Ringo - Cheers.
I've been really amazed at the difference my repair work has made to the strength/stiffness of the bulkhead.
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More Tinkering...
I cut out a metal "blank" to fill in the original cigarette lighter hole.
( I might use some wood filler for some of the bigger cracks / gaps in the dash. )
This is how the choke cable attaches at the back of the dash in its traditional location.
But I want to relocate to the right of the steering column.
So I tried re-using the hole for the original fog light switch (which I don't need).
Whilst this looks OK from the front, the hole at the back is too big.
So I made a small bracket like this.
Now the choke cable can be tightened up against the bracket.
And the mounting screws will go into the original switch locating holes.
I then put a coat of etch primer on these two parts.
Plus a few more bits while I had the paint out...
One of my next jobs will be to get some filler over the welding "scars".
Finally I had another play with how to hold the three separate sections of dash together.
This is one of the original connecting brackets.
This holds the outer dash section in place when the centre dash piece is screwed in.
I plan to use this approach on all 4 of the centre dash section screws.
So the brackets will look something like this.
Obviously the cigarette lighter hole means I can't run a simple straight bracket here.
Note: I still need to line everything up properly and drill the locating holes.
Until next time, take care, Paul.
PS
Just realised the last photo also shows the angle of the Spitfire dial fixings.
This angle ensures that the fixings do not hit the dash bracket I bent back 90 degrees.