MattyC

Hahaha, Nimbin, a magical place. Great build mate!

Gave the inside of the car a really good clean and went down to Superjunk and bought some paint and a set of cheap seat covers and started some much needed alterations. New moulded carpet. (From nobullaccessories.com.au) The console and door plastics with a change in colour. (A lot better than the poo brown) And my trusty helper.

Thanks a lot for the help Fellas, the finished product actually came up really good I thought, looks better than the poo brown!

Currently in the process of painting bits and pieces for the interior. Also stripped the old carpet.

Hey guys I'm Mat and I just recently joined the rolla family with my 84' ke70. :) I just pulled out my dash and and am going to do the same with my centre console shortly as I was going to replace the cracked parts with healthy ones and replace the old near 30 year old carpet with a new black one (moulded and on it's way!) So the point of this thread is to ask for tips and steps on how to go about painting the new parts I'll be getting (Top of the dash above glove box and instrument cluster and centre console) to match my carpet. I was personally thinking about going with a lighter grey paint, but what sort of steps should I take to make sure I do as good as job as I can? Do I need to sand paint back? Do I need a primer and clear coat? Is this just a rattle can job? Note: This will be the first time I've done some sort of painting a part from my own bedroom, so help a rookie out!

Awesome, thanks a lot for the info Blokes. :) I'll be looking into changing the dash soon, definitely going to have to tackle the interior with a stick. So after I finished work tonight I fiddled around with the dash and pulled off the front cover for the original radio and instrument cluster, will have to pick up another one that isn't cracked, a steering column cover and the rest of the dash which sits on top which is really cracked and corroded from 30 years of tanning. (Much like some of the old dinosaurs at work) I found that on the back of the original head unit the wires weren't soldered, I assume I would be able to attach them onto a new head unit easily and have full power? Correct me if I'm wrong because I'm totally inexperienced at all things involving wiring. Also changed the air cleaner with a new one that came with the car. .

Hey guys after staking out the forums for the last couple of months and drooling over some of these ke70's and the likes I've decided to dip into the scene and buy my own. I picked it up over the weekend, just your regular 84' with the standard 4k and 5 speed box. (The colour is a lot more cream than white) It runs like an absolute dream with only one small bit of rust just above the rear bumper. The engine will be kept maintained and stock for the time being until my current plans are out of the way, any ideas are welcome seeing as this is my first real attempt at making a car my own. :) The upholstery will need a fair bit of TLC as it is filled with fun joys like a cracked dash and dodgy carpet, but I'm currently on my Learner's and am hoping to have the car in good shape for when I hit my P's. The plans so far are just mostly cosmetic with the interior receiving some chop and change and the falcon springs being replaced with something a bit more.. legal. I'm currently trying to source out a quad headlight set and chrome bumpers, along with a beaver panel and the panel between the hood and the windscreen for the flat conversion. (If someone could give me some information on where to acquire such objects or a rough price range that'd be awesome!) This will be a pretty slow build but I have plenty of time and effort to put into it. Cheers, Matty.