Restoration: The console

[Randy]

Finally the armrest is spot welded together and I cut down the back of the console level now. I will be attaching the hinge to a piece to be attached to the underside of the armrest to conceal the seam in the upholstery.

[Randy]

Not much done but there is a major transformation in the overall look. I stripped off all the gooey from the sides and top with a wire wheel on my mini grinder.

I did not realize I spent too much time slouched over it and messed up my neck. So I have taken time off from everything.
Still waiting on a computer, the replacement I purchased from another company and they sent the wrong computer, not cd dvd rom drive to restore files. It’s a sim drive and HP wants a lot of cash. So I found anther computer from the same company also refurbished exactly the same a the one I had that died.
I can just swap out the drives and things should be golden.

[Randy]

Here is it almost finished for now until I can get some filler on it.

I should get back to the rocker panel now and I started practicing using the TIG welder tonight on some scraps, does a nice clean job but very slow.