1986 7B Project

[RFranklin]

Started rebuilding the heating and air 😃 More fun ...

[RFranklin]

Finished rebuilding the Heater and AC box.

[SVOeric]

looks good, but will it hold a heater core

Man, just the pics of yours all apart gives me the willies, from where I had mine apart 10 years ago.

[RFranklin]

LOL.. I heard that. I should have taken pictures of it completely disassembled. After all it is Halloween and would be scary . I just wish I could have changed the evaporator as easy as the heater core. It's quite a gut check when your splitting the case.

[RFranklin]

Here's the dash under construction ..

[RFranklin]

Glass beaded the dash bezels today. Trying to decide on how to flock or I could spray them a flat charcoal . Decisions Decisions ..

[JTurbo]

I say "flock" 'em! Everything looks great, keep up the good work Richard!!!

[SVOeric]

There are some threads around on how to flock the flocking things.

I believe a couple different methods have been used.

[inerceptor]

You are really doing a great job on that car Richard.

[RFranklin]

Well, the basic dash is completely installed. After a total of 8 slow and pain staking hours it's in. Getting the harnesses back in place was a pill. However, after tightening the last bolt and screws it very solid. I still need to install the cluster, bezel, and reproduced crash pad. The repro pad is "acceptable" but doesn't fit like an NOS. However, it will work ok. I should be able to start posting a lot more progress now. Stay tuned

[JTurbo]

Nice. Be interested to hear more details about the repro dash pad....

[RFranklin]

I'll be posting more pictures on the reproduced dash later this week. In the meantime I have started running all the stereo cables and security wiring. I also started to fit a rear seat delete kit.

[svono50]

That looks like a nice kit, whose the maker of that RSD??

[RFranklin]

That looks like a nice kit, whose the maker of that RSD??

i don't remember who fabricated it. However, I ordered it from cjpony. They also have some great pictures showing it completed. They said it takes up to 6 weeks to get. I got mine in 3.

[inerceptor]

You going to have this thing finished in time for the 15 reunion? I would love to see it up close.