Thanks for information
 
 
 

Deano, How big is the voltage regulator? just curious as my gauge guy does ones about small cigarette pack size housing. I just cable tie it away when installing the instrument cluster

thats the voltage reg pictured, so only 1cm x buggerall, and much smaller then the old one which was around 3cm x 2cm
I soldered the contacts yesterday, stuck it back in, but ony got the high beam globe light up.
Need to recheck the globes, and how the orientation of the housing across the embrane is.

Crikey that is tiny. I'll have to buy my guy some smaller boxes.
Good luck on the wiring then. Check the simple things first eh!

good news, the  Sport dash came up a treat.
The new membrane, voltage regulator and a decent clean of the contacts in the plug, and earth means I have a fully working dash again, with lights and all globes working. Much better.
 
The trailing arch of passenger side bubble annoyed me how it turned out, it had too much curve and didnt match the drivers side. So after alot of thinkign again, it got chopped:
 
 
And sat happily in that adjustment, apart from a small kink.
 
So I welded it:

But it still carried some 'return curve', and again, probably wasnt going to match enough, so mark a straight line in texta, and chop again:
I ran out of time, but it now just needs some tweeking on the lip with the hammer and dolly to blend in better.
That photo makes the back section really drop down straight, I dont think its that way in real life, it tapers better and it just a trick of the camera (I hope!)
 
Glad that is out of the way, as it means I can get back to filler and some paint fumes.
 
 

oh, and I just found this one at the local fresh food people:
You got this one Drew?
 

hey guys, checkout this supplier I found.
Good for bulk spray cans, flap disks, gloves, some of the stuff they often sell at markets:
wish I found it earlier, and $10 flat shipping
 
https://www.southeastclearance.com/collections/all/?sort_by=best-selling 
 

Handy shop to know of, thanks.

Just realised that now they are advertising on here (big ads between sentences) since I've looked at the shop from your link !

better than the unmentionables that I get populated with!
And I didnt even look for said items.
 
Nothing like a bit of Google tracking between friends.

to continue the dumbquestion series, can anyone tell me what these 2 plates are, where do they go, do I need them, and  do they come in different colours? Steel, have been previously painted, and I expect fixed with self tappers by the looks. I thoguth they may have had soemthign to do with the heater? Mudflat support gizmo's?
 

 
 
And I think i'd like to track down one of these for the dash.
If anyone has one they'd be happy to sell, or any leads please let me know.
Have a good weekend fellas.