Start Pedalling. . .

Dave's still working flat out on Corey's wagon and today he managed to get the pedal bracketry made up and installed. The VE 'fly by wire' accelerator is a brilliant system and easily installed. . .

Fiddly Bits. . .

 Windscreen cowlings, scuttle plates, call them what you like, they are all the same and they all collect rust like it's going out of fashion. Enter one enterprising young apprentice who goes by the 'nom de plume', The Penetrator or Dylan to his mum and voila. . .

It might have taken him a while to fix it all up but the results speak for themselves. Fantastic work 'D' we're all proud of your progress mate. .

Final Stages. . .

Andrew's had a huge day today with metal fabrication. First port of call was to finish Corey's console up to the stage of readiness for the shifter. It's going to be a crime to let the trimmers cover this unit, should be polished up and left for all to see the exceptional workmanship. . .

Centre Console. . .

 Hodgey having a trial fit of the partially finished console. . .

 Rear view looking forward and console shape is faithful to the original only extended to the rear for the airconditioning ducts. . .

Driver's side view with seats in place and the console looks great. It clearly divides the car into seperate capsules like a small sports car and is high enough to be used as an arm rest. Very comfy and still very roomy. . .

Seat Belt Mounts. . .

 After Michael's  (Engineer) visit on Monday, Dave has started on the seatbelt mounting points for the wagon. This pic shows where the cutout point is for the 'B' pillar. . .

 This next pick shows the actual cutout for fitment of 3mm bracket with captured locking nut assembly. . .

This final pic shows the 3mm brackets with the captured locking nuts. . .

Michael's Visit. . .

Cant' let the day go by without a pic from the big fella. Here he's adding the finishing touches to the top panel of the centre console. Yeah I know, he didn't do much, but he was swinging the whip keeping the other two with their heads down. . .
Michael has made an interim inspection and is pleased with the results thus far. Today he signed off on the steering, exhaust, trans tunnel, rear seating and front seats as well as the front seat brackets which are required to follow a very strict mounting protocol. He has given permission to start on mounting all the seat belts and will be sending through strict instructions for their mounting requirements. It is sooo much easier working with an engineer and then there are no mistakes. . .Michael is also a fantastic guy who becomes enthusiastically involved with the project. . .

Premier Console. . .

Measure thrice and cut twice?? Nah, none of that bullshit here, the masters of their trade cut out wooden ply templates and make sure they fit before turning their meaty big mitts on the metalwork, and it shows. Here the original style EH Premier heater console is getting stretched into the back seat to house the air-conditioning outlets for the rear occupants. . .