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Doesn't look like a whole lot of progress but the below pics show completed dash, firewall pad and floor mat. All told about 5 hours work.

Still waiting for the wiper knob and heater knob.

The good news: I am pleased to rate the rubber floor mat obtained from Brother's Truck parts at a 9-plus. It fit the contours of the floor really well and the firewall cutouts in the pedal area were nearly spot on.

The bad news: All of the OEM switches on the speedo cluster had to be slightly modified to fit the reproduction bezel. The holes were stamped about 1/16" too high resulting in the switch bodies encroaching into the bezel bend on the back side. Repro bezel is from Brother's Truck parts.

EDIT: I forgot to mention the idiot light red lenses. The originals were unusable and we used tail light repair tape to fabricate new ones. That along with a reproduction speedo lens really dressed up the dash to like new.

If you happened to notice the OEM appearing semi-flat sheen of the interior paint; we used exterior urethane base coat (which has a flat sheen) along with a special catalyst/hardener that adds only a touch of gloss along with UV protection. The steering wheel (not shown) got a couple coats of clear gloss to enhance durability.