BB6 Dash swap

[swk_cb7]

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.

dude this is soooo awesome i would like to do this to my d. panels!!!

[wherm]

I dropped by my friend's shop on friday. He's pretty busy with a few projects right now, and he's also in the process of moving into a larger shop a few doors down from where he is now. So it's been pretty slow going on my car. I was able to install the dynamat he ordered for me on the front doors. I'm trying to find a good deal on 4vs Kimber Kable so I can wire up my components. Other than that, I'm just really hoping he can finish up my interior by the middle of next week .

[wherm]

Here's another piece to the puzzle...

I couldn't wrap the center vent/clock piece because of how it's made. So I cut the clock portion out. The clock and vents were destroyed by this process, which was the plan, so I bought a used vent piece off of ebay. On this piece I destroyed the outer portion in order to neatly trim out the clock and vents.

So I stopped in at my friends shop after work, he was busy so I wrapped the center piece in suede myself. I took the part back to work with me so I could glue the clock and vent piece back in. Here is the final result!

[wherm]

Almost forgot, I ordered my 4VS Kimber Kable today for wiring up the components. Should have those wired up by the end of the week. I'll get pics of the kick panels installed on here right away.

I talked to my friend about really needing this all done by mid week next week at the latest. I really hope he comes through for me. He's been so busy lately with getting his new shop ready to move into that I'm on the backburner again. I really hope I have some completed pics up on here by end of next week.

[swk_cb7]

Here's another piece to the puzzle...

I couldn't wrap the center vent/clock piece because of how it's made. So I cut the clock portion out. The clock and vents were destroyed by this process, which was the plan, so I bought a used vent piece off of ebay. On this piece I destroyed the outer portion in order to neatly trim out the clock and vents.

So I stopped in at my friends shop after work, he was busy so I wrapped the center piece in suede myself. I took the part back to work with me so I could glue the clock and vent piece back in. Here is the final result!

That is super sweet!!!i think it looks better w/o the suede wrapping the entire piece! a bit original to the dash!!! i love the picture keep them coming!!

[F22HB]

I don't know where you find the patience for this. Props.

[Sequence]

Just finished reading over all 19 pages so far and DAMN! Major Props. Definitely bringing up the standards of CB's

[wherm]

That is super sweet!!!i think it looks better w/o the suede wrapping the entire piece! a bit original to the dash!!! i love the picture keep them coming!!

Thanks alot! I don't think there would have been any other option to tell you the truth...I would have to have left it in the original black plastic.

I don't know where you find the patience for this. Props.

Me neither...

Just finished reading over all 19 pages so far and DAMN! Major Props. Definitely bringing up the standards of CB's

Thanks! Hope to have some completed pics up real soon!

[wherm]

I got the paint I ordered in the mail today. I'm going to re-spray the door handles, dash corner vents, radio bezel, gauge bezel, and upper center console bezel in flat black, then clearcoat it with PPG Soft Touch clear.

Before leaving work I layed down a few heavy coats of high build primer on all the pieces so that I can sand out the texture and lay the basecoat down nice and smooth. Next week I'll probably wetsand the parts and spray them all at once.

More pics soon!

[wherm]

My friend just stopped by to drop off my center console armrest! It turned out awesome, here's a pic.



Also, the dash is done and installed! I forgot to take a picture though... I have to finish painting the bezels anyhow, so I'll take a pic when it's together 100%. Should be this week!

[JPsAccordSE]

Sweet!! Get those pics up!

[wherm]

Sweet!! Get those pics up!

Will do. This week for sure.

[Frankiep]

DAMN! lookin better and better cant wait to see it finshed UPS BRO!

[wherm]

The Moment You've All Been Waiting For!!!

Here are some pics I took today of the dash installed. I painted the vents and radio bezel at work today and installed them at my friends shop. I still have to get an airbag cover to fill in the opening on the passenger side, but without further adue...

[HondAccordMan]

SEXY!!!!

Dude that looks awesome. Can't wait to see it 100% done.
Nice work.