Hey all, Sorry for not updating in a while, I have a lot going on, however nothing is really finished yet so I haven't been updating. Gonna throw a few bits together now though
One of the things I was doing over the summer as I mentioned a few pages back was building a carpeted false floor for the boot, which is now done:
Still waiting on getting my sub and amp fitted though, currently having problems getting my new headunit in and wired up. If anyone wants to come help me with it I'd be more than grateful! I'll reward you with a ride in the T-Jet and some beer tokens!
Next up, I was sick of having to listen to the subframe bracer bar rattle against my exhaust after bending it back numerous times, so I bit the bullet and bought some Forge Subframe braces. The big one replaced the bent one and the smaller one is just to stiffen up the chassis a bit more.
I can actually feel a difference in the handling now as well, it's minor though, not sure if the braces are worth it for everyday normal driving, but I'll be happy as long as they don't bend like the stock one did!
WelshSporting, at that time, the boost gauge was just attached to a mounting bracket that came with it, and double-sided-taped to the speedo surround. The boost gauge cup is now smoothed in to the speedo surround with fibreglass and body filler (my first time working with both!). It's not perfect yet, but I'm still in the process of smoothing it out to make it look a bit nicer.
The boost gauge itself isn't too hard to wire in, it came with instructions, and you just have to find a power source (cig lighter) and know where to attach the T-Piece in the engine bay.
Here's a nice picture of the car that I took early one morning
(At home it's always garaged but on this day I was staying at a mates house down south)
Finally, the latest update. After a great deal of messing about and being indecisive, I got some Abarth Headlights, and I have to say I really do prefer them now. They were actually easier to fit than I thought, which was handy, because in total I had to fit them twice, because the first time I fitted them the connector plugs had moved out of place and I couldn't re-align it with the lights on the car :bang:.
Unfortunately I don't have a good picture of them yet with the weather being bad and all, but here is one I took recently while I was doing some other work to the car. (Can you guess what?
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Anyway that's it for now, I'll hopefully have a big update coming in the new year once I get it back on the rolling road with the new engine mods.
