Re: KPack's 1954 Panama

Posted by kevinpackard On 2024/2/20 1:09:39

Made some progress today. Unmasked the car, then started putting things back in. Before I could install the passenger door panel I had to get the door aligned better. It's always struggled and was pretty far off. After messing with it for over an hour I think I got it in a decent spot. I had to mess with the glass alignment as well, and that's when I found out that somehow I had missed the rear window track when I installed the window. It wasn't in the track at all. I got that all sorted out.


I then worked on the windlace. I measured, cut and gave myself some excess, the pulled the foam inner out to one side, leaving just fabric for a few inches at the end. I then folded this back on itself and tucked it under the door panel and window trim when I installed them. It gave it a nice clean look.




The rear was stapled to the tack strip. The front has no tack strip and holds with tabs. It's not as strong as the staples in the back, so I'll have to be careful not to rip it out with my feet. The color of the windlace is good match to the blue vinyl on the doors. It's also a compliment to the body color and the dash/window trim color. I'm happy with the choice.

I then moved to the dash. Before installation I cleaned off the rear of the mounting holes for grounding. I'm pretty sure there are some other areas that I still need to clean. The two side mounting tabs for the dash come to mind.


I put the dash in and loosely installed the mounting hardware. Started to put back some of the controls and knobs, then ran out of time. I'm excited to get it back together and see if I managed to mess anything up.



-Kevin