When I restored my '66 912 six or so years ago, I retrimmed my dash from the bare metal shell that came with the car.
At the time I hadn't fully realised that I was missing the steel strip that helps to clamp the loudspeaker section of the dash down.
After several years of the vinyl peeling up, I decided it was time to rectify the problem.
I'd searched for a long while to buy the missing steel strip but to no avail. There is a SWB dash frame on eBay at the moment but at £1100 that wasn't really an option.
Instead I bought a plate of 1.5mm steel and cut my own out.
First cut in, now to trim to 16mm thick.
Of course in order to retrim the dash I would need to recreate the loudspeaker cutouts.
The last time I did this from a paper template and hand punched all 725 holes.
This time I persuade my son to 3D print me a jig to speed things up - but still a bit of a chore!
Also redid the knee bolster whilst I was at it to get a better finish.
As a final touch I finally replaced my Blaupunkt Bremen, with a W series 65/66 Blaupunkt Frankfurt.
FM has finally reached 1966!
And here is the final result - a lot of effort but pretty happy with the final result.
Dashboard refresh
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Dashboard refresh
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Re: Dashboard refresh
Nicely down Andrew, particularly like the commitment to the hole punching! One wrong move on the last hole and it’s all over...
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Great attention to the detail (although I confess to not having counted the holes to check)
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Re: Dashboard refresh
looks great - the brushed alloy trim always annoys me in my car - seeing yours may give me the final inspiration to tick that job off.
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1972 914/6 GT replica - 2.7 - signal orange.
1961 Standard 217 Tractor.
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Great job and looks really good
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Re: Dashboard refresh
looks great Andrew - amazing attention to detail, a true craftsman you are!
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