Started!

[POPEYE]

what have I done made a start in making a complete new dash, surprised myself and managed to strip out most of it in 3 mornings, looks a real mess now, went and got some thin marine ply to make the new one
#first two pixs are how it was and third the mess

[Growler]

I hope you remember where everything goes Ian

[Diezel Weazel]

Crikey Ian the 2nd pic looks like a submarine

15+ Years of Surfs .. n Faultless to a "T" is my Yota !! So I got another ..

[soramad]

Damn I remember doing something similar to this on a Hillman hunter estate back in the 70's lights and switches above the windscreen and meters every where on the dash plus built in 8 track player and radio , needless to say I never did another one.

[Bogus]

Got to admire your spirit Ian. I'm at a point now where I can barely be arsed rolling around on the concrete floor to grease the prop shaft, and after each oil change and ATF " refresh " Im always sorely tempted to leave the bash plates in a corner somewhere as removing and replacing those are starting to feel like a job too far.

[POPEYE]

Thanks all, I'm good at starting stuff and the steam runs out, however I'm on a roll and the new dash top is taking shape,

[Diezel Weazel]

I tend to have the same approach as Alex ..... depending on my mood
I've so many things started n not completely finished em yet !!
"One day" maybe all will be sorted ....

I take me hat off to ya Ian n Good Luck with it ....

15+ Years of Surfs .. n Faultless to a "T" is my Yota !! So I got another ..

[scott-lee]

looking good,Ian

[POPEYE]

That's the old one Scott, the 3rd pic is what it looks like now the new dash top is taking shape tho, covered in sawdust today, glad I got a belt sander and a power file, wouldn't have fancied it with a sheet of sandpaper

[scott-lee]

yeah, but i still like the old look.
very SCI-FI
im sure you'll go the full mile on the new one, though

[POPEYE]

Quick update, got the top dash made and ready for covering, stuck the scrim underlining on today and hoping to get the leathercloth on tomorrow, bloody corners are my let down, coming along though, I got four small heater dash vents coming and I am going to try and do away with all those big air trunking parts and run em in 2" or similar, most of the room behind the dash is taken up with ait piping.
Re-working the main instrument pod as well, plenty of cutting and glueing and sanding

[scott-lee]

that looks amazing, Ian.
enjoying this thread!
very creative,mate

[POPEYE]

Thanks Scott, well had a mare of a time with the leading edges, getting the leather cloth to look neat, it looks more like my Christmas present gift wrapping giving up on that, need to think again on the edges, (that's were a proper upholsterer comes in), the flat top of the dash looks fine so that can stay, i'll get round it somehow