Re: The "After Eight" Roadster
Posted by Ross On 2016/5/1 16:57:42
There are too many other projects swirling about the shop to devote a lot of time to this one, but I have been hacking away at some small steps that can be accomplished before the the car is out of commission for the major cuts.
First up is a minor rework of the instrument cluster to match the car's new station in life. Gone is the flat silver painted painted bezel and the black wrinkle finish background. The latter is is now a faux leather grain that will repeat throughout the interior.
Next up is the sectioning of a spare door that was handy. Even with practice removing the 4 1/4" is about a 4 hour project as there is internal structure to be dealt with.
The section lines were determined by some careful measurements on the car. Because of the roll of the body sides I chose two lines 4 1/4" apart that lay in the same vertical plane. This maintains the roll with minimum disturbance. The lower line is 8" above the door bottom.
The sweep trim that will separate the two tone is from a 55 Super I parted out 20 years ago. Click photos to make them larger.
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First up is a minor rework of the instrument cluster to match the car's new station in life. Gone is the flat silver painted painted bezel and the black wrinkle finish background. The latter is is now a faux leather grain that will repeat throughout the interior.
Next up is the sectioning of a spare door that was handy. Even with practice removing the 4 1/4" is about a 4 hour project as there is internal structure to be dealt with.
The section lines were determined by some careful measurements on the car. Because of the roll of the body sides I chose two lines 4 1/4" apart that lay in the same vertical plane. This maintains the roll with minimum disturbance. The lower line is 8" above the door bottom.
The sweep trim that will separate the two tone is from a 55 Super I parted out 20 years ago. Click photos to make them larger.
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