With Dennis way too busy to continue bodywork I've had to 'spin my wheels' a bit lately.
Used some of my evenings to get the interior works finished a bit further.
The front seats are done, only things left to do to them are:
-Covering the back shells in fake leather to freshen them up.
-Testing the modified BMW lumbar support bellows (see how they feel, not that there is
much I can do to change the way they are mounted at this point.
-Print and fit the holders for the lumbar support control button (will come in place of the original buttons on the supra seats).
-Permanently mount the pump and valve assy (in the side bolster to be exact).
For those interested: this is the 7-series lumbar support next to the supra one.
It has to be narrowed down (by 'welding' a new seal with a soldering iron) and some fitting ears need to be attached. These were quite cheap off ebay.
Next order of business interior wise is to figure out a way to upholster the side cards and door cards. Will probably have to make a fibreglass shell for the center bit (which is how Toyota did it on kouki models, only with a metal shell).
Have been to the garage to do some odds and ends. Took my second trunk out and shrunk the hell out of any oilcanning I could find with the shrinking disc. Then re-seam sealed, added some anti-flutter, and re-primered the thing.
And I finally finished the 3rd universal joint on my driveshaft (I ruined my new u-joint last time). The Doctor was on site to lend a hand.. came in clutch. It really is difficult to tap the bearing cups in straight on these, so having someone there to help out stopped me rushing things and ruining another new u-joint (came close a couple of times).
Now the driveshaft is in my trunk again and I will see if I can get a specialist to check off on the centering + balancing and perhaps re-staking the joints in (if they have the correct tool for it), else a blob of weld will have to perform that task.
If they still quote a ridiculous number I will find a way to do this myself.
Used some of my evenings to get the interior works finished a bit further.
The front seats are done, only things left to do to them are:
-Covering the back shells in fake leather to freshen them up.
-Testing the modified BMW lumbar support bellows (see how they feel, not that there is
much I can do to change the way they are mounted at this point.
-Print and fit the holders for the lumbar support control button (will come in place of the original buttons on the supra seats).
-Permanently mount the pump and valve assy (in the side bolster to be exact).
For those interested: this is the 7-series lumbar support next to the supra one.
It has to be narrowed down (by 'welding' a new seal with a soldering iron) and some fitting ears need to be attached. These were quite cheap off ebay.
Next order of business interior wise is to figure out a way to upholster the side cards and door cards. Will probably have to make a fibreglass shell for the center bit (which is how Toyota did it on kouki models, only with a metal shell).
Have been to the garage to do some odds and ends. Took my second trunk out and shrunk the hell out of any oilcanning I could find with the shrinking disc. Then re-seam sealed, added some anti-flutter, and re-primered the thing.
And I finally finished the 3rd universal joint on my driveshaft (I ruined my new u-joint last time). The Doctor was on site to lend a hand.. came in clutch. It really is difficult to tap the bearing cups in straight on these, so having someone there to help out stopped me rushing things and ruining another new u-joint (came close a couple of times).
Now the driveshaft is in my trunk again and I will see if I can get a specialist to check off on the centering + balancing and perhaps re-staking the joints in (if they have the correct tool for it), else a blob of weld will have to perform that task.
If they still quote a ridiculous number I will find a way to do this myself.
