The next thing I did today was button up my instrument panel.
I started by marking and drilling holes in the top cover for my GPS antenna cable and the cable for my radio. The GPS antenna was attached to the top cover with double sided tape.
I then riveted the top cover into place. I had already drilled most of the rivet holes so the initial process went quickly. The edges were difficult to drill and rivet due to the top cover being slightly too large for the space between the aluminum tubes that the instrument pod mounts to. I was unable to get the forward right rivet (bottom rivet in first photo) to bite into front panel tab so the rivet you see is just for show.
The last photo shows the completed panel with the trim attached. Unfortunately, I started the trim on the wrong side. The seam should have been on the bottom of the right aluminum tube; it is currently on the left side. That would allow me to unscrew and partially remove the bottom cover (from the door side) for any maintenance on the instruments and switches. Since the instrument panel has a large cut out for the Enigma and the Enigma is easy to remove, I will probably use the Enigma as an access point instead of the bottom cover.
