SRowell's Stage 1 Diablo HDi Estate

[Eeyore]

Grey sky today and it only got worse

Started off by removing all the seats apart from the drivers and having a good vacuum under the passenger seat. Its absolutely rank so much better having done that!



Then I started feeding the amp cables to the boot. Now normally I would put the 12V cable down the side of the car but I needed all the length I could get to get it to the back of the car seeing as I had taken it through the speedo grommet.



Then I mounted my newly acquired amp from Toms306 into the Storage cupboard. Drilled holes for the cables and dremmeled some of the other plastics to accommodate the cables. For some reason there was a spark when connecting the live cable even though it wasnt connected to the battery. Must have had some power stored in the amp.





Put the storage compartment back in the side. Sandpaper wasnt working so got the dremmel to take the paint off for a good earth. Connected the power lead to the battery and cable tied the cable and fuse holder securely.



Gave it a test and it all worked! I never knew how powerful my old amp was and I think the answer is a lot more powerful than this one. However after a quick tune it wasnt sounding too bad. Its a small hidden install so I guess Ill have to compromise more boot space for a less powerful setup. Will need a bit more tuning but it all works!

The rain was pretty heavy by this point so I put everything under cover and Ill do more vacuuming and put the interior plastics and seats back in tomorrow!

ALSO...


dun dun dun..... never had a 306 without a NSR arch liner before so I was expecting it to be honest. It seemed pretty sound so when the weather is nicer in the summer Ill get some antirust stuff on it. Clean out the entire arch and seal it and spray the inside.