Finally got my aluminium blanking plugs. I emailed Ian Howell and he said the best thing to do was get 3x 16mm bungs and 1 x 14mm which is slightly larger than the hole, slightly tapperd on the one end then just hammer the fuck out of them untill they sit flush with the block, so thats what I did.





Then with not much else I could do I set about fitting the interior. This was a bit of an arse ache as they had the rear mounts cut off and replaced with home made ones that weren't up to scratch. So I had to make my own rear mounts.

Next problem was the EsCos seats have a tilt mechanisim to optimise the driver position. Sadly, this fouls the chassis rail that runs through the middle of the car.

* Firstly I tried to raise the seat mounts so it would clear the chassis rail. this though made the seat too high. My legs touched the stearing wheel!

* Then I removed it completely and it was very uncomfotable, with the seat tilting too far back.

So I knocked up this;



It's not in situ ajustable as you have to take the seat off to adjust it, but I've set it so I'm comfortable and I'm the only one whos going to be allowed to drive it so suits me.

And in;




With the front in (haven't done passenger side yet, Ran out fo gas on the welder) I set about fitting the rears.

Rear bench is too wide and sat about inch too far foward. So I removed the foam from the tray and looked at what needed cutting.



These corners being the reason.



Cut Off



some drilling to the mounts and some fiddling later and Voila. As I ran out of gas I haven't welded the front seat mount tabs to hold the rear bench on. A job for tomorrow.



Only problem is, on the RST bench the backs have a recessed lock with bars on the car and the EsCos have bars that lock into the car. So the backs don't currently lock in place. I'm going to have a look tomorrow if I can cut the lock out of the RST seats and weld them into the EsCos backs then it will lock in place.

More updates no doubt tomorrow.