My 88 Formula Interior Redesign (Page 56/87)
Sofa King APR 06, 09:36 PM
LOL $38.95 And well worth it!
Sofa King APR 06, 09:42 PM
Minor Updates

Well I did it. I mounted the face plate to the radio cover. It's not a pretty sight just yet because I have to build up the sides in order to make everything flush and then add body filler etc... I also created a foam core lip similar to the 89 prototype interior that fits over the a/c vents. I also added a more resin to the door panel

Measuring out the face plate


You can see the gap


UGH... It aint pretty




Door panel



Simple foam core mock up of the a/c lip - I'm still tinkering with the idea - nothing is final. The edges would be slightly rounded and everything smoothed out. I also have to cut the hole for the upper gauges.


That's it for tonight. Hopefully more tomorrow

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hye_4_life APR 06, 11:43 PM
How about raising the lip from over the A/C vents to over the aux. gauges?

Edit: punctuation

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deloreanant APR 07, 01:26 AM

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Originally posted by hye_4_life:

How about raising the lip from over the A/C vents to over the aux. gauges?

Edit: punctuation




I was thinking the same thing.
Sofa King APR 07, 07:43 AM

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Originally posted by deloreanant:


I was thinking the same thing.



Maybe two of them? The one over the vents would be slightly larger. That way the radio cover isn't so top heavy. hmmmmm... Good idea...
Sofa King APR 07, 08:24 AM
Hey All,

I know the radio cover looks like do-do right now. But I'm hoping to have the edges, drips, spaces and unevenessnessness cleaned up and looking smooth by this afternoon. I promise, I won't let you look at it in this condition for very much longer. LOL

I will have to fill the holes and redrill new ones in order to continue using the hex nuts. When you're working with fiberglass and filler you don't realize how stock parts change, twist, pull and bend during the build process. And that's what happened when I created the radio cover. I thought I lined up all the holes perfectly - nope. So, I'm going to fill the holes and redrill them from the back side. The nice thing, if I screw up, I start over again.

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Sofa King APR 07, 08:59 AM
Here is how I'm hoping the radio cover will look once I sand it down and prep it - I added the a/c vent lip for show. I still have not addressed to the upper gauges yet.
LaFierte APR 07, 11:45 AM
like it. Kind of what I was thinking (and trying to explain in an earlier thread).... I noticed that the 89 concept interior had a slight tray molded in to the bottom part (of the radio console) that connects to the shifter console cover.... something that you may consider for the one you are working on.
Sofa King APR 07, 01:10 PM
Thanks!

The plan is to create an integrated tray. I'm not sure about the depth or size but it's definately going to be included.
Sofa King APR 07, 08:26 PM
UPDATES!

As I promised I smoothed out the edges to the radio cover and I'm really happy with the way everything is turning out.

Applied filler to the edges - this is never an organized, neat or tidy task...




First pass after sanding and primer added - sorry for the bad pic - the sky was getting dark


Once that dried I did sand it down and added more filler - but I also added tape along the inner edges to protect the grooves from filler and resin



Once the 2nd coat of filler and primer dried I sanded smooth and shot another coat of filler/primer (I love that stuff)

You can see at the very bottom of the face plate I still need to fill in the gap between the plate and radio cover. I have to do this from the back side at first to ensure I get everything sealed. Then I have to make a very clean pass with the filler along the front side - but I have to be careful not to get ANY filler in the grooves of the stock face plate.


Looking better with each pass


Tomorrow - weather permitting - I'll cut the hole for the upper gauges and continue to smooth out and fill in the edges and add the lip above the vents and gauges

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