Mainly preparatory work over Christmas, and also the arrival of a great new rivet nut tool (how sad to get excited over a new tool!) which was put to use to great effect today to fit the dashboard. The manual says to use standard nuts, but I figured the space behind the dash will be restricted and the dash is something that may need to come off from time to time.
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| New Rivet Nut Tool |
It was easy to get the rivnuts in to the correct tightness with the new tool with minimal effort - just turn the wheel at the back, then unscrew. The dash was then put in place, with the dash top trim in place and masking tape placed around the edge of it to indicate the area for drilling the holes so the bolt heads would not be visible.
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| Rivet nuts in place around the scuttle edge |
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| Dash bolted in place before the top trim panel was added |
The trim panel was then stuck in place using Velcro strips. I'm tempted to put a bolt in as well to secure it.
Last job of the day was to fit the gearlever gaiter. I reduced the height of the supplied gaiter slightly, then made holes in it so that the four long pop rivets would hold the whole lot securely in place. It was then simple job to fit what seems like the the 5000th rivet.
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| Gear lever gaiter cut and positioned so that the lower edge will be sandwiched in place |
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| Finished dash area looks smart. Major wiring job looming :-) |
Hi There. I have just found this. I'm pretty sure i'm the owner of this car now. Fantastic job. Really enjoying it. Thanks. Martin, Bristol.
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