charliekwin Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share #277 Posted December 12, 2016 Not tremendously heavier. I don't have a scale (or something to compare to), but probably only a couple pounds more. The foam and shell don't weigh much by themselves...I'd guess the wiring and gauges make up about half the weight of the complete dash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted December 12, 2016 Share #278 Posted December 12, 2016 Cool. If I'd have slathered that stuff on, I'd need to add some additional dash mounting points to support the weight. I'm picturing a cable from the clock up to the rear view mirror mounting screws... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliekwin Posted December 29, 2016 Author Share #279 Posted December 29, 2016 More sanding, more filling, more sanding. But the effort is paying off. I sprayed the dash again today and it's 95% there. I built up the center gauge pods since they'd collapsed over the years, but the one for the clock has too much of a rounded profile and needs some reshaping. There's a couple areas that need a little touching up, but aside from that, the dash is looking good. I'll probably end up flocking it, so in the end, it may all be overkill. And, Merry Christmas to me! The wheels were a gift, the tires I bought for myself. Aesthetics are not this car's strong suit, but the new wheels maybe bring it up from hooptie to beater. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliekwin Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share #280 Posted December 31, 2016 Done with that part! Did a little more shaping of the gauge pods and the curved section and at some point you gotta say it's good enough. And now, it's finally good enough. I'll shoot some emails to some local vinyl wrappers and see if anyone would even want to take this on, but probably will be ordering the flocking stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliekwin Posted January 5, 2017 Author Share #281 Posted January 5, 2017 Emailed a couple people for quotes on wrapping the dash. One didn't reply and the other punted, which is probably the right decision. I'm not 100% in love with flocking the entire dash, so I've been kicking this idea around in my head: Flock the area in blue, since that's all the trickiest shapes. Then cover the rest of the dash in vinyl. The sides would need to be stitched to the top and front, and I don't have a good idea of how a hem where the vinyl and flock meet would actually look. I'm also considering the possibility that this is in fact a terrible idea. In other news, USPS picked up the lug nuts I ordered on the 28th and immediately lost the package, so I still haven't been able to drive on the new wheels. They only had to ship them 25 miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 5, 2017 Share #282 Posted January 5, 2017 And, Merry Christmas to me! The wheels were a gift, the tires I bought for myself. Aesthetics are not this car's strong suit, but the new wheels maybe bring it up from hooptie Looks better than a hooptie. What are the specs on the wheels and tire combo?Sent from my iPad using Classic Zcar Club mobile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliekwin Posted January 6, 2017 Author Share #283 Posted January 6, 2017 21 hours ago, Mike said: Looks better than a hooptie. What are the specs on the wheels and tire combo? That's because the pictures don't really show how bad the paint and body is...or stuff like the duct tape that's holding the air dam together 16x7 Rota RB wheels. Nexen tires sized 225/50/R16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disepyon Posted January 7, 2017 Share #284 Posted January 7, 2017 I think your dash came out pretty good. You ever thought about adding on to the dash, like another gauge pod or anything else. What about wrapping in a black suede? I guess that would require stitching as well. Also not sure how well it would hold up over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliekwin Posted January 7, 2017 Author Share #285 Posted January 7, 2017 Here I am with my nice new wheels, waiting for a tow truck. Puked all the coolant on the way to the gym this afternoon. Happy Saturday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S30Driver Posted January 8, 2017 Share #286 Posted January 8, 2017 Do you know yet the cause of the coolant loss? (the wheels look nice! just like mine ...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliekwin Posted January 8, 2017 Author Share #287 Posted January 8, 2017 The $51 hose responsible... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patcon Posted January 8, 2017 Share #288 Posted January 8, 2017 Hate that. Looks really soft, should probably check them all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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