Reply With QuoteBit of an update.
After no success with auto electricians/them charging WAY too much to wire the thing (quoted around 2k just for wiring) I'm doing a few hours each day to get it all finished. Not a chance I'm willing to pay that amount. I'm nearly done with all the wiring, a few more afternoons and I'll be finished.
Still hooking up the dash cluster etc but so far i've got lights working, blinkers and ignition computer all finished up so there's really not that much left. Fuel pump, stereo and wiper motor still to do.
So the 240K dash I'm putting into this had a stuffed tacho. All the electronics in the back of it were melted apart so I've replaced it with an auto meter unit with the original tachometer face.
So first up, get both units out of the casing to compare if it'll work
Bit of chopping/modifying to get the new one in there
Screw on the original face and it's all in and working!
Now the dashboard. This has been a mission and a half but it's finally close to being finished.
I started out grinding the cracks in it then hot glueing them back up so they won't crack again.
However the cracks were just getting worse and worse as I was going. I would've ended up with a dash made of glue. I made the call that the original foam was just too far gone. Let's get the grinder out and replace the lot with new foam.
So I sprayed expanding foam into the holes I cut out, then Shaped it by sanding/filing it all down
Then I did the next few sections until the whole lot was brand new foam
And because of the new Instrument cluster, sections had to be filled in for it to fit nicely.
So at the moment I've got to finish smoothing the dash off, get it sprayed in texture coat, finish off the wiring, then plumb in the fuel lines. From there I'll have the engine cranking/running roughly.
All in good time!
