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I am suposed to pick the car up from the blaster on Wednesday. I will take it directly to the body shop to have it put in primer then bring it home when he's finished so I can start the metal work.
Meanwhile, I had a chance to work on making a dash board. I spent part of Saturday and most of Sunday making the dash from some old aluminum sheet I had laying around. I cut it out and made flanges on my brake so it could be riveted together. Nothing fancy here, just functional. It houses mechanical water temp and oil pressure gauges, warning lamps for each, an ignition panel and a master cut off switch. I added an angled extension to house the tachometer so that it is pointed toward the driver and easier to see. I will probably add a shift light later. I painted it with black wrinkle finish paint which gives it a nice non glare finish. I'll be making mounts to hold the dash in the car when I get the car back.
Duane
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