'Winter mods' part 2.

It has a been a while since I posted, I have been very busy and also was unwell for a few months, but I am back and will update more regularly.
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　ちょっと、お久しぶりです。今年今まで、私は非常に忙しかったし、また数ヶ月体調不良だったが、私は戻っています、より定期的に更新されていました。


Here is a summary of the rest of the things I did over the winter break.

With the new dash panel finished, and all put back together, this is how it looks now overall (albeit those wires are now hidden). Not sure whether to cover the Din panel (I have 2 spares) with dry or wet Carbon fibre, or flock it, or leave it. Anyway not important for now.      新しいセンターパネルは完全出来上がり。

Next was redoing my Fire Extinguisher mount. I made some simple brackets from 3mm steel and put it under the front of the seat.　　　　　　　次は、消火器の場所を変えました。

I like making things, and sometimes it's hard to not over-engineer things. But I do my best to avoid that as it's a waste of time, and generally means extra weight. So simple and effective is best. I used flat headed Allen bolts so I could get the brackets as close to the ridge in the floorpan as possible, you can see here what I mean. I did this because I didn't want it poking out any more than necessary.　　　　　　　　　３ｍｍの鉄で簡単なブラケットを作って、アレンボルトで、出来るだけ後ろのほうに付けました。　　　　　

And all done. The seat can still go all the way forward if I need it to.　　　　　　　出来上がり。シートは普通に前後ろ動けます。

The next thing was, the driving position with the Race seat wasn't right, this was obvious my last few track days. So after a lot of calculating and guesswork, I got a 30mm steering boss extension and fitted it up.
As a result, I was able to move the seat back 30mm + 3mm or so lower due to the angle of the rails, then lowered it an additional 15mm via the seat mount brackets, something I was not able to do before with the seat where it was.

The result is a MUCH better driving position, and my weight back and down a significant amount, which should also help handling.　　　　　　　次は、ドライビングポジションはやはりちょっと良くないと分かって、３０ｍｍのスペーサーを付けて、シートを後ろ３０ｍｍ＋２０ｍｍ下へ動かしました。大分違います

...and while I was at it, I got some RECARO Race seat repair patches (couldn't get OMP ones) as my repair on the wear on the drivers entry side was not holding up.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　シートリペアパッチも買いました。

And together with the cushion it's all good. The blacks of the cushion and patches are almost spot on, the Camera makes the colours look much more different than they really are but in person you really can't hardly tell the difference.　　　　　　　すべて完成です。

..ok and lastly, I got my hands on some OKADA Direct Ignition Coils. I had been considering these for a long time. The car starts easier, and is definitely smoother in response. It also feels more torquey, but who knows lol.
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　最後は、ずっと試したかったオカダＰＬＡＺＭＡコイルを手に入れました。付けると、すぐ違いを分かりました。エンジンはもっと簡単に駆けられる、そしてエンジンのレスポンスは少し良くなった