Back out in the car, it's time to mount this monstrosity and try to put the end result into perspective. It's hard to tell how it looks when it's on its own. You need to see it in context. So, off we go. First, I mounted those long bolts in the corners. I put all of the knobs...
OK, we're back at it. I've got to tighten up some of these loose corners, making little cuts, gluing little bits, and holding them down. There's a soft ridge around the hole for the speedometer that isn't yet taking an acceptable shape. There were some more gaps over here that...
After failing to vinyl wrap the old dash pad the first time, I ordered a new dash pad, which didn't fit. So... Plan B was always to try wrapping the vinyl again. There's lots of leftover glue on there. I ordered some new vinyl (Amazon link), which took a while to get here and...
With all the failing that has been going on since I dismantled the dash, I felt it was high time for some easy wins. When ordering the new padded dash, I added a few other parts as well. My ash tray face doesn't have the shift pattern printed on it, as I have seen in lots of p...