85lebaront2 Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 That's better. Got the top hold down brackets on today, went to Ace and bought 4 #10-32 X 3/4 oval head Phillips CRES screws and # 8 oval head Phillips CRES sheet metal screws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Got the top hold down brackets on today, went to Ace and bought 4 #10-32 X 3/4 oval head Phillips CRES screws and # 8 oval head Phillips CRES sheet metal screws. They look GOOD, Bill. No cracking of the powder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85lebaront2 Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 They look GOOD, Bill. No cracking of the powder? No, I used a small dab of grease on the underside of the screw heads as recommended and, of course, tightened them by hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 No, I used a small dab of grease on the underside of the screw heads as recommended and, of course, tightened them by hand. I'm using a small dab of grease where I torque down powder against powder or paint, and it seems to help. I'd like to use grease on the powder-coated threads, but if I do have to re-paint that makes it more difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85lebaront2 Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share Posted March 21, 2019 I'm using a small dab of grease where I torque down powder against powder or paint, and it seems to help. I'd like to use grease on the powder-coated threads, but if I do have to re-paint that makes it more difficult. Got the dash in yesterday and today I started dying it to the maroon or burgundy color to match the rest of the interior. This only the top portion, the lower sections I am doing separately since they have to be installed after the upper and steering column are in. You can see the amplifier location (ribbed black box) where it will be under the passenger seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Got the dash in yesterday and today I started dying it to the maroon or burgundy color to match the rest of the interior. This only the top portion, the lower sections I am doing separately since they have to be installed after the upper and steering column are in. You can see the amplifier location (ribbed black box) where it will be under the passenger seat. What are you using to dye them? And, will you also be doing other parts in the interior with the same dye? Anyway, looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85lebaront2 Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 What are you using to dye them? And, will you also be doing other parts in the interior with the same dye? Anyway, looks good. SEM vinyl dye, same thing I used on Darth's dash. I installed the upper portion as it is a royal PITA and it is easily scraped installing it. The A/C vents snap in from the front side and the housings for the three (left end and two right hand) are awaiting their second coat. The one next to the cluster location is in the woodgrain fascia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzFace2 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 SEM vinyl dye, same thing I used on Darth's dash. I installed the upper portion as it is a royal PITA and it is easily scraped installing it. The A/C vents snap in from the front side and the housings for the three (left end and two right hand) are awaiting their second coat. The one next to the cluster location is in the woodgrain fascia. I used SEM product on my 70 AMC Javelin dash frame (it has a new pad) and the dash on my 81 F100. I will do the kick, door panels and think the seat belt covers. As with any painting it is all in the prep. Dave ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 SEM vinyl dye, same thing I used on Darth's dash. I installed the upper portion as it is a royal PITA and it is easily scraped installing it. The A/C vents snap in from the front side and the housings for the three (left end and two right hand) are awaiting their second coat. The one next to the cluster location is in the woodgrain fascia. I used SEM product on my 70 AMC Javelin dash frame (it has a new pad) and the dash on my 81 F100. I will do the kick, door panels and think the seat belt covers. As with any painting it is all in the prep. Dave ---- Yep, SEM is my go-to vinyl/plastic dye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85lebaront2 Posted October 1, 2019 Author Share Posted October 1, 2019 Yep, SEM is my go-to vinyl/plastic dye. Haven't updated this in a while, but major milestone today, windshield is installed, I had it shipped to a local company and since he had a job just up the road, he was able to do it for their minimum charge of 1 hr labor, $95. I had all the old glass out, trim off and everything pretty well cleaned. From the front: From inside: Top left corner, they use a polyurethane adhesive: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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