So I haven't had an update in quite some time! I've been pretty busy.
Finished uni, graduate next week (woo!) and have started a new job.
Lately I've been working on the interior.
I've fully fitted all of the carpet now, including the underfelt. It was an annoying job, but not that hard. Just lots of mocking up, placing, bolting, etc. Did it with my seat rails and bolts so that I knew how it would sit. I was initially a little disappointed that it wasn't 100% fitting, but then I looked closely at carpet in other cars (including my ke70) and they actually fit worse from the factory, ahhh the 80's.
I've been debating what to do with my door cards and rear seats.
My front seats will be these Recaros, and I don't know whether to try match the fabric (source rear Evo 1 GSR seats for the fabric) or just ignore that. For now, I've fabric painted/dyed the door cards all black.
I've fitted the roof lining and all plastic trims that support it, the kick panel trims, and whatever else I can put in before belts/seats. It's been vinyl painted as well, however it's a little streaky. Can't notice it at a glance, only when the light hits it at a certain point.
My seat belts are all in terrible condition, so I need to make a decision.
Option 1: find black seatbelts. New or in good condition (aware they're probably not ADR approved if from Yahoo. But I doubt they'd get checked)
Option 2: Run it as a two seater, and install a harness bar. No need to get rear seats trimmed to match the front, and harnesses are probably going to cost the same as belts. Would then need to be engineered (which I was considering for the seats/coilovers just so it's a fully street legal car).
And in mechanical news, the engine bottom end is 100% complete. Crank, rods, pistons, clutch, lightened flywheel is all assembled and balanced as an assembly. Gotta drop some stuff down at the engine builder (who has also been really busy) and get started on the head.
TL;DR
Interior mostly fitted.
To harness and lose back seats, or find seatbelts and re-trim?
Engine progress still going.