Spent some time on the Turbocoupe and the 85 SVO this weekend - the old 69 Stang is feeling neglected I feel.

The primary work centered around getting the new dash cap installed. The original dash was really a mess being cracked, split, and completely useless. The dash cap I picked up on evil bay turned out quite nice. The texture was not what I thought it would be but it looks 1000% better than the original no matter what. The installation did take a while as I had to get the existing dash flattened out and all the loose pieces, etc. Once the bottom was ready I did have to trim the cap up on the sides to make it fit flush.

I then sanded the underside of the cap, cleaned up with window cleaner and did one final cleaning of the old dash letting both dry completely before moving on. I also took a 1" board and did a 45 degree angle cut length wise to have something to wedge in between the windshield and cap to insure it held tight. One thing I did notice was that the side vents and the speaker grills do not fit perfect... close enough but not perfect by any means. Once the adhesive was laid down on the cap there was no turning back so I installed it, put the boards in place, used some blue masking tape to tape the cap down in every possible way and left it overnight to dry.

One thing I learned is if you use the wood but sure and put something between the dash cap and the wood since the cap can be scratched. No major harm but I did have to clean a few scratches up.

While I was on a roll I also removed the mud flaps, something I had been aiming to do for a year now. I also fixed the fast idle by changing out the Idle Air Bypass (IAB) unit for one I had on the bench. I decided to go ahead and stick an old vacuum/boost gauge I had laying around in the passenger side (only place you can actually see it) to double check the factory gauge and get an idea of what type of vacuum the car runs at.

I also installed the dash pocket I had picked up and setup an air/fuel gauge in the cigarette light location. I still have to hook it up the O2 sensor but it's installed for the most part.