Well, after a great deal of struggle, much anguish and a few new curse words, I've finally gotten the dash installed. What a pain in the arse. I'll share the detail another time. In the mean time, here is an almost live shot.
What are the holes (circled in red) in the foot well area, I assume they are speaker holes. See attached picture.
On a GTV those holes would let in air from behind the front wheel ... I know my car had rusted those panels. Also wouldn't those holes weaken the structure? ... I would have thought that that panel would actually be structural, especially on a spider.
EDIT: I've just realised that I am wrong about some of this. A GTV does not have that panel ... on my car you can see the top of the chassis rail right up into the bulkhead. Thus this panel must be an extra for spiders ... still wonder about cutting a hole in it (?) ...
When is your target date to have the car finished? It'd be nice to see it at Concorso Italiano next August...you have a year! AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME job, keep it up and keep us posted!
Wow, thanks for all of the kudos. I'm blushing. The holes in those side panels were put in by the PO. He had some huge speakers in there that stuck out about 1.5 inches. When I got the car, it had the speakers, but no radio. So, out came the speakers. I didn't want to have new sheet metal welded in as I might someday want to put in a radio. I'll cover the holes with some thick plastic, much the same way doors are covered before the panels are installed.
I don't think I'll make a drive out to California in the near future. It'll be a while before I take the car on a long drive. I'll need to work out all of the kinks before I take it out for a long trip.
Thanks again for the support. This is such a terrific forum. Makes you feel part of a family.
Osso,
Dash looks awesome! I need to go through a dash installation myself soon, I hope....... You said it was a pain, any learnings, do's don'ts, sequence, that you want to share with us?????
Thanks, Peter. You can read all about it on my website.
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