In the garage after work

“After driving the car for a month I noticed the carpet by the gas pedal was getting dirty. It isn't my style to jump into the car with dirty shoes, but discovered the black soles do leave marks.”

I have the opposite problem in my Smart. The cheap black carpet rubs off and all my light-colored driving shoes have black marks on the outside of the right foot.

I cut up a piece of silicone cutting sheet and Spray 77’d it to the offending carpet.

Looking good BB.

BB, I really like the metal shield. For mine, I saved the plastic from the carpet and cut a slightly smaller piece than your shield. Not sure how long it will last, but it’s working for now.  I ordered a template for my cocomats.  When it gets here I plan to make it so that the mat extends forward under the clutch pedal a bit.

I will maybe put an Apple disk in mine.  

Where did you get a gas cap that works?

I like those knobs but I kind of like having a shift pattern on my knob.  I don’t need it but what about a valet, or mechanic?

Tools…. I plan to have a fan belt and tools to change one.  Most other things I would call AAA, I think.  No spare tire.

I ordered a PCA badge from SMC, but am planning on waiting for another to jump out at an event.

I can’t wait to see what else you do!

@Teammccalla posted:

BB, I really like the metal shield. For mine, I saved the plastic from the carpet and cut a slightly smaller piece than your shield. Not sure how long it will last, but it’s working for now.  I ordered a template for my cocomats.  When it gets here I plan to make it so that the mat extends forward under the clutch pedal a bit.

I will maybe put an Apple disk in mine.  

Where did you get a gas cap that works?

I like those knobs but I kind of like having a shift pattern on my knob.  I don’t need it but what about a valet, or mechanic?

Tools…. I plan to have a fan belt and tools to change one.  Most other things I would call AAA, I think.  No spare tire.

I ordered a PCA badge from SMC, but am planning on waiting for another to jump out at an event.

I can’t wait to see what else you do!

Yes it's nice. that Greg uses the plastic carpet cover to protect it when you get it delivered. I used it on the drive home the first day. I could have shoved the coco mat under the pedals, but I didn't want it to interfere with the pedals. I'm ok with it as is.

The gas cap, I ordered it from Greg and should be shipped soon along with my 3rd brake light he forgot to install.

The shifter without a pattern isn't a problem for me. I like the looks and don't plan on valeting it ever or having a mechanic work on it that doesn't know how to shift a common VW trans. Plus any unsavory character hopefully won't know how to move it because there is no shift pattern on the shifter. I have a few more things in the works and will post them as they take shape.

Nice work, Dave. It's all about making it your own, isn't it!

@Michael Pickett posted:

Nice work, Dave. It's all about making it your own, isn't it!

Aloha Mike, yes it is ............!! I have a few more ideas I will be working on in the coming months. I'll post them as they become a part of my speedster.

Hey Dave love the plate !  Good thinking on that one.

is that plate legal. Thought a CA plate has max of 7 letters.

@barncobob posted:

is that plate legal. Thought a CA plate has max of 7 letters.

I have been looking for a vintage Porsche Dealer license plate frame from my area and found one last year at a swap meet. It was in pretty bad shape, but some media blasting got all the rust and old paint off. I sanded it with 600 and sprayed it silver, then I did the background area in dark gray and hand lettered the letters in a cream white. At the time I also ordered a fau black California license plate to put on at shows. It says "Klawfoot" as in bath tub......

@IaM-Ray posted:

Hey Dave love the plate !  Good thinking on that one.

@barncobob posted:

is that plate legal. Thought a CA plate has max of 7 letters.

Thanks Ray ! My wife thought it was corny and no one would get it .......... Well, the oldies GET IT! lol

Hey Bob, no it is not legal. It was a quickly made fake plate for $15.00 that I wonted to use when I went to my first car show. I did apply for a 7 letter California black plate with a different spelling "KLAUFUT" Kinds Germanish if there is such a word.

This morning I decided to fix one thing on the car that was driving me crazy. I have no idea if this is how all the other cars from Vintage Motorcars wiring ends up, but it looks like a rats nest to me. So I took an hour or so and did my best with what I had to hide it. When I ordered the car, I also ordered an extra 5 yards of the baseball vinyl just in case I needed to redo a seat or whatever in the coming years. I took some measurements and cut a piece of aluminum it size and bent it. Added some velcro to the back and trial fit it. It looked good and fit ok, so I cut a piece of my extra vinyl and glued the vinyl to the aluminum. The I trimmed off the corners and installed it. It's not that well protected, but serves the purpose for now. If anyone has pictures of their wiring they would like to share, please post a few.

Thanks, Dave

Looks like a. nIce cover ….Dave on my IM. The seat is placed on a metal box which is carpeted and it hides the fact that the seat is higher and all the electrical is under the seat which is Velcroed to the top and removable for easy access I also have a sub8100 retro sound under the seat .

I really like that @Butcher Boy!

@IaM-Ray - that is unbelievably clever, similar to the dual radiators and fuel-cell tucked low to give you the super-trunk. You got your car built at the absolute high-water mark in IM's history.

plate ok at car shows....CHP be all over U on the road

@IaM-Ray posted:

Looks like a. nIce cover ….Dave on my IM. The seat is placed on a metal box which is carpeted and it hides the fact that the seat is higher and all the electrical is under the seat which is Velcroed to the top and removable for easy access I also have a sub8100 retro sound under the seat .

That looks great Ray, well thought out and clean. I wish Greg had thought of doing that instead of mounting it behind the passenger seat.

Well, as you go along, you’ll see that different builders have different strengths, and options that they have chosen to standardized or build some you are privy to benefits some you would not have chosen it is what it is. I hate the saying but that’s what it is.

@Stan Galat posted:

I really like that @Butcher Boy!

@IaM-Ray - that is unbelievably clever, similar to the dual radiators and fuel-cell tucked low to give you the super-trunk. You got your car built at the absolute high-water mark in IM's history.

This was my second car though, so I tried to address all the issues that I had with the first car, and Henry would not build me another car. If it was just a repeat of the old one he thought the full Subaru was something he wanted to try that made sense. It wasn’t for the faint of heart because we were doing a lot of R&D, which was painful at times when suppliers do stuff and supply faulty equipment, which is out of the hands of the builder. Needless to say, the builder is left, holding the bag in the end, I loved working with Henry and I really appreciate my car to this day. I added a lot of things myself just like Dave is doing I think in the long run understanding how your car works and what feedback it gives you allows you to prevent a lot of of issues from happening. Enjoy

What does all of that control Dave? It’s not something you see on every car. I’m guessing it’s related to yours being a Suby powered Speedster?

@Robert M posted:

What does all of that control Dave? It’s not something you see on every car. I’m guessing it’s related to yours being a Suby powered Speedster?

Hey Robert, It is all the fuses, ECU and maybe some relays. I really haven't checked it all out yet. I hope to chat with Greg to find out exactly what is there. Didn't have much time to go over the car when I picked it up. But it drives nice ..........

@Butcher Boy posted:

It is all the fuses, ECU and maybe some relays.

In case you are ECU curious: https://dealers.linkecu.com/G4X-AtomX

That's the ECU, and all the fuses and relays. Locating it there frees up a lot of under dash realestate for AC or sound system or whatever modern thing that we might want to add up there.

Under dash should be reserved for AC,  sound and gauges IMO.. Hard to work there completely.  I sometimes wish the back of the dash was open a la Ghia but I am with Stan the Low light is the model to get.