mysticpete

Great work, it's good to take your time, step back and think things through, makes for a clearer path to a complete project. I would also go your route if I had to do it all again, instead off a full body off right from the get go.

Kipring

Added Mounts and Brackets for Coolant and MC Reservoir:






Built brackets for ECU to mount within fender well:







Cleaning up the wiring....yep. Working on building a new dash...

Kipring

Okay, will be adding some more photos and moving photos off photobarfet.

Items Accomplished:

• Driver's leather seat in - bracket template created to be used for passenger
• Linear Actuators for Headlights - working awesomely
• A "chunk" of wiring cleaned up - bulkheads in and new fuse panel
• Support brackets installed for custom center console
• State Safety Inspection Passed *WOOT*
• Stereo rewired - why, because you need good tunes in your life
• Buttons for IGN, Starter, Headlights, Horn, Wipers
• Custom Cold Air Intake over Radiator

Next Steps:

• Finish cleaning up wiring with loom installed
• Install new alternator to battery wire
• Power Steering (GF requested)
• Passenger Seat Install
• A/C retrofit

Zero1Niner

This is an awesome thread. Thanks for sharing this.

That wiring pic made me shudder. I do not look forward to that step.

maj75

So you have been at this for 7 years? Maybe you should have just gotten a C5. You could have had fun actually driving it

Zero1Niner

What fun would that be? If he did, he would have to drive a C5 instead of a badass C3!

For me, the doing part is a big chuck of the reason for the project. Anyone can buy a car...not everyone can do what he is doing, and has the pleasure that comes when he does finally finish the car. That takes some serious skills, dough, and amazing commitment.

Keep at it Kipring!

Kipring

Courtesy of Richard454

Kipring

A few updated pics given photobarf has stopped everything

The RX-8 Seat with Power!



Center console getting mocked up:

Kipring

With the air beginning to turn cold (yep she is finally being driven and enjoyed), I've turned my attention to making some other small improvements. Given it's about time to start tackling the body and make some decisions soon on the direction I'm going to take with the build, I tried my hand at some more fiberglass to build my own console/dash.

With the console I tried utilizing a frame and stretch some fabric over the frame and it turned out okay, I still need to make space for the stereo, A/C controls, armrest, and .... cup holders (wait wait - going to graft in the BMW holders that slide into the dash/console and hide away).

With the console in, I've hit a wall until I get a hold of the A/C problem - looking at Vintage Air. Once I have the A/C in, I think I can begin molding in a dash with a frame and foam.

I have finally cleaned out the rat's nest of wires, and made it look clean and hidden away.