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| Apr 26 2007, 6:03 PM EDT (current) | XenonJohn | 94 words added, 1 photo added |
| Oct 12 2006, 8:19 PM EDT | XenonJohn | 278 words added, 2 photos added |
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Dash top mounted mirror.
Heater/demister was so bad I assumed the demister hoses had come off. Took whole
thing apart to find a Mini heater mechanism working perfectly. The problem is just that
the Mini unit was always pretty feeble. It has obviously been used due to its small
size. Some kit car suppliers now do very compact heater/demister units for small
"seven" type cars with high output. These are expensive so this is on my "future
mods" list.
Heater turned on and off via a Mini choke cable attached to a cable operated valve in
the water hose from the engine to the heater matrix.
Ford Capri type rear demist switch.
Headlamp up/down operated by an electric window rocker switch from a Renault.
Headlamp motor / wiring saga I will add at a later date.
Push button starter.
Night illumination provided by a rear number plate light facing dash! I need to find a
more subtle way of doing this.
Non standard steering wheel.
Steering wheel on the car was an Astrali wheel with centre boss for a Lotus. The problem was that although a very nice wheel, it was pretty small. This meant you had to hang on to it tight as any slight twitch would change direction of the car quite a lot, plus heavy to park as no power steering.
Again LotusBits helped me out by finding me the larger diameter original wheel which even had red embossed lettering to go with the colour of the car.
Not as nice as the Astrali but makes car a lot easier to drive, park and is correct for the car with that definite unmistakable 70's style to it.
Some of the original fake wood trim has now been fitted instead of the existing mock carbon fibre, thanks to Mike Taylor of LotusBits. Still looking for the proper wooden ball gearknob.
The aerial plug coming out of the dash is meant to be there! It fits into the side of a mock cartridge for the 8-track player that is actually an FM radio. This sends the audio signal into the 8 track player via contact with the tape pick up of the player. Pic of this period accessory to follow soon.
Some of the original fake wood trim has now been fitted instead of the existing mock carbon fibre, thanks to Mike Taylor of LotusBits. Still looking for the proper wooden ball gearknob.
The aerial plug coming out of the dash is meant to be there! It fits into the side of a mock cartridge for the 8-track player that is actually an FM radio. This sends the audio signal into the 8 track player via contact with the tape pick up of the player. Pic of this period accessory to follow soon.
