1970 s2 0453R Reassembly

[dakazman]

   Glue doesn’t work well down here , the glued ceiling material on my vans failed, installed by manufacturers.  I’ll post a picture of the material I’ll be using. It shouldn’t hang down much,< 1/2” I hope.
  I’m also adding swivel sun visors .
Dakazman

[dakazman]

  Swivel sun visors installed today but still need a little tweaking to get the rotation straight. Glassed a 3/4” 11 ply block with holes predrilled so not to go through. It was a little hit and miss but I should be able to sand down or build up angle.  No airbag so that placard will be removed and the vanity mirror replaced. Donor was a 2000 Hyundai tiberon visors.
Dakazman

[BDA]

I can't relate much to visors. My head is so high in the car that if I tilted them much at all, they would block my view out of the windshield! I'm glad you're taking that ridiculous warning sticker off!! Enjoy them!

[dakazman]

  I decided not to go with the foam back headliner material, so I’ll be using the microfiber that I used on the seats.
  I’ll probably never use the visors also however I’ll have that option. It was a job that I just wanted to cross off my list of small 2hour jobs.
Dakazman

[dakazman]

  Another project all most finished, the new home for the 1200 w electric heater.The heater and fan will be wired up again before painting box  .  It will do it’s intended job of defogger/ demister of the windscreen as it sits atop the evaporator . It will also heat the car up but I’ll do a few more tests outside vehicle in the steel case.
 Dakazman

[Pfreen]

So, you are putting in a 100+ amp alternator?  That's not that difficult to do except at idle.
What battery are you going to use?

[dakazman]

  Yes Paul, the 100 amp alternator is in along with a0-60 amp meter. Turning it on is definitely not an idle thing especially when the ac is on.  I’ll work on when I can turn items on , I believe it was drawing 30 amps when originally run.
  The battery you suggested many times, I can also run two batteries in parallel , I have the space since I only have one fuel tank.  . I don’t think however, that would be necessary.
   
Dakazman 

[dakazman]

  The Florida humidity took a nap first time since May. These parts have been waiting for today.
Now I’ll see if I like my plan for interior. A high gloss black crashpad and console. The bonnet had some humidity defect get under the clear so I had to paint it
 It was a perfect time to fix some of the chips in the paint I put in putting it back together.
Dakazman

[BDA]

Are you sure it’s wise to have that much shiny stuff on a Florida car? 

On the other hand, it might make it a little cooler by reflecting some of the light energy!

[dakazman]

   You may be right BDA but a little carpet on top of the pad when driving may be necessary.
Now to sand and polish it up. The crashpad will need another coat since I had to paint it suspended in air.  The paint was blowing it around a bit .  I all ready dropped it while placing in vehicle it fell down and scuffed it a bit.
Dakazman

[BDA]

It's coming together... Remember to wear your shades! 

[SilverBeast]

I assume the shades will be mirror finish too 

[dakazman]

  Sorry, Silver.
   Two more big jobs to go, refabricate an ac bracket and add an idler pulley to get the compressor behind the firewall and the add the electrical harness.

  Then the steering column, rug, clutch cable, accelerator linkage, valve adjustment, brake line bleeding add the ebrake arm  and the headliner install.  Install front windscreen.
Dakazman

[dakazman]

  I really didn’t want to setup to start some sanding and polishing but it was necessary to keep things moving along. The last of the interior big items completed and I can do some further layout of switches. I now can start cutting extended wires inside the harness , Mainly the grounds .
  The interior will definitely look different.
Dakazman

[TurboFource]

 

Did you make the console?