i see the 2-2A windscreen hinges is that something you replaced or is it an older bulkhead you are converting to SIII?
Series III Bulkhead Without Heat Distribution Box
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Are you guys sure it was a S2A bulkhead? In the picture I see the S3 upper dash mounting lip thats used to mount the S3 padded dash. Maybe the S3 bulkhead windscreen mounts were swaped. I plan to do the same and use a S2A windscreen on my S3 bulkhead soon.1972 NAS Series 88 SWComment
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BUT the door hinge anchors aren't spire nuts like on the SIII so...
it must therefore be the bulkhead off a 1974 Lotus Elite II.--Mark
1973 SIII 109 RHD 2.5NA Diesel
0-54mph in just under 11.5 minutes
(9.7 minutes now that she's a 3-door).Comment
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Keep in mind this is an image after I removed the S3 padded dash boxes (upper and lower). There's a weld where those windscreen hinges are attached. Could it be a S3 that had an S2 windscreen attached? Finally, I don't see where the S2 boxes would have been attached. There's metal is smooth where those would have been welded on.
The front windscreen I have is kinda redic - a PO tried to make it a single piece of glass rather than two. Then the most recent PO cut a relief cut down the middle of the glass and glued on a strip of metal to make it look original. And of course the glass cracked in a corner where there was strain.Comment
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Yes, its amazing how much room the S3 distribution box takes up. I started working on my S2A dash conversion. Its been a while since I sandblasted my bulkhead and I'm starting to get surface rust. I'll have to wire wheel it off when I'm done as its getting hot dip galvanized.
I was not sure what to do with the center S3 bulkhead hump. After reviewing that I'll no longer have a use for it I decided to cut it off to mount the S2A metal dash I picked up. I still have to carve the S2A dash from the remains of the bulkhead sheet metal as I also need to make room for the S3 wiper motor. This is turning out to be quite a project but in the end I'm sure I'll be happy as I never did like all the S3 plastic.
Do you plan to fab some kind of dash tray to hide the electrical wires? A guy from Panama did this to his S3. I'll see if i can find the site so you can look at what he did.1972 NAS Series 88 SWComment
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Yes, its amazing how much room the S3 distribution box takes up. I started working on my S2A dash conversion. Its been a while since I sandblasted my bulkhead and I'm starting to get surface rust. I'll have to wire wheel it off when I'm done as its getting hot dip galvanized.
I was not sure what to do with the center S3 bulkhead hump. After reviewing that I'll no longer have a use for it I decided to cut it off to mount the S2A metal dash I picked up. I still have to carve the S2A dash from the remains of the bulkhead sheet metal as I also need to make room for the S3 wiper motor. This is turning out to be quite a project but in the end I'm sure I'll be happy as I never did like all the S3 plastic.
Do you plan to fab some kind of dash tray to hide the electrical wires? A guy from Panama did this to his S3. I'll see if i can find the site so you can look at what he did.
Yes to hiding the wires. I'll hide most of them in the engine bay when I get around to really cleaning the truck up. If you've got a link I'd love to see it!Comment
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