to dye where possible. Apparently you only truly only dye something by bathing it again and again, so i don't see how VHT will be a true dye compared to paint (would have preferred to dye the plastic than paint) so interested if anyone had any knowledge about this and has an opinion on SEM paint vs. VHT dye?
I also started retrimming the seats, got new leather and foam from NPD. Took the seats apart and wirebrushed them, they were covered in rust, then repainted and made new springs / tensioners that sit under the cushion. pics below. seat not completed because i need to get some foam... that foam that sits on the back behind the headrest isn't made so you need to either use your old ones or make new ones, so currently after some foam... anyone know where would sell this stuff?
Got the hood on today too, camera battery died though so pics next week. Next step is to do the headliner while i wait for the interior paint to arrive. i got a plastic headliner from NPD with OEM style black vinyl i just need to cut out the sunroof hole in the abs plastic. Hoping to get this done tomorrow.
_________________
How to post pics: When writing a message, scroll down and use the "attach file" option. Where possible, a photo sharing service can be used such as Flickr, Imgur etc. The image location (usually ending in .jpg) can be copy and pasted between the ][ brackets that appear when you click the 'Img' button (you can find this button at the top of the message box).
How to post youtube vids: Click on the 'youtubeHD' button at the top of the message box and in the middle of the ][ brackets that just appeared, copy and paste everything from the youtube web address that appears after the = sign i.e if this is the url:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2cNqaPSHv0 just copy "K2cNqaPSHv0").
Register
Login
FAQ
Search
Got the electrics sorted by the look of things. it starts and the lights work which is always a good thing. Got the B&M shifter installed recently. Still need to get all the glass back in, sort the drivers seat with foam and leather, get a new headliner installed and install the rest of the trim. Getting there 
