Well its been a long time coming, but eventually starting to be worth the wait!
Our shell of our Intermeccanica Convertible D just out of paint this morning, and i'm really please with how it looks.
Can't wait to see it start to come together over the coming weeks.
Will post more pics as we progress.
Cheers
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Right hand drive too! Cool.
Puuuurdy!
Very Cool, Nick! Best of luck with your project. I'm sure a lot of the SOCers on here would like to see pics as you progress with your build! 
@Nick Jones
Love the color...
Hey Nick, love that colour if I say so myself 
Looks good! Keep us posted.
You know where the inspiration came from Ray
Nice one nick looks great be sure to keep the updates going. I am on the hunt for a right hook myself too
Beehives will be a nice addition.
Looking forward to seeing how your car will turn out.
Nick - is that a new build at IM in BC? Or is it one you are restoring? If restoring - wonder how many right hand drive ones were produced. What's build plans for the rest of it - Air cooled or other?
Hi Wolfgang,
It has been in production at IM for some time and has basically been constructed as a build kit, then sipped to the UK for Intermeccanica's UK partners to complete the build.
It's been quite a trip really over two years to get to where we are now, so hopefully not too long to wait now.
Forgot to say the car has a 2.5 Litre normally aspirated boxer motor mated to a Subaru Gears 5 speed transaxle. Porsche 911 SC front suspension, steering & brakes, with semi trailing IRS with vented discs.
Should be a nice thing once completed.
More shots of Nick's RHD IM D. Unlike some builders, Henry really keeps his customers informed re: progress on their car. I think Henry enjoys each build as much as the customer does. 
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/65579473@N08/albums/72157669740592125
Wow that is going to be awesome once completed
2.5 Subie, a five speed and 911 suspension? Niiiiice.
Nice color and love the RHD
Evening gents,
Finally starting to get somewhere with my build. The car is now on its wheels and Moros and gearbox to go in over the next weeks or so.
Cant Wait to get it running
Looking good. That is a very unique rear seat setup for the convertible top. Is it your own design or did you borrow it from someone else?
Nice Nick, good to see the progress on your build. Robert that is IM's design on the back seat. I believe you can see the IVR I believe it's called requirements for shoulder belt attachment. Nice work on IM's part for sure and the carrera vents are awesome looking.
IaM-Ray posted:Nice Nick, good to see the progress on your build. Robert that is IM's design on the back seat. I believe you can see the IVR I believe it's called requirements for shoulder belt attachment. Nice work on IM's part for sure and the carrera vents are awesome looking.
Thank you Ray. Hadn't noticed that before on the IM.
Nick, the wheels awe awesome! Are they from Coddington?
Thanks for the comments gents.
Marty, the wheels are from Coddington’s and I’m really happy with how they look.
The car should sit really well on them once the motor and transmission go in.
ill post more as I get them
cheers
Henry does build a great car. Good for you to keep the quality going.
Nick: What diameter are the wheels? 15"?
Hi Bob they are 16’s
Bob those would be nice on your car
Nick: I assume Henry sourced the wheels for you?
Hi Bob,
Henry did source them for us. I know he had to commit to a number of sets of wheels to get the prices at a reasonable level.
it might be worth a call to see whether he sold them all or not.
Regards
Nick
Doesn't Marty have those same wheels on his beautiful machine?
Marty has a 944 spare tire metal wheel and he had it cloned, and I think made by the same company as those. @Bob: IM S6 Bob, you can get whatever wheel you want made up in whatever size you want from that company. All you need is real money, I mean compared to ours. Not sure what final look that is desired but here you have them in 18inch and wide sporting a C series hub cap.
I think you can get them chromed, or aluminum polished the list goes on really.
Here is the wheel again
Nick, while you still are not finished with all the bright work on the car are you thinking of having an Xpel film done on your car? I think you might like to protect that beauty.
Motor in last week and wiring coming together. I’ll get some decent shots up when I get them
Brilliant !
The bottom of the back seat can be made to hold a subwoofer of the right size @Nick Jones if so desired. I did it after the fact it would be much easier on the build. Looking very good.
Thanks for the advice Ray. 👍
NIck, your free to do as you will of course, but if I can help you in any way by sharing with you parts of my build process, I would be glad to help you in any way I can. Ray
Well progress has been slow, but we are now starting to get somewhere.
Here's a few pics of where we re up to.
A few more
One or two more
Nick, that is beautiful.
Looking good!
Where did you source your carpet kit from?
Looking great!
have you decided what your doing for a sound system? Subwoofer time is about now... just saying
Holy Cow, Nick.
That car is awesome!
You are now at the point, I’m sure, that it just can’t get finished fast enough. Lots of great motoring days ahead, for sure!
Very nicely done!
Nick Jones posted:A few more
Nick: What are those taped 'handles' protruding from the sides of the rear seat? Is that a UK requirement for seat belts or something? An IVR as Ray called it?
Hi Bob, They are mounting point for the upper seatbelt anchors. We have a test called and IVA test in the UK that the car must pass to be registered as a road car and the specification for the seatbelts stipulates that the upper mount must be 31 inches from the seat base.
They are pretty ugly as we know but are being trimmed in leather which should improve the look. We mocked them up with the hood in place and they didn't look too bad to be honest.
I thought about having a cage fitted with some four point harnesses but ditched the idea as the cost of the car was getting out of hand.
May well re-look at it in the future if they really look awful. Henry at Intermeccanica thought that they wouldn't be that noticeable when finished as he had done one before which was similar.
Suppose we shall see in the fullness of time.
Cheers
Very, very nice, Nick!
NIck, I know you must be overwhelmed at this point Just the time that it has taken to get the car done is exhausting but fun. At the end of the build all the extra expenses that each little change or feature also adds to the budget.
As mentioned above a sub is a nice addition to the sound and if you are contemplating cruise control for example you will need pretty much a dozen wires going from the ECU, clutch and brake micro switches and control panels. It can all be done after of course it just adds to the ease
Keep going you'll get there.... and it looks lovely
Hi Ray,
For the sounds, we’re putting in a retro sounds radio in a nice painted radio pod supplied by Henry.
just going to have some nice period correct chromesd speaker grilles with some quality speakers behind them with Bluetooth for the phone and streaming etc.
we just want a nice basic setup so we can listen to the sound of that flat four with the hood down
weve been a bit exasperated with the whole process as we’re currently standing at 3 and a half years from when we first committed to buying the car.
Cant wait now though
Cheers
Hi Longfella,
the carpets are sourced and supplied by intermeccanica
Your car is looking fantastic, Nick! Loving the front suspension. I live less than 10 minutes away from IM- l guess I'm going to have to go down there and see this 1 for myself. Anything specific you want pics of? Al
Hi Al, thanks for your comments.
You’ll have a job it’s in the UK now! Intermeccanica’s UK partners are completing he build for them.
Cheers Nick
"we've been a bit exasperated with the whole process as we’re currently standing at 3 and a half years from when we first committed to buying the car.
Cant wait now though"
Nick: I know that it can take quite a while for an IM to be built, from initial discussions, to scoping our both minor and major details, and all the decisions that have to be made, plus back and forth communications. Henry never rushes a build, as he sweats each detail. And you really do end up with a car, not like with some builders we know of.
Then, I suppose the shipping to the UK and the assembly there must have added a lot of waiting time, too.
BUT, once your car is done, you will really enjoy driving it. I'm on my third IM, and was lucky enough to be able to have Henry build me my current one.
You need to enjoy the build as much as the finished car....
Nick, Sorry to hear about the issues and the time frame that your build has taken. Building a custom car is not for the faint of heart for sure and can be emotionally draining as well.
Retrosound is what I have as well and it works well.
As for the telephone, with the top down it is difficult for others to hear you. Top up and at slower speed you can converse but your other party might not be able to hear you well... That is our experience.
FYI, In the end I installed a 4 channel amp and finally a sub woofer from them as well.
Bob, deleted the radio in preference as we likes hearing his IM-6cylinder.
Ray
Well it’s been slow progress but we are now starting to get somewhere close
hopefully have a load more picks a the end of next week, and will post then as soon as
cheers
This one is looking really nice. Pro job!
Looking very nice! Cheers
Here's a few more pics of my build, getting very close now, just waiting on a front screen and were almost ready to have a UK IVA test.
She now runs, drives and stops, hopefully have her sorted for sometime over the summer when our lives start to return to some sense of normality.
Hope everyone is keeping well and staying safe!
Anyway see some more pics
Great stuff Nick, congrats on finishing up that build.
I think you have a subie tranny, if so you won't need the Trigger on that shifter if you do not want it.
IM removed it on mine and put an aluminum sleeve and made the boot go higher. Just saying.
WOW! Nick, your build looks great! Nice job on color and fabrication/assembly. Thanks for sharing those pics. Looking forward to seeing pics of you driving your car!
What a beautiful build. Do you know what car the Subie came out of and how many miles (km) were on it?
Hi there WNGD, not sure of the age of the motor, but it was fully rebuilt from the bottom end up so hopefully not going to have too many issues with it.
Nick that looks awesome, what color is that?
Hi Marty,
It's Jaguar Lunar Grey - Inspiration came from IamRay and his car.
Thanks
Nick
Very nice one, Nick. You've got patience and good taste. It sure shows in the quality and style of your build. Any pics of the radiator (s) placement ? Always interested in that.
The build has come along quite nicely Nick. Good luck with the IVA or MOT or whatever it’s called. The subie sure looks nice and the interior looks amazing.
Nick
For my build, I have a 2008 impreza and a 2006 ECU, if you look at your Manual it should be indicated there but also on the ecu itself where IM usually puts it.
Glad your getting close to driving that car. Cheers.
Subaru with IRS. Fookin-A right then!
What a cool and righteous build!
I'd love to see some pictures of the front end suspension and radiator/plumbing.
Great job so far!
