Here are the rest of the pictures.
With bondo and primer done, you can really see all the mounting holes. More is better so that it gets that antique aircraft mojo.
Every morning when I walk out into the garage, this is what I see -- and what I wanted to see. Hardware against semi gloss black paint, peeking through a windshield. ...because stock sucks. At least for this car.
The mod also greatly improved visibility. I no longer need to look over the dash pad. I also mounted the Compushift II trans controller from a bracket that pokes out from just under the new dash cap. Gear display while in paddle shift mode is now line of sight. This pic was shot before tidying things up as you can see from the dangling wires.
We're back driving. Over the winter, it'll all come back apart so that the dash can be refurbished with AC added. I'm researching low weight, low center of gravity AC components. I've also decided that the new dash cap will be painted with a black crinkle finish.
..And here's the beauty shot. I added our billet gauge bezel covers which really brighten up dingy old gauges with real hand finished metal. The finishing touch is our new D-9 paddles peeking out from behind the steering wheel. I love that MOMO steering wheel and the new paddles are a perfect fit aesthetically and ergonomically.