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Thank you, I'll have a good look 👍

I’ve a hardtop and don’t recognise the part But all the parts should be here either in the main or supplementary parts books but bedtime reading for you http://smithies.co.nz/land_rover/

Yes, but the bit I need is not on that page and I don't know the actual part number of the bit I need 🤯 It's this bit

Good point. Id forgotten about that 🙄 Steel it is.

Morning campers 😀 Looks like Noel's lower dashboard is pretty much rotted out (no surprise there) First I thought about fiberglass repair, as I am au fait with the materials. My next thought, as a non welder, I was thinking about getting some...

Thanks, and absolutely! We have gone from being worried to let's get stuck in and learn! We love it and it's gonna be worth every thing we do. This forum has been a huge help I was expecting to be laughed at with my first post 😆 but nothing but...

That I can identify with! My station wagon project (bought for my son when he was born) has very little chassis and bulkhead left, needs a full rebuild, the rear body rebuilding back to a station wagon, as I used it for my 110, and when I bought...

I'm sure it will all be fixable and you will have fun with your land rover. I wouldn't feel stupid. Your landy works and drives. Some of us (the real stupid ones 🙄) buy total rust buckets and then spend £££££ and still don't have them in a...

yep but water can dribble and track/travel a long way it could also be screenwash (you can get all sorts of colours these days) thats travelled after a screen clean

If you've got the go ahead from your financial director i'd get the nice new one. I spent (and am spending) countless hours on it. I do get it about wanting to repair the original though.

I'm hoping to use the old foam, it seems in fairly good condition 😁 Boss lady saw the dash last night and said, don't bother repairing, buy the new one, stop being tight, it's only £600! Still undecided, I'd quite like to have a go at a repair 🤪

Very interesting. Way beyond my talent level. As a non welder, I wonder if rivets would work? I didn't think the lower dashboard was too rusty, not compared to the chassis, bulkhead and door frames.🤣

This next bit to be tackled. I'm trying to remove as little as possible and finish each bit before moving on. Very long winded but should be less like to go horribly wrong. Time for the cardboard aided design again. I just overlapped here...

I don't want to take chances with the dash going out of shape as I chop lumps out of it so I thought I would have a way of keeping it's original dimensions. There's a good chance things are going to move as we get going with this and there's...

I will eventually need to have control over my flaps so here goes. These grubby things cleaned up ok.

More random bits getting done. I've started the dashboard but this is going to be a big problem. Doesn't look too bad here but don't be fooled. You can start to get the idea here. When the vinyl and foam covering comes off the full horror is...

Missed the last photo again. I've decided to repair it despite it being in such terrible condition. Nobody makes replacements and any second hand ones are likely to be as bad. You could be lucky and find a good one but how many rubbish ones...

Ages ago I started on the small section of dash that covers the wiper motor. I've now been and bought some thin steel, a bit more like what the dash is made of. The dash is 0.7mm and I have a sheet of 0.8mm. I've got plenty of 1.2mm that I used...

It's also easy to straighten out. It's crazy how thin this stuff is. It's a wonder any of it has survived at all really. I haven't found any evidence of it being primed and the paint is so thin. At least that makes it easy to sand and clean up.

Blimey. I though mine was bad. That's worse. Here's what I did if it's any help. https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/steves-unexpected-series-3-rebuild.292955/page-44

Hope you are on the mend 👍

Hi. Sorry for the late reply. I've been off having another hernia op so I haven't got round to it yet.

Yes, I saw that and was tempted. I do a fair bit of grp roofing, so as I have the materials on hand, I thought, what's the worst that can happen 🤣

I'll take that as "it's beyond salvage" then? Just wondering if I can fabricate something from fiberglass? At least it won't rust!!

Oh dear. It's worse than I remember 😭 I think this might be beyond salvage 😭

I'll try that. Thank you 🙏

Spider hand press-ups helped with mine … match up fingers and thumbs on each hand and press together

I'm also at the stage of retrimming the dash, what one did you go for @LincolnSteve I couldn't find a stretch vinyl there?

I tried string first of all last weekend. Total failure, weird, because that was always my go to method with windscreens. Bought a tool kit and it made the job possible. Just!. That said, the angle I was working at played hell with my carpel...

One down One to go And then never again 🤯 And that's with the tools and soapy water 🤣