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Title: It sort of came apart in my hand....
Post by: TheBoy on 26 April 2010, 19:04:40
(http://theboy.omegaowners.com/oofpics/Golden_Nugget_Parts/strippedinside1.JPG)

(http://theboy.omegaowners.com/oofpics/Golden_Nugget_Parts/strippedinside2.JPG)
Title: Re: It sort of came apart in my hand....
Post by: Jimbob on 26 April 2010, 19:06:11
 ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: webby23 on 26 April 2010, 19:07:30
Is that the facelift?

 :o
Title: Re: It sort of came apart in my hand....
Post by: TheBoy on 26 April 2010, 19:11:44
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Is that the facelift?

 :o
Thats (whats left of) the Golden Nugget
Title: Re: It sort of came apart in my hand....
Post by: webby23 on 26 April 2010, 19:14:59
Never seen one like that before, fascinating......

Whats the circular black thing where the glovebox should be?

Title: Re: It sort of came apart in my hand....
Post by: dbug on 26 April 2010, 19:18:51
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Never seen one like that before, fascinating......

Whats the circular black thing where the glovebox should be?


Heater blower mate
Title: Re: It sort of came apart in my hand....
Post by: Jimbob on 26 April 2010, 19:31:25
Ljay says do you want sammy back to help with the breaking of it?
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Post by: dad1uk on 26 April 2010, 19:31:25
Ebay it........
1 careful owner, never been raced or rallied but needs slight attention!

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ::)
Title: Re: It sort of came apart in my hand....
Post by: sexydaz on 26 April 2010, 19:34:14
i always wondered what that yellow wire went to :y
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Post by: feeutfo on 26 April 2010, 19:42:21
ooh that steering wheels got to go (wince)

at least my steering wheels black.  :P
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Post by: Hannah Judes Dad on 26 April 2010, 19:50:16
Looks like you will do anything to get better mpg! What do you use for a drivers seat? A plastic gerden chair to save weight?  ;D
Title: Re: It sort of came apart in my hand....
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 26 April 2010, 19:50:43
May be I am a bit odd, but I love to see a car in that state of dismantling 8-) 8-) 8-)

I once stripped a Carlton down to the bulkhead to replace a heater matrix and replace the blower unit.  Everything was so easy to get to I had this passing thought to keep it stripped down for ease of future replacement / repair.

There was also this great sense of achievement when I put it all back together again without any problems!  Even my ex was most impressed, although he never let me loose on his cars like that!! ::) ::) :D :D ;)
Title: Re: It sort of came apart in my hand....
Post by: TheBoy on 26 April 2010, 19:54:17
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Never seen one like that before, fascinating......

Whats the circular black thing where the glovebox should be?

As others said, main blower.  Said blower now on where back seat should be, so you can see straight through to pollen filter now ;D

Few more bits of ducting removed, struggling to work out how the main air distrubution unit comes out.  Nearly down to heater matrix ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: It sort of came apart in my hand....
Post by: unlucky mark mv6 on 26 April 2010, 19:55:05
oops. ;D ;D
Title: Re: It sort of came apart in my hand....
Post by: TheBoy on 26 April 2010, 19:55:19
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Ljay says do you want sammy back to help with the breaking of it?
Nope. Seeing as I'm going to lose money on it, I may as well learn and do it properly :y
Title: Re: It sort of came apart in my hand....
Post by: TheBoy on 26 April 2010, 19:56:40
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ooh that steering wheels got to go (wince)

at least my steering wheels black.  :P
Hence why I dislike beige interiors ;).  Is yours black?


Can't get the friggin wheel off, even using the DTM method.
Title: Re: It sort of came apart in my hand....
Post by: jonny2112 on 26 April 2010, 20:08:50
I think it's pretty cool actually!  :D
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Post by: bertiecbx550 on 26 April 2010, 20:34:25
I bet 9 miles worth of fuel would last a while in that miggy..... :D :D ;D ;D
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Post by: mr ICE man on 26 April 2010, 20:42:15
How big are your hands to do that?
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Post by: VXL V6 on 26 April 2010, 21:16:39
Those AMP connectors for the drivers door switch pack and the climate control panel are always useful  :y
Title: Re: It sort of came apart in my hand....
Post by: Andy B on 26 April 2010, 22:07:02
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Can't get the friggin wheel off, even using the DTM method.

You could use my home made puller if you were closer, I made it years ago to get my Manta's wheel off. The method of using knees etc just bent the steel spokes.  :-?
Title: Re: It sort of came apart in my hand....
Post by: Andy B on 26 April 2010, 22:08:33
I wonder if you could fit a nice pre-facelift dash in there instead?  ::)  ;)  :y
(http://theboy.omegaowners.com/oofpics/Golden_Nugget_Parts/strippedinside1.JPG)
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Post by: Hannah Judes Dad on 26 April 2010, 22:09:58
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I wonder if you could fit a nice pre-facelift dash in there instead?  ::)  ;)  :y
(http://theboy.omegaowners.com/oofpics/Golden_Nugget_Parts/strippedinside1.JPG)

10p says you can't  ;D
Title: Re: It sort of came apart in my hand....
Post by: Andy B on 26 April 2010, 22:14:59
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I wonder if you could fit a nice pre-facelift dash in there instead?  ::)  ;)  :y
(http://theboy.omegaowners.com/oofpics/Golden_Nugget_Parts/strippedinside1.JPG)

10p says you can't  ;D

 ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D
Title: Re: It sort of came apart in my hand....
Post by: TheBoy on 26 April 2010, 22:31:01
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I wonder if you could fit a nice pre-facelift dash in there instead?  ::)  ;)  :y
(http://theboy.omegaowners.com/oofpics/Golden_Nugget_Parts/strippedinside1.JPG)
Could, but getting the climate to work would be a challenge - the facelift one is a bit more complex.
Title: Re: It sort of came apart in my hand....
Post by: Andy B on 26 April 2010, 22:35:14
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I wonder if you could fit a nice pre-facelift dash in there instead?  ::)  ;)  :y
(http://theboy.omegaowners.com/oofpics/Golden_Nugget_Parts/strippedinside1.JPG)
Could, but getting the climate to work would be a challenge - the facelift one is a bit more complex.

just break the car then  ;) :y
Title: Re: It sort of came apart in my hand....
Post by: Kevin Wood on 26 April 2010, 22:48:25
Crikey! Look at that Donkey-Dork of a wiring loom. :o

About time someone replaced that lot with CAN.

I guess it won't fix now. ;D

Kevin
Title: Re: It sort of came apart in my hand....
Post by: feeutfo on 26 April 2010, 23:02:41
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ooh that steering wheels got to go (wince)

at least my steering wheels black.  :P
Hence why I dislike beige interiors ;).  Is yours black?


Can't get the friggin wheel off, even using the DTM method.
if thats biege then my interior is creme, my blind better not be that colour?
 :-/