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Since I will be molding the under side of the trunk I picked two of these up:

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A real rough idea of how it will sit in the trunk on one side:

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Another productive weekend...so on with the progress pics!

I started be sandind off all the old fleece:

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After that I CA glued the grille clothe to the side of the dash:

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Then it was on to the resin:

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I didn't want a 90 degree turn on the dash so this was my means of rounding the corners on it:

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I used the rounded cut on the spatula to lay down filler:

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After it was sanded down:

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And after that I hit a couple spots on the dash with filler, knocked it down, and then gave the entire dash a thin coat of "milkshake"

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All I had left was the entire underside of the frame to mold so I got to it:

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After I finished that up I went to spot weld:

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An idea of how much grinding was done

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Custom machined trunk emblem

Before

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Finished

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Finished molded frame

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sanded down the MDF frame I put in the dash bezel so it is nice and flush now. Just need to get back and glass it in fully:

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And finally got around to sanding down the "milkshake" I had applied to the dash:

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Headrests:

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Suede armrests for front and back:

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Since the space in the g body trunks is at a premium and with 9 batteries, a piston pump, and 2 regular pumps going in there already I was looking for other options. Well, problem solved:

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Alpine PDX5. Much smaller than even one of the RF amps at does the following:

75 x 4 and 300 x 1 mono

Birth sheet on the amp has it rated as follows:

105 x 4 and 367 x 1

So I am looking forward to hooking that beast up and seeing how it sounds

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That is basically where the build sits as of now. I am still working on the dash/interior panels and will begin to get back on sealing/painting the frame here soon I hope.

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I love that body style Regal. You have done alot of good work. I can't wait to see it finished.

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I love that body style Regal. You have done alot of good work. I can't wait to see it finished.

Thanks. I appreciate it. I have always liked the g bodies, but it is all personal preference. I am shooting to have it done this summer, but with the birth of my wife and I's first child progress has been haulted a little. But getting back into it slowly but surely!

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