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Old 05-09-2020, 11:08 AM
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Removed pod and began cluster rebuild....



Rough

Roached

Hazed and scratched
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And here we go.....



Decided to change it up, no longer black...hello satin nickel metallic...

This is gonna be a job

Needs a little refurb

Even parts unseen need to be refreshed...

Half way

Niiiiice! notice the replaced broken card edge?

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Cluster work!



Gauges refurbed

Housing ready for some more glorious years of duty!

Although I had rebuilt the foil, was not happy with it, so I pulled the trigger on the card type replacement, got a deal on eBay, with warranty, so I had to do it, (already tested, works) still cost more than I paid for the car....I didn’t use the supplied wire, used 18ga thermostat wire...rigid, solid, and “mold-able” for a neat, clean look.

All assembled glue drying...checkout that shiny lens! Several hours of elbow grease and Plastic-X creme
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Refurbished the clock



Nasty

Parts is parts

12V test

Done
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Removed the dash....



Fun times

Whew!

Ug-Uh-leee
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Dyed the faded carpet as a test....



Faded carpet

Not anymore! Dye worked out very well
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I am going to try to repair the dash....using the fiberglass bondo method....



Well let’s grind out these cracks and smooth em down!

Eeeeww

Lots o cracks

Yuk
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Keep in mind, I’m catching everyone up..this was a month or 2 ago...waiting on the bondo stuff I ordered to come in...

dash on hold, on to other stuff!



Got an eye out! Replacements on down the road...

Nasty

Restoring the bulb mounts...
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Repairing donor door panels...these will be dyed black...



Tan panels courtesy of Woody!

Vinyl repairs!

Thanks Woody!

A little nasty
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These look great! Dye seems to have absorbed well! The key is in the prep!



Prepped for surgery

1st coat of dye

Final coats

Finito! Wow!
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Took a break to work on my cornhole boards!



Raw boards, added the Porsche logo

928 numbers added Not pictured...(3) coats of acrylic lacquer

Added light ring underneath

Light ring installed. I will bring these to the next event I attend.
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More to follow, got stuff to do...
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Got the repaired seat back from the upholstery shop. Pretty darn happy with it. He saved as much of the old fabric as possible. Pics don’t do it justice. They also replaced the vinyl on the rear upper that was all cracked up...






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All components in the console refurbed and all reassembled!



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And the console is now complete!


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