jslayz wrote:Progress!!
Glad your oil leaks are under control!
oh, I'm so glad to be making forward progress instead of fixing issues.
bigBADbenny wrote:Twins! So good
How are the instruments hacks going?
I thought I had my power supply box fixed, but it turns out that the supply for the arduino dropped to 3V under load (from 5V) so I need to find out what's going on there.
Finally getting through some improvements - I did a whole bunch of rear interior work over the weekend.
Pulled it apart
Had to cut the end off the wire for the reverse camera to get it through onto the tailgate.
In order to install the Reversing camera you need to remove the whole rear fascia which has about 20 stupid nuts. Then needed to solder the power for the LEDs.
Then needed to cut and solder the power and video lines so they were long enough to go through the rear fascia into the tailgate
Had to quite significantly cut the grommet to get all the wires through - I needed to trim most of the centre out
Solder up the connectors, harness tape on the wires, and cable tie it all in place, excellent!
And it actually works! (although the reversing lights aren't coming on consistently - so it's likely my gearbox reverse switch is NQR)
BC coilover extensions on my shockworks allows me to easily adjust the shocks from inside the car without having to remove any trim! Here's the inside/bottom
And the top - sits perfectly, drilled a hole JUST big enough for the extenders and pushed them through, and they're held in place.
Added some sound deadening on the tailgate, all over it.
Sound deadener on the sides
Sound deadener everywhere! I ended up using an entire box in the boot alone (1.8 sq m)
The sound deadener makes a HUGE difference to exhaust noise in the cabin, bass, and general road noise from the rear. I can't wait to do the doors.
I also finally installed my rear cusco strut brace
The tailgate now doesn't go up by itself entirely, but it does stay up at least.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKvyi-uA4vo - It makes a very satisfying noise, but I need to go back and add deadening to the back of the numberplate.
Bonus video - 2minutes of glorious exhaust noise and up to 8500RPM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xY92F-Ua8DM&t=9s