What to do this Summer?

[drmaloney]

After spending a lot of last year getting the outriggers done, I am left with the question what is next. Sailed through MOT with no advisories, so can now get on with "improvements" or just tinker. Some photos to show where I am up to with the red throbbing beast:















One obvious job:

One interesting idea:

Dave

[greymrj]

Very nice David, very red as well! Seen a couple of things of interest to me so the pics are already useful. I think you should tour the country visiting frustrated S1 owners and encouraging them! I'm first!

[greymrj]

Just noticed, is that interior Ambla 'doeskin'? If so my good trimmer friend in Preston has a little left over from my seats and is going to be getting some more for me. One of my 'to do' items is also a gearlever cover (and handbrake cover and new linings for the roof panels.)

[v8s4me]

drmaloney said:

.............. I am left with the question what is next.........

JUST DRIVE IT The winter is for tinkering

[mk1fan]

Rubber gear gaiter fix (fitted to an S3C) here:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Nice indicator etc.. storks - Leven 'Chimp' items? Were they easy to fit?

ETA;
get some track action in;
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Croft in September, Oulton Park in November.

Edited by mk1fan on Wednesday 2nd July 13:53

[mk1fan]

Looks like VAG ancestry. mk1 TT convertable?

[drmaloney]

Indicator stalks made on the CNC lathe at school. Hoops are from a TT, just have to work out how to attach them

[mk1fan]

Just spotted the LED light under the hood. Very neat. Brake or light or combined?

ETA:
Given that the hoops are decorative, my thoughts would be a couple of pieces of s/s or ali plate bonded to the underside of the rear 'shelf' and the hoops bolted through to them.

Edited by mk1fan on Wednesday 2nd July 16:35

[drmaloney]

The brake light is a 96 led strip (item no. 160553896024) I was thinking of making a plate for over the lip of the back shelf that is bolted (somehow) to the chasis member that runs across underneath it. The outer leg will probably go through the inner wheel arch and I will make a bracket that fastens (somehow) to the suspension mounting point - based on the principle that if the hoops are ever needed there won't be any weight on the wheels!!

[Oldred_V8S]

v8s4me said:

drmaloney said:

.............. I am left with the question what is next.........

JUST DRIVE IT The winter is for tinkering

Like Joe said, you have earnt a few months driving at least. Plenty of dark winter months to tinker.