Soft dash restoration

now thats looking swish! how long off till its ready for a test drive?

superb work, nice to see a class rebuild. What a machine it will be when its finished.

Wow one amazing build love it cant wait to see it finished work of art

dunkan said:

The heat reflective sheet and tape arrived today so that'll be
fitted soon, good for over 500C or 1000F so that should do the
trick with a bit of luck.

I'm also considering moving away from the wood look on the doors, dash and
centre section around the gearchange, i'm contemplating doing them gloss Black
to make it look a bit more modern inside !!!

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Hi,

Great project!

Please let me know where you got the heat reflective sheet and tape.

Cheers.

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P38_Ireland said:

now thats looking swish! how long off till its ready for a test drive?

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Cheers i'd have thought in the N/Y

tarphenry said:

superb work, nice to see a class rebuild. What a machine it will be when its finished.

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thanks Henry

v8geoff said:

Wow one amazing build love it cant wait to see it finished work of art

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Cheers Geoff

SpiggyTopes said:

Hi,

Great project!

Please let me know where you got the heat reflective sheet and tape.

Cheers.

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Got the self adhesive sheet from Demon Tweeks but it's just not sticky enough for my application
so i haven't used it or the roll of tape.

We're going to wrap the cats instead with a sheet of very similar material that you lock wire in
place or use metal cable ties. Got that from Holden vintage & classic

A lot of places sell these products inc good old ebay but i prefer to buy from known suppliers

www,merlinmotorsport.co.uk
www.holden.co.uk

Many thanks for the info

No problem Spiggy, i'd imagine if you used some good contact adhesive then any of this sheet could be stuck in place and also help the sticky sheet to stick

The sheet and tape i have is www.thermotec.com

Sod the heat tape.... i want to know who the girl is on holden's website..

Looks a bit moody to me, could be a right handful a bit skinny too, i prefer a bit more meat
on the bones

dunkan said:

Looks a bit moody to me, could be a right handful a bit skinny too, i prefer a bit more meat
on the bones

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Flat chest as well

stutab said:

Flat chest as well

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Odd shape nose if you ask me

We do a heat reflective tape if your lookin.......send me a PM 😀😀

Looks a bit moody to me, could be a right handful a bit skinny too,

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ahh the crazy ones are usually the best in the sack..

as for skinny.. i was going to say i prefer built for speed not for comfort.. but then i realized.. i have a range rover (or two) - i still prefer a girl built for speed not for comfort though !

ukadamwest said:

ahh the crazy ones are usually the best in the sack..

as for skinny.. i was going to say i prefer built for speed not for comfort.. but then i realized.. i have a range rover (or two) - i still prefer a girl built for speed not for comfort though !

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I prefer curves, Carol Vorderman shape does it for me

pete1987RRC said:

We do a heat reflective tape if your lookin.......send me a PM 😀😀

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Cheers Pete, i'll bear that in mind if i need any more

The chassis is almost finished, fuel lines are done just need to fit the heat wrap to the cats, started sorting out the loom and painting the floor in the shell now

Cats are wrapped and the wiring loom has been cleaned, re taped and is pretty much back
where it should be.

The new body mount bushes/bolts are lubed up ready for it to go back on the chassis.

Apologies for the crap photos they're off my phone, i'll update with better ones off my
camera

The body and chassis are back together

Now that is how to do it... What an absolutely stunning restoration.

jbwm1 said:

Now that is how to do it... What an absolutely stunning restoration.

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Thanks mate