I have a new solid wood dash in Nigel (71 Spit) - a medium walnut with a
gloss varnish finish..Looks pretty snappy - have a walnut shifter knob with
a "Spitfire" cloisonné insert on top that matches. Go for it!
Chuck and Nigel - Atlanta
(Out of respect for Laura and Nigel, I will refer to my Nigel as
"Little Nigel" in the future).
-----Original Message-----
From: Ray Bryant [mailto:photoray@flash.net]
Sent: Sunday, February 07, 1999 7:06 PM
To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Dash & Guages
I've been planning to work on my car all winter, but the darn weather has
been too nice here in Texas. I finally decided to do something anyway. I
just took out the wood dash and I plan to re-veneer it and clean up all of
the guages.
Questions:
1. I don't like the dark Walnut. What do you think of a lighter burled
Maple or a richer color like Cherry?
2. I took the bezel off of my guages and the seal is old and cracked.
Should I go to the effort of finding new seals or should I just use
silicone? In looking at the VB catalog, it shows a seal on one side of the
glass but it doesn't show anything on the other side of the glass. Mine
has an o-ring behind the glass and the seal that is between the glass and
the bezel looks like it was more of a sealant than a gasket.
Thanks in advance,
Ray
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Ray Bryant
Keller, Texas
'73 Spitfire 1500 (FM6879U), Daily driver
Red River Triumph Club http://www.imagin.net/~hensley/rrtc.html
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