A taste of what's to come.
I set the dash in the car an drilled the mounting holes. Then I dissambled the dash, wiped it down and gave it a shot of primer. After the primer dried, I applied some satan black to the dash. While the black was drying, I took the aluminum face plate and brushed it, wiped it down and shot it with some satin clear, letting everything dry overnight. I permanently installed the face plate with rivets and .....
We started out with a dash weighting 7 lbs 4 oz. Got it down to 5 lbs 11oz. Our final weight on the above dash with paint is 5 lbs 4 oz. That's a 2 lb reduction from when I started. Don't forget that this dash has the factory defrost duct in it, which will get hooked up later. I wonder what an aluminum dash weights???
I installed the gauges in the dash.
Installed the dash in the car.
I still have to install some switches in the dash and wire it up but that won't happen till next weekend. Till then I've got some painting to finish inside the car and get the engine bay all cleaned up for it's freshly rebuilt motor.
Don't forget.....
Motor install party Jan 22nd. Everyone is welcome. Pizza, pop and beer!!!! We should start about 3-4 pm. We'll eat shortly after everyone gets here, 4:30 ish.
Address is 102 S. Water St., Wilmington, IL., 60481 cell 815-791-6580
Again, everyone is welcome!! Even if you can't turn a wrench, you can stop by to eat, have a drink and BS.
I'm not sure I should include the hole saw and drill in the cost cause it's a tool and I'll be able to use it again on something else.
Hole saw & Pilot drill $24.05
Total cost of car so far $4118.99
(EDIT) I decided to remove the cost of tools that I can use on other projects but if I buy them just for the build, I'll include them.
Total cost of car so far $4094.94