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I bolted plates under the floor so that I could relocate the seat belt mounts.
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I found some belts in exactly the right colour. I had to shorten them by 500mm, however, because they would not retract far enough.
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Now you can see what I was trying to achieve with the gull wing release handles!
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Hidden behind the bulkhead panels are smaller independent emergency cables to release the rear gull wings. This modification had already been done when the car came to me. All Mangusta owners should do this!
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I had to install two extra bulbs in the radio to make it glow like this. The light below illuminates the Goose badge. I am very pleased with this bit. The carpets on either side are held in with Velcro, and the radio holder is held in with two screws and two bolts. Nice and easy to remove.
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I repainted the steering column and the rear view mirror.
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My kick plate goes all the way up the side of the dash. The original one stopped half way and left an unsightly gap.
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This can't be Italian - there are no pipes and wires hanging down!
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Beautiful Ferrero steering wheel unique to Mangusta. Made from stainless steel!
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The end.
Johnny Woods
Johnny Woods
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deniscCaretaker of 8MA1244 '70 Euro Mangusta DRIVE THEM, THEY WERE MEANT TO BE DRIVEN, IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT ONE, BUY A POSTER!
Amazing work Johnny. Can't even imagine the hours required.
My hat is off to you.
My hat is off to you.