Recent content by beans=exhaust-leak

awesome!

Thanks Bomber! that definitely crossed my mind. im gonna use alot of flat black in the interior, so i kinda thought id break it up a little. when i painted the base coat on the bezels, i thought. "****. this looks mean as it is!"

well, i set the veneer onto the bezels. the real walnut makes all the difference! also, i know i went a little rogue with the gold accent, but walnut and gold look so good together. if i was doing a dash on a formula s barracuda or a gts dart, i would have done it differently AND...

i got the veneers stained and sealed. i sanded them to 400 grit and then blew the dust out of the grain with compressed air. I used an acetone based dye and a clear satin lacquer to seal it up for easy cleaning down the road. i would not recommend using anything water based with veneer, as...

finally got the gauge bezel veneer shaped and sanded, yikes! that took a while

i got the dash painted matte black. the prep work is always a real test of patience. but, it was probably faster and easier in the long. rather than pulling the dash out and cleaning and painting it on a table.

thanks bomber! ill try to keep updates more regular. f-ing work is always getting in the way.

i know i am going off the path a little bit here, but i want to do a few oddball things. restoring the dash is a bit tricky when there is no budget for "justdashes" or a new bezel, so i am going to do it all myself. I didnt want to paint the bezel, so i have decided to use a walnut...

so, i dont know if these gauges even work. the cluster was out of the car when i got it, so everything is unknown. but, i new for sure my alternator gauge was bad, as it was all smashed and wrinkled up. i bought one from steves parts. it was priced right and arrived fast, so i got cracking...

it worked! the glue held. and it fit in pretty good! it was very difficult to show the reveal on the top of the dash closest to the windsheild, so the photos suck. all in all, im happy. patience was my greatest asset on this refurb

so i used lacquer thinner and a rag to get that old adhesive off. it took hours!!! The cap looked to be a nice part when i unboxed it. following the directions, i applied a bead of the supplied adhesive all the way around. i also taped it up nice and snug....

so, now that its running and driving pretty well, i gotta start getting the interior worked over. I am gonna start with the dash pad. A repop or NOS dash pad is just to expensive for me. Also, it doesnt go with this build anyway. I am trying to refurbish as many parts as possible, so i bought...

I took it out for a drive around my neighborhood. The tq made a huge difference. It feels really light on its feet, and has a nice crisp throttle response! I did my first burnout!!! It was great. I have junk tires, so I annihilated the one at the business end of the peg leg.

Thanks a lot for all the encouragement and support!

ahhhhhh. now, thats wussup! it looks so much better now! i cant wait to see how this thermoquad runs. ive used them in the past and had great luck! i like holley products as well, but im shooting for better economy than a 600cfm holley will offer. so, we will see. i remember getting the best...