N15 Series 2 Sedan

[wraith]

Car looks great mate, keep at it!

 

[yatesy.27]

Just some random pics...

I have many more, but I haven't gotten around to getting many up to date interior shots recently...

Cheers
Chris

 

[supermonster]

I love this carpet on the dashboard! I wish I could buy one here in UK... I hate reflections of the dashboard in windscreen...

 

[yatesy.27]

I love this carpet on the dashboard! I wish I could buy one here in UK... I hate reflections of the dashboard in windscreen...

Haha yeah. It's good cos here in Australia we get a fair bit of sun, and it protects the dash from sun damage as well.

 

[supermonster]

Is it easily available in Australia? What's the price?

 

[yatesy.27]

Is it easily available in Australia? What's the price?

Yeah they are available in aus, but I didn't buy mine, my gf did. I think they are about 30GBP of something.

 

[P624KTP]

Dash Mats:

Usually made by Aunger or Haigh / Sunland and readily available from car accessory supermarkets like Supercheap Auto or Autobarn. or K-Mart across Australia. Had one in every car I owned when living over there between 1991 & 2001.... As yetesy says; about GBP£30 or so.

Want one for my GTi now too. Will take one back next time I'm back over.....

 

[yatesy.27]

A few people have commented, saying it looks too "Granny Spec", but I think they're quite practical and don't look bad either.

Good luck with the search.

 

[edk]

Looking pretty good mate. Still liking the rear lights will be good when you can paint them permanently. Where did you get the interior room light? The phase 2 N16's is shite so that would make a good replacement lest I don't get a phase 1 light.

 

[yatesy.27]

Looking pretty good mate. Still liking the rear lights will be good when you can paint them permanently. Where did you get the interior room light? The phase 2 N16's is shite so that would make a good replacement lest I don't get a phase 1 light.

Yeah mate, I've been looking to permanently paint the rear lights.

The roof console is from an Australian made Holden Commodore (basically a four door Holden/Vaxhaull Monaro) I had to fabricate some brackets to fix it to the roof lining, but it fits perfectly in between the sun visors. It has individual map lights and a sun glasses holder. Well worth the upgrade.

 

[yatesy.27]

I started making a copy of the front pods out of fibreglass yesterday... They'll need to be modified to fit my phase 1 front bar, so a fibreglass copy seemed like the best idea...

I'll keep you all informed with pictures as I go through the steps, and hopefully show you the final product...

Cheers
Chris

 

[yatesy.27]

Ok so I havent finished yet, but im getting there slowly…

I got my Autech SR-V pods from japan about a couple of months ago and they have been sitting in my Pulsar cupboard for a while while I finished exams and moving back home from uni for the break… since they are from a non-SSS series one front bumper they are slightly different shape than my series one bumper I have on my car, so naturally I went about modifying them to suit my front…

They are slightly different shape and they do not have a cut-out for the brake ducts/tyre coolers in the bottom lower corners of the SSS s1 front bar.

I got the pods and they looked like this… They had numerous scrapes on them and the silver paint had started cracking.

First of all I wrapped each pod in some cling wrap and then in some cotton lyrca to get a good shape to which I would start the fibreglass mould on…

Then I mixed some fibreglass resin and coated the whole face of the pod in it.

When this dried, it became a really nice surface but wasn’t as hard or rigid as I had liked (hence the absence of the fibreglass cloth)

Then I when about layering the pods in fibreglass cloth and resin…

This wasn’t the nicest looking job, and I knew that, I just wanted to get a mould at which I would shape the new pods from…

This is what they have come out like.

I obviously need to sand it back and make sure the surface is clean and smooth for the new pods to take shape, but that comes later…

I’ll hopefully get round to shaping the new pods in the next couple of weeks and then get them sprayed and fit them up…

I’m not 100% confident that it would work, I just wanted to see if I could mould something and maybe in the future make more copies…

Thanks for reading

Cheers
Chris

 

[tommo]

good stuff dude, it appears you have more patience than me

 

[Hopelessness]

I find that clingfilm really helps when using fibreglass, doesn't stick to your mould and helps keep things flat

 

[yatesy.27]

I find that clingfilm really helps when using fibreglass, doesn't stick to your mould and helps keep things flat

Sure does... But you have to make sure that you get it completely crinkle free...

 

[yatesy.27]

I baught a mini dremel drill today to help with the shaping and fine sanding of the pods... I've been at them with the sanding attachment and ive smoothed the inside of the pod mould ready for the new pods to take shape... I should get round to starting the actual pods tomorrow sometime.

Stay tuned.

 

[yatesy.27]

I'm currently chasing up a SSS leather wrapped handbrake, and I have come across a airbag module for my SSS steering wheel. I should have these sometime in the next couple of weeks.

Cheers
Chris

 

[yatesy.27]

Ok, so the airbag module fell through, but I have some pics of my car to make me feel better...

Enjoy

Yes, it needs more low... Wanting TEIN SuperStreet coilovers right now...

 

[edk]

Defo needs to be lower, yes!
Still looking good mate. Like the wheels as they seem to suite the car well. Always liked the blue/black/silver only look Shame the bonnet protector ruins it a little.

 

[yatesy.27]

Defo needs to be lower, yes!
Still looking good mate. Like the wheels as they seem to suite the car well. Always liked the blue/black/silver only look Shame the bonnet protector ruins it a little.

You think it ruins the look?

I reckon it looks good and it helps with stone chips and what-not from our rough roads here in Australia.