Tarted up a bit

[Shayne]

Gear sticks and console finally sorted and the handbrake works better than it ever has before so I’m happy .

 

[Gav missin]

Looking good Shayne. You've managed to make it look modern but not tacky! I like it!

 

[Shayne]

Cheers Gav to bring it into the 21st century was the aim and mission accomplished i reckon .

 

[SteveJB]

Do like the grey coloured wood grain where did you find that Shayne

 

[Shayne]

Hard to tell in pics but its kinda glossy metallic dark silver black . I got it on Etsy or ebay like 2 years ago , a chance find and thought i will never find better than that . If you can find more please let me know because i wasted too much learning and could do it all again better if i had more .

 

[Shayne]

Oh and i have searched for more - intensively resulting in my being able to tell you Do not buy anything from a website called Zorbakom .

 

[Towpack]

That handbrake mod looks interesting.

 

[Shayne]

I gave up trying to measure or even explain the theory to myself but i guestimated what it does is double the length of cable moved with the lever so 3 clicks equals 6 .
I think Nick will attest to my handbrake being good before but after the mod when i pulled it on and there was absolutely no doubt at all in my mind that the wheels were locked solid .

Time will tell if it proves more tolerant to the twisties but what led me down this path is thinking to myself the handbrake is too finely tuned .

 

[fbnss]

Sorry can't remember Shayne but anything is better than mine so I was probably well impressed

 

[Shayne]

Never mind suffice to say it started out as an experiment and I wouldn't hesitate to do it again .

 

[Shayne]

Maybe it is grey

 

[chadr]

That looks really cool - nice job!

Is it a plastic film or more like a thicker vinyl?

 

[Shayne]

I'm not sure what it is but i have to believe proper vinyl wrap is easier to work with , its thick so you need heat to shrink or stretch but the glue is far too strong to pull it off and start again using the same piece of vinyl/plastic ?

 

[Shayne]

Closest i've been able to find and its readily available https://www.amazon.com/3M-MW-777-EBONY-METALLIC-WOODGRAIN/dp/B00L8D0ZXK

 

[Shayne]

Found the maker , Glabal in Japan but its no longer in production .

 

[Shayne]

I don’t have 2 hazard switches any more because our daughter has one of those Cricut printers .