CV2065 MKIV Roadster Build Thread #2 - Visors - Heat Shields - Saggy Pipe

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The dash placement this time around was a little different than the last build. With the vinyl dash, I did put the body on in advance but I had already roughly fitted the dash to where the ends were 3/16" lower than the ends of the hoop and then used the body to determine where my mounting holes would go. Only issue was that in one area of the dash, you could see the hoop once it was all installed. I'm not sure why that happened but wanted to avoid it this time.

This time I put the body on, then pushed the dash up as far as I could get it and marked the lip. Then I decided where the mounting holes were going to go. I did cut the same L brackets and riveted them to the bottom of the hoop to give me a place to mount so that the lip did not cover them, which makes quick removal of the dash in the future an issue.

Because I'm using larger gauges, my L brackets could not be symmetrical across the dash, so this time I think I may only use 2 screws to hold the dash, and with Everson's under dash panel on the passenger side and an extra underneath bracket on the driver's side, it will be extremely solid. I'll use the same black chrome 10-32 button heads as last time, but they won't be a highlighted part of the dash. I just want them to blend in.

My dash ended up about flush with the driver's side hoop end, but was about 1/8" above the hoop on the passenger's side and it is perfectly level at the bottom and aligns right in the middle of the steering wheel cutout. It definitely pushed up more on the passenger side. I was still showing about 1/8" of hoop just above the Speedometer, and didn't want to go any lower than that due to my previous experience, so I trimmed about 3/16" off the driver's side end to avoid any body interference. All fits perfectly. I had the body on and off 3 times to verify the fitment and it was always the same, so I'm very happy with it.







I'm going to have the mobile welder out on Friday or Monday to get my Breeze roll bar TIG welded. I should be ready for go-karting within the next two weeks. Just have to bleed my clutch and install the ie427 steering column and wheel.