Cage install and replacing interior trims.
Bought a cage from
Dylan (Gorilla Industries) in anticipation for haunted hills and the numerous track days this streeter was intended for. Its a
Safety 21 cage as made by
Cusco. Designed to bolt in and give high value for money. Well built and not too weighty.
** Started "pulsing" making whirring noises from the rear so the Rays are on the rear (JGTC spec! odd rims!) eliminating if the Work rears got buckled or picked up a nail or something (dont know were its coming from as both rear wheel bearings have JUST been replaced....!!)
Cage is so good! I love it!!! but here's the thing...
- Does not work with sunroof. completely fine for targa and tin top. I thought it would be okay but after removing the headliner and the interior latch for the sunroof and seeing just how much sheet metal sits on the inside of the roof skin, the cage clashes. It cant reach the flat just by the bottom of the firewall (illustrated below) and the front base does sit right either. It simply wont fit unless its modified, NOT something im going to do.
- also all the b pillar trims have to be removed with any roof as they too clash. The cage does not interfere with the door cards at all.
Can see how much extra stuff is there with the sunroof.
On another note got some new bits and pieces from the UK, cleaning and detailed before reinstalling them tomorrow
Laid out in the sun both new and old checking the colour and grain... which is interesting as..
Our binnacle surround has a cut out for the rotary dial that adjusts the instrument lighting - the UK version does not and is a darker deeper black with a satin/matte finish our ADM version has a slight sheen to it.
Opted to cut the dial as there is no provision for it and it helped to center it better puttting less strain on the plastic hoping this reduces the chance of the new old or old new binnacle from cracking.
Finally replacing the cruise control steering cowl with the non cruise version - has been recoloured along with the a pillar trims
and removing the coin holder with another blanking card. That coin holder s#$%s me, Id prefer a blank. Photo to come.
Reinstalling the trims tomorrow and taking some new snaps! Peace out!