Oh man. So far so good.

Scary.




Factory heat, Baby!

Taking a break for a minute, then I'll hopefully mount everything in the appropriate place.

Looks like it's going to work!

The first part is always the scariest to trim.

Those slots were a force to be reckoned with. And I still need to file the vent opening slightly, as it is unable to spin currently.

But this was a big step. I was able to mock the components in place with a couple spots of hot glue.

If the cables can still be hooked up properly, and if the vent still lines up with the blower, we are in business.









Onto the next step of the plan. Frame refurbish/trim.

Alrighty then.

This post was edited by OldAndyAndTheSea on Jan 2 2016 06:54pm

i think those nobs need to be color chromed or anodized

also ur a mad man

Mad is subjective haha



Time to address the frame. I chopped off any unnecessary brackets or unused portions of the support structure. I removed approximately 2 pounds of material from the 8 pound shell.



Before




I proceeded to etch prime the prepped bare shell, and spayed the part flat black.

After

All bits removed.



This will also aid in installing various dash components, as I now have a sever shortage of removble access panels for things like heater cables, and wiring. That may prove to be tricky.

We'll see.

nice work on the heating controls and vents, i remember when i cut out my vans dash to go from old school radio( bolt on buttons) to 1din hole i was pretty nervous about fucking up my dash. it also smelled real bad hahaha


This post was edited by BlueAndWhite on Jan 4 2016 03:20pm

As a suggestion for the air vent, maybe get some of that edging stuff that is black and slips over the edge to give it a more finished look.

Yeah, it is always a butt puckering moment when the dremel is screaming its song, as I slowly lower it toward my intended cut. Haha.




And I actually really like the (what I assume you're talking about) U channel type rubber sleeve that can go between the corners on the cutout for the vent.

Great thought.







Super fun.

Gauges, mocked. CAN'T wait to see it flocked.







More progress today....Started preparing to actually bond the dash skin to the frame.

First I need to make sure the heater controls are mounted, and properly oriented.

Chopped!



This post was edited by OldAndyAndTheSea on Jan 4 2016 06:15pm

Everything mocked. Fairly tidy; Can't complain.

And a little clamshell trim action. I'll be working on a few ideas to make these close this week.







I'm going to start bonding the controls, and possibly the dash skin, this evening.

As always, I'll update accordingly.