Dash out

[Paulgo]

With paulgo's consent, after I've screwed it all back together, (and it works), I'll sit down and insert the pictures around Paul's text, then convert it to a .pdf document.

Glad you got it done mate nice work!! No problem using the text - I didnt remember to take proper photos when I did mine so thats an excellent idea and glad to be of help !! Enjoy the stella - well earned and its great feeling looking at it all back together again!!

Paul

[Knight Rider S4]

Well done i'd buy a case of beer you have saved yourself a fortune would not like to think how much that would of cost to do in a garage!!

[Ian Simmonds]

Well, that wasn't so bad today, went up bit of a blind alley by securing the centre handbrake consol too early and had a game with the little, but crucial, bit of trim above the VDO's... Wiring required a bit of reference back to the Photographs, but all in all, spent about 4 hours and we are back up and running. Booked in for an AirCon re-gas next Wednesday... So hopefully that'll hold tightly and the AirCon works all okay too.

No bits left over either...

I'm going to crack open a Stella now.

[Ian Simmonds]

Just finished, I'll post more later, but I've got heat and quite incredibly everything works...Many thanks to Paulgo



Going to take the old girl for a 10 mile run to get it thoroughly warm now...

[MattS2]

@Matt, Looks like we'll be having some fun on this one.

@Ian, Great photos. Anymore you can post up would be fantastic.

We're planning a weekend to sort the matrix on the dagdag. Hopefully shouldn't be too bad as long as we don't have too many breaks for stella and fags.

Ben

Or rather........Hopefully wont be too bad as long as we don't have too many breaks for taking the dash out.

Matt.

[4WheelDrifter]

At least I know who to call on if I get stuck putting my dash back in. Good work Ian.

[Fat Audi 80]

Well done! keep going.

I bloody hope it all works when you are done. (Although not as much as you do! )

Cheers,

Steve.

[Ian Simmonds]

Oh boy, that was a hard day, all's going well, but in a slow, skin the knuckles and standing on the head kind of way...

Anyway, the old matrix looked like this


So I think I've found the leak!

And by the end of the day I was here



Just the centre consol and instruments etc to go...

Then it's 'test' it all still works time...

PS - Thanks for the kind words of support folk.

[Fat Audi 80]

Balls the size of melons!

Looks well organised and well executed too.

Cheers,

Steve.

[Jamo]

Now thats a "proper job" I must commend you on attempting and completing this as it must be the most daunting task ever on the S2!

[Ian Simmonds]

With paulgo's consent, after I've screwed it all back together, (and it works), I'll sit down and insert the pictures around Paul's text, then convert it to a .pdf document.

[s2avant]

@Matt, Looks like we'll be having some fun on this one.

@Ian, Great photos. Anymore you can post up would be fantastic.

We're planning a weekend to sort the matrix on the dagdag. Hopefully shouldn't be too bad as long as we don't have too many breaks for stella and fags.

Ben

[20vQC]

Wowowwoww!! NICE JOB!!! hehe If the little experiment I did with the water coolant and the leak doesn't close in about 3 days...well I have to dismantle the whooooole dash too!!! Hey how can I get those instructions to dismantle everything????

[Ian Simmonds]

Got this to look forward to soon.
Any extra hints or tips to make life easier or tricky bits worth a special mention?

Cheers.
Matt.

I've taken best part of 100 pics, and followed Paulgo's excellent text, there's hints and tips all the way through really, from labelling and bagging everything, to removing the Strut brace for better access to the Matrix screws in the engine bay...

I'll generate more as I screw it all back together again...

[MattS2]

Got this to look forward to soon.
Any extra hints or tips to make life easier or tricky bits worth a special mention?

Cheers.
Matt.