Front of dash removal... Help please!

Blackburn

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• Oct 13, 2013

• #21

Them vent screens are well shot!
I have your replacements packaged going to be £5 to £10 to post depending who I use can you PM me to let me know how you are going to send payment .
Doug

 

davebeccles

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• Oct 13, 2013

• #22

Thinking of stripping all the electrics out as I've got all sorts of earthing issues.

 

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davidlampard

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• Oct 20, 2013

• #23

Not a bad time to sort electrics out. I will do the same.
Can you get repair panels for the dash? Or you have to buy the whole thing?....

 

samc88

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• Oct 20, 2013

• #24

Take those vent screens out and then you can see what the bulkheads like round there, thats where mine had started to rot.

The footwell doesnt look too bad

 

davebeccles

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• Oct 20, 2013

• #25

davidlampard said:

Not a bad time to sort electrics out. I will do the same.
Can you get repair panels for the dash? Or you have to buy the whole thing?....

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Dash sections seem to go for silly money on ebay (£45 for top, £80 for bottom section) I'm picking up a bulkhead in Tring next weekend with a complete dash. I'll see what I need from it and then send you pictures of the other bits to see if they are any good to you. Been fighting with wings this weekend, cabling very ropey to headlamps, lots of replacements needed methinks .

 

davebeccles

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• Oct 20, 2013

• #26

samc88 said:

Take those vent screens out and then you can see what the bulkheads like round there, thats where mine had started to rot.

The footwell doesnt look too bad

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Bulkhead really clean around vents, got new ones to fit later (thanks Blackburn). Footwell is OK but steering box cover and other under arch bits are shot.

 

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davidlampard

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• Oct 27, 2013

• #27

So I finally worked out why I can't get the dash out. The bolts at the back holding the frame work in are riv-nuted in place. Now as the bolts are rusted the riv-nut is just spinning.... and no amount of leavarage against the bolt helps undo it.... is this normal? Any ideas to how to undo? Drill a hole from the other side. .... dont want to but that might be what I do.