got twin din, what paint needed for front grill/bumper?

[stuntmaster]

okey dokey it starts in here

my good ol Mk5 LWB, Tailgate Automatic 2.5l Turbo Diesel will have its mods done to it

basicaly heres the todo list(s)

Short Term Plan Todo:

-Take pictures of current state
-clean up bird dung on windscreen DONE
-fit turbo guage ARRIVED
-fit clear front indicators DONE
-fit clear side indicators DONE
-fit front fog/auxiliary lights ARRIVED (not fitted yet)
-bonnet/hood vents (shifted priority to mid after out of stock)
-fit in cab footwell neons (blue) ON HOLD
-take new pics of customization

Mid Term Plan Todo:

-fit/make Power Panel V4 (or custom design)
-fit inverter in glovebox
-fit mesh grill w/ford badge
-fit neon in mesh grill
-fit voltmeter guage
-fit oil pressure guage
-fit xtra 3rd battery for jump start + starting solenoid
-fit white neon in engine bay (to see what the heck im doing)
-fit Rev counter
-fit bonnet/hood vents

long term plan todo:

-new paint job
-fit oil temperature guage
-fit new front headlights (cossie style twin headlights)
-fit more fog lights
-fit new bucket style seats
-fit new clocks (mondeo style)

ultra long term plan Todo:
-fit engine (V8, Cosworth etc etc not sure i´ll worry bout that nearer the time)
-sort out the audio (its fine already just needs improving)
-transplant ford sierra sapphire computer screen (the MPG screen etc if anyone remembers it - should be easy if added to a cosworth engine as it was made for that)
-add intercooler

well thats it till the parts arrive i just gotta go clean it, damn pigeons, went to B&Q all clean then came back to find all this dung on the windscreen.

so tomorrows im gunna give the van a good clearout, needs it i think.

so let the customization begin!

[Luke]

sounds good mate

-transplant ford sierra sapphire computer screen (the MPG screen etc if anyone remembers it - should be easy if added to a cosworth engine as it was made for that)

well i'm giving it a a go at fitting one in mine got all the bits etc. so watch this space - or rather the space in my progress thread

[Guy88]

sounds good mate

-transplant ford sierra sapphire computer screen (the MPG screen etc if anyone remembers it - should be easy if added to a cosworth engine as it was made for that)

well i'm giving it a a go at fitting one in mine got all the bits etc. so watch this space - or rather the space in my progress thread

Hurry up Luke. i wana know the wiring

[stuntmaster]

hehe so im not the only one who thought about it

when I had a sierra sapphire Ghia 2.0 the computer worked very well, i remember it beeping at me when there was low fuel (when parents were driving it), all I can remember now is that it did the miles per gallon, i know it did more, what were the other things it did?

[AndyG]

Apart from MPG it had a trip computer, distance able to travel with what's left in the tank and black ice bleep/temperature (E reg Scorpio) I'm sure it had more

[stuntmaster]

what basic engine mods can i do thats worth doing?

basic being the word here till i get more skillfull and learn a bit

[Guy88]

you got 2 major downfalls EPIC and auto

You cant do anything without the ECU getting upset

So Ditch the EPIC and the auto wont work and most of the mods will upset the EPIC

[stuntmaster]

ah

all reliant on each other.....

ahh no worries. ill save the engine mods till later on a new engine

[stuntmaster]

ok a slight adjustment:

fit modeo clocks (long term plan)
and rev counter mid term plan

I have just ordered some neons from a computer store as a computer runs off 12v these neons do the same direct from 12v yellow wire on pc molex plug.

so for £6 in total for 2 blue 12¨ neons are superb i´ll wire it to the side light circuit (via relay to make it easier and safer) so they come on when the dash is lit up as a temporary measure untill i can get that Power panel built.

hopefully today i´ll be able to get a few things mainly bonnet vents, and tomorrow some simple fog lights then short term plan should be done then, and after a budget increase i can then move onto grabbing the mid term parts.

[rover]

so for £6 in total for 2 blue 12¨ neons are superb i´ll wire it to the side light circuit (via relay to make it easier and safer) so they come on when the dash is lit up as a temporary measure untill i can get that Power panel built.

Should have gone for 'cold cathode's' in my opinion, but they should look good anyway

Rover.

[stuntmaster]

oh sorry yes they are cold cathodes , its a bad habit of mine calling them neons.
thats stupid college mates for ya not using proper names.

yes they are cold cathode blue 12¨

[stuntmaster]

well got some auxiliary lights and they have a long distance range, useful as the van goes up the m3 alot to winchester where in the fog / nightime they lane jockey alot at chandlers ford turnoff , with this we´ll be able to see it
and avoid some nutcase creating a pileup

cost me £15 with the brackets and bulbs nice size too, i´ll stick pictures up when i have 5 mins.

[rover]

I have a blue cold cathode in the back of my van in place of the 'load space' light, once warmed up its pretty good Its a bit annoying though when I turn it to the wrong setting and it lights up with every tiny little pot-hole in the road

Rover.

[stuntmaster]

hehehe sound activated yeh thats funny

[stuntmaster]

my guage has arrived so has my clear indicators and clear side lights., i´ll be fitting them over the weekend along with the new super beam auxiliary lights i purchased as well.