Thread: 55 Wagon Progress

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We did a test fit of the instrument panel in the car to see what it looked like with the green backdrop...





This stainless will be the same material used in the dash insert "band" that goes from side to side, as well as the insert for the console. Should add some pizazz to the interior... Here's the view with our Alpinetech indicator lights added....





Our OEM retainers for the bottom of the curved side glass had one piece with a bracket broken off. These brackets serve as a place to screw/attach the garnish moldings.








The broken piece was removed and the spot welds ground smooth...





A new piece was cut out of some 19 ga steel and the Diacro press brake made short work of repeating 45* bends.





The new part was media blasted, TIG welder used to plug weld things back together, more media blasting and some epoxy mixed up and brushed on using an acid brush.














On to our glass installation, we had picked up some 3M strip-calk to seal the rubber to the glass.








We found that the full width strip provided a bit too much and some oozage ensued... First is always the messy one, right?











So we laid the following ones on the glass and cut down the middle for a more narrow strip.. More better....





So then a person gets cocky and needs a reality check on the driver's side....





Eh, good a stopping point as any..