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...
I ordered a license plate housing gasket to replace the old, dry, cracked, and broken unit. Let's add that to the "Easy Wins" list. And then replaced it. As I was trying to unscrew the nuts from underneath the engine cover, every one of them just unscrewed the stud from the co...
I came back out this evening after work with renewed determination to get the dash buttoned up. After five or ten minutes of wrestling with the piece of garbage that is a $110 rubber dash pad, I threw it out into the yard and got busy reassembling the dash without it. I don't...
After letting this crappy new dash pad upset me so badly before, I decided that I was going to make it work. I won't be defeated! I first mounted the large built-in bolts in the top corners, then mounted the grab handle above the glove box. The rest will be just a few little s...
As I mentioned previously, the new dash pad appears to be very high quality, but at a glance, you can see it's not an exact match to the old one. When I got started installing it today, it became very apparent this was not going to be plug and play. First, I had to cut off a b...
I picked up this washing machine drain hose at Lowes (Lowes link) and it fits perfectly without the need for clamps. I cut both ends off, then cut it in half. It's an 8 foot hose, which is way more than I will need, so I can cut each side to fit. Since Dupli-Color engine ename...
When I ordered the new vents for the dash install, I also added fiberglass kick panels to allow me to install front speakers. Because I have spent so much money already, I did the sensible thing and ordered Pyle speakers (Amazon link). I have had nothing but good experiences w...
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...
The overnight rain that was supposed to finish up around 9AM lasted until noon. Once I was able to get back outside to start piecing together the guts behind the dash pad, the first thing I noticed were these two plastic hoses, all cracked and broken. They run from the center...