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yes there is a cover, its the original dash moved 9" into the car. got a pic somewhere

heres that pic of the dash.

also manage to get it running this weekend, heres the video.

just click on pic and it should play

My knee-jerk response to this picture, is to quote captain obvious and point out that your steering wheel is on the wrong side: but that made me think, and I have a serious question instead:

Are the fuel and brake pedals a mirror image? That is to say, is the fuel pedal under the right foot or the left?

fuel under the right, clutch on the left

Sounds as Great as it Looks, congrats on the milestone...

All the work for the intake and such looks great! It sounds awesome too! Congrats!

Wow, sounds very good, have you tickled the engine up internally or left it reasonably stock and just added the turbo's ?

I understand the dash layout now seeing that last photo, thanks. Will you be running a heap of gauges or keeping the actual dash simple with speedo, rev counter and the main oil,temp etc ?

this engine is stock just to get it on the road , build a better one later with the right bits inside it. dash is to be kept as stock looking as possible.
hopefully have it driving next weekend.

dash now nearly done, decided to quilt the dash top the same as the floors.this is how it came out.




the blacktop custom lettering are the demister vents for which i had to make some boxes to connect them to the heater itself



car is coming apart next weekend so i can start the body work. more soon

Wow, great work!

before i strip the car for final welding wanted to get the rear arches and the rear valance sorted. using front arches and stretching them 3 1/2" to make removing the rear wheels easier.








rear valance also sorted.

I like it! It's gonna be a sweet ride!

Very good young man, and you have retained the stock look of the wee flare. I like the detail you have gone to with all the little things that so many people won't notice when you show the car, eg, the exhaust pipes shaped the same as the sill panel. You have created a very fine car and , who knows, just one day you may be called a proper Hot Rodder .

Jeezzz... don't hang a label like that on'im!

thanks for the comments its much appreciated.
car is now stripped for final welding. over the last few weeks have managed to get alot done with only a couple of bits left to do.
made a roll over frame to help welding the under side


sorted out the with new headlight backing panels and cut the rust out of the slam pane,l also narrowed the front bumper so it fits the body better.

one of the last jobs is to sort the ends of the dash. having these so the dash flows into the doors.




just the other side of the dash to do and then its on to grinding all the welds down.
more soon.