I bought a stainless Mangusta badge from Larry Stock at PPC. These are cut with a water jet.
After one hour with the Dremel and metal polish I softened all the edges and it came up like chrome.
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I repositioned the shifter housing because it was not square with the console. I had to weld in new metal then drill and tap it. The correct position was half way over the original holes... Dammit
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The shifter surround was also missing, so I made a replacement from steel.
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I changed the shape of this part to make the chrome H gate more visible from the side when looking into the car from outside.
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This is all that remained of the ash tray. The chrome bezel had clearly been lost at some stage and someone had tried to make a replacement from bits of plastic picture frame!
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I could have had the original sliding door handle re-chromed, but I decided it would be nicer to make one from aluminium and polish it.
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I tried to find an original ash tray bezel but couldn't at the time, so again I made one from aluminium and polished it.
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Finished bezel.
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I also polished the stainless door and made a tray to go inside.
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The hole in the centre console that the ash tray pokes though was not straight. I added extra sheet metal from underneath and welded studs on.
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I made the door lock bezels on the lathe and then polished them. This really improves the look of the door cap.
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I rebuilt all the instruments. I started by fitting extra bulbs inside to make them bright enough to be legible at night. I added two extra to the speedo and tach, and also punched ventilation holes in the housings to prevent them fogging up on cold mornings.