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Well it's been awhile!! Making a start on things, have picked up the chassis kit, ordered the larger tunnel, also got sick of looking at the brown dash! Due to the second owner painting it brown, so went to the paint shop and got them to mix up Colleen green in a spray can, just done the glove box lid so far, hope to do rest of dash today I think it has come up
Before


After

Much better!

Better but isn't it going to be blue?
Are you painting it as part of the rebuild?

Yes Trev the plans are to paint the car blue, but I'm loving the look of Colleen green ATM but already have seats and seat belts done in blue so will most likely stick with blue!! Reason for painting mainly was sick of looking at a brown dash, idea is to get the v8 conversion done the way it is, then when I can afford it do a full respray! Here is today's efforts :
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After:

You did well looking at the brown dash up till now, heaps better mate.

f#%k that's about a million time better

Mick wrote:f#%k that's about a million time better

X2!

Time to recover the seats in green?

I'd be better of selling the seats Alan and getting another set done, try to recoup some costs

And the instrument panel! Thanks to the how to section, very helpfull!


Now onto the v8......

Looks like it should have come that way from the factory! really taking shape Brett, looking good.

Devilrod wrote:Looks like it should have come that way from the factory! really taking shape Brett, looking good.

i agree, they look awesome like this!
Good job mate

I did the one in my ute the other night when I replaced the speedo

Well first lot of progress pics, the fun part, stripping down!!








Fitted the HR front end in today so I can trial fit the engine

And cleaning!! Fun, auto is going in to be serviced, also going to clean engine down and put in new gaskets while it is out!!

Great start, it must be good to have everything you need before you start.
Is the bay getting painted while you have access?