Australien Moke Mit Daihatsu Sirion Motor

work on the moke has been a bit slow while i wait for the loom to arrive,

the harmonic balancer arrived though so i can get started on the engine at some stage

but today my attention was on the daihatsu gauges,

the stock gauges stuck out too far for what i need, so my idea is to get a peice of perspex and modify the guages so they are more flat,

i seperated the facia and the bezel from the gauge

then started to trim down the black bezel

then i trimmed a piece of cardboard to get a rough idea of the size i need to cut the perspex
then i cut the perspex and at the moment im in the process of sanding it down to fit nice and snug within the edges of the bezel

Zitat von clubman82

@666: I think you can write in english.

It's better than the translated english from google

yeah i had a feeling it was bad haha

so after alot of sanding ive finished the slimline dash,

im a little unhappy with the way the glue set on it (looks a little messy) but hopefully ill make up some sort of bezel for the dash so it will hide it

i also have some plans in the mix to make a custom dash for my moke so stay tuned for that..

time for an update, spent a a good half a day on the moke today, installing everything from the wheel to the gearbox, hubs, flanges, rotors, shockers etc

now to start bolting things in the engine bay on getting ready to get it towed to the auto elec in january

it was nice and sunny today so i rolled the moke out (yes it rolls , although some bastard left it in gear :x ), gave it its first quick clean and took some pics for you all, it really give me inspiration to work on it when you pass a small milestone like on stands to rolling, feels like its getting somewhere

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went down to the mechanics today,

they have almost finished the brakes on the moke,

here are some pics,

next ill take it to the Auto elec and they will splice the Sirion loom into my new Moke loom, and get the car running for me

also have these pics

i haven't posted for a little while, the moke has been at the auto electricians for a week or so (admittedly sitting there not getting worked on much :/) but should hopefully be finished within 2 weeks then ill bring it home for the final touches,

heres some pics part way through the process of doing the wiring and electrics

Nick

so today i bolted in the front seats and finally got the front windscreen on

i bought the subframe already modified,

the previous owner used a jig to hole the subframe while he welded in the new bit to the original subfram

so spent the day with a friend and sorted out the Shift, modified it to fit the Moke gear stick bracket and shortened it to fit the moke gear stick hole,

also made a bracket to hold the radiator unfortunately i didn't take a pic of it yet..

also MVR insisted that i fit a roll bar.. so heres a snap with the rollbar (it is yet to be polished)

tomorrow ill finish making brackets to hold the sirion cluster in my dash, and cutting the holes for the stereo and cup holders, then ill bolt the dash in for its final fitting before going to get painted

also on the agenda for tomorrow is some other small stuff but with some luck ill have it derivable to go get the exhaust done

More Progress today,

Tested the Thermo fan and washer bottle, all working. still need to finish the connectors for them though.

after i filled the radiator the other day it was leaking out of a heater fitting at the back of the engine (Doh !) so today i bought a plug and tried again, only to find i had forgotten to tighten the intake manifold, these silly engines use a blanking plate on the intake manifold to block part of the cooling galleys in the block, so because it was loose it leaked into the 1st cylinder and down the block onto the floor.
after emptying the cylinder and spending a C#$%t of a time doing the intake headers up it doesn't leak at the moment (final check to be done once the petrol tank is full again)

also install the side mirrors, had to make some spacers for them, i chopped some shock absorber rubber spacers in half which worked a treat,

next i emptied the fuel tank and partially removed it to get access to the panel above to start marking and drilling ( ;() the body for the roll bar that MVR says i need to install (for the seat belt regulations)

and last but not least i started the engine and also took a short video for everyone here, keep in mind that it is only running with about 3 foot of headers, and i believe the alternator bearing is on its way out so its a little loud

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=53…520027096039701

been working on the dash a bit as of late, finished cutting all the holes and painting it,

sourced a new thermostat and installed that, and spent most of the after noon today wiring up the rockers switches, and what an experience that was, its taken awhile.

tomorrow, i will finish off the switched, wire up the stereo, and possibly attempt to wire up the hazard lights,
then ill test my fuel pump which has been causing me issues,

i will also check that there's no wiring issues, as i believe the fuel pump might not be wired correctly.

heres a pic of the dash the other day before i started putting it in the car

the park bulbs are LED bayonet bulbs, and the main lights just normal H4 bulbs, although they will be changed to a bulb with a similar colour as the LED