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    Originally posted by Highidlecb7 View Post
    does anybody know if i where i could get a dash like that??
    www.car-part.com

    Just so you know, you can't just swap the dash in. This thread is not a do-it-yourself thread so there are many products used and steps taken that are not mentioned. Also, to make everything look right you'd really need a donor car in working condition like I did.


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      Originally posted by KeeleDesign View Post
      lookin nice.
      Thanks Keele! You probly hear this all the time, but it means a lot coming from you! You got mad skills!


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        Driver side kick panel is almost done being wrapped.

        Today I started working on the door panels. The 6.5" mid is mounted to the door shell via two 1/2" MDF rings that are glued together and fastened to the door shell with 12 screws total. 4 screws hold the bottom ring to the door, 4 more screws and wood glue hold the top ring to the bottom ring, and 4 long screws go through both pieces into the door shell. Once I dynamat the door shell I'll install the mid for the final time with all 8 required screws. The more solid the mount is, the better the frequency response will be.




        This pic shows the trim ring for the speaker, which will cover the mounting screws and basket on the mid. I'm doing this rather than using the grills that were included with the component set. I trimmed the door panel and oem speaker grill to fit it, and then fiberglassed it in place. Fiberglass won't hold to the plastic grill, so I will be reinforcing it heavily with epoxy I have at work.




        This pic shows the trim ring that will hold the speaker grill in place. It is slightly overcut, so that when the suede is wrapped around both rings it holds the grill nice and tight.




        And this pic has the grill set in place so you can get a better idea of what I'm doing here.




        These next pics are of the passenger door panel, and basically show what was trimmed on both door panels in order to do this.







        The passenger door panel is to the same point as the driver door is, I just didn't take pics of it. Once I've reinforced the rings to the door panel, I'll be using a 2-part foam to mould the bottom of the door panel and shape and blend the grill rings out. Then the panels can be wrapped in suede, the inserts glued back in, and the door panels will be just about done.


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          Here are some pics with the door panel on for a final test fit. Hope to have them both done by end of next week.








          Here is a pic of the driver's kick panel. It's not done being wrapped yet, but pretty close.



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            wow wherm these are amazing... everything is coming out soooo effing clean.... your money order will be in the mail on the first... sorry its taking so long... the coupe has been going through some little changes and its age is starting to show on some of the OE parts lol.... but deffinately the first im going to over night it to ya
            DELTA CAM GROUP BUY
            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSbCQuhAnNcla gringa pt.1
            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMz-F2saG_ola gringa pt.2

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              This is turning out so bad ass !! cant wait to see more update pics

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                The day is near!!!

                I got a call from my friend an hour ago, he had just spent the last 8 hrs making patterns and stitching up my dash! I happened to be in the area so I stopped by. It's gonna look awesome! He's got everything stitched up and ready to go, and the dash should be done by the end of the day tomorrow .

                Also, he finished wrapping both kick panels too. They also turned out great! The two part foam for shaping my door panels should come in next week, so when it does I'll get crackin on finishing those up so he can wrap them.

                I'm so pumped about how this is all turning out, can't wait to update with some completed pics!


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                  Moar!

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                    Originally posted by Adriann yo View Post
                    Moar!

                    very soon! Hope to get pics this week! Good possibility that I'll have the dash and doors done by end of the week.


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                      Everyting is coming out so clean. You should win AOM May 2010.

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                        Originally posted by Adriann yo View Post
                        Everyting is coming out so clean. You should win AOM May 2010.
                        maybe...

                        I almost won it one month and didn't even know...Somebody else must have nominated me, but I lost to a deserving member .


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                          Originally posted by wherm View Post
                          maybe...

                          I almost won it one month and didn't even know...Somebody else must have nominated me, but I lost to a deserving member .
                          I'm sure someone will nominate you this month. Your dedication to your car deserves the award.

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                            Originally posted by wherm View Post
                            This is awesome.

                            The project is awesome, the components you're using are awesome and the materials are awesome.


                            This whole thread is just plain awesome.

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                              just stopped by my friend's shop, dash isn't done yet. Cover is all stitched up, but not glued on. Hopefully by the end of the week.
                              Last edited by wherm; 04-04-2010, 08:44 PM.


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                                Passenger door panel foamed!

                                Today I worked on foaming the door panels. This is done for two reasons, fill in the bottom area where the map pocket used to be, and blend out the area where the speaker grill rings are.

                                Here are some pics of the progress...


















                                Sorry some are blurry, couldn't tell by looking at them on my phone.

                                When I got home, I mixed up some resin and brushed a thin coat over the entire foamed area to give it a nice hard shell. Tomorrow, I'll scuff it up good and spread a thin coat of filler over it to smooth out any imperfections before it gets wrapped with the suede.

                                Oh, the foam I used is a two part foam from Select Products. It's pretty cool stuff and sands easily.


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