Hey all. Just wanna post some pics of the recent mods i did to the cavi.

Mods:
1- Interior light circuit: Developed a simple circuit connected to the car's system so they turn "on" when the headlight are turned on.
- Overhead red led accent lights
- Under console red led accent light.
Schematics:


Fabrication:




Under dash led


Overhead accent lights






Placement of module inside the dash






Since one of my HVAC bulbs was burned i replaced it with a blue LED...yes i will replace the other one, i like uniformity.


2- Dash & Center console painted:


No more texture. Smooth and shiny.





Modded shift boot bracket. I wanted to simulate metal so i placed it outside the letter boot.



No boot yet.


Finish product.




Boot installed.


Cheers.



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Very nice I like it a lot. Creative.

Pedals and steering wheel cover kill everything.

tyler wojo wrote:Very nice I like it a lot. Creative.

Pedals and steering wheel cover kill everything.

he he I know. One thing at the time.


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interior lights on while driving are annoying as hell.



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Agreed. I have ten inch tubes under the dash and I can see out my side windows.

I love how you changed the colour of the bezel nice work

all these led's and no pics at nite?



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Should of just got a rearview mirror with lights built in. Like the GT and Z's got. Thats what I did.

Proud member since 99

i need to see some night pics before i say much....

looks good man. great job

excellent and very nice paint job, short throw shifter would set it all off very nicely also

Rich Grayo Jr. wrote:interior lights on while driving are annoying as hell.

True. These are very dimmed...accent lighting.


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That bezel is sex,
Nice job!

I like the how you did the radio bezel, very awesome idea with the two colors!!

i like the design on the bezel as well but i see wicked orange peel. the boot frame idea is pretty sweet too, whered you get that boot surround from?

jeremy carlin (cavguru) wrote:i like the design on the bezel as well but i see wicked orange peel. the boot frame idea is pretty sweet too, whered you get that boot surround from?

Thanks. what's an orange peel? The boot question, that bracket is actually the original boot bracket. I decided to use it like that.


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Orange peel is the paint technique they use at maaco.
Its the texture of @!#$ty paint job..

I don't think yours looks bad.

that's pretty clean. very nice!

its not tooo flashy. subtle, almost stock like. that my friend, is a win


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Mike wrote:The auto to manual swap is not as involved as you would think.
Get all the parts you need in a pile, and drive the car into it.
They will find their way into the correct places.

how did you get your dash to that texture?
wet sanding?

John Mills wrote:how did you get your dash to that texture?
wet sanding?

Nope. Just good old arm and patience.


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It takes a hell of a lot of sanding to get a nice finish like that. Good for you! I should go back and do a touch up on my bezel, as its been over a year and i haven't given it a buff in a while.

Ditch that cover and pedals for sure!

i bet but it looks hella nice

Mark wrote:Ditch that cover and pedals for sure!

In time, i will. I need to follow my original design. i need to sound-proof the cabin, re carpeting, new seats and upholstering...then, i'll deal with the steering wheel and pedals. I am a musician...so need the best possible acoustics for my music; however, the cavi was designed for a whole different purpose and i want my mods to have little impact on the stock appearance. Also, I was thinking of putting a corvette wheel in there..but i need to do my research first to see if that would be a go.


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