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Although the vynal shifts well over the repaired foam. It is slightly shorter than the surrounding original factory foam .
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My concern is that it may sink a little over time and use, so I'll fill it lightly and see how that feels.
 
Actually it's around the needs foam :oops:
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But I will use a fine fill
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Since it's impossible to get a completely flat finish between new and old :confused:
 
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She's much better with a dash
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It's taken so long getting the fiddly nights on behind, will have to be tomorrow to fit the vents
 
5/16 bolts inside binnacle x4
Bottom 2 can just be loose, top ones need to be removed, or in this case returned
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A bit fiddly have to move around the whites a bit.
But it's possible to reach the bottom two to re tighten with an extension
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So the troops looking lovely, but there's a little welding/fabrication needed for the bottom shelf/airbox and that's the next job
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So it's off to the old railway line for a walk with the dog now
 
Thanks.
It was not possible to have completely flat foam due to its age I suppose, so there are some undulations to the finish.
However I'm very happy with the result and am making a dog ramp which will be covered in vynal too, for my fourteen year old Jack Russell.
 
Next part of the under dash needs some re-fabrication
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It's a bit gone at the bottom
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So I'm making card pattern to transfer to metal to replace what's been eaten by the tin worm, and to replace any badly corroded parts.
Most of its pretty solid though.
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Finding some small holes while cleaning the black and red under coat off. Wonder if the base red is lead? I'm wearing a respirator anyway and swept up all the dust!!
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This part is from the far left side
 
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looking at the entire under dash.
Got new rubber seals from Britpart to replace the old melting ones
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Made some card templates and found some 0.7mm galv steel.
The rubber seal fits fine, just hope I've got four.
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Got a lovely separation between foam and metal of lower dash, the vynal is still bonded to the foam in one piece.
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Which would be useful if just doing metal repair.
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Continuing on with the restoration of the left most box section of the dash.
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Made card patterns and cut out rotten metal, first part tracked on the bottom.
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And with a lot of subtle fettling to the corner part its good to tack I will cut and weld the bottom flange separate to get a better finish
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After welding up, and after some beating and slapping to correct slight distortions. Got a good fit to the original foam and try fit to car.
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Just a small adjustment to the bottom hole to do and it fits well. It covers the windscreen wiper motor
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It was rotten along the bottom, I assume from water leaking in, so I will put paint it with Raptor to help it resist the effects of sitting water.
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no point in Worrying too much about finish as it's covered in thick foam
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